Why I Can't Stop Buying This Dividend Stock

NextEra Energy pays a quarterly dividend, with the most recent payout at $0.6232 per share, up from $0.5665 the prior quarter. Management guides about 10% annual dividend growth through 2026 from a 2024 base, then about 6% per year from year-end 2026 through 2028. The trailing yield is 2.63%. Q1 2026 adjusted EPS was $1.09, up 10% year over year, and revenue reached $6.70 billion. Full-year 2025 adjusted EPS was $3.71, above prior guidance, and 2026 adjusted EPS guidance is $3.92 to $4.02. Florida Power & Light has an approved four-year rate agreement supporting $90 billion to $100 billion of infrastructure investment through 2032, while NextEra Energy Resources holds a 33 GW backlog and added 4 GW in a record quarter.

"The most recent quarterly payout came in at $0.6232 per share, up from $0.5665 the quarter before. Management guides to roughly 10% annual dividend growth through 2026 off a 2024 base, then 6% per year from year-end 2026 through 2028. The trailing yield prints at 2.63%. For a retirement-focused account, the slope of the payout matters more than the starting number, and this slope compounds on top of a real utility."

"Q1 2026 adjusted EPS came in at $1.09, up 10% year over year from $0.99. Revenue grew to $6.70 billion. Full-year 2025 adjusted EPS finished at $3.71, above the top end of prior guidance. Management now targets $3.92 to $4.02 for 2026 and an 8% plus compound annual growth rate through 2032, with the same trajectory framed out to 2035."

"CEO John Ketchum put it directly: "NextEra Energy is off to a terrific start for the year, delivering strong first-quarter results, with adjusted earnings per share increasing by 10% year-over-year.""

"Florida Power & Light has an approved four-year rate agreement supporting $90 billion to $100 billion in infrastructure investment through 2032, and FPL regulatory capital employed grew 8.8% year over year in Q1. NextEra Energy Resources sits on a 33 GW backlog, added 4 GW in a single record quarter, and was selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce to build 9.5 GW of new gas-fired generation in Texas and Pennsylvania under the U.S.-Ja"

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