DUK vs EXC vs WEC Stock Comparison

Duke Energy, Exelon and Wec Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DUK Duke Energy CORP
$125.90 +10.3% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$99.13B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.25B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
EXC Exelon Corp
$45.91 +12.9% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$47.17B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins
WEC Wec Energy Group, Inc.
$114.60 +11.7% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$37.82B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.32B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Duke Energy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Duke Energy 4, Exelon 2, Wec Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDUKEXCWECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $99.13B $47.17B $37.82B DUK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x 16.9x 20.9x EXC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 15.3x 21.4x EXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +6.6% +8.1% WEC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.3% -2.7% +0.0% DUK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr +3.9%/yr +4.9%/yr WEC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.7% 20.2% 16.8% DUK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 61/100 63/100 DUK

Percentile Scorecard

DUKEXCWEC

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

AxisDUKEXCWEC
Valuation 77 #16 of 67 79 #15 of 67 44 #38 of 67
Growth 81 #13 of 65 78 #15 of 65 48 #34 of 65
Profitability 47 #34 of 63 39 #39 of 63 94 #5 of 63
Financial Health – 43 #36 of 62 –
Shareholder Returns 73 #19 of 67 67 #23 of 67 65 #24 of 67
Overall 70 61 63
  • DUK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • EXC ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • WEC ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDUKEXCWECSPY
1 month +10.3%+12.9%+11.7% +0.7%
3 months -0.3%+0.7%+4.2% +3.7%
6 months -2.8%-0.2%-2.8% +7.1%
Year to date +7.4%+5.3%+8.7% +12.8%
1 year +1.3%-2.7%+0.0% +11.9%
3 years +43.2%+19.4%+40.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.7%+6.1%+12.0% +22.8%
5 years +23.4%+21.0%+27.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.3%+3.9%+4.9% +10.9%
10 years +59.9%+93.7%+95.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.8%+6.8%+7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDUKEXCWECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.7%20.2%16.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.8%20.3%15.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.32-0.28-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.08-0.140.00 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.0%-33.1%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%-8.7%-3.6% -1.2%
52-week high $133.46$50.29$118.85 $779.14
52-week low $113.24$40.20$100.79 $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.

MultipleDUKEXCWEC
P/E now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 20.5x 16.9xmedian 20.5x 20.6xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 2.9x 3.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 10.8xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.5x -24.7xmedian 40.5x -34.4xmedian 40.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 2.14 2.02median 2.14 2.47median 2.14

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 monthsDUKEXCWEC
Revenue $33.25B $25.33B $10.32B
Operating income $9.23B $5.27B $2.43B
Net income $5.38B $2.78B $1.81B
Free cash flow – -$1.92B –
EPS (diluted) $6.66 $2.71 $5.50
Cash & equivalents $673.00M $1.81B $58.80M
Total debt – $201.12B –
Shares (diluted) 779.00M 1.03B 328.90M
Enterprise value $99.13B $42.48B $37.82B

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
MetricDUKEXCWEC
P/E 18.9x 16.9x 20.6x
P/FCF – -24.7x -34.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 6.6x 9.7x
P/S 2.9x 1.9x 3.6x
P/B 1.7x 1.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.6x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 10.8x –
EV/EBIT – 18.6x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.9x 3.6x
EV/FCF – -51.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 13.6x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 2.02 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDUKEXCWEC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 6.6% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 8.4% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.5% 10.8% 2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 14.3% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.7% 4.9% 7.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.0% 9.5% 9.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% 3.3% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.6% 8.4% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.2% 23.8% 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 28.6% 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDUKEXCWEC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 35.6% –
Operating margin – 20.8% –
Pretax margin – 13.3% –
Net margin – 11.0% –
FCF margin – -7.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% 28.5% 37.2%
Return on equity 9.5% 9.4% 12.6%
Return on assets 2.7% 2.3% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – 5.4% –
Return on capital employed – 4.8% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.6x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDUKEXCWEC
Debt / assets – 43.4% –
Debt / equity – 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.6x –
Debt / FCF – -27.3x –
Liabilities / assets – 75.4% –
Equity / assets 28.3% 24.6% 27.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.1x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 0.7x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 0.77 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDUKEXCWEC
Dividend yield 3.4% 3.6% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 3.6% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 59.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -87.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusDUKEXCWEC
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 15.3xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.56FY2026 $3.01FY2026 $5.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +7.0% +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.42BFY2026 $26.87BFY2026 $9.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% -8.8% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDUKEXCWEC
Held by institutions 69.7% 92.0% 85.3%
Institutions holding 2,460 1,283 1,395
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +5.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,298 700 705
Institutions selling 802 372 401
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.88 1.76

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.

DUKEXCWEC
DUK 1.00 0.76 0.84
EXC 0.76 1.00 0.70
WEC 0.84 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DUK, EXC and WEC?

Duke Energy (DUK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Duke Energy (DUK) $99.13B, Exelon (EXC) $47.17B, Wec Energy (WEC) $37.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, DUK, EXC and WEC?

Exelon (EXC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Duke Energy (DUK) 19.1x, Exelon (EXC) 16.9x, Wec Energy (WEC) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Exelon (EXC) is cheapest (Duke Energy (DUK) 19.2x, Exelon (EXC) 15.3x, Wec Energy (WEC) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wec Energy (WEC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Duke Energy (DUK) +6.3%, Exelon (EXC) +6.6%, Wec Energy (WEC) +8.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Duke Energy (DUK) returned the most: Duke Energy (DUK) +1.3%, Exelon (EXC) -2.7%, Wec Energy (WEC) +0.0%. Over five years, Wec Energy (WEC) compounded fastest (Duke Energy (DUK) +4.3%/yr, Exelon (EXC) +3.9%/yr, Wec Energy (WEC) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Duke Energy (DUK) 0.00%, Exelon (EXC) 0.04%, Wec Energy (WEC) 0.00%. Duke Energy (DUK) and Wec Energy (WEC) 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%, Exelon (EXC) 20.2%, Wec Energy (WEC) 16.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DUK, EXC and WEC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Duke Energy (DUK) leads on 4. 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.