John W. Ketchum, who serves as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE: NEE), sold 99,603 shares of the companys common stock on February 9, 2026, for approximately $8.89 million. The shares were sold at $89.34 per share, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The filing also discloses that Ketchum concurrently exercised options to acquire 99,603 shares of NextEra Energy common stock. The exercised options carried strike prices ranging from $27.918 to $31.715, with an aggregate exercise cost of $2,873,875.
Both the sale and the option exercises were executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that Ketchum adopted on August 7, 2025. After these transactions, Ketchum directly holds 305,933 shares of NextEra Energy common stock and indirectly holds an additional 11,629 shares through a retirement savings plan trust, as reported in the filing.
In other company developments disclosed around the same period, NextEra Energy reported fourth-quarter results for fiscal year 2025 that fell short of expectations. The company posted earnings per share of $0.54, below the forecast of $0.56. Revenue for the quarter was $6.5 billion, missing the anticipated $6.78 billion.
Also announced was a memorandum of understanding between NextEra Energy and Xcel Energy intended to improve power generation resources for large customers, including data centers. The agreement is described as targeting support for large load opportunities through enhanced coordination on generation, storage and transmission investments.
These regulatory filings and corporate disclosures provide a contemporaneous view of insider activity and operational results. The transactions by the companys chief executive were undertaken through a previously established Rule 10b5-1 framework and were accompanied by option exercises that together altered his direct and indirect ownership stakes as noted above.
Summary of reported items:
- CEO sale of 99,603 shares at $89.34 per share for about $8.89 million.
- Exercise of options for 99,603 shares at strikes between $27.918 and $31.715; total exercise cost $2,873,875.
- Transactions executed under a 10b5-1 plan adopted August 7, 2025; post-transaction ownership: 305,933 direct shares and 11,629 shares indirectly held via a retirement savings trust.
- Company reported Q4 fiscal 2025 EPS of $0.54 and revenue of $6.5 billion, both below forecasts.
- NextEra signed a memorandum of understanding with Xcel Energy to collaborate on generation, storage and transmission for large customers such as data centers.