Duke Energy CORP 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 -3.6% and ET reads 7.4%; on revenue growth, DUK reads +7.1% and ET reads +34.0%. 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 | $116.66 | $20.45 |
| Market cap | $90.9B | $70.4B |
| Sector | Utilities | Utilities |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 17.9 | — |
| P/B | 1.61 | 1.39 |
| P/S | 2.74 | 0.66 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.6 | 8.2 |
| Revenue growth | +7.1% | +34.0% |
| Operating margin | 29.7% | 10.4% |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 4.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | 10.5% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | 3.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.4% | 7.2% |
| FCF yield | -3.6% | 7.4% |
| Dividend yield | 3.6% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.60 | 1.35 |
| Current ratio | 0.66 | 1.16 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.21 | 6.83 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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