NextEra Energy (NEE) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in NextEra Energy (NEE) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $33,795 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 12.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $86,210 reinvested (12.1% a year), or $62,377 taking the dividends as cash, $12,991 of it paid out along the way.
NEE became
$86,210
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
12.1%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$19,060
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Worst drop
-37.3%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | NEE total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +6.6% | $1,946 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +15.5% | $2,269 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +21.5% | $1,951 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −25.3% | $1,763 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −8.5% | $1,585 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +23.4% | $1,406 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +30.1% | $1,195 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +42.7% | $1,074 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +14.3% | $959 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +34.4% | $813 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +18.5% | $706 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +0.8% | $613 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +27.9% | $561 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +27.9% | $479 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +17.9% | $432 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +22.0% | $387 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +2.3% | $340 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +9.0% | $315 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −23.5% | $266 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: NEE total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in NextEra Energy (NEE) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $86,210 at the end of Oct 2026: 12.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, NEE turned $10,000 into $33,795 with dividends reinvested, 12.9% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, NEE returned 2.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking NEE's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $62,377, including $12,991 of cash received; reinvesting added $23,833.
- NEE's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (42.7%) and its worst 2023 (-25.3%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "NextEra Energy (NEE) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NEE/total-return
NEE total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in NEE 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $33,795 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 12.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $26,159 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is NEE's total return since Dec 2007?
762% in total, or 12.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 394%.
How much of NEE's return came from dividends?
About 27% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $23,833 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was NEE's worst year?
2023, at -25.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 26.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -37.3%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.