DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION vs Energy Transfer LP, two Utilities stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DUK and ET diverge most: on fcf yield, DUK reads -3.4% and ET reads 5.2%; on p/s, DUK reads 2.94 and ET reads 0.76. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DUK's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What ET'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 | DUK | ET |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $125.37 | $20.37 |
| Market cap | $97.7B | $70.1B |
| Sector | Utilities | Utilities |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 19.2 | — |
| P/B | 1.73 | 1.41 |
| P/S | 2.94 | 0.76 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.8 | 9.1 |
| Revenue growth | +7.1% | +12.6% |
| Operating margin | 29.7% | 10.7% |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | 3.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| FCF yield | -3.4% | 5.2% |
| Dividend yield | 3.4% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.56 | 1.39 |
| Current ratio | 0.66 | 1.17 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.21 | 6.72 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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