NextEra Energy (NEE) Dividend History & Yield
Dividend ChampionNextEra Energy (NEE) has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and currently yields 2.63%. The most recent dividend was $0.6232/share on Mar 16, 2026, paid Quarterly.
Current Yield
2.63%
TTM Dividend/Share
$2.32
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
59.1%
Consecutive Growth Years
31 (Dividend Champion)
Div Growth (1Y CAGR)
10.00%
Div Growth (5Y CAGR)
10.11%
Div Growth (10Y CAGR)
11.40%
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Dividend health
Chowder score
12.7%
FCF payout ratio
55.0%
Net debt / EBITDA
5.9x
Interest coverage
2.01x
ROIC (TTM)
8.5%
Dividend Safety Score
6 out of 8 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 59.1%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
FCF/share ($1.54) does not fully cover dividend/share ($2.32).
No dividend cuts in 10+ years
No dividend cuts in the last 10 years.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have grown over the past 5 years.
10+ years of consecutive growth
31 consecutive years of dividend growth.
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 55.0%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 5.9x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (10.1%) ≤ EPS growth (55.0%) — sustainable.
Per-payment dividend history
Ex-date Feb 27, 2026
- Payment date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.6232
- Adj. dividend
- $0.6232
Ex-date Nov 21, 2025
- Payment date
- Dec 15, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.5665
- Adj. dividend
- $0.5665
Ex-date Aug 28, 2025
- Payment date
- Sep 15, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.5665
- Adj. dividend
- $0.5665
Ex-date Jun 2, 2025
- Payment date
- Jun 16, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.5665
- Adj. dividend
- $0.5665
Ex-date Feb 28, 2025
- Payment date
- Mar 17, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.5665
- Adj. dividend
- $0.5665
Ex-date Nov 22, 2024
- Payment date
- Dec 16, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.5150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.5150
Ex-date Aug 30, 2024
- Payment date
- Sep 16, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.5150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.5150
Ex-date Jun 3, 2024
- Payment date
- Jun 17, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.5150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.5150
Ex-date Feb 26, 2024
- Payment date
- Mar 15, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.5150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.5150
Ex-date Nov 22, 2023
- Payment date
- Dec 15, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.4675
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4675
Ex-date Aug 29, 2023
- Payment date
- Sep 15, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.4675
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4675
Ex-date May 26, 2023
- Payment date
- Jun 15, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.4675
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4675
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Dividend | Adj. Dividend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | $0.6232 | $0.6232 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | $0.5665 | $0.5665 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | $0.5665 | $0.5665 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | $0.5665 | $0.5665 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 | $0.5665 | $0.5665 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | $0.5150 | $0.5150 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | $0.5150 | $0.5150 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.5150 | $0.5150 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | $0.5150 | $0.5150 |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | $0.4675 | $0.4675 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | $0.4675 | $0.4675 |
| May 26, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | $0.4675 | $0.4675 |
Historical Dividend Yield
Dividend Growth
Dividend Increase Track Record
NextEra Energy has raised its total annual dividend (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend calendar year) versus the prior year for 31 consecutive years — the same figure as the "Consecutive Growth Years" card above.
| Year | Previous DPS | New DPS | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.2660 | — | — |
| 2025 | $2.0600 | $2.2660 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | $1.8700 | $2.0600 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | $1.7000 | $1.8700 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | $1.5400 | $1.7000 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | $1.4000 | $1.5400 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | $1.2500 | $1.4000 | +12.0% |
| 2019 | $1.1100 | $1.2500 | +12.6% |
| 2018 | $0.9830 | $1.1100 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | $0.8700 | $0.9830 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | $0.7700 | $0.8700 | +13.0% |
| 2015 | $0.7250 | $0.7700 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | $0.6600 | $0.7250 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | $0.6000 | $0.6600 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | $0.5500 | $0.6000 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | $0.5000 | $0.5500 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | $0.4730 | $0.5000 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | $0.4450 | $0.4730 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | $0.4100 | $0.4450 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | $0.3750 | $0.4100 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | $0.3550 | $0.3750 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | $0.3250 | $0.3550 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | $0.3000 | $0.3250 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | $0.2900 | $0.3000 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | $0.2800 | $0.2900 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | $0.2700 | $0.2800 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | $0.2600 | $0.2700 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | $0.2500 | $0.2600 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | $0.2400 | $0.2500 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | $0.2300 | $0.2400 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | $0.2200 | $0.2300 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | $0.2350 | $0.2200 | -6.4% |
| 1994 | $0.3088 | $0.2350 | -23.9% |
| 1993 | $0.3037 | $0.3088 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | $0.2988 | $0.3037 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | $0.2925 | $0.2988 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | $0.2825 | $0.2925 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | $0.2725 | $0.2825 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | $0.2625 | $0.2725 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | $0.2525 | $0.2625 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | $0.2425 | $0.2525 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | $0.2325 | $0.2425 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | — | $0.2325 | — |
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
Cash dividends paid (USD) — TTM and history
Trailing-twelve-month and annual common dividends paid for NextEra Energy (NEE) from the consolidated cash flow statement, in USD as filed.
