DUK

NYSE

Duke Energy CORP

Utilities, Electric Utilities

$124.85

close 7 Aug 2026

-0.57%

52-week change

$97.13B

market cap

$113.90

$134.49

52-week range

Expected price

$126.26 – $154.32

Current price

$124.85

Signal

Could be undervalued

A historical-multiple reference, never a fair-value claim. The band uses only data public at each date and ends at the latest month — no forward estimates.

Current multiples

P/E (TTM)19.15x

P/S (TTM)2.99x

P/B1.78x

EV/EBITDA (TTM)10.82x

FCF yield (TTM)-3.40%

PEG (TTM, GAAP)0.74

Context

P/E, own 5-year average26.54x

P/E, sector median21.33x*

Price at 5-year median P/E$140.91*

Indicated dividend yield3.41%

Forward — analyst consensus

Forward P/E (FY2026)18.62x*

Forward P/E (FY2027)17.42x

Forward PEG2.71*

Consensus EPS FY2026 (22 analysts)$6.71

EPS growth (FY2026→FY2027)6.87%

Revenue growth (FY2026)4.65%

Street view

Price target (mean)$138.47*

Target upside10.91%

Ratings (buy / hold / sell)11 / 12 / 0

FY2026 EPS revisions, 30d (up / down)3 / 3

5-year history

Dashed line: average of month-end values

P/E (TTM)

P/S (TTM)

P/B

FCF yield (TTM)

Dividend yield

period to 31 Mar 2026, filed 5 May 2026, close 7 Aug 2026

Discounted cash flow

Ten projected years plus a perpetuity, prefilled from filings — a model to argue with, never a fair-value claim.

Free cash flow, last ten years and TTM

Assumptions

Growth rate, years 1–10%

Perpetual growth%Discount rate%

Base FCF$M

As filed — not assumptions

Current price$124.85

Cash & equivalents$2.14B

Total debt$87.87B

Shares outstanding778.00M

Result

DCF price per share-$206.26

Current price$124.85

Margin of safety-265.20%

PV of years 1–10-$28.35B

PV of terminal value-$46.39B

Equity value-$160.47B

Market-implied growth—

The base free cash flow is not positive; growing a negative flow is rarely a meaningful valuation.

Projected FCF, years 1–10

Hover for PV and growth

Projection detail

Override growth for any year; blank years use the uniform rate

Year	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Terminal
Growth, %											2.5
FCF	-$3.46B	-$3.64B	-$3.82B	-$4.01B	-$4.21B	-$4.42B	-$4.64B	-$4.87B	-$5.12B	-$5.37B	-$100.15B
PV	-$3.21B	-$3.12B	-$3.03B	-$2.95B	-$2.87B	-$2.79B	-$2.71B	-$2.63B	-$2.56B	-$2.49B	-$46.39B

period to 31 Mar 2026, filed 5 May 2026, close 7 Aug 2026