Duke Energy stock analysis
Duke Energy (0ID1) Share Price & Analysis
0ID1 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- $125.10 - $130.01
- 52-Week Range
- $112.23 - $135.00
- Previous Close
- $128.40
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 3,340
- Market Cap
- $100.53B
- Enterprise Value
- $185.31B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- $451.00M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- $93.78B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 18.9
- Beta
- 0.33
- Next Earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 1.46
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Nov 13, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 3.32%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Regulated Essential-service Model
Duke’s regulated electric and gas operations provide essential services with prices and cost recovery governed by state commissions. Approved rate base investment can earn regulated returns, supporting recurring revenue, greater earnings visibility, and resilience across economic cycles.
Long-term Load And Capital Growth
Expected load growth and a large capital program create a durable route to expand the regulated rate base. New generation, transmission, and customer infrastructure can support future earnings growth while economic development and large-load projects increase demand over several years.
Stable Profitability And Operating Cash Flow
Duke has demonstrated expanding revenue, steady utility-like margins, and consistently positive operating cash flow. This combination indicates an established earnings base and meaningful internal cash generation, helping fund operations and support ongoing infrastructure investment over time.
Bears Say
Elevated Financial Leverage
Meaningful leverage increases Duke’s sensitivity to financing costs and refinancing conditions as its asset base expands. Higher debt dependence can constrain financial flexibility, raise the cost of funding future projects, and leave less capacity to absorb adverse regulatory or operating developments.
Volatile Free Cash Flow
Large infrastructure requirements can leave free cash flow negative even when operating cash flow is positive. This uneven cash conversion may require external funding during investment-heavy periods, increasing dependence on capital markets and complicating debt and equity management.
Regulatory And Project Execution Delays
Required tariff revisions and a denied generation certificate demonstrate that regulatory approvals can delay projects and the recovery of planned investment. Such timing uncertainty may defer growth, increase development effort, and make execution of Duke’s expansion program less predictable.
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Company Description
Duke Energy
Duke Energy Corporation, an energy provider operating across the United States with its various affiliates, structures its operations into three primary divisions: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure, Gas Utilities and Infrastructure, and Commercial Renewables. The Electric Utilities and Infrastructure division is responsible for generating, transmitting, distributing, and retailing electricity across the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwestern states. Its power generation relies on a diverse portfolio of fuel sources, including coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, renewable technologies, and nuclear energy. Beyond direct retail sales, it also provides electricity at wholesale rates to various entities such as municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and other load-serving organizations. This segment caters to approximately 8.2 million customers spanning six states within the Southeastern and Midwestern U.S., encompassing a service area of about 91,000 square miles, and boasts an impressive generating capacity of approximately 50,259 megawatts. The Gas Utilities and Infrastructure segment focuses on the distribution of natural gas to a broad customer base, including residential homes, commercial enterprises, industrial facilities, and power generation plants. It also manages, operates, and invests in essential pipeline transmission networks and natural gas storage facilities. This segment serves around 1.6 million customers in total, with roughly 1.1 million located in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, and an additional 550,000 customers in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky. Through its Commercial Renewables division, Duke Energy is actively involved in the acquisition, development, construction, ownership, and operation of wind and solar power projects. This includes offering non-regulated renewable energy and energy storage solutions to a variety of clients, such as utility companies, electric cooperatives, municipal governments, and corporate entities. The division's portfolio comprises 23 wind farms, 178 solar installations, two battery storage sites, and 71 fuel cell locations, totaling a substantial capacity of 3,554 MW spread across 22 different states. Established in 1904, the company was initially known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. before adopting its current name, Duke Energy Corporation, in April 2005. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- CEO
- Harry K. Sideris
- Employees
- 26,441
- Website
- www.duke-energy.com
- Address
- 526 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC, 28202, US
Duke Energy (0ID1) Earnings & Revenues
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0ID1 Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was strongly positive. Duke reported year-over-year EPS growth, narrowed 2026 guidance toward the top end, reaffirmed 5% to 7% long-term EPS growth, and highlighted substantial load growth, capital investment, regulatory progress and project development. The company also cited several offsets and execution challenges, including higher depreciation and interest expense, a required Florida tariff refiling, a denied Smith CPCN and slower complex contract negotiations, but management expressed confidence in addressing these items and maintaining its growth plan.
View all GB:0ID1 earnings summaries0ID1 Net sales Breakdown
- 92.64% Electric Utilities and Infrastructure
- 7.80% Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
- 0.46% Other
0ID1 Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Moving Averages | 11 | 0 | 1 |
