Duke Energy Corporation DUK
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Duke Energy Corporation is a large-cap company in the Utilities sector (Utilities - Regulated Electric), with a market value of $89.0B, based in the USA.
It employs about 26,441 people and has been listed since Apr 06, 1983.
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.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 17.2 versus 19.6 for the median of the Utilities sector in our universe (7 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 1% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 15.9 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 136.11, 19% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 15% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • More cash leaves than comes in (negative free cash flow).
- • Net debt is 1.7× shareholders' equity — high leverage.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 14 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (12 vs 0).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (3.8% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 0.7% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLU +0.8%).
This week's news
- Duke Energy announces dividend payments to shareholders finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Duke Energy grants $326,500 to boost Florida's economy finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.