Stocks · Utilities · Regulated Electric

Duke Energy Corporation DUK

$114.13 +0.34% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $88.98B

High qualityLow risk

Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026

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Three things to know

  1. At 17.1× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the lowest P/E of the company's past five years.
  2. Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 7 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +4.2%).
  3. Net debt is 5.6× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Utilities sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.

Growth53Neutral

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 44%
  • EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 37%
  • Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 47%
  • Revenue growth accelerationTop 47%
Quality80Strong

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalTop 40%
  • Gross marginTop 14%
  • Operating marginTop 17%
  • Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 45%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 48%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 37%
  • Interest coverTop 41%
Value69Positive

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldTop 40%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldTop 24%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 42%
  • Sales / enterprise valueBottom 32%
  • P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 13%
Momentum54Neutral

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthTop 48%
  • 6-month returnBottom 33%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 50%
  • Distance from 52-week highTop 31%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 32%
Revisions62Neutral

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

  • Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 45%
  • Consecutive EPS beatsTop 4%
  • Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 39%
  • Upside to consensus price targetBottom 44%
Stability95Exceptional

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 30%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 5%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 7%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 37%

What changed

Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)7.6%6.7%↓
EPS growth (YoY)8.8%8.8%↓
Gross margin46.2%68.2%↑
Operating margin26.9%27.6%↑
FCF margin-1.8%4.6%↑

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)6.7%7.6%↓Bottom 44%
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)8.8%8.8%↓Top 37%
Gross margin68.2%46.2%↑Top 14%
Operating margin27.6%26.9%↑Top 17%
Net margin15.7%15.5%↑—
Free-cash-flow margin4.6%-1.8%↑—
Return on invested capital4.2%—Top 40%
Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR3.9%—Top 47%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
2.21×
Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
-3.2%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
0.0%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
+2.9 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
5.59×
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
2.4×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
1.04%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
0.02%
Shareholder yield
1.06%
Share count change, 1 year
+0.3%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
+0.3%

Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.

Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).

Earnings and expectations

Earnings momentum

Consecutive EPS beats
7
Beats in the last 8 reports
7 of 8
Average EPS surprise, last 4
+4.2%
Average 2-day reaction, last 8
-0.1%
Positive 20 days after report
3 of 8

Analysts

Consensus price target
$135.33
Target vs current price
+18.6%
Analysts with a rating
32
Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
41%
Consensus rating
Hold

How the stock reacted to recent reports

Report dateEPS surprise2 days5 days20 days60 days
Aug 4, 2026+10.0%-0.0%-2.5%-3.5%—
May 5, 2026+3.2%+0.1%-2.0%-5.0%-0.9%
Feb 10, 2026+0.7%+1.5%+4.1%+6.5%+3.1%
Nov 6, 2025+2.8%+0.2%+0.1%-4.7%-1.7%
Aug 5, 2025+5.9%-0.1%+1.1%-1.8%+1.2%
May 6, 2025+10.0%+1.8%-4.1%-3.3%+0.7%
Feb 13, 2025+0.6%-2.1%-2.8%+1.6%+3.4%
Nov 7, 2024-4.7%-2.2%-2.0%+0.3%+0.2%

Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.

Earnings history

Report dateEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Aug 4, 2026$1.43$1.30+10.0%$7.59B
May 5, 2026$1.93$1.87+3.2%$9.18B
Feb 10, 2026$1.50$1.49+0.7%$7.94B
Nov 6, 2025$1.81$1.76+2.8%$8.67B
Aug 5, 2025$1.25$1.18+5.9%$7.51B
May 6, 2025$1.76$1.60+10.0%$8.25B
Feb 13, 2025$1.66$1.65+0.6%$7.36B
Nov 7, 2024$1.62$1.70-4.7%$8.15B

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (trailing)17.1×20.5×0thTop 40%
P/E (forward)17.0×———
EV / EBITDA11.1×——Top 42%
EV / Sales5.38×——Bottom 32%
Free-cash-flow yield1.73%——Top 24%
Earnings yield5.84%——Top 40%

P/E over the past five years

Range 18.7× – 61.6× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.

