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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricDUKDuke Energy CORPNEENEXTERA ENERGY INCSOSOUTHERN COCEGConstellation Energy CorpMedian of the restexcluding DUK
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$125.40▲ 4.73 (3.92%)
$81.90▲ 3.62 (4.62%)
$93.82▲ 3.43 (3.79%)
$255.21▼ 15.53 (5.74%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.4.7/106.0/104.7/1010.0/106.0/10
Market value$97.56B$170.60B$102.90B$79.63B
Revenue$31.74B$25.80B$29.55B$22.66B
Profit$4.97B$6.83B$4.34B$2.32B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.5.6%9.8%10.6%19.5%10.6%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—————
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.27.2%32.1%24.7%13.6%24.7%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.15.7%26.5%14.7%10.2%14.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.-5.3%—-9.9%5.7%-2.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.9.6%12.5%12.1%16.0%12.5%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.5.4%4.5%6.3%11.2%6.3%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.19.64x24.96x23.70x34.34x24.96x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.11.30x—12.59x14.65x13.62x
Price to book1.88x3.12x2.86x5.48x3.12x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.78x2.68x3.24x2.92x2.92x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/85/85/86/85.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distressdistressdistressgrey

How DUK compares with the others

  • DUK's operating margin of 27.2% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (24.7%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 5.6% against 10.6%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 19.6x against 25.0x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.