CEG vs DUK vs PNW Stock Comparison

Constellation Energy, Duke Energy and Pinnacle West Capital Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DUK Duke Energy CORP
$130.24 +12.6% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$101.59B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.25B
Div. yield
3.28%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
PNW Pinnacle West Capital Corp
$103.88 +5.9% 1M +17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.59B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.71B
Div. yield
3.52%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCEGDUKPNWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.08B $101.59B $12.59B DUK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.9x 19.6x 19.1x PNW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 19.9x 22.5x CEG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% +6.3% +7.5% CEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 15.6% 11.6% DUK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 5.4% 5.4% CEG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.3x 4.1x CEG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.70% 3.28% 3.52% PNW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.0% +5.2% +17.4% PNW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.1%/yr +10.0%/yr PNW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.7% 16.9% 17.3% DUK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 51/100 45/100 CEG

Percentile Scorecard

CEGDUKPNW

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

AxisCEGDUKPNW
Valuation 52 #12 of 24 62 #26 of 67 65 #24 of 67
Growth 100 #1 of 23 73 #18 of 65 61 #26 of 65
Profitability 81 #5 of 22 77 #16 of 65 34 #43 of 65
Financial Health 52 #12 of 24 23 #51 of 66 25 #50 of 66
Shareholder Returns 47 #10 of 18 18 #55 of 67 38 #42 of 67
Overall 67 51 45
  • CEG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • DUK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • PNW ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEGDUKPNWSPY
1 month -20.2%+12.6%+5.9% -5.9%
3 months -8.2%+5.1%+3.0% -4.6%
6 months -23.0%+4.3%+4.4% +0.2%
Year to date -32.2%+11.1%+17.1% +7.5%
1 year -34.0%+5.2%+17.4% +8.2%
3 years +92.1%+45.2%+42.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +24.3%+13.2%+12.6% +19.0%
5 years —+28.1%+60.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+5.1%+10.0% +9.4%
10 years —+68.6%+40.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+5.4%+3.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCEGDUKPNWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.7%16.9%17.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.2%17.0%16.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.22-0.28-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.700.311.01 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-26.0%-25.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.7%-2.4%-5.0% -5.9%
52-week high $378.60$133.46$109.37 $779.14
52-week low $236.50$113.24$86.55 $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.

MultipleCEGDUKPNW
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 21.7x 19.6xmedian 20.6x 19.1xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 10.9x 11.3xmedian 12.9x 8.6xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 275.3xmedian 12.3x -23.8xmedian 33.3x -13.5xmedian 33.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.0x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.64 0.33median 2.04 2.32median 2.04

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 monthsCEGDUKPNW
Revenue $31.27B $33.25B $5.71B
Gross profit – $24.76B $3.53B
Operating income $4.60B $9.23B $1.18B
Net income $3.48B $5.38B $669.91M
Free cash flow $309.00M -$4.27B -$931.93M
EPS (diluted) $9.63 $6.66 $5.32
Cash & equivalents $697.00M $673.00M $11.12M
Total debt $24.70B $91.24B $11.43B
Shares (diluted) 360.00M 779.00M 124.34M
Enterprise value $76.32B $99.95B $12.60B

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
MetricCEGDUKPNW
P/E 24.9x 19.6x 19.1x
P/FCF 275.3x -23.8x -13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 8.8x 6.9x
P/S 2.7x 3.1x 2.2x
P/B 2.7x 1.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.8x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 11.3x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 23.7x 20.8x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 5.8x 4.2x
EV/FCF 353.0x -45.0x -25.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.9x 16.6x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 0.33 2.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEGDUKPNW
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% 6.3% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 4.6% 6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.7% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.7% 9.5% 14.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 111.3% 13.2% 14.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.2% 8.7% 9.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.0% 59.0% 10.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 8.9% 9.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 59.6% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 822.4% -3.2% 3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.4% 26.8% 20.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.9% -659.1% -29.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 14.5% -9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEGDUKPNW
Gross margin – 74.5% 61.9%
EBITDA margin 26.4% 51.0% 48.9%
Operating margin 14.7% 27.8% 20.7%
Pretax margin 16.3% 18.6% 13.7%
Net margin 11.1% 15.6% 11.6%
FCF margin 1.0% -12.9% -16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% 34.8% 32.1%
Return on equity 10.6% 9.5% 9.2%
Return on assets 3.6% 2.7% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 5.4% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 5.1% 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.1x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEGDUKPNW
Debt / assets 25.1% 45.4% 34.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.3x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 79.9x -21.3x -12.3x
Liabilities / assets 67.5% 71.7% 77.5%
Equity / assets 32.5% 28.3% 22.5%
Interest coverage 5.9x 2.4x 2.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.42 0.74 0.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEGDUKPNW
Dividend yield 0.7% 3.3% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 3.3% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 62.9% 65.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -79.2% -46.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.6% 5.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% 4.3%

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.

ConsensusCEGDUKPNW
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.45FY2026 $6.56FY2026 $4.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.6%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 -8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +15.4% +24.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.58BFY2026 $32.42BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.7%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.3% +4.1% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEGDUKPNW
Held by institutions 79.8% 69.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,845 2,462 729
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +0.5% +5.8%
Institutions buying 1,003 1,300 380
Institutions selling 579 802 197
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.62 1.93

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.

CEGDUKPNW
CEG 1.00 0.00 0.11
DUK 0.00 1.00 0.76
PNW 0.11 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEG, DUK and PNW?

Duke Energy (DUK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Constellation Energy (CEG) $85.08B, Duke Energy (DUK) $101.59B, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) $12.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEG, DUK and PNW?

Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Constellation Energy (CEG) 24.9x, Duke Energy (DUK) 19.6x, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 19.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellation Energy (CEG) is cheapest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 19.2x, Duke Energy (DUK) 19.9x, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 22.5x). 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) +6.3%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Duke Energy (DUK) has the highest net margin (Constellation Energy (CEG) 11.1%, Duke Energy (DUK) 15.6%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Constellation Energy (CEG) leads (Constellation Energy (CEG) 5.5%, Duke Energy (DUK) 5.4%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) returned the most: Constellation Energy (CEG) -34.0%, Duke Energy (DUK) +5.2%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) +17.4%. Over five years, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) compounded fastest (Duke Energy (DUK) +5.1%/yr, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) +10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) has the highest dividend yield: Constellation Energy (CEG) 0.70%, Duke Energy (DUK) 3.28%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 3.52%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Duke Energy (DUK) has been the steadiest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 48.7%, Duke Energy (DUK) 16.9%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 17.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Constellation Energy (CEG) 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.