Duke Energy CORP vs WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC., two Utilities stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DUK and WMB diverge most: on fcf yield, DUK reads -3.6% and WMB reads -0.7%; on p/b, DUK reads 1.61 and WMB reads 5.79. 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 WMB's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DUK | WMB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $116.66 | $72.66 |
| Market cap | $90.9B | $89.0B |
| Sector | Utilities | Utilities |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +8.6% |
| P/E | 17.9 | 28.9 |
| P/B | 1.61 | 5.79 |
| P/S | 2.74 | 5.77 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.6 | 17.1 |
| Revenue growth | +7.1% | +10.1% |
| Operating margin | 29.7% | 35.0% |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 19.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | 20.0% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | 5.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.4% | 7.8% |
| FCF yield | -3.6% | -0.7% |
| Dividend yield | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| Debt / equity | 1.60 | 2.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.66 | 0.48 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.21 | 5.98 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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