DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION vs SOUTHERN CO, two Utilities stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DUK and SO diverge most: on debt / equity, DUK reads 1.56 and SO reads 0.04; on altman z (solvency), DUK reads 6.21 and SO reads 0.74. 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 SO'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 | SO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $125.37 | $94.60 |
| Market cap | $97.7B | $106.7B |
| Sector | Utilities | Utilities |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 19.2 | 24.2 |
| P/B | 1.73 | 2.67 |
| P/S | 2.94 | 3.54 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.8 | 14.7 |
| Revenue growth | +7.1% | +8.6% |
| Operating margin | 29.7% | 24.0% |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 14.7% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | 11.1% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% | 15.0% |
| FCF yield | -3.4% | -3.3% |
| Dividend yield | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| Debt / equity | 1.56 | 0.04 |
| Current ratio | 0.66 | 0.65 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.21 | 0.74 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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