Duke Energy Corporation

Utilities · Regulated Electric

Overall research band Weak

Quality Mixed

Valuation Weak

Balance sheet Very weak

Market confirmation Weak

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What the company does

Duke Energy Corporation is a U.S.-based energy provider operating through three main divisions: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure, Gas Utilities and Infrastructure, and Commercial Renewables. The company generates, transmits, distributes, and retails electricity to approximately 8.2 million customers across six Southeastern and Midwestern states, utilizing a diverse mix of coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, renewables, and nuclear energy, with a generating capacity of about 50,259 megawatts. It also supplies electricity at wholesale rates to municipalities, electric cooperatives, and other organizations. Duke Energy's Gas Utilities and Infrastructure segment distributes natural gas to around 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, southwestern Ohio, and northern Kentucky, and manages pipeline and storage assets.

The current research profile is Mixed Setup, with elevated leverage. This is a starting point for investigation, not a forecast or recommendation.

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ROIC5.5%Model input; read with the evidence status and period context.

Operating margin26.6%Model input; read with the evidence status and period context.

Revenue CAGR · 4 years7.0%Model input; read with the evidence status and period context.

FCF margin-5.2%Model input; read with the evidence status and period context.

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