What if you invested in NextEra Energy in 2000?
NEE · Energy · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in NextEra Energy in 2000
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $8,517(+751.7%)
The S&P 500 returned $8,517 on the same $1,000. NextEra Energy beat the market by $29,749.
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in NextEra Energy starting January 2000
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $2.28 | $1,000 | - |
| 2001 | $3.27 | $1,435 | +43.5% |
| 2002 | $3.14 | $1,378 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | $3.56 | $1,563 | +13.4% |
| 2004 | $4.16 | $1,829 | +17% |
| 2005 | $5.04 | $2,215 | +21.1% |
| 2006 | $5.69 | $2,500 | +12.8% |
| 2007 | $7.98 | $3,506 | +40.2% |
| 2008 | $9.32 | $4,091 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | $7.69 | $3,378 | -17.4% |
| 2010 | $7.54 | $3,310 | -2% |
| 2011 | $8.60 | $3,777 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | $10.02 | $4,400 | +16.5% |
| 2013 | $12.51 | $5,496 | +24.9% |
| 2014 | $16.52 | $7,254 | +32% |
| 2015 | $20.22 | $8,882 | +22.4% |
| 2016 | $21.32 | $9,363 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | $24.32 | $10,680 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | $32.01 | $14,057 | +31.6% |
| 2019 | $37.14 | $16,312 | +16% |
| 2020 | $57.00 | $25,034 | +53.5% |
| 2021 | $70.17 | $30,816 | +23.1% |
| 2022 | $69.12 | $30,354 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | $67.44 | $29,617 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | $54.47 | $23,924 | -19.2% |
| 2025 | $68.42 | $30,051 | +25.6% |
| 2026 | $86.67 | $38,064 | +26.7% |
What this return means
A $1,000 position in NextEra Energy (NEE) opened in 2000 is worth $38,267 today. That works out to +3726.7%, about 38x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.
That is about 14.7% a year compounded, broadly in line with long-run stock market averages. The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund over the same span would be about $8,517, so NextEra Energy beat the index by roughly $29,749. The index compounded at about 8.4% a year over that period.
Getting here meant sitting through real volatility. The best single year was 2020 at +53.5%, and the worst was 2024 at -19.2%. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
This is historical math, not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
What if you invested $100 a month instead?
Most people do not drop a lump sum in on day one. They add a fixed amount every month. Putting $100 into NextEra Energy at the close of every month from January 2000 through June 2026 means 318 buys and $31,800 contributed over about 26.5 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$299,653
+842.3% on $31,800 in
Same $31,800, all in at the start
$1,215,234
+3,721.5% on $31,800 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $915,581. That is the usual result when a stock trends up: each monthly buy pays a higher price than the last, so the average cost climbs. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $9.25 per share across the whole stretch, so the monthly buyer never had to time a single low. Neither number counts dividends, taxes, or trading costs.
Illustrative fixed $100/month example, not a recommendation. Figures are computed from NEE split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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