Duke Energy Co. (NYSE:DUK) to Post Q4 2025 Earnings of $1.68 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Duke Energy Co. (NYSE:DUK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Duke Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 28th. Zacks Research analyst A. Dutta now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.68 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.67. The consensus estimate for Duke Energy’s current full-year earnings is $5.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Duke Energy’s FY2026 earnings at $6.46 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Duke Energy from $106.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 4th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Duke Energy from $101.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 12th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Duke Energy from $103.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 9th. Bank of America downgraded Duke Energy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $105.00 to $96.00 in a research report on Monday, February 12th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised Duke Energy from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $101.00 to $113.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 10th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.00.

Duke Energy Stock Up 0.6 %

DUK opened at $96.68 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.46. Duke Energy has a 12 month low of $83.06 and a 12 month high of $100.39.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 8th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $7.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.24 billion. Duke Energy had a return on equity of 8.93% and a net margin of 9.78%. The firm’s revenue was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.11 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Altshuler Shaham Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Duke Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Private Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Duke Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. O Dell Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Duke Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. CKW Financial Group acquired a new position in shares of Duke Energy during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Finally, Chilton Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Duke Energy during the first quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Duke Energy

In related news, EVP Louis E. Renjel sold 3,000 shares of Duke Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.57, for a total value of $277,710.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 14,213 shares in the company, valued at $1,315,697.41. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Duke Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 18th. Investors of record on Friday, February 16th were issued a $1.025 dividend. This represents a $4.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.24%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 15th. Duke Energy’s payout ratio is currently 115.49%.

Duke Energy Company Profile

Duke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I), and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest.