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Data last updated: Oct 14, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 14, 2026): NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) pays a $2.38 annual dividend ($0.62 quarterly), yielding 3.18% at $78.22/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-28. 30 consecutive years of dividend growth (Dividend Aristocrat). Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.18%
Annual Dividend: $2.38 per share
Payout Ratio: 53.5%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-28
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Utilities
Years of Dividend History: 45
NextEra Energy, Inc. dividend investors are looking at one of the largest electric utilities in North America, operating through its Florida Power & Light and NEER segments across wind, solar, nuclear, and natural gas assets. NEE currently yields 3.22%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $2.3790 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 28, 2026, with the last declared quarterly payment at $0.6230 per share. A Dividend Aristocrat with 30 consecutive years of increases and a beta of 0.639, NEE stock suits income investors who prioritize low volatility and a long, unbroken payment record.
NextEra Energy, Inc. pays out 53.5% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40-60%). That level leaves meaningful room to absorb earnings pressure while continuing to fund the dividend, supported by a regulated utility base serving approximately 12 million people through around 6 million customer accounts in Florida. NextEra Energy, Inc. dividend safety benefits from that captive, rate-regulated demand, which provides a degree of revenue predictability not found in cyclical industries. The most data-supported pressure point is the capital intensity of NEE's renewable and infrastructure buildout, which the description confirms spans generation, storage, transmission, and pipeline assets across the U.S. and Canada.
NextEra Energy, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.6% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.5500 to $2.2660 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 6.2% in 2015, and even that floor represents growth well above inflation. At the high end, NEE delivered a 13.0% increase in 2016. Fourteen years of uninterrupted per-share growth at double-digit rates is a concrete result, not a projection.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.1% | $1.70 (2022) | $2.27 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +10.1% | $1.40 (2020) | $2.27 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +11.4% | $0.77 (2015) | $2.27 (2025) |
NEE stock fits dividend investors who want a combination of income and above-average dividend growth from a large regulated utility. The current yield of 3.22% sits in the moderate (2-4%) range and runs above the stock's own 5-year average yield of 2.48%, meaning today's entry point offers more income than the historical norm. Thirty consecutive years of increases confirm Dividend Aristocrat status, and a 10.6% annual growth rate over 14 years is unusually fast for the utilities sector. The trade-off is that NEE is not a high-yield play. Income investors get growth and reliability; they accept a yield that, while above its own average, remains moderate in absolute terms.
NEE is a Dividend Aristocrat with 30 consecutive years of dividend increases.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | $0.6232 |
| 2026-06-05 | $0.6232 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.6232 |
| 2025-11-21 | $0.5665 |
| 2025-08-28 | $0.5665 |
| 2025-06-02 | $0.5665 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.5665 |
| 2024-11-22 | $0.5150 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.5150 |
| 2024-06-03 | $0.5150 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.8696 |
| 2025 | $2.2660 |
| 2024 | $2.0600 |
| 2023 | $1.8700 |
| 2022 | $1.7000 |
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