Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)
Utilities · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for DUK is $130.89, 7.8% above the last close of $121.47 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $122.08 to $139.17. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E18.2x
- P/E vs sector-12.4%
- P/E vs own-5.3%
- Target upside+7.8%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$94.71B
- FCF yield-4.5%
- InsidersNone in 90d
- Earnings in20d
- News
Why it moved
Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) rose 2.2% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Utilities stocks rose 1.5%. Most of the move came from its sector.
3 stories on the day (30-day average 1.6).
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Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $121.47 · -1.3% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector▼ -6.3%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs2 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~24d
- RSI67
- Support-1.5%
- Resistance+2.9%
- Off 52w high-7.4%
- Off ATH-7.4%
- 52w range$121.47
- Bollingerabove upper
- MACD0.92
- ATR+1.5%
- Volume0.9x
Analyst price targets
12 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $121.47 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 3 · Buy 9 · Hold 10 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +1.1% year over year, free cash flow -18.3% of revenue, operating margin 27.0%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $7.59B | 1.38 | -$1.39B | 73.1% | 27.0% | 14.4% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $9.18B | 1.97 | -$2.58B | 67.9% | 29.7% | 16.9% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $7.94B | 1.50 | -$485M | 30.5% | 26.5% | 14.9% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $8.67B | 1.81 | $179M | 98.7% | 26.9% | 16.4% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $7.51B | 1.25 | -$417M | 29.8% | 24.2% | 13.1% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $8.25B | 1.76 | -$971M | 51.8% | 28.4% | 16.7% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $7.36B | 1.54 | $288M | 52.9% | 28.7% | 16.5% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $8.15B | 1.57 | $537M | 49.4% | 26.3% | 15.5% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $79.80 | +1.1% | -17.3% | +17.5% | 17.9 | $166B | |
| 2 |  | $91.18 | +2.2% | -6.5% | +7.3% | 22.0 | $105B | |
| 3 | | $121.47 | +2.2% | -7.4% | +7.8% | 18.2 | $94.71B | |
| 4 |  | $127.14 | +2.3% | -7.6% | +8.2% | 22.0 | $69.21B | |
| 5 |  | $63.56 | +1.1% | -10.4% | +9.0% | 22.1 | $55.9B | |
| 6 |  | $105.11 | +1.1% | -9.9% | +14.1% | 27.0 | $50.22B | |
| 7 |  | $76.31 | +1.6% | -7.0% | +17.3% | 20.8 | $47.67B | |
| 8 |  | $43.50 | +2.4% | -11.9% | +8.7% | 15.9 | $44.82B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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