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DUK

Duke Energy Corporation

DUK

NYSE·Utilities·Regulated Electric·Mkt cap $98.0B

$128.54

+2.20%

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52-Week Range

$113.90 - $134.49

P/E

19.68

Fwd P/E

19.19

Beta

0.38

Div Yield

3.39%

Avg Vol

3.4M

Shares Out

779.6M

Mkt Cap

$98.0B

Price action

Price chart

Up 7.4% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive regional utility infrastructure
  • Diversified energy generation portfolio
  • Robust regulatory relationships
  • Significant renewable energy investments

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.4).

Growth

Stable outlook

Renewable energy expansion

Value

Fairly valued vs Electric Utilities peers

Momentum

Stable

-4.9% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

3.39% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 4, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 5, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.93 vs $1.87 consensus (+3.2% surprise). Revenue of $9.2B vs $8.4B expected (+8.8%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +3.2%
Rev beat +8.8%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+3.2%

Next: May 4, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+2%

+8%

+5%

+6%

+8%

+11%

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Q3 24

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Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$7.2B

$8.2B

$7.4B

$8.2B

$7.5B

$8.7B

$7.9B

$9.2B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

67.9%

Operating

29.7%

Profit

16.9%

Wall Street consensus

9 analysts · 56% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

5

56%

Hold

4

44%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$139.00

+8.1% vs $128.54

Low $132.00
Median $139.00
High $142.00

Latest: Barclays · Jun 18, 2026

6 analysts covering

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How DUK stacks vs Regulated Electric

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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