What moved the stock over the past year

Price return, 1 year
-6.7%
Earnings per share growth (TTM)
+8.8%
Change in P/E multiple
-7.9%

Most of the move came from earnings growth.

Technical state

Trend checklist

  • ✗ Price above 20-day average
  • ✗ Price above 50-day average
  • ✗ Price above 200-day average
  • ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
  • ✗ MACD histogram positive

Trend quality

Days above the 50-day average
0
Days above the 200-day average
0
50-day average slope (20 days)
-3.2%
200-day average slope (20 days)
-0.2%
Distance from 50-day average
-5.6%
Distance from 200-day average
-8.0%
RSI (14)
32.1
Relative volume
0.95×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
15.2%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
22th percentile · Normal for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
-0.12
Correlation with S&P 500
-0.11
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-14.5%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-15.2%

Largest declines in the past six years

From peakTo lowDeclineLengthRecovery
Apr 20, 2022Oct 2, 2023-26.0%364 days231 days (Sep 3, 2024)
Mar 16, 2026Sep 24, 2026-15.2%133 daysNot yet recovered
Oct 18, 2024Dec 18, 2024-12.4%42 days58 days (Mar 17, 2025)
Nov 11, 2020Feb 26, 2021-12.0%72 days21 days (Mar 29, 2021)
Oct 22, 2025Dec 10, 2025-11.7%34 days52 days (Feb 26, 2026)

Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.

Financial statements

Market cap
$88.98B
P/E (TTM)
17.1
EPS, diluted (TTM)
$6.66
Revenue (TTM)
$33.38B
Dividend yield
4.70%
52-week range
$112.40 – $134.49
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$24.62B$28.77B$29.06B$30.36B$32.24B
Gross profit$11.96B$12.98B$13.76B$15.20B$10.17B
Operating income$5.50B$6.01B$7.07B$7.93B$8.58B
Net income$3.91B$2.55B$4.30B$4.51B$4.97B
EPS (diluted)$4.94$3.17$5.43$5.71$6.31
Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Revenue$8.15B$7.36B$8.25B$7.51B$8.67B$7.94B$9.18B$7.59B
Net income$1.26B$1.21B$1.38B$984.0M$1.42B$1.18B$1.55B$1.09B
EPS (diluted)$1.57$1.54$1.76$1.25$1.81$1.50$1.97$1.38
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow$8.29B$5.93B$9.88B$12.33B$12.35B
Capital expenditure-$9.71B-$11.37B-$12.60B-$12.28B-$14.02B
Free cash flow-$1.43B-$5.44B-$2.73B$48.0M-$1.67B
Dividends paid-$3.11B-$3.18B-$3.24B-$3.21B-$3.30B
Net share buybacks$5.0M$9.0M$8.0M$405.0M$16.0M

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$673.0M
Total assets
$201.09B
Total liabilities
$144.23B
Total debt
$91.24B
Net debt
$90.56B
Shareholders’ equity
$54.75B

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
Nov 13, 2026$1.09Dec 16, 2026
Aug 14, 2026$1.09Sep 16, 2026
May 15, 2026$1.07Jun 16, 2026
Feb 13, 2026$1.07Mar 16, 2026
Nov 14, 2025$1.07Dec 16, 2025
Aug 15, 2025$1.07Sep 16, 2025
May 16, 2025$1.05Jun 16, 2025
Feb 14, 2025$1.05Mar 17, 2025

Short interest

Shares sold short
19,010,855
Days to cover
5.40
Change vs previous report
+10.9%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.

Stock splits

Jul 3, 2012
1-for-3
Jan 3, 2007
10,000-for-5,811
Jan 29, 2001
2-for-1
Oct 1, 1990
2-for-1