CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION vs Duke Energy CORP, two Utilities stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CEG and DUK diverge most: on fcf yield, CEG reads 0.3% and DUK reads -3.6%; on dividend yield, CEG reads 0.1% and DUK reads 3.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CEG's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (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 | CEG | DUK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $298.05 | $116.66 |
| Market cap | $107.3B | $90.9B |
| Sector | Utilities | Utilities |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +22.2% | — |
| P/E | 29.1 | 17.9 |
| P/B | 3.32 | 1.61 |
| P/S | 3.43 | 2.74 |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.5 | 10.6 |
| Revenue growth | +25.0% | +7.1% |
| Operating margin | 7.7% | 29.7% |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 15.5% |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 9.1% |
| Return on assets | 3.5% | 2.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.4% | 8.4% |
| FCF yield | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.1% | 3.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.76 | 1.60 |
| Current ratio | 1.46 | 0.66 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.50 | 6.21 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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