NextEra Energy (NEE) reported $6.25 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9%. EPS of $0.99 for the same period compares to $0.91 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.34 billion, representing a surprise of -14.89%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.06%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.97.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how NextEra performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Operating Revenues- NextEra Energy Resources (NEER): $2.16 billion versus $3.02 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16% change.
• Operating Revenues- Florida Power & Light (FPL): $4 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $4.30 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.3%.
• Operating Income (Loss)- Florida Power & Light (FPL): $1.80 billion compared to the $1.80 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
• Operating Income (Loss)- Corporate & Other: -$68 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$24.63 million.
• Operating Income (Loss)- NextEra Energy Resources (NEER): $525 million compared to the $1.32 billion average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of NextEra have returned -2.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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