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Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Charlotte, United States | NYSE
120.25 USD -0.59 (-0.488%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 120.20 -0.05 (-0.054%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:49 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT

Duke Energy presents a classic defensive profile where the long-term business quality outweighs the current technical weakness. While the stock is trading below its fifty-day and two-hundred-day moving averages and has slipped in the last two weeks, the underlying fundamentals remain stable with a consistent dividend track record and positive operating cash flow. The market is pricing in a modest recovery, with analysts targeting a price significantly higher than the current level, yet the low growth trajectory prevents it from being a high-conviction growth play. For investors seeking income and stability rather than capital appreciation, the yield offers a substantial cushion against the recent price decline, making it a neutral-to-slightly-positive hold for the immediate future.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.014013
AutoETS0.017091
MSTL0.017657
AutoARIMA0.018264

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 67%
H-stat 0.92
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.822
Excess Kurtosis -0.24
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 162.155
Revenue per Share 42.163
Market Cap 93,759,193,088
Trailing P/E 18.14
Forward P/E 16.77
Beta 0.37
Profit Margins 16.00%
Website https://www.duke-energy.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for downside protection with elevated put implied volatility relative to calls in the near term, while longer-dated call walls at $145 suggest a bullish bias for multi-year appreciation. Deep ITM put volume indicates hedging against significant drawdowns.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.88% 3.45% 3.75% 3.86%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 1.085000 0.875565
2026-05-15 1.065000 0.880529
2026-02-13 1.065000 0.830733
2025-11-14 1.065000 0.867900
2025-08-15 1.065000 0.869743
2025-05-16 1.045000 0.898847
2025-02-14 1.045000 0.936380
2024-11-15 1.045000 0.931622
2024-08-16 1.045000 0.930543
2024-05-16 1.025000 0.996694
2024-02-15 1.025000 1.109788
2023-11-16 1.025000 1.136616
2023-08-17 1.025000 1.130099
2023-05-11 1.005000 1.032570
2023-02-16 1.005000 1.022484
2022-11-17 1.005000 1.052136
2022-08-11 1.005000 0.926182
2022-05-12 0.985000 0.904915
2022-02-17 0.985000 0.997670
2021-11-10 0.985000 0.969297
2021-08-12 0.985000 0.931971
2021-05-13 0.965000 0.936893
2021-02-11 0.965000 1.067242
2020-11-12 0.965000 1.023873
2020-08-13 0.965000 1.166304
2020-05-14 0.945000 1.148238
2020-02-13 0.945000 0.943962
2019-11-14 0.945000 1.070822
2019-08-15 0.945000 1.058468
2019-05-16 0.928000 1.076067
2019-02-14 0.928000 1.056707
2018-11-15 0.928000 1.077316
2018-08-16 0.928000 1.134613
2018-05-17 0.890000 1.200270
2018-02-15 0.890000 1.167979
2017-11-16 0.890000 0.997646
2017-08-16 0.890000 1.031167
2017-05-17 0.855000 1.032858
2017-02-15 0.855000 1.113571
2016-11-16 0.855000 1.155874
2016-08-10 0.855000 1.020408
2016-05-18 0.825000 1.077445
2016-02-10 0.825000 1.056068
2015-11-10 0.825000 1.224581
2015-08-12 0.825000 1.091848
2015-05-13 0.795000 1.067974
2015-02-11 0.795000 0.971289
2014-11-12 0.795000 0.995617
2014-08-13 0.795000 1.120823
2014-05-14 0.780000 1.094430
2014-02-12 0.780000 1.100607
2013-11-13 0.780000 1.099831
2013-08-14 0.780000 1.130107
2013-05-15 0.765000 1.058970
2013-02-13 0.765000 1.111595
2012-11-14 0.765000 1.259467
2012-08-15 0.765000 1.145724
2012-05-16 0.750000 1.168770
2012-02-15 0.750000 1.197892
2011-11-16 0.750000 1.235788
2011-08-10 0.750000 1.449275
2011-05-18 0.735000 1.280042
2011-02-09 0.735000 1.374089
2010-11-09 0.735000 1.357341
2010-08-11 0.735000 1.431911
2010-05-19 0.720000 1.455427
2010-02-10 0.720000 1.479655
2009-11-10 0.720000 1.483313
2009-08-12 0.720000 1.570681
2009-05-14 0.690000 1.675164
2009-02-11 0.690000 1.539491
2008-11-12 0.690000 1.503268
2008-08-13 0.690000 1.295045
2008-05-15 0.660000 1.187905
2008-02-13 0.660000 1.194354
2007-11-14 0.660000 1.147028
2007-08-15 0.660000 1.219512
2007-05-09 0.630000 1.032448
2007-02-14 0.630000 1.046859
2006-11-15 0.557856 1.018784
2006-08-09 0.557856 1.077441
2006-05-10 0.540423 1.080893
2006-02-15 0.540423 1.111111
