NEE Dividend

NextEra Energy, Inc. dividend

Although NEE has a dividend of 0.57 with an ex-dividend date of Aug 28, you can sell covered calls on NextEra Energy, Inc. to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 2:45 PM ET):

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
72.39 72.43 72.42 +0.01 4.8M 25 149B

NEE Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With NEE at 72.42, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (i.e. total annual call premium received) would need to be to attain 3%, 5%, and 10% annual yields. Also shown is the equivalent number of cents/day necessary to achieve each yield:

Annual Yield Annual Premium Cents/Day
3% 2.17 0.6
5% 3.62 1.0
10% 7.24 2.0

So now we need to find out of the money covered calls that pay at least the prescribed cents/day amount of time premium. That will generate income and, because they are out of the money, leave room for some upside potential on the stock. Here are some examples:

3% Yield On NEE Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Sep 5 73.00 1.76 26 6.8 0.57 (0.8%)
Sep 12 73.00 1.95 33 5.9 0.57 (0.8%)
5% Yield On NEE Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Sep 5 73.00 1.76 26 6.8 0.57 (0.8%)
Sep 12 73.00 1.95 33 5.9 0.57 (0.8%)
10% Yield On NEE Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Sep 5 73.00 1.76 26 6.8 0.57 (0.8%)
Sep 12 73.00 1.95 33 5.9 0.57 (0.8%)

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