Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 17.91.
Forward PE Ratio (17.91) = Close Price ($121.24) / Consensus Forward EPS ($6.71)
FORWARD PE RATIO
17.91
SECTOR MEDIAN · UTILITIES
17.69
median of 37 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+1.24%
vs the sector median at left
Duke Energy Corporation
Market Cap
$94.52B
Forward PE Ratio
17.91
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) | $94.52B | 17.91 |
| The Southern Company (SO)vs › | $102.37B | 19.19 |
| Constellation Energy Corporation (CEG)vs › | $107.39B | 24.82 |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)vs › | $68.28B | 19.51 |
| Dominion Energy, Inc. (D)vs › | $58.24B | 18.36 |
| Sempra (SRE)vs › | $55.90B | 16.43 |
| Vistra Corp. (VST)vs › | $51.16B | 17.34 |
| Entergy Corporation (ETR)vs › | $50.64B | 24.38 |
| Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL)vs › | $48.02B | 18.40 |
| Exelon Corporation (EXC)vs › | $45.28B | 15.27 |
Trailing P/E
18.1
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
17.9
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $6.71 implies +0.8% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $6.66.
At today's $121.24 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $6.71 | $6.69 – $6.75 | 12 | 18.1x |
| 2027-12-31 | $7.17 | $7.14 – $7.22 | 13 | 16.9x |
| 2028-12-31 | $7.68 | $7.60 – $7.75 | 8 | 15.8x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute