NextEra reports third-quarter results on Wednesday

NextEra Energy confirmed it will publish its third-quarter financial results on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, before the market opens.

The consensus estimate expects earnings per share of 1.19 USD and revenue of 8.98 billion USD for the third quarter. Over the last four quarters, the company beat consensus earnings estimates in all four periods, with positive surprises ranging from 1.7% to 12.5%.

On September 22, NextEra Energy secured a 1.90 billion dollar loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to reopen the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa under a 25-year power agreement with Google. On September 30, the U.S. Department of Commerce and South Korea selected NextEra Energy Resources and Related Companies to develop Project Star, a 22.3 billion dollar energy campus in Texas. On October 6, reports noted that NextEra Energy's planned 67 billion dollar acquisition of Dominion Energy faces rising political hurdles in Virginia.

NextEra Energy targets the high end of its full-year 2026 adjusted earnings guidance range of 3.92 to 4.02 dollars per share. A consensus compiled by Zacks Investment Research projects third-quarter adjusted earnings of 1.20 dollars per share on revenue of 9.05 billion dollars. Florida Power & Light raised its large-load power demand growth projection to 8 gigawatts by 2032, according to Investing.com. On October 6, Mizuho cut its 12-month price target on NextEra Energy shares to 80 dollars, according to MarketBeat.