---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000753308-26-000077"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NEE"
cik: "0000753308"
company_name: "NEXTERA ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-21T11:40:10+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-21T11:45:12.069278+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NextEra Q3 2026 adjusted EPS rises 9.7% to $1.24; renewables backlog grows to ~36.7 GW

## Summary
- NextEra Q3 2026 adjusted EPS $1.24 vs $1.13 a year earlier, up 9.7%; GAAP net income $4.775 billion, or $2.28 per share, vs $1.18.
- FPL net income $1.62 billion ($0.77/share) on ~$2.4 billion of Q3 capex; full-year capex ~$12 billion; regulatory capital employed up ~9.2% year-over-year.
- NextEra Energy Resources added 3.7 GW to its backlog, now ~36.7 GW, including 2.4 GW of battery storage; adjusted earnings $1.247 billion ($0.59/share).
- Dominion combination: shareholders approved Sept. 3; Virginia and South Carolina hearings set for November and December with final orders expected January 2027; close targeted 2H 2027.
- 2026 adjusted EPS guidance $3.92-$4.02, targeting the high end; 8%+ EPS CAGR through 2032 off a $3.71 2025 base; Duane Arnold backed by DOE loan up to $1.9 billion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000753308-26-000077
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NEE
- cik: 0000753308
- company_name: NEXTERA ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-21T11:40:10+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/753308/000075330826000077/0000753308-26-000077-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37634/000075330826000077/nee-20261021.htm

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