Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Published Opportunity
This stock was published as a Compound Radar opportunity on Jul 30, 2026. Performance is tracked publicly from the original signal.
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 25
- Profitability 75
- Business Quality 80
- Balance Sheet 25
- Cash Flow 35
Why this rating?
Health 46/100 — Speculative
Worth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
Company overview
Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) is a Utilities - Regulated Electric company in the Utilities sector. Compound Radar rates Duke Energy Corporation 46/100 (Speculative) due to high business quality, steady revenue growth, and elevated leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality High
- Growth Moderate
- Balance Sheet Stretched
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 18.8
- Forward P/E 17.41
- PEG 2.32
- EV/Revenue 5.84
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 1.1%
- Gross Margin 52.0%
- Operating Margin 27.5%
- Net Margin 16.0%
- ROE 9.9%
Financial strength
- Cash $673.00M
- Debt $92.21B
- Net Cash $-91.53B
- Free Cash Flow $-1.69B
- Current Ratio 0.66
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