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Duke Energy CORP DUK
Duke Energy CORP (DUK) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.18% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $31.7B at a 15.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | BMO Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-08-05 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-23 | Keybanc | Overweight (up) |
| 2026-07-20 | BMO Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-17 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-16 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.048 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.026 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.044 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.371 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUK | Duke Energy CORP | 5/9 | 0.45 | 20.1 | +5.6% |
| PCG | PG&E Corp | 1/9 | 0.51 | — | +2.1% |
| EXC | EXELON CORP | 2/9 | 0.81 | — | +5.3% |
| ED | CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC | 6/9 | 1.43 | 20.4 | +10.2% |
| PEG | PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC | 6/9 | 1.42 | 19.7 | +18.3% |
| WEC | WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC. | 3/9 | 0.93 | — | +14% |
| AEE | AMEREN CORP | 2/9 | 0.86 | — | +15.4% |
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About Duke Energy CORP
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. It generates electricity through coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, renewables, and nuclear fuel. This segment also engages in the wholesale of electricity to municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and other load-serving entities. The GU&I segment distributes natural gas to customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation natural gas sectors; and invests in pipeline transmission projects, renewable natural gas projects, and natural gas storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation in April 2006. Duke Energy Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
FAQ
Is DUK financially healthy?
Duke Energy CORP's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does DUK pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Duke Energy CORP pays a dividend yielding about 3.18% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is DUK?
In FY2025, Duke Energy CORP had a net margin of 15.7% and a return on equity of 9.4%.
Is DUK overvalued or undervalued?
Duke Energy CORP trades at about 19.6× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.0×–54.7×, median 23.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for DUK?
The average Wall-Street price target for Duke Energy CORP is $137.72, about 11.5% above the recent price, from 18 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is DUK a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Duke Energy CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 20.1×, a dividend yield of 3.18%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.