# Duke Energy - Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) Common Stock (DUK)

Stock code DUK · Yahoo ticker DUK · Sector: Utilities

Overall fundamentals score: 58/100 (Okay). Top 38% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 80/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | 17/100 | Weak |
| Cash & Dividends | 50/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 67/100 | Okay |
| Risk | 75/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Duke Energy (DUK): Overall score: 58/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 80/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 10% - Okay
4-Year Revenue Growth +5%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +23%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 16% - Strong
Quarterly Momentum +7% - Strong

Financial Safety: 17/100 (Weak)
Debt-to-Equity 1.7× - Weak
Current Ratio 0.7× - Weak
Interest Coverage 2.6× - Okay

Cash & Dividends: 50/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 3% - Okay
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 67/100 (Okay)
P/E Ratio 18.9× - Okay
P/B Ratio 1.8× - Okay
PEG Ratio 0.8 - Strong

Risk: 75/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -1.8 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +0.7% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 1 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is Duke Energy's fundamentals score?

Duke Energy (DUK) scores 58/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 38% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Duke Energy strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Business Strength (80/100); its weakest is Financial Safety (17/100).

### How does Duke Energy rank against its sector?

Duke Energy ranks #2 of 31 scored Utilities stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Duke Energy pay dividends?

Yes. Duke Energy (DUK) has a dividend yield of 3.4%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 64% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 50/100.

### How do I buy Duke Energy shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy DUK. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Duke Energy (DUK), in plain English?

Duke Energy (DUK) is a Utilities company (Utilities - Regulated Electric). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 58/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Business Strength (80/100); its main watch-out is Financial Safety (17/100). Shares currently cost about 19 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 18.9×). It also pays back about 3.4% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/duk-duke-energy

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/duk-duke-energy
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.