DUK vs NGG vs TRP Stock Comparison

Duke Energy, National Grid and Tc Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
NGG National Grid Plc
$81.87 +8.8% 1M +6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$80.86B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$62.38 +3.7% 1M +22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.98B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDUKNGGTRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $96.91B $80.86B $64.98B DUK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x 18.6x 26.4x NGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 14.0x 25.1x NGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.2% — -1.0% DUK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% — 21.9% TRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% — 12.4% TRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x — 1.2x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% -0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.8% +6.7% +22.4% TRP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +5.4%/yr +2.6%/yr NGG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.6% 22.4% 19.7% DUK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 73/100 68/100 NGG

Percentile Scorecard

DUKNGGTRP

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

AxisDUKNGGTRP
Valuation 70 #21 of 67 52 #33 of 67 74 #10 of 35
Growth 75 #17 of 65 – 33 #23 of 34
Profitability 80 #14 of 65 – 97 #2 of 34
Financial Health 35 #43 of 66 79 #15 of 66 91 #4 of 35
Shareholder Returns 23 #52 of 67 89 #8 of 67 43 #18 of 31
Overall 56 73 68
  • DUK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • NGG ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • TRP 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

PeriodDUKNGGTRPSPY
1 month +9.4%+8.8%+3.7% -1.0%
3 months -4.3%-0.5%-11.6% +2.9%
6 months -1.8%-6.3%+0.6% +6.4%
Year to date +6.6%+5.8%+13.4% +11.4%
1 year -1.8%+6.7%+22.4% +13.1%
3 years +42.4%+37.0%+83.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.5%+11.1%+22.4% +21.5%
5 years +20.4%+30.3%+13.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.8%+5.4%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +60.2%+14.7%+32.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.8%+1.4%+2.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDUKNGGTRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.6%22.4%19.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.0%24.3%18.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.310.31-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.301.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.0%-40.9%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.4%-12.8%-12.0% -2.5%
52-week high $133.46$93.93$70.91 $779.14
52-week low $113.24$73.54$49.79 $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.

MultipleDUKNGGTRP
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 20.8x 18.6xmedian 20.8x 26.4xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 2.8x 5.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 8.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -29.5xmedian 36.7x -29.4xmedian 36.7x 6.7xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 2.27 —median 2.27 0.56median 1.93

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 monthsDUKNGGTRP
Revenue $33.17B – $11.24B
Gross profit $24.71B – $11.08B
Operating income $9.01B – $6.82B
Net income $5.24B – $2.94B
Free cash flow -$3.30B – $9.65B
EPS (diluted) $6.53 – $2.37
Cash & equivalents $2.14B $493.98M $1.46B
Total debt $352.76B $61.59B $11.91B
Shares (diluted) 779.00M 994.20M 1.04B
Enterprise value $93.49B $53.16B $61.07B

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
MetricDUKNGGTRP
P/E 19.1x 18.6x 26.4x
P/FCF -29.5x -29.4x 6.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x – 10.5x
P/S 2.9x 3.6x 5.8x
P/B 1.7x 1.6x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.8x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x – 8.5x
EV/EBIT 20.6x – 11.1x
EV/Revenue 5.6x – 6.7x
EV/FCF -56.2x – 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x – 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 – 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDUKNGGTRP
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.2% – -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.9% – -1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.5% – -10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.7% – -17.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.1% – 52.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.6% – -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% – 47.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% – 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,646% – -1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – -5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDUKNGGTRP
Gross margin 74.5% – 98.5%
EBITDA margin 51.0% – 78.8%
Operating margin 27.2% – 60.7%
Pretax margin 18.1% – 34.9%
Net margin 15.3% – 21.9%
FCF margin -9.9% – 85.9%
Operating cash flow margin 35.2% – 55.2%
Return on equity 9.6% – 12.6%
Return on assets 2.7% – –
Return on invested capital 5.4% – 12.4%
Return on capital employed 5.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDUKNGGTRP
Debt / assets 45.6% 43.2% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x – 1.2x
Debt / FCF -27.4x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 71.5% 63.7% –
Equity / assets 28.5% 36.3% –
Interest coverage 2.4x – 2.8x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 0.73 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDUKNGGTRP
Dividend yield 3.4% 4.0% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 4.0% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 63.7% – 87.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -101.3% – 26.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% – 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – -8.5%

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.

ConsensusDUKNGGTRP
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.56FY2026 $5.84FY2026 $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +9.2% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.40BFY2026 $25.23BFY2026 $10.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +8.0% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDUKNGGTRP
Held by institutions 69.7% 6.2% 65.7%
Institutions holding 2,457 617 696
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +6.6% -5.0%
Institutions buying 1,297 352 328
Institutions selling 801 159 216
Buyers to sellers 1.62 2.21 1.52

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.

DUKNGGTRP
DUK 1.00 0.55 0.38
NGG 0.55 1.00 0.39
TRP 0.38 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DUK, NGG and TRP?

Duke Energy (DUK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Duke Energy (DUK) $96.91B, National Grid (NGG) $80.86B, Tc Energy (TRP) $64.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, DUK, NGG and TRP?

National Grid (NGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Duke Energy (DUK) 19.1x, National Grid (NGG) 18.6x, Tc Energy (TRP) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Grid (NGG) is cheapest (Duke Energy (DUK) 19.1x, National Grid (NGG) 14.0x, Tc Energy (TRP) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Duke Energy (DUK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Duke Energy (DUK) +7.2%, Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tc Energy (TRP) has the highest net margin (Duke Energy (DUK) 15.3%, Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Tc Energy (TRP) leads (Duke Energy (DUK) 5.4%, Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tc Energy (TRP) returned the most: Duke Energy (DUK) -1.8%, National Grid (NGG) +6.7%, Tc Energy (TRP) +22.4%. Over five years, National Grid (NGG) compounded fastest (Duke Energy (DUK) +3.8%/yr, National Grid (NGG) +5.4%/yr, Tc Energy (TRP) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Duke Energy (DUK) 0.03%, National Grid (NGG) 0.00%, Tc Energy (TRP) -0.04%. National Grid (NGG) and Tc Energy (TRP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Duke Energy (DUK) has been the steadiest (Duke Energy (DUK) 16.6%, National Grid (NGG) 22.4%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DUK, NGG and TRP?

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