Duke Energy (DUK)
NYSEUtilitiesRegulated ElectricSnapshot 2026-10-30
$127.39+1.18%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEUtilitiesRegulated ElectricSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Electric Utilities is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — 5% to 7% adjusted EPS growth through 2030: Direct metric needs a verified mapping.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 5% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 42%, softest on free-cash-flow margins.
View QualityManagement screens strong on earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationRelatively steady — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskDuke Energy’s 7.6 GW of signed projects, mainly for data centers, support its 5% to 7% adjusted EPS growth target. The case rests on expanding electricity demand alongside affordable rates for customers. Q1 FY2026 revenue grew 11% year over year, and Q2 FY2026 EPS beat by 10.9%. DUK trades at 1.7× P/B versus a 2.0× peer median and its own 1.7× historical multiple. The price reflects less growth than our forecast, despite the peer-multiple read below trading. A 21% next-quarter miss probability and fragile cash backing create execution risk. The primary growth pillar needs verified mapping, so the thesis is on watch. Peer multiples imply a price about 8% below where it trades; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. DUK is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 23 analysts currently covering DUK (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 8 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for DUK in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electric Utilities — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Maintain affordable energy rates for customers
New large-user rules may allocate data-center costs appropriately and protect customer affordability.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $127.39
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $127.39.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Maintain affordable energy rates for customers
Customer protections against data-center costs support the affordability objective.
Advances: $103 billion five-year capital investment plan
Carolinas generation roadmap supports long-term capacity investment and potential demand growth.
Threatens: Maintain affordable energy rates for customers
Power outages may affect customer satisfaction and rates.
Threatens: Maintain affordable energy rates for customers
Power outages may affect customer satisfaction and rates.
Regulatory questions could impact growth and capital plans.
Threatens: Maintain affordable energy rates for customers
Outages affecting local businesses may impact customer satisfaction.
Threatens: Manage capital structure with debt issuance and refinancing
Potential $10 billion equity issuance may dilute shareholders and pressure valuation.
