DUK vs ENB vs ET Stock Comparison

Duke Energy, Enbridge and Energy Transfer Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DUK Duke Energy CORP
$124.46 +9.8% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$96.71B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.25B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins
ENB Enbridge Inc
$48.26 +3.3% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$105.18B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.45B
Div. yield
0.06%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.61 +2.0% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$70.82B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 8, Enbridge 2, Duke Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDUKENBETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $96.71B $105.18B $70.82B ENB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 25.5x 14.0x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 24.1x 11.5x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +31.0% +33.3% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.8% 4.7% ENB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.0% 8.4% ET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.4x 4.0x ET
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.07% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% +2.9% +23.2% ET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr +2.7%/yr +16.2%/yr ET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.7% 18.6% 17.5% DUK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 31/100 63/100 DUK

Percentile Scorecard

DUKENBET

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

AxisDUKENBET
Valuation 83 #12 of 67 24 #27 of 35 94 #3 of 35
Growth 83 #12 of 65 39 #21 of 34 61 #14 of 34
Profitability 57 #28 of 64 24 #26 of 34 30 #24 of 34
Financial Health – 21 #28 of 35 59 #15 of 35
Shareholder Returns 73 #19 of 67 47 #17 of 31 70 #10 of 31
Overall 74 31 63
  • DUK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • ENB ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDUKENBETSPY
1 month +9.8%+3.3%+2.0% -0.8%
3 months -3.4%-12.8%+3.5% +3.5%
6 months -2.1%-8.0%+8.2% +7.0%
Year to date +6.2%+0.9%+25.0% +12.2%
1 year -2.3%+2.9%+23.2% +13.0%
3 years +42.2%+53.7%+57.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.5%+15.4%+16.3% +23.1%
5 years +21.1%+14.5%+111.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.9%+2.7%+16.2% +11.0%
10 years +58.0%+10.7%+30.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.7%+1.0%+2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDUKENBETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.7%18.6%17.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.9%19.5%16.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.32-0.16-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.151.33 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.0%-34.0%-25.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.7%-16.9%-5.2% -1.8%
52-week high $133.46$58.04$21.74 $779.14
52-week low $113.24$45.23$16.21 $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.

MultipleDUKENBET
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 20.8x 25.6xmedian 21.0x 14.1xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.9x 1.7xmedian 2.7x 0.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 15.0xmedian 11.0x 8.2xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 36.7x 87.3xmedian 16.6x 13.6xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 2.6x 1.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 2.23 2.51median 1.92 2.01median 1.92

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 monthsDUKENBET
Revenue $33.25B $60.45B $107.38B
Gross profit – $22.34B $25.32B
Operating income $9.23B $8.06B $10.78B
Net income $5.38B $4.58B $7.04B
Free cash flow – $1.21B $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $6.66 $1.88 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $673.00M $1.42B $1.02B
Total debt – $78.92B $68.41B
Shares (diluted) 779.00M 2.19B 3.46B
Enterprise value $96.71B $100.78B $64.01B

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
MetricDUKENBET
P/E 18.7x 25.6x 14.1x
P/FCF – 87.3x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 11.7x 5.9x
P/S 2.9x 1.7x 0.7x
P/B 1.7x 2.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.3x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 15.0x 8.2x
EV/EBIT – 22.7x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 151.6x 26.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 20.3x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 2.51 2.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDUKENBET
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 31.0% 33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 19.5% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.0% 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.5% 6.2% 16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 19.8% 12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.7% -6.9% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.0% 13.7% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% -7.5% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.6% 10.2% 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.2% -2.9% 8.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% -2.6% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -67.2% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -42.0% -7.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDUKENBET
Gross margin – 36.9% 23.6%
EBITDA margin – 20.2% 15.7%
Operating margin – 13.3% 10.0%
Pretax margin – 9.6% 7.1%
Net margin – 6.8% 4.7%
FCF margin – 2.0% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% 14.9% 11.3%
Return on equity 9.5% 9.5% 14.0%
Return on assets 2.7% 2.8% 4.8%
Return on invested capital – 5.0% 8.4%
Return on capital employed – 5.5% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDUKENBET
Debt / assets – 48.4% 46.2%
Debt / equity – 1.6x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.4x 4.0x
Debt / FCF – 65.4x 13.1x
Liabilities / assets – 70.6% 65.9%
Equity / assets 28.3% 29.4% 34.1%
Interest coverage – 2.2x 2.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 0.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDUKENBET
Dividend yield 3.4% 8.0% 6.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 8.0% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 132.1% 67.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 500.8% 91.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.2% 2.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 8.0%

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.

ConsensusDUKENBET
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.56FY2026 $2.00FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 -9.1%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +15.0% -9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.40BFY2026 $61.53BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% -14.7% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDUKENBET
Held by institutions 69.7% 48.7% 31.4%
Institutions holding 2,457 1,501 1,279
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +2.0% +1.9%
Institutions buying 1,297 660 628
Institutions selling 801 503 340
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.31 1.85

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.

DUKENBET
DUK 1.00 0.48 0.18
ENB 0.48 1.00 0.43
ET 0.18 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DUK, ENB and ET?

Enbridge (ENB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Duke Energy (DUK) $96.71B, Enbridge (ENB) $105.18B, Energy Transfer (ET) $70.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, DUK, ENB and ET?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Duke Energy (DUK) 18.6x, Enbridge (ENB) 25.5x, Energy Transfer (ET) 14.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Duke Energy (DUK) 19.0x, Enbridge (ENB) 24.1x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Duke Energy (DUK) +6.3%, Enbridge (ENB) +31.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Enbridge (ENB) has the highest net margin (Enbridge (ENB) 6.8%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, Energy Transfer (ET) leads (Enbridge (ENB) 5.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Energy Transfer (ET) returned the most: Duke Energy (DUK) -2.3%, Enbridge (ENB) +2.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%. Over five years, Energy Transfer (ET) compounded fastest (Duke Energy (DUK) +3.9%/yr, Enbridge (ENB) +2.7%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Duke Energy (DUK) 0.00%, Enbridge (ENB) 0.06%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%. Duke Energy (DUK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Duke Energy (DUK) has been the steadiest (Duke Energy (DUK) 16.7%, Enbridge (ENB) 18.6%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DUK, ENB and ET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Energy Transfer (ET) leads on 8. 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.