ETR vs TAC vs DUK Stock Comparison

Entergy, Transalta and Duke Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$107.51 +9.1% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.75B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
6 wins
TAC Transalta Corp
$12.28 +6.5% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
1 win
DUK Duke Energy CORP
$124.46 +9.8% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$97.05B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.25B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Entergy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Entergy 6, Duke Energy 5, Transalta 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETRTACDUKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.75B $3.82B $97.05B DUK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x -69.8x 18.7x DUK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 51.2x 19.0x DUK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% -8.8% +6.3% ETR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.3% -3.3% — ETR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 0.0% — ETR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 4.8x — TAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% ETR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% -28.9% -2.3% ETR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +1.5%/yr +3.9%/yr ETR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 40.7% 16.7% DUK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 46/100 74/100 DUK

Percentile Scorecard

ETRTACDUK

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

AxisETRTACDUK
Valuation 14 #58 of 67 70 #8 of 24 83 #12 of 67
Growth 38 #41 of 65 27 #17 of 23 83 #12 of 65
Profitability 60 #26 of 64 55 #11 of 23 57 #28 of 64
Financial Health 44 #36 of 64 30 #17 of 24 –
Shareholder Returns 35 #44 of 67 47 #11 of 20 73 #19 of 67
Overall 38 46 74
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • TAC ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • DUK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETRTACDUKSPY
1 month +9.1%+6.5%+9.8% -0.8%
3 months -5.5%-8.6%-3.4% +3.5%
6 months -5.2%-2.5%-2.1% +7.0%
Year to date +16.3%-2.8%+6.2% +12.2%
1 year +11.3%-28.9%-2.3% +13.0%
3 years +135.3%+67.1%+42.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.0%+18.7%+12.5% +23.1%
5 years +108.5%+7.9%+21.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.8%+1.5%+3.9% +11.0%
10 years +197.5%+174.7%+58.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.5%+10.6%+4.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureETRTACDUKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%40.7%16.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.0%44.3%16.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.171.09-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.55-0.71-0.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-48.4%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-30.7%-6.7% -1.8%
52-week high $117.91$17.73$133.46 $779.14
52-week low $91.19$11.53$113.24 $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.

MultipleETRTACDUK
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 20.8x -66.6xmedian 24.4x 18.7xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 2.7x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 13.1x 11.3xmedian 11.3x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.9xmedian 36.7x 12.9xmedian 12.9x —median 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 4.50median 2.23 2.10median 0.59 0.31median 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 monthsETRTACDUK
Revenue $13.48B $1.64B $33.25B
Gross profit – $1.05B –
Operating income $3.09B $201.41M $9.23B
Net income $1.82B -$17.93M $5.38B
Free cash flow -$2.97B $281.42M –
EPS (diluted) $3.85 $-0.18 $6.66
Cash & equivalents $3.85B $212.54M $673.00M
Total debt $34.63B $2.98B –
Shares (diluted) 466.31M 297.00M 779.00M
Enterprise value $38.88B $2.72B $97.05B

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
MetricETRTACDUK
P/E 27.4x -66.6x 18.7x
P/FCF -16.9x 12.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 7.6x 8.4x
P/S 3.7x 2.2x 2.9x
P/B 2.7x 2.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 3.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 11.3x –
EV/EBIT 26.2x 31.3x –
EV/Revenue 6.0x 3.8x 2.9x
EV/FCF -27.2x 22.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 13.1x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.50 2.10 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETRTACDUK
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% -8.8% 6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -14.4% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -12.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.4% 44.6% 9.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -29.4% 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.8% 81.0% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -27.1% 59.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.4% 60.3% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -31.7% 59.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.2% 9.7% -3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.1% -14.2% 26.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.7% 38.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -2.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETRTACDUK
Gross margin – 63.9% –
EBITDA margin 42.2% 34.0% –
Operating margin 22.9% 12.3% –
Pretax margin 17.0% 0.4% –
Net margin 13.3% -3.3% –
FCF margin -22.1% 17.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 45.1% 29.4% 34.8%
Return on equity 10.2% -1.5% 9.5%
Return on assets 2.3% -0.3% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 4.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x -26.9x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETRTACDUK
Debt / assets 43.8% 47.9% –
Debt / equity 1.9x 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 4.8x –
Debt / FCF -11.6x 10.6x –
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 79.1% –
Equity / assets 23.2% 20.9% 28.3%
Interest coverage 2.0x 0.8x –
Current ratio 0.9x – 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 1.01 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETRTACDUK
Dividend yield 2.4% 2.3% 3.4%
Net buyback yield -2.7% -6.2% –
Shareholder yield -0.4% -4.0% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 62.9% -193.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -38.4% 12.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.5% -5.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 3.6% –

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.

ConsensusETRTACDUK
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 51.2xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $0.24FY2026 $6.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +54.2% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.48BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026 $32.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 -20.0%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% +23.2% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETRTACDUK
Held by institutions 97.8% – 69.7%
Institutions holding 1,330 – 2,457
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% – +0.5%
Institutions buying 694 – 1,297
Institutions selling 411 – 801
Buyers to sellers 1.69 – 1.62

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.

ETRTACDUK
ETR 1.00 0.23 0.63
TAC 0.23 1.00 -0.03
DUK 0.63 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETR, TAC and DUK?

Duke Energy (DUK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entergy (ETR) $49.75B, Transalta (TAC) $3.82B, Duke Energy (DUK) $97.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, ETR, TAC and DUK?

Duke Energy (DUK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Entergy (ETR) 27.7x, Transalta (TAC) -69.8x, Duke Energy (DUK) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Duke Energy (DUK) is cheapest (Entergy (ETR) 23.4x, Transalta (TAC) 51.2x, Duke Energy (DUK) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Entergy (ETR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Entergy (ETR) +9.5%, Transalta (TAC) -8.8%, Duke Energy (DUK) +6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entergy (ETR) has the highest net margin (Entergy (ETR) 13.3%, Transalta (TAC) -3.3%). On return on invested capital, Entergy (ETR) leads (Entergy (ETR) 4.7%, Transalta (TAC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entergy (ETR) returned the most: Entergy (ETR) +11.3%, Transalta (TAC) -28.9%, Duke Energy (DUK) -2.3%. Over five years, Entergy (ETR) compounded fastest (Entergy (ETR) +15.8%/yr, Transalta (TAC) +1.5%/yr, Duke Energy (DUK) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Entergy (ETR) has the highest dividend yield: Entergy (ETR) 0.02%, Transalta (TAC) 0.01%, Duke Energy (DUK) 0.00%. Duke Energy (DUK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Duke Energy (DUK) has been the steadiest (Entergy (ETR) 20.5%, Transalta (TAC) 40.7%, Duke Energy (DUK) 16.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Entergy (ETR) leads on 6. 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.