Duke Energy Corp.
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Earnings Call Q3 2026
November 5, 2026 - AI Summary
Strong Q3 results + raised confidence for 2026 (good):
- Adjusted EPS: $1.99 vs $1.81 in Q3 2025 (also reported EPS $1.99).
- Growth mainly from Electric Utilities & Infrastructure (+$0.20 YoY) driven by rate cases/riders, higher sales volumes, and hot summer weather.
- Offset items: higher depreciation and interest expense from a growing asset base and minority interest at Duke Energy Florida.
- 2026 guidance narrowed to $6.70–$6.80, with expectations to finish near the top end.
Forward-looking earnings growth framework (good, with clear targets):
- Company reaffirmed 5%–7% long-term EPS growth through 2030.
- Expect accelerated growth beginning in 2028 as secured large-load economic development projects ramp under electric service agreements (ESAs).
- They believe they can deliver top-half of the growth range starting in 2028 (i.e., stronger out-year earnings profile).
Capital plan + large-load opportunities (big opportunity, but execution-dependent):
- Underpinning is a $103B capital plan.
- Management highlighted additional upside capital of ~$5B–$10B tied to generation and transmission to serve large load customers, especially in Indiana and Florida (contracts being finalized).
- They remain confident in converting 15.4 GW of late-stage pipeline to ESAs by H1 2027; current status: 7.8 GW signed, with remaining ~7.6 GW needing to reach ESA-level (they said they don’t count deals until ESA “durable” contract stage).
- Data centers under construction: 5.2 GW remain on schedule to begin taking energy 2H 2027 into 2028.
- Load growth improving: Q3 demand +2%, strongest since 2022; residential customer growth steady ~2%, with advanced manufacturing loads starting to ramp.
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Current Fair Value
33.3% downsideOvervalued by 33.3% based on the discounted cash flow analysis.
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Share Statistics
| Market cap | $100.73 Billion |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | $109.73 Billion |
| Annual dividend | $4.28 |
| Dividend yield | 3.35% |
| Earnings per Share | $6.31 |
| Beta | 0.32 |
| Outstanding Shares | 780,000,000 |
Return
| Return on Equity | 9.74% |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets | 2.64% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.52% |
Valuation & Multiples
| P/E Ratio | 18.68 |
|---|---|
| PEG | 184.35 |
| Price to Sales | 3.0 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 1.77 |
| Enterprise Value to Revenue | 3.25 |
| Enterprise Value to EBIT | 10.78 |
| Enterprise Value to Net Income | 20 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise | 0.09 |
| Debt to Equity | 0.17 |
Revenue Sources
No data
Last Earnings Call
Report Date
November 5, 2026
EPS
$1.99
Est. $1.86Revenue
$9.10 B
Est. $8.91 BNext Earnings Call
Expected Date
February 9, 2027
EPS Estimate
$1.46
Consensus analyst estimateRevenue Estimate
$8.05 B
Consensus analyst estimateInstitutional Put/Call Ratio
Compares institutional put options with call options. At 1.18, the ratio is above 1, so institutions hold more puts than calls. That is a more cautious stance.
| Put/Call Ratio | 1.1820▲ 53.17% |
|---|---|
| Total Calls | 39,257▼ 99.05% |
| Total Puts | 46,400▼ 98.27% |
Institutional Ownership
Holdings and activity of institutional investors.
| Ownership % | 11.83%▼ 59.29% |
|---|---|
| Total Invested | $10.54B▼ 84.95% |
| Investors Holding | 1,429▼ 1127.00% |
About Duke Energy Corp.
2,018 employees
CEO: Lynn Good
Duke Energy, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of the largest energy holding companies in the U.S. It employs 30,000 people and has an electric generating capacity of 51,000 megawatts through its regulated ut...