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Duke Energy Corp.

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Quarters tracked

1

YouTube quarters live

0

Latest video

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Current price

$128.03

-0.64 (-0.50%)

Trailing / Forward P/E

20.29x

Forward: 17.89x

Market cap / Volume

—

Volume: —

Revenue / Earnings Growth

8.0%

Earnings: -2.2%

Margins

28.1% op

Gross: 51.9% · Net: 15.6%

Balance sheet

0.55x current

Debt / Equity: 171.8

52-week range / Beta

$111.22 - $134.49

Beta: 0.45

Analyst target

$139.82

Upside: 9.2%

Cash / shareholder return

-2.01% FCF yield

Dividend yield: 3.28%

Company context

Industry: Utilities - Regulated Electric

Country: United States

Employees: —

Price to book: 1.96x

Return on equity: 9.7%

Duke Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. The company operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I); and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity to customers in the Southeast and Midwest regions. It generates electricity through coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, renewables, and nuclear fuel. This segment also engages in the wholesale of electricity to municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and other load-serving entities. The GU&I segment distributes natural gas to customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation natural gas sectors; and invests in pipeline transmission projects, renewable natural gas projects, and natural gas storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation in April 2006. Duke Energy Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Market context for DUK

Competitive view

DUK vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

Duke Energy Corp.

DUK

Latest video

YouTube link pending

Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.

Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.

Valuation looks more grounded than many growth names, which can improve the risk/reward if fundamentals hold up.

Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.

Southern Company

SO

Latest video

YouTube link pending

Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.

Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.

Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.

Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.

NextEra Energy

NEE

Latest video

YouTube link pending

Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.

Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.

Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.

Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.

Market Cap

More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.

DUK

$99.64B

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

$106.54B

Southern Company

NEE

$191.81B

NextEra Energy

Trailing P/E

Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.

DUK

20.3x

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

24.1x

Southern Company

NEE

27.9x

NextEra Energy

Forward P/E

Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.

DUK

17.9x

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

19.2x

Southern Company

NEE

21.1x

NextEra Energy

Revenue Growth

Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.

DUK

8.0%

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

10.1%

Southern Company

NEE

20.7%

NextEra Energy

Earnings Growth

Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.

DUK

-2.2%

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

-22.1%

Southern Company

NEE

26.0%

NextEra Energy

Operating Margin

Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.

DUK

28.1%

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

12.7%

Southern Company

NEE

24.4%

NextEra Energy

Gross Margin

Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.

DUK

51.9%

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

48.5%

Southern Company

NEE

62.3%

NextEra Energy

Net Margin

Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.

DUK

15.6%

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

14.7%

Southern Company

NEE

24.9%

NextEra Energy

Return on Equity

ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.

DUK

9.7%

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

11.0%

Southern Company

NEE

8.4%

NextEra Energy

Free Cash Flow Yield

Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.

DUK

-2.0%

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

-3.2%

Southern Company

NEE

-7.9%

NextEra Energy

Debt to Equity

Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.

DUK

171.84x

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

190.59x

Southern Company

NEE

146.24x

NextEra Energy

Current Ratio

A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.

DUK

0.55x

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

0.65x

Southern Company

NEE

0.59x

NextEra Energy

Beta

Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.

DUK

0.45

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

0.41

Southern Company

NEE

0.73

NextEra Energy

Dividend Yield

Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.

DUK

3.3%

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

3.1%

Southern Company

NEE

2.5%

NextEra Energy

Analyst Upside

Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.

DUK

9.2%

Duke Energy Corp.

SO

8.0%

Southern Company

NEE

3.6%

NextEra Energy

YouTube timeline

Quarterly archive for DUK

Each row is one quarter. Only the YouTube link is shown here for now.

Q1 2026

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Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for Duke Energy Corp.. Use the YouTube link on the right to jump straight into that quarter's video when it is live.

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