Latest period
$4.81B
YoY change
+10.5%
5Y CAGR
+11.3%
Peak year (2025)
$4.68B
Latest annual
$4.68B
Cash dividends paid over time for NextEra Energy (NEE)
Per-period cash dividends paid
Cash dividends paid annual + quarterly history for NextEra Energy (NEE)
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Reported | Dividends Paid | YoY | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.68B | +10.5% | +$445.00M | ||
| 2024 | $4.24B | +12.0% | +$453.00M | ||
| 2023 | $3.78B | +12.8% | +$430.00M | ||
| 2022 | $3.35B | +10.8% | +$328.00M | ||
| 2021 | $3.02B | +10.2% | +$281.00M | ||
| 2020 | $2.74B | +13.9% | +$335.00M | ||
| 2019 | $2.41B | +14.6% | +$307.00M | ||
| 2018 | $2.10B | +13.9% | +$256.00M | ||
| 2017 | $1.84B | +14.5% | +$233.00M | ||
| 2016 | $1.61B | +16.4% | +$227.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.39B | +9.8% | +$124.00M | ||
| 2014 | $1.26B | +12.4% | +$139.00M | ||
| 2013 | $1.12B | +11.8% | +$118.00M | ||
| 2012 | $1.00B | +9.1% | +$84.00M | ||
| 2011 | $920.00M | +11.8% | +$97.00M | ||
| 2010 | $823.00M | +7.4% | +$57.00M | ||
| 2009 | $766.00M | +7.3% | +$52.00M | ||
| 2008 | $714.00M | +9.2% | +$60.00M | ||
| 2007 | $654.00M | +10.3% | +$61.00M | ||
| 2006 | $593.00M | +9.0% | +$49.00M | ||
| 2005 | $544.00M | +16.5% | +$77.00M | ||
| 2004 | $467.00M | +9.9% | +$42.00M | ||
| 2003 | $425.00M | +6.3% | +$25.00M | ||
| 2002 | $400.00M | +6.1% | +$23.00M | ||
| 2001 | $377.00M | +3.0% | +$11.00M | ||
| 2000 | $366.00M | +3.1% | +$11.00M | ||
| 1999 | $355.00M | +2.9% | +$10.00M | ||
| 1998 | $345.00M | +3.9% | +$13.00M | ||
| 1997 | $332.00M | +3.8% | +$12.00M | ||
| 1996 | $320.00M | +3.7% | +$11.40M | ||
| 1995 | $308.60M | -7.8% | -$26.20M | ||
| 1994 | $334.80M | — | — |
2025's annual dividends paid for NextEra Energy (NEE) came in at $4.68B – grew 10.5% year-over-year.
NextEra Energy dividends paid compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +11.3%, sustaining 30 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The highest annual dividends paid of $4.68B was reported in 2025. The lowest in the available history was $308.60M in 1995.
Among 8 Utilities peers, NextEra Energy (NEE) ranks 1st; the peer median for dividends paid is $1.81B.
NextEra Energy Dividends Paid 2025: $4.68B
NextEra Energy dividends paid in 2025 was $4.68B, grew 10.5% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
NextEra Energy Dividends Paid 2024: $4.24B
NextEra Energy dividends paid in 2024 was $4.24B, grew 12.0% from 2023.
NextEra Energy Dividends Paid 2023: $3.78B
NextEra Energy dividends paid in 2023 was $3.78B, grew 12.8% from 2022.
NextEra Energy Dividends Paid 2022: $3.35B
NextEra Energy dividends paid in 2022 was $3.35B, grew 10.8% from 2021.
NextEra Energy Dividends Paid 2021: $3.02B
NextEra Energy dividends paid in 2021 was $3.02B.
See more financial history for NextEra Energy (NEE).
Sector peers by dividends paid
Companies in the same sector as NextEra Energy, ranked by their latest dividends paid.
| Company | Dividends Paid | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy (DUK) | $3.30B | Utilities |
| Southern Company (SO) | $3.02B | Utilities |
| Dominion Energy (D) | $2.28B | Utilities |
| American Electric Power Company (AEP) | $2.01B | Utilities |
| Sempra (SRE) | $1.60B | Utilities |
| Constellation Energy (CEG) | $486.00M | Utilities |
| Vistra (VST) | $306.00M | Utilities |
| GE Vernova (GEV) | $275.00M | Utilities |
Frequently asked questions
Does NextEra Energy pay dividends?
Yes, NextEra Energy (NEE) pays quarterly dividends of approximately $2.32 per share annually, yielding 2.63%.
What is NextEra Energy's dividend yield?
NextEra Energy (NEE) has a current dividend yield of 2.63%.
Is NextEra Energy's dividend safe?
NextEra Energy (NEE) passes 6 out of 8 dividend safety checks. See the detailed breakdown above for each criterion.
How many consecutive years has NextEra Energy increased its dividend?
NextEra Energy (NEE) has 31 consecutive years of dividend increases.
What is NextEra Energy's dividend payout ratio?
NextEra Energy (NEE) has a dividend payout ratio of 59.1%. Trailing twelve months (GAAP): adjusted dividends over roughly 12 months aligned with the latest reported quarter, divided by the sum of diluted EPS from the last four fiscal quarters (not NII or taxable income for BDCs/REITs).
What is NextEra Energy's dividends paid?
Latest reported dividends paid for NextEra Energy (NEE) is $4.81B (period ending March 31, 2026).
How has NextEra Energy dividends paid changed year-over-year?
NextEra Energy (NEE) dividends paid changed +10.5% year-over-year on the latest annual filing.
What is the long-term growth rate of NextEra Energy dividends paid?
NextEra Energy (NEE) dividends paid compound annual growth rate is +11.3% over the most recent 5 years available.
When did NextEra Energy dividends paid hit its highest annual value?
NextEra Energy dividends paid reached its highest annual value of $4.68B in 2025.
What was NextEra Energy dividends paid in 2024?
NextEra Energy (NEE) dividends paid in 2024 was $4.24B.
What was NextEra Energy dividends paid in 2025?
NextEra Energy (NEE) dividends paid in 2025 was $4.68B.
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