2005-11-09 0.540423 1.182304
2005-08-10 1.621269 3.297872
2005-05-11 0.479408 0.995656
2005-02-09 0.479408 1.028038
2004-11-09 0.479408 1.093441
2004-08-11 0.479408 1.227132
2004-05-12 0.479408 1.441301
2004-02-11 0.479408 1.265533
2003-11-12 0.479408 1.575933
2003-08-13 0.479408 1.617649
2003-05-14 0.479408 1.611015
2003-02-12 0.479408 1.969916
2002-11-13 0.479408 1.479291
2002-08-14 0.479408 0.990992
2002-05-15 0.479408 0.759879
2002-02-13 0.479408 0.789550
2001-11-14 0.479408 0.727322
2001-08-15 0.479408 0.732943
2001-05-09 0.479408 0.599913
2001-02-14 0.479408 0.669100
2000-11-15 0.479408 0.643276
2000-08-09 0.479408 0.812746
2000-05-10 0.479408 0.907217
2000-02-09 0.479408 1.058966
1999-11-09 0.479408 1.016167
1999-08-11 0.479408 1.017342
1999-05-12 0.479408 1.016167
1999-02-10 0.479408 0.915714
1998-11-10 0.479408 0.878244
1998-08-12 0.479408 0.925343
1998-05-13 0.479408 0.986548
1998-02-11 0.479408 1.008019
1997-11-12 0.479408 1.125321
1997-08-13 0.479408 1.128206
1997-05-14 0.461975 1.177779
1997-02-12 0.461975 1.158471
1996-11-13 0.461975 1.107051
1996-08-14 0.461975 1.107051
1996-05-15 0.444542 1.040818
1996-02-14 0.444542 0.995123
1995-11-15 0.444542 1.155809
1995-08-16 0.444542 1.255386
1995-05-08 0.427109 1.221185
1995-02-13 0.427109 1.264518
1994-11-14 0.427109 1.264518
1994-08-08 0.427109 1.264518
1994-05-09 0.409676 1.382355
1994-02-07 0.409676 1.167703
1993-11-05 0.409676 1.167703
1993-08-09 0.409676 1.115728
1993-05-10 0.392243 1.168833
1993-02-08 0.392243 1.208055
1992-11-06 0.392243 1.281140
1992-08-10 0.392243 1.254357
1992-05-11 0.374810 1.246379
1992-02-10 0.374810 1.359686
1991-11-08 0.374810 1.392714
1991-08-12 0.374810 1.463832
1991-05-13 0.357377 1.484165
1991-02-11 0.357377 1.407727
1990-11-09 0.357377 1.349796
1990-08-13 0.357377 1.426089
1990-05-14 0.339944 1.405407
1990-02-12 0.339944 1.457946
1989-11-13 0.339944 1.500002
1989-08-14 0.339944 1.536948
1989-05-08 0.322511 1.635362
1989-02-13 0.322511 1.667608
1988-11-14 0.322511 1.644447
1988-08-08 0.322511 1.667608
1988-05-09 0.305078 1.651920
1988-02-08 0.305078 1.505379
1987-11-06 0.305078 1.513516
1987-08-10 0.305078 1.555558
1987-05-11 0.292003 1.514126
1987-02-09 0.292003 1.356963
1986-11-07 0.292003 1.406825
1986-08-11 0.292003 1.395835
1986-05-12 0.283286 1.599999
1986-02-14 0.283286 1.666665
1985-11-04 0.283286 1.925924
1985-08-12 0.270212 1.991972
1985-05-13 0.270212 1.900387
1985-02-08 0.270212 2.092831
1984-11-02 0.270212 2.175443
1984-08-13 0.270212 2.396140
1984-05-14 0.257137 2.510641
1984-02-10 0.257137 2.484213
1983-11-03 0.257137 2.280195
1983-08-15 0.257137 2.681821
1983-05-16 0.248420 2.505492
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.34
dividendYield 3.59
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.26
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.03525323
lastDividendValue 1.085
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-09-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.008614302
Address1 525 South Tryon Street
All Time High 134.49
All Time Low 6.428419
Ask 120.05
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,660,820
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,023,303
Average Volume 4,023,303
Average Volume10Days 3,660,820
Beta 0.371
Bid 120.02
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 3
Book Value 68.946
City Charlotte
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 120.25
Current Ratio 0.661
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 121.585
Day Low 119.72
Debt To Equity 162.155
Display Name Duke Energy
Dividend Date 1,789,516,800
Dividend Rate 4.34
Dividend Yield 3.59
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,852,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,852,000
Earnings Growth 0.106
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.11
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 16,616,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.50657004
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.336
Enterprise To Revenue 5.743
Enterprise Value 188,377,186,304
Eps Current Year 6.7109
Eps Forward 7.17232
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.63
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 125.283
Fifty Day Average Change -5.032997
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.040173028
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.86143017
Fifty Two Week High 134.49
Fifty Two Week High Change -14.2400055
