Question 1

Which is bigger, ATO or DUK?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $28.3B for Atmos Energy Corporation.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, ATO or DUK?

Accepted Answer

ATO keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 28.5% vs 15.8% for DUK.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, ATO or DUK?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 19.8 for ATO. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, ATO or DUK?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 2.28% for ATO.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — ATO or DUK?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, ATO leads 4 of 12 comparable metrics and DUK leads 8. StockCV rates ATO “Mixed” and DUK “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	ATO	DUK
Price	$167.34	$121.35
Market cap	$28.3B	$94.6B
Revenue (TTM)	$4.92B	$33.3B
Revenue growth	+3.8%	+3.9%
Net margin	28.5%	15.8%
Free cash flow	-$2.02B	-$4.27B
Net cash (debt)	($8.72B)	($82.5B)
1-year price return	-5.1%	-4.7%
P/E	19.8	18.0
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	75%	95%
Dividend yield	2.28%	3.58%
Return on equity	10%	10%
Altman Z-score	1.56	0.56
CV checks passed	7 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	5,487	26,441

Atmos Energy Corporation vs Duke Energy Corporation