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(DUK) Duke Energy - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US26441C2044

Electricity, Natural Gas, Renewables, Transmission, Storage

Electric Utilities
Market Cap in USD: 94,945m

IPO / Inception: 1983-04-06
Return 12m vs S&P 500: -4.43%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 19.09%
EPS Trend: 50.6%

Last SUE: 0.87
Qual. Beats: 1

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 9.17%
Rev. Trend: 65.5%

Last SUE: 0.36
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	3.40%
Yield on Cost 5y	5.54%
Yield CAGR 5y	2.03%
Payout Consistency	96.4%
Payout Ratio	65.1%

Risk via 10d forecast
Volatility	16.2%
Value at Risk 5%th	27.1%
Relative Tail Risk	1.53%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	0.39
Alpha	7.67
CAGR/Max DD	0.73

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.303
Beta	-0.017
Beta Downside	0.071

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	16.54%
Mean DD	5.37%
Median DD	4.62%

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.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0

Net Income (4.99b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 1.91b TTM)

FCFTA 0.05 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 5.19pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue -22.64% (prev -17.49%; Δ -5.15pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.06 (>3.0%) and CFO 12.05b > Net Income 4.99b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (88.54b) to EBITDA (15.78b) ratio: 5.61 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 0.63 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (778.0m) change vs 12m ago 0.65% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 59.66% (prev 48.80%; Δ 10.86pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 16.91% (prev 16.46%; Δ 0.46pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 2.60 (EBITDA TTM 15.78b / Interest Expense TTM 3.56b) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 0.20

(A) -0.04 = (Total Current Assets 12.21b - Total Current Liabilities 19.41b) / Total Assets 192.29b

(B) 0.02 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 4.72b / Total Assets 192.29b

(D) 0.04 = Book Value of Equity 4.90b / Total Liabilities 139.67b

Total Rating: 0.20 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 69.58

1. Piotroski 5.0pt

2. FCF Yield 4.88%

3. FCF Margin 28.19%

4. Debt/Equity 1.73

5. Debt/Ebitda 5.61

6. ROIC - WACC (= 2.54)%

7. RoE 9.83%

8. Rev. Trend 65.47%

9. EPS Trend 50.61%

What is the price of DUK shares?

As of November 30, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 123.94 with a total of 1,439,813 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.93%, over one month by -0.50%, over three months by +2.16% and over the past year by +9.72%.

Is DUK a buy, sell or hold?

Duke Energy has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.80. Therefor, it is recommend to hold DUK.

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	137.5	10.9%
Analysts Target Price	137.5	10.9%
ValueRay Target Price	139.2	12.3%

DUK Fundamental Data Overview November 26, 2025

Market Cap USD = 94.94b (94.94b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 19.2268
P/E Forward = 18.3824
P/S = 3.0396
P/B = 1.8914
P/EG = 2.5532
Beta = 0.477
Revenue TTM = 31.79b USD
EBIT TTM = 9.25b USD
EBITDA TTM = 15.78b USD
Long Term Debt = 79.30b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 9.34b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 89.23b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 88.54b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 183.49b USD (94.94b + Debt 89.23b - CCE 688.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.60 (Ebit TTM 9.25b / Interest Expense TTM 3.56b)
FCF Yield = 4.88% (FCF TTM 8.96b / Enterprise Value 183.49b)
FCF Margin = 28.19% (FCF TTM 8.96b / Revenue TTM 31.79b)
Net Margin = 15.71% (Net Income TTM 4.99b / Revenue TTM 31.79b)
Gross Margin = 59.66% ((Revenue TTM 31.79b - Cost of Revenue TTM 12.82b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 98.73% (prev 29.75%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.95 (Enterprise Value 183.49b / Total Assets 192.29b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.01% (Interest Expense 902.0m / Debt 89.23b)
Taxrate = 10.80% (176.0m / 1.63b)
NOPAT = 8.25b (EBIT 9.25b * (1 - 10.80%))
Current Ratio = 0.63 (Total Current Assets 12.21b / Total Current Liabilities 19.41b)
Debt / Equity = 1.73 (Debt 89.23b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 51.46b)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.61 (Net Debt 88.54b / EBITDA 15.78b)
Debt / FCF = 9.88 (Net Debt 88.54b / FCF TTM 8.96b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 50.79b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.60% (Net Income 4.99b / Total Assets 192.29b)
RoE = 9.83% (Net Income TTM 4.99b / Total Stockholder Equity 50.79b)
RoCE = 7.11% (EBIT 9.25b / Capital Employed (Equity 50.79b + L.T.Debt 79.30b))
RoIC = 6.04% (NOPAT 8.25b / Invested Capital 136.51b)
WACC = 3.50% (E(94.94b)/V(184.17b) * Re(5.95%) + D(89.23b)/V(184.17b) * Rd(1.01%) * (1-Tc(0.11)))
Discount Rate = 5.95% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.45%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 70.46% ; FCFE base≈8.96b ; Y1≈5.88b ; Y5≈2.69b
Fair Price DCF = 68.00 (DCF Value 52.88b / Shares Outstanding 777.7m; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 50.61 | EPS CAGR: 19.09% | SUE: 0.87 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 65.47 | Revenue CAGR: 9.17% | SUE: 0.36 | # QB: 0

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