(DUK) Duke Energy - Ratings and Ratios
Electricity, Natural Gas, Renewables, Transmission, Storage
DUK EPS (Earnings per Share)
DUK Revenue
Description: DUK Duke Energy September 25, 2025
Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) is a regulated utility that serves roughly 8.6 million electric customers and 1.7 million natural-gas customers across the Southeast and Midwest United States. The company operates through two primary segments: Electric Utilities & Infrastructure (EU&I) and Gas Utilities & Infrastructure (GU&I).
The EU&I segment owns and operates a diversified generation fleet-including coal, natural-gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, and growing renewable assets-while also handling transmission, distribution, and wholesale electricity sales to municipalities and cooperatives. The GU&I segment focuses on delivering natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and power-generation customers, and it invests in pipeline expansion, renewable natural-gas projects, and underground storage.
Key operational metrics (as of FY 2023) show a regulated earnings-before-interest-tax-depreciation-amortization (EBITDA) of about $13 billion, a net debt-to-EBITDA ratio near 3.5×, and a dividend yield around 3.4 %. The company has pledged to retire approximately 2 GW of coal capacity by 2030 and to add roughly 5 GW of renewable generation by 2035, reflecting its decarbonization roadmap.
Sector-wide drivers that materially affect Duke Energy include state-level renewable-energy mandates, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) rate-case outcomes, and the broader macro trend of rising electricity demand tied to electrification of transportation and heating. Additionally, natural-gas price volatility and pipeline capacity constraints remain critical risk factors for the GU&I segment.
For a deeper, data-driven assessment of how Duke Energy’s capital allocation and regulatory outlook compare to peers, you may find ValueRay’s analytical dashboards useful for uncovering hidden valuation angles.
DUK Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 99,046m |
| Sub-Industry | Electric Utilities |
| IPO / Inception | 1983-04-06 |
DUK Stock Ratings
| Growth Rating | 79.8% |
| Fundamental | 49.2% |
| Dividend Rating | 64.8% |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -3.99% |
| Analyst Rating | 3.80 of 5 |
DUK Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 4.20% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 6.84% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 2.03% |
| Payout Consistency | 98.8% |
| Payout Ratio | 67.1% |
DUK Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | 45.8% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | 88% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | 74% |
| CAGR 5y | 15.00% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | 0.91 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | 2.84 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | 1.12 |
| Alpha | 0.67 |
| Beta | 0.424 |
| Volatility | 17.79% |
| Current Volume | 2666.4k |
| Average Volume 20d | 2723.4k |
| Stop Loss | 121.4 (-3%) |
| Signal | 0.20 |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 3.0
| Net Income (4.84b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 1.88b TTM) |
| FCFTA -0.00 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 0.27pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue -20.02% (prev -9.73%; Δ -10.28pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 (>3.0%) and CFO 11.94b > Net Income 4.84b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (88.11b) to EBITDA (15.64b) ratio: 5.63 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 0.66 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (777.0m) change vs 12m ago 0.65% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 46.17% (prev 48.75%; Δ -2.59pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 16.84% (prev 16.55%; Δ 0.30pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 2.56 (EBITDA TTM 15.64b / Interest Expense TTM 3.53b) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 0.22
| (A) -0.03 = (Total Current Assets 12.15b - Total Current Liabilities 18.41b) / Total Assets 189.71b |
| (B) 0.02 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 4.14b / Total Assets 189.71b |
| (C) 0.05 = EBIT TTM 9.04b / Avg Total Assets 185.64b |
| (D) 0.03 = Book Value of Equity 4.34b / Total Liabilities 137.68b |
| Total Rating: 0.22 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 49.20
| 1. Piotroski 3.0pt = -2.0 |
| 2. FCF Yield -0.30% = -0.15 |
| 3. FCF Margin -1.80% = -0.68 |
| 4. Debt/Equity 1.74 = 1.15 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 5.63 = -2.50 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 1.57)% = 1.96 |
| 7. RoE 9.63% = 0.80 |
| 8. Rev. Trend 24.68% = 1.85 |
| 9. EPS Trend -24.82% = -1.24 |
What is the price of DUK shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.61%, over one month by +1.96%, over three months by +4.82% and over the past year by +13.90%.
Is Duke Energy a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of DUK is around 134.71 USD . This means that DUK is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 7.59%.
Is DUK a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 7
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 11
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the DUK price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 137.1 | 9.5% |
| Analysts Target Price | 137.1 | 9.5% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 144.7 | 15.6% |
DUK Fundamental Data Overview October 27, 2025
P/E Trailing = 20.8462
P/E Forward = 18.2149
P/S = 3.2108
P/B = 1.8938
P/EG = 2.5277
Beta = 0.424
Revenue TTM = 31.27b USD
EBIT TTM = 9.04b USD
EBITDA TTM = 15.64b USD
Long Term Debt = 78.91b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 8.52b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 88.45b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 88.11b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 187.16b USD (99.05b + Debt 88.45b - CCE 344.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.56 (Ebit TTM 9.04b / Interest Expense TTM 3.53b)
FCF Yield = -0.30% (FCF TTM -563.0m / Enterprise Value 187.16b)
FCF Margin = -1.80% (FCF TTM -563.0m / Revenue TTM 31.27b)
Net Margin = 15.46% (Net Income TTM 4.84b / Revenue TTM 31.27b)
Gross Margin = 46.17% ((Revenue TTM 31.27b - Cost of Revenue TTM 16.83b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 29.75% (prev 51.85%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.99 (Enterprise Value 187.16b / Total Assets 189.71b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.01% (Interest Expense 897.0m / Debt 88.45b)
Taxrate = 10.56% (119.0m / 1.13b)
NOPAT = 8.09b (EBIT 9.04b * (1 - 10.56%))
Current Ratio = 0.66 (Total Current Assets 12.15b / Total Current Liabilities 18.41b)
Debt / Equity = 1.74 (Debt 88.45b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 50.89b)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.63 (Net Debt 88.11b / EBITDA 15.64b)
Debt / FCF = -156.5 (out of range, set to none) (Net Debt 88.11b / FCF TTM -563.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 50.21b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.55% (Net Income 4.84b / Total Assets 189.71b)
RoE = 9.63% (Net Income TTM 4.84b / Total Stockholder Equity 50.21b)
RoCE = 7.00% (EBIT 9.04b / Capital Employed (Equity 50.21b + L.T.Debt 78.91b))
RoIC = 6.00% (NOPAT 8.09b / Invested Capital 134.79b)
WACC = 4.43% (E(99.05b)/V(187.50b) * Re(7.58%) + D(88.45b)/V(187.50b) * Rd(1.01%) * (1-Tc(0.11)))
Discount Rate = 7.58% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.39%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -563.0m)
EPS Correlation: -24.82 | EPS CAGR: -55.47% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 24.68 | Revenue CAGR: -2.14% | SUE: 0.12 | # QB: 0
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