DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION vs KINDER MORGAN, INC., two Utilities stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DUK and KMI diverge most: on fcf yield, DUK reads -3.4% and KMI reads 4.4%; on altman z (solvency), DUK reads 6.21 and KMI reads 1.11. 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). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DUK | KMI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $125.37 | $32.17 |
| Market cap | $97.7B | $71.6B |
| Sector | Utilities | Utilities |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 19.2 | 20.6 |
| P/B | 1.73 | 2.18 |
| P/S | 2.94 | 3.99 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.8 | 13.5 |
| Revenue growth | +7.1% | +12.4% |
| Operating margin | 29.7% | 30.1% |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 19.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | 10.5% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | 4.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| FCF yield | -3.4% | 4.4% |
| Dividend yield | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| Debt / equity | 1.56 | 0.98 |
| Current ratio | 0.66 | 0.46 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.21 | 1.11 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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