American Electric Power Company, Inc. vs Duke Energy CORP, two Utilities stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AEP and DUK diverge most: on fcf yield, AEP reads 3.9% and DUK reads -3.6%; on altman z (solvency), AEP reads 0.83 and DUK reads 6.21. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AEP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What DUK's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AEP | DUK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $122.84 | $116.66 |
| Market cap | $67.2B | $90.9B |
| Sector | Utilities | Utilities |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 18.2 | 17.9 |
| P/B | 2.04 | 1.61 |
| P/S | 3.02 | 2.74 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.3 | 10.6 |
| Revenue growth | +8.6% | +7.1% |
| Operating margin | 22.6% | 29.7% |
| Net margin | 17.1% | 15.5% |
| Return on equity | 11.5% | 9.1% |
| Return on assets | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.1% | 8.4% |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| Dividend yield | 3.0% | 3.6% |
| Debt / equity | 1.55 | 1.60 |
| Current ratio | 0.53 | 0.66 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.83 | 6.21 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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