CEG vs DUK vs PEG Stock Comparison

Constellation Energy, Duke Energy and Public Service Enterprise Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DUK Duke Energy CORP
$124.97 +9.4% 1M -1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$96.91B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.17B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Public Service Enterprise leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Public Service Enterprise 5, Duke Energy 4, Constellation Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEGDUKPEGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.91B $96.91B $35.86B DUK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 19.1x 17.8x PEG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 19.1x 17.2x PEG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% +7.2% +15.3% CEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 15.3% 15.4% PEG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 5.4% 6.4% PEG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.2x 5.5x CEG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.04% PEG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.7% -1.8% -12.9% DUK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.8%/yr +2.4%/yr DUK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 16.6% 19.0% DUK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 56/100 52/100 CEG

Percentile Scorecard

CEGDUKPEG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCEGDUKPEG
Valuation 61 #10 of 24 70 #21 of 67 53 #32 of 67
Growth 96 #2 of 23 75 #17 of 65 28 #47 of 65
Profitability 86 #4 of 23 80 #14 of 65 77 #16 of 65
Financial Health 48 #13 of 24 35 #43 of 66 52 #32 of 66
Shareholder Returns 58 #9 of 20 23 #52 of 67 52 #33 of 67
Overall 70 56 52
  • CEG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • DUK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • PEG ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCEGDUKPEGSPY
1 month -4.0%+9.4%+7.0% -1.0%
3 months -7.6%-4.3%-9.8% +2.9%
6 months -19.2%-1.8%-10.8% +6.4%
Year to date -28.3%+6.6%-10.3% +11.4%
1 year -30.7%-1.8%-12.9% +13.1%
3 years +121.8%+42.4%+19.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.4%+12.5%+6.0% +21.5%
5 years —+20.4%+12.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+3.8%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years —+60.2%+75.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+4.8%+5.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCEGDUKPEGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%16.6%19.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%17.0%20.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.46-0.310.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.11-0.68 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-26.0%-29.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-6.4%-17.2% -2.5%
52-week high $401.43$133.46$86.95 $779.14
52-week low $236.50$113.24$66.56 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCEGDUKPEG
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 24.1x 19.1xmedian 20.8x 17.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.6x 2.9xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 11.3x 11.0xmedian 13.1x 13.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 291.2xmedian 12.9x -29.5xmedian 36.7x 130.1xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.59 0.68median 2.27 -1.76median 2.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCEGDUKPEG
Revenue $31.27B $33.17B $13.03B
Gross profit – $24.71B $8.51B
Operating income $4.60B $9.01B $2.90B
Net income $3.48B $5.24B $2.01B
Free cash flow $309.00M -$3.30B $276.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.63 $6.53 $4.03
Cash & equivalents $697.00M $2.14B $192.00M
Total debt $24.70B $352.76B $24.54B
Shares (diluted) 360.00M 779.00M 499.00M
Enterprise value $81.82B $93.49B $34.80B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCEGDUKPEG
P/E 26.3x 19.1x 17.8x
P/FCF 291.2x -29.5x 130.1x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x 8.3x 10.0x
P/S 2.9x 2.9x 2.8x
P/B 2.8x 1.7x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 11.0x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 24.8x 20.6x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 5.6x 4.6x
EV/FCF 368.9x -56.2x 218.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 15.9x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.68 -1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEGDUKPEG
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% 7.2% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 4.5% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.9% 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% -3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.7% 8.5% 7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 111.3% 12.2% -6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.2% 7.7% 1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.0% 29.1% -10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 8.6% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 28.1% -10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 822.4% -3.0% 42.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.4% 27.6% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.9% -1,646% 142.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 19.6% -18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEGDUKPEG
Gross margin – 74.5% 65.3%
EBITDA margin 26.4% 51.0% 33.7%
Operating margin 14.7% 27.2% 22.3%
Pretax margin 16.3% 18.1% 17.5%
Net margin 11.1% 15.3% 15.4%
FCF margin 1.0% -9.9% 2.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% 35.2% 27.6%
Return on equity 10.6% 9.6% 11.6%
Return on assets 3.6% 2.7% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 5.4% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 5.1% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEGDUKPEG
Debt / assets 25.1% 45.6% 41.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.6x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.2x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 79.9x -27.4x 88.9x
Liabilities / assets 67.5% 71.5% 70.5%
Equity / assets 32.5% 28.5% 29.5%
Interest coverage 5.9x 2.4x 2.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.47 0.73 1.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEGDUKPEG
Dividend yield 0.7% 3.4% 3.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 3.4% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 63.7% 64.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -101.3% 469.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% 5.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% 5.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCEGDUKPEG
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.32FY2026 $6.56FY2026 $4.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.2%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +15.4% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.63BFY2026 $32.40BFY2026 $13.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% +4.1% +4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEGDUKPEG
Held by institutions 79.8% 69.7% 77.3%
Institutions holding 1,843 2,457 1,307
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +0.5% +4.0%
Institutions buying 1,002 1,297 676
Institutions selling 579 801 400
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.62 1.69

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CEGDUKPEG
CEG 1.00 0.02 0.41
DUK 0.02 1.00 0.67
PEG 0.41 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEG, DUK and PEG?

Duke Energy (DUK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Constellation Energy (CEG) $90.91B, Duke Energy (DUK) $96.91B, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) $35.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEG, DUK and PEG?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Constellation Energy (CEG) 26.2x, Duke Energy (DUK) 19.1x, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) is cheapest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 20.6x, Duke Energy (DUK) 19.1x, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Constellation Energy (CEG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Constellation Energy (CEG) +26.0%, Duke Energy (DUK) +7.2%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) has the highest net margin (Constellation Energy (CEG) 11.1%, Duke Energy (DUK) 15.3%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) leads (Constellation Energy (CEG) 5.5%, Duke Energy (DUK) 5.4%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Duke Energy (DUK) returned the most: Constellation Energy (CEG) -30.7%, Duke Energy (DUK) -1.8%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) -12.9%. Over five years, Duke Energy (DUK) compounded fastest (Duke Energy (DUK) +3.8%/yr, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) has the highest dividend yield: Constellation Energy (CEG) 0.00%, Duke Energy (DUK) 0.03%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 0.04%. Constellation Energy (CEG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Duke Energy (DUK) has been the steadiest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 49.0%, Duke Energy (DUK) 16.6%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 19.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEG, DUK and PEG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.