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Duke Energy DUK

US equityMarket cap rank #181Utilities - Regulated ElectricNuclear Power
$114.08
−$0.09 (-0.08%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $114.42 +0.22%
Open$114.95
Prev close$114.17
Day range$113.58 – $115.03
Volume1.62M
Market cap$88.95B
P/E (TTM)17.1
Dividend yield3.73%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

DUK at a glance

Duke Energy (DUK) is trading at $114.08, down 0.08% on the day. Its market value of $88.95B makes it the 181st largest of the 300 companies we follow.

The 52-week range is $110.99 to $132.18. Today's price is about 15% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are behind 4.5% over twelve months, and down 9.0% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($122.17) and 200-day ($122.32) moving averages; RSI is 28, which some call oversold, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 13% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in $7.59B of revenue, up 1.1% from a year earlier, with $1.15B of net profit (a 15.6% margin).

Buyers are paying 17.1 times trailing earnings, 35% below its five-year average of 26.5. The median for its industry group is 17.7.

14 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $137.00, sits 20.1% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Duke Energy: the business

Duke Energy is a regulated electric and gas utility serving the Carolinas, Florida and the Midwest.

What tends to move it. Rate cases, load growth from new factories and data centers and interest rates drive the stock.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-0.1%
1 week
-3.1%
1 month
-6.5%
3 months
-9.0%
6 months
-8.9%
Year to date
-0.1%
1 year
-4.5%
Day range
$113.58$115.03
52-week range
$110.99$132.18

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

0 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-4.3%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-6.6%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-6.7%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)28.4Neutral
MACD (12,26,9)-1.66Bearish
Bollinger band position-19%Neutral

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$114.07 / $114.10
Average price today$114.20
Volume1.62MAvg (90d) 3.87M
Turnover$185.21M
Turnover rate0.21%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.61vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.27%
Market cap$88.95B
Float market cap$88.69B
Shares outstanding777.48M
EPS (TTM)$6.31
P/E (TTM)17.13
P/B1.65
Book value / share$68.97
Earnings yield0.10%
Dividend (TTM)$4.26 / shareYield 3.73%
Net profit (TTM)$4.92B
Net assets$53.78B
30-day volatility12.5%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.33%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-12.3%-13.0% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How DUK ranks on BeStock

Market value#181 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#78 of 283
Dividend yield#37 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#149 of 300
Dollar volume today#170 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$7.59B+1.1% YoY
Operating profit$2.09B+14.8% YoY
Net profit$1.15B+13.7% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.38+10.4% YoY
Free cash flow-$1.39B-233.8% YoY
Operating cash flow$2.76B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$8.2BSep '24$7.4BDec '24$8.2BMar '25$7.5BJun '25$8.5BSep '25$7.9BDec '25$9.2BMar '26$7.6BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$1.3BSep '24$1.2BDec '24$1.4BMar '25$1.0BJun '25$1.5BSep '25$1.2BDec '25$1.6BMar '26$1.1BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin51.3%
Operating margin26.6%
Net margin15.6%
Return on equity10.0%
Return on assets2.7%
Return on invested capital6.0%
Current ratio0.66
Liabilities / assets71.7%
Cash & investments$673.00M
Total debt$92.21B
Net cash (debt)-$91.53B

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Electric Utilities and Infrastructure$7.18B 93.6%
  • Gas Utilities and Infrastructure$449.00M 5.9%
  • Other$40.00M 0.5%
Average move on report day±1.3%last 16 reports
Closed higher8 of 1650% of the time
Best reaction+2.8%
Worst reaction-3.0%

Stock move on the day after each report

-2.2%2024/Q3-2.1%2024/Q4+1.8%2025/Q1-0.1%2025/Q2-0.3%2025/Q3+1.6%2025/Q4+0.1%2026/Q10.0%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings17.7x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 0th percentile, 5-year average 26.5x

#1373 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book1.7x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 47th percentile, 5-year average 20.4x

#2578 of 5302 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales2.8x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 34th percentile, 5-year average 2.9x

#2894 of 5141 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

10x31x53x74xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$131.00
Price vs. fair value-12.9%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★★☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyLow

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts14
Average target$137.00+20.1% vs. price
  • Buy 57%
  • Hold 43%
Low $127.00Now $114.08Avg $137.00High $146.00

Latest rating actions

  • 18 Sep 2026Morgan StanleyHOLD · PT $127.00
  • 21 Aug 2026Morgan StanleyHOLD · PT $133.00
  • 19 Aug 2026J.P. MorganHOLD · PT $137.00
  • 17 Aug 2026Truist FinancialBUY · PT $135.00
  • 6 Aug 2026KeyBancBUY · PT $139.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership71.1%-0.04 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,738-5 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)6 buys / 6 sellsBalanced
Short interest2.20% of floatDays to cover 4.8 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share19.9%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

16%20%25%29%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$67.94M (4 inflow days, 16 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)3.73%
Last dividend$1.09Ex-date 14 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$1.07
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

3.6420183.7520193.8220203.9020213.9820224.0620234.1420244.222025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 2.2% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • KeyBanc Maintains Duke Energy(DUK.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $139Market news · 7 Aug 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Duke Energy(DUK.US), With a Forecast Between $132 to $146Market news · 6 Aug 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Duke Energy(DUK.US), With a Forecast Between $132 to $141Market news · 5 Aug 2026
  • Morgan Stanley Maintains Duke Energy(DUK.US) With Hold Rating, Cuts Target Price to $133Market news · 21 Aug 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Maintains Duke Energy(DUK.US) With Hold Rating, Cuts Target Price to $137Market news · 20 Aug 2026
  • Duke Energy (DUK) Receives a Hold From J.P. MorganTipRanks · 20 Aug 2026

DUK stock: common questions

Where is DUK trading right now?

$114.08 is the latest print for DUK, a move of -0.08% against yesterday's close of $114.17. Today's low and high so far: $113.58 and $115.03.

What is DUK worth in total?

Equity value comes to $88.95B at the current price. By that measure it is number 181 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does DUK sell for?

Buyers pay 17.1 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $6.31). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 26.5, and today's level ranks in the 0th percentile of its own history.

Where does DUK sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $110.99 and the ceiling $132.18. Shares are 13.7% away from that ceiling.

Does DUK send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 3.73% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Duke Energy?

Of 14 analysts, 57% say buy, 43% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $137.00, with the most cautious at $127.00 and the most optimistic at $146.00.

What does Duke Energy do?

Duke Energy is a regulated electric and gas utility serving the Carolinas, Florida and the Midwest.

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