Duke Energy vs NextEra Energy DUK vs NEE
Duke Energy and NextEra Energy on one sheet: valuation multiples, growth, margins, debt, dividends and returns, each section labelled with the period it covers, from the companies' filings. Add or remove a stock above the sheet; the link holds the set.
What differs most
- Price / sales: NextEra Energy 6.4×, Duke Energy 2.9×.
- Net margin: NextEra Energy 31.6%, Duke Energy 15.8%.
- Market value: NextEra Energy $166.46B, Duke Energy $94.71B.
- EV / EBITDA: NextEra Energy 17.7×, Duke Energy 10.8×.
Price return
2025-10-16 → 2026-10-16
DUK−4.7%
NEE−6.2%
Profile
latestSector
Utilities
Utilities
Industry
Regulated Electric
Regulated Electric
Market value
$94.71B
$166.46B
Enterprise value
$182.82B
$267.61B
Employees
26,441
17,400
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1.2M
$1.5M
Our models
nightlythe valuation on each stock's pagePrice vs model
16% undervalued vs model
18% undervalued vs model
Model range
$133–190
$78.69–143
Models in the headline
1
1
FCF growth priced in, at a 10% return
—
36.6%
Every model, its assumptions and its range: DUK valuation · NEE valuation. The growth priced in, at any return: DUK reverse DCF · NEE reverse DCF.
Trading
close 2026-10-16Last close
$121.47
$79.80
52-week high
$133.46
$97.88
52-week low
$113.35
$75.49
Price vs 52-week high
−9.0%
−18.5%
Price vs 52-week low
+7.2%
+5.7%
Average daily volume / shares
0.5%
0.5%
Beta
0.34
0.64
Returns
to 2026-10-161 month
+3.2%
−0.7%
3 months
−3.7%
−10.7%
6 months
−5.6%
−13.1%
Year to date
+3.6%
−0.6%
1 year
−4.7%
−6.2%
1 year, dividends added
−1.3%
−3.3%
2 years
+1.4%
−5.4%
Valuation
price × TTM to Mar 2026P/E (TTM)
18.6×
20.3×
P/E on consensus EPS (next FY)
18.1×
19.8×
Price / sales
2.9×
6.4×
EV / sales
5.6×
10.3×
EV / EBITDA
10.8×
17.7×
Price / book
1.7×
3.0×
Price / free cash flow (FY)
n/m
—
Free-cash-flow yield (FY)
−1.8%
—
Growth
TTM and FY2025Revenue growth (TTM)
—
—
Revenue growth, consensus next FY
+5.9%
+19.3%
Revenue, 3-year CAGR
3.4%
3.9%
Revenue, 5-year CAGR
6.2%
8.7%
EPS growth (TTM)
—
—
EPS growth, consensus next FY
+6.4%
+22.0%
EPS, 3-year CAGR
25.8%
16.3%
Free cash flow, 3-year CAGR
—
—
Diluted shares, 3-year change
+0.9%
+4.6%
Profitability
TTM to Mar 2026Gross margin (FY)†
31.6%
62.8%
Operating margin
27.7%
31.8%
EBITDA margin
52.0%
58.3%
Net margin
15.8%
31.6%
Free-cash-flow margin (FY)
−5.3%
—
Return on equity
9.4%
14.8%
Return on assets
2.6%
3.7%
Asset turnover
0.16
0.12
† Gross margin (FY): As filed. Companies draw the cost-of-revenue line in different places, so gross margins of two companies in one industry can differ for that reason alone; operating margin does not depend on where the line is drawn.
Balance sheet
MRQ Mar 2026Cash
$2.14B
$2.00B
Total debt
$90.25B
$103.14B
Net debt
$88.11B
$101.15B
Debt / equity
1.7×
1.9×
Net debt / EBITDA (TTM)
5.2×
6.7×
Interest coverage (FY)
2.4×
1.8×
Current ratio (FY)
0.55
0.60
Dividends
trailing 12 monthsDividend yield
3.5%
3.1%
Dividends per share
$4.28
$2.44
Payout ratio (of TTM EPS)
65.6%
61.8%
Dividend per share, 5-year CAGR
2.0%
10.1%
Frequency
Quarterly
Quarterly
Ownership and activity
last 90 days · latest 13FTracked superinvestors holding (13F)
1
4
Insider open-market buys (Form 4)
$0
$0
Insider sales (Form 4)
$0
$0
Analyst upgrades
1
0
Analyst downgrades
0
0
Statements
income TTM to Mar 2026 · cash flow FY2025Revenue
$32.52B
$25.90B
EBITDA
$16.91B
$15.09B
Operating income
$9.01B
$8.23B
Net income
$5.14B
$8.18B
EPS (diluted)
$6.52
$3.94
Operating cash flow
$12.33B
$12.48B
Capital expenditure
−$14.02B
—
Free cash flow
−$1.69B
—
Dividends paid
—
$4.68B
Statements from the companies' SEC filings; prices, dividends and consensus estimates from Financial Modeling Prep; insider trades from Form 4 and holdings from 13F. Refreshed nightly. A comparison of filed numbers, not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.