DUK vs ES vs ETR Stock Comparison

Duke Energy, Eversource Energy and Entergy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DUK Duke Energy CORP
$124.46 +9.8% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$97.00B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.25B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
ES Eversource Energy
$67.56 +6.1% 1M -9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.46B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.93B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$107.51 +9.1% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.76B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDUKESETRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $97.00B $25.46B $49.76B DUK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 14.6x 27.7x ES
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 15.4x 23.4x ES
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +9.8% +9.5% ES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.5% 13.3% ETR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.2% 4.7% ES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.2x 5.4x ETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.02% ES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% -9.5% +11.3% ETR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr -4.6%/yr +15.8%/yr ETR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.7% 24.8% 20.5% DUK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 68/100 38/100 DUK

Percentile Scorecard

DUKESETR

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

AxisDUKESETR
Valuation 83 #12 of 67 85 #11 of 67 14 #58 of 67
Growth 83 #12 of 65 97 #3 of 65 38 #41 of 65
Profitability 57 #28 of 64 71 #19 of 64 60 #26 of 64
Financial Health – 3 #62 of 64 44 #36 of 64
Shareholder Returns 73 #19 of 67 85 #11 of 67 35 #44 of 67
Overall 74 68 38
  • DUK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • ES ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDUKESETRSPY
1 month +9.8%+6.1%+9.1% -0.8%
3 months -3.4%-9.5%-5.5% +3.5%
6 months -2.1%-1.7%-5.2% +7.0%
Year to date +6.2%+0.3%+16.3% +12.2%
1 year -2.3%-9.5%+11.3% +13.0%
3 years +42.2%+27.1%+135.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.5%+8.3%+33.0% +23.1%
5 years +21.1%-21.1%+108.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.9%-4.6%+15.8% +11.0%
10 years +58.0%+24.4%+197.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.7%+2.2%+11.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDUKESETRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.7%24.8%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.9%29.3%21.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.320.010.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.380.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.0%-44.2%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.7%-11.4%-8.8% -1.8%
52-week high $133.46$76.21$117.91 $779.14
52-week low $113.24$63.29$91.19 $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.

MultipleDUKESETR
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 20.8x 14.5xmedian 20.8x 27.4xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 11.6xmedian 13.1x 14.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 36.7x 107.3xmedian 36.7x -16.9xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 2.23 3.86median 2.23 4.50median 2.23

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 monthsDUKESETR
Revenue $33.25B $13.93B $13.48B
Operating income $9.23B $3.14B $3.09B
Net income $5.38B $1.76B $1.82B
Free cash flow – $236.71M -$2.97B
EPS (diluted) $6.66 $4.64 $3.85
Cash & equivalents $673.00M – $3.85B
Total debt – $29.62B $34.63B
Shares (diluted) 779.00M 376.58M 466.31M
Enterprise value $97.00B $25.46B $38.88B

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
MetricDUKESETR
P/E 18.7x 14.5x 27.4x
P/FCF – 107.3x -16.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 5.8x 8.3x
P/S 2.9x 1.8x 3.7x
P/B 1.7x 1.5x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 11.6x 14.2x
EV/EBIT – 17.5x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.9x 6.0x
EV/FCF – 232.5x -27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 12.5x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 3.86 4.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDUKESETR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 9.8% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 3.4% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.5% 26.1% -7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 11.2% 5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.7% 107.0% 2.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.0% 6.3% 10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% 103.1% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.6% 3.8% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.2% 51.2% 28.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 28.0% 19.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 116.6% -29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.1% -39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDUKESETR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 34.1% 42.2%
Operating margin – 22.5% 22.9%
Pretax margin – 13.1% 17.0%
Net margin – 12.5% 13.3%
FCF margin – 1.7% -22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% 31.6% 45.1%
Return on equity 9.5% 10.7% 10.2%
Return on assets 2.7% 2.7% 2.3%
Return on invested capital – 6.2% 4.7%
Return on capital employed – 5.6% 4.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.5x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDUKESETR
Debt / assets – 45.8% 43.8%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.2x 5.4x
Debt / FCF – 125.1x -11.6x
Liabilities / assets – 74.5% 76.8%
Equity / assets 28.3% 25.5% 23.2%
Interest coverage – 2.4x 2.0x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 0.74 1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDUKESETR
Dividend yield 3.4% 4.6% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – – -2.7%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 4.6% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 63.4% 62.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 470.1% -38.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.4% 12.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 9.0%

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.

ConsensusDUKESETR
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.56FY2026 $4.39FY2026 $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 -7.8%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +9.3% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.42BFY2026 $13.05BFY2026 $13.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +7.0% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDUKESETR
Held by institutions 69.7% 86.3% 97.8%
Institutions holding 2,457 1,110 1,330
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +3.7% +6.1%
Institutions buying 1,297 617 694
Institutions selling 801 320 411
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.93 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.

DUKESETR
DUK 1.00 0.60 0.63
ES 0.60 1.00 0.51
ETR 0.63 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DUK, ES and ETR?

Duke Energy (DUK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Duke Energy (DUK) $97.00B, Eversource Energy (ES) $25.46B, Entergy (ETR) $49.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, DUK, ES and ETR?

Eversource Energy (ES) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Duke Energy (DUK) 18.7x, Eversource Energy (ES) 14.6x, Entergy (ETR) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eversource Energy (ES) is cheapest (Duke Energy (DUK) 19.0x, Eversource Energy (ES) 15.4x, Entergy (ETR) 23.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eversource Energy (ES) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Duke Energy (DUK) +6.3%, Eversource Energy (ES) +9.8%, Entergy (ETR) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entergy (ETR) has the highest net margin (Eversource Energy (ES) 12.5%, Entergy (ETR) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Eversource Energy (ES) leads (Eversource Energy (ES) 6.2%, Entergy (ETR) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entergy (ETR) returned the most: Duke Energy (DUK) -2.3%, Eversource Energy (ES) -9.5%, Entergy (ETR) +11.3%. Over five years, Entergy (ETR) compounded fastest (Duke Energy (DUK) +3.9%/yr, Eversource Energy (ES) -4.6%/yr, Entergy (ETR) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eversource Energy (ES) has the highest dividend yield: Duke Energy (DUK) 0.00%, Eversource Energy (ES) 0.04%, Entergy (ETR) 0.02%. 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%, Eversource Energy (ES) 24.8%, Entergy (ETR) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DUK, ES and ETR?

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