Is Duke Energy (DUK) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Duke Energy's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 17.9, a forward P/E of about 16.9, a price-to-book of about 1.8 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Duke Energy's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.80×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Duke Energy's revenue?

Duke Energy reported revenue of $31.7B for FY2025, with net profit of $5.0B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Duke Energy (DUK)?

Duke Energy last traded at $121.33 (+1.7% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Duke Energy

DUK · NYSE · Utilities · United States

Snapshot

TickerDUK

ExchangeNYSE

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Regulated Electric

CountryUnited States

Employees26,441

HeadquartersCharlotte, United States

Websitewww.duke-energy.com

Filings tracked25

About Duke Energy

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.

Who owns it

Insiders0.1%
Institutions71.1%
Public & other28.8%

2,970 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.9.05%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.52%
State Street Corporation5.77%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.61%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.61%
Morgan Stanley1.68%
Massachusetts Financial Services Co.1.63%
Franklin Resources, Inc.1.35%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion2.80×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend9.9% → 15.7%

Margin has expanded by about 5.7 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Growth qualityrev 5% · PAT 32%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $8.0B · EPS 1.49

Est. earnings growth -0.9%

Next fiscal year

Rev $35.3B · EPS 7.17

Est. earnings growth +6.7%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$31.7B

Net margin

15.7%

ROE

9.6%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+5.2%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+32.2%

EPS (FY2025)

6.31

Net profit (FY2025)

$5.0B

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$31.7B	$5.0B	6.31	15.7%	9.6%
FY2024	$30.1B	$4.5B	5.71	15.1%	9.0%
FY2023	$28.7B	$2.8B	3.54	9.9%	5.8%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$9.0B	$1.6B	1.97	17.2%
2025Q3	$8.4B	$1.4B	1.81	17.0%
2025Q2	$7.4B	$984.0M	1.25	13.3%
2025Q1	$8.2B	$1.4B	1.76	16.8%
2024Q3	$8.1B	$1.3B	1.60	15.8%
2024Q2	$7.2B	$900.0M	1.13	12.6%
2024Q1	$7.5B	$1.1B	1.44	15.1%
2023Q4	—	$996.0M	1.27	—
2023Q3	$8.0B	$1.3B	1.59	15.7%
2023Q2	$6.5B	$-220.0M	-0.32	-3.4%
2023Q1	$7.1B	$804.0M	1.01	11.3%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/13/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2026material
10-Q — FORM 10-Q
SEC8/4/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/4/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/17/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/6/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC5/13/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/5/2026material
10-Q — FORM 10-Q
SEC5/5/2026
8-K — Completion of acquisition/disposition, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/1/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC3/16/2026material
8-K — Material financial obligation, Unregistered equity sale, Exhibits
SEC3/12/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC3/10/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC3/9/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC3/6/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Completion of acquisition/disposition, Exhibits
SEC3/3/2026material
10-K — FORM10-K
SEC2/26/2026
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/18/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/10/2026material

2025

8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC12/12/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/20/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/12/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/7/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/7/2025
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/30/2025material

In the news

Education and discussion only — not investment advice. Financials from official filings (SEC/BSE) and reported company statements; market figures (delayed market data) are delayed and shown for reference only. Verify with the linked sources before acting.