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10588151
Fifty Two Week Low 113.9
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.3499985
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.055750646
Fifty Two Week Range 113.9 - 134.49
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.83
Float Shares 777,480,042
Forward Eps 7.17232
Forward P E 16.765844
Free Cashflow -4,477,374,976
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 26,441
Fullday Change -0.589996
Fullday Change Percent -0.488246
Fullday Price 120.196
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.51971
Gross Profits 17,048,000,512
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00131
Held Percent Institutions 0.71142
Implied Shares Outstanding 779,702,193
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Key utilities-regulated-electric
Ir Website http://www.duke-energy.com/investors/stock-information.asp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Last Dividend Value 1.085
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,341,273,600
Last Split Factor 1:3
Long Business Summary Duke Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. The company operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I); and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity to customers in the Southeast and Midwest regions. It generates electricity through coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, renewables, and nuclear fuel. This segment also engages in the wholesale of electricity to municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and other load-serving entities. The GU&I segment distributes natural gas to customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation natural gas sectors; and invests in pipeline transmission projects, renewable natural gas projects, and natural gas storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation in April 2006. Duke Energy Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Long Name Duke Energy Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 93,759,193,088
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_267850
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 5,168,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 94,219,213,002
Number Of Analyst Opinions 18
Open 121.41
Operating Cashflow 11,562,000,384
Operating Margins 0.27503002
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.6416
Peg Ratio 2.42
Phone 800 488 3853
Post Market Change -0.054000854
Post Market Change Percent -0.044907156
Post Market Price 120.196
Post Market Time 1,787,960,968
Previous Close 120.84
Price Eps Current Year 17.91861
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.7441186
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.8582506
Profit Margins 0.15995
Quick Ratio 0.259
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.09091
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.589996
Regular Market Change Percent -0.488246
Regular Market Day High 121.585
Regular Market Day Low 119.72
Regular Market Day Range 119.72 - 121.585
Regular Market Open 121.41
Regular Market Previous Close 120.84
Regular Market Price 120.25
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 2,702,758
Return On Assets 0.028369999
Return On Equity 0.098570004
Revenue Growth 0.011
Revenue Per Share 42.163
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 779,702,193
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0229
Shares Short 17,853,668
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 17,720,843
Short Name Duke Energy Corporation (Holdin
Short Percent Of Float 0.0255
Short Ratio 3.95
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol DUK
Target High Price 147.0
Target Low Price 129.0
Target Mean Price 137.27779
Target Median Price 136.5
Total Cash 673,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.863
Total Debt 92,205,998,080
Total Revenue 32,803,000,320
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 4.26
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.03525323
Trailing Eps 6.63
Trailing P E 18.137255
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.4048
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 124.3674
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.117401
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.033106755
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,702,758
Website https://www.duke-energy.com
Zip 28,202