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Duke Energy

NYQ:DUK · US26441C2044
Electric UtilitiesLarge

360

21
EV / EBIT30
Price / Owner Earnings93
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield97
Price/Sales40
EV / Gross Profit30
Price/Book66
Return on Capital33
Cash Return on Capital56
Return on Equity47
EBIT Margin85
Gross Profitability31
Cash Conversion52
Accruals63
Owner Earnings Margin52
Sales growth34
Profit Growth100
Long-Term EPS Growth47
Reinvestment77
Price momentum58
Debt load22
Refinancing29
Debt Payback1
Liquidity34
Analyst ratings26
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside59
Market mood59
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Duke Energy doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectric Utilities
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2005
Employees16,830
ISINUS26441C2044
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Energy StoragePower GridUtility Scale SolarClean EnergyConventional NuclearBiomass EnergyOil and Gas

Description

Duke Energy Corporation (Duke Energy) operates as an energy company. Duke Energy operates in the U.S. primarily through its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Certain Duke Energy subsidiaries are also Subsidiary Registrants, including Duke Energy Car…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Duke Energy Corporation sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
48
2023202420252026

All-time high

48

Jun 2026

All-time low

24

Mar 2026

Average rank

36

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
40
34
29
38
Price/Earnings
45
47
48
49
Price/Book
66
59
58
71
Dividend Yield
97
53
47
59
Value (overall)
76
50
39
59

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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