Question 1

Which is bigger, CNP or DUK?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $26.7B for CenterPoint Energy, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, CNP or DUK?

Accepted Answer

DUK keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 15.8% vs 11.6% for CNP.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, CNP or DUK?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 23.5 for CNP. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, CNP or DUK?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 2.24% for CNP.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — CNP or DUK?

Accepted Answer

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

Metric	CNP	DUK
Price	$40.55	$121.35
Market cap	$26.7B	$94.6B
Revenue (TTM)	$9.62B	$33.3B
Revenue growth	-0.9%	+3.9%
Net margin	11.6%	15.8%
Free cash flow	-$2.69B	-$4.27B
Net cash (debt)	($20.5B)	($82.5B)
1-year price return	+2.2%	-4.7%
P/E	23.5	18.0
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	29%	95%
Dividend yield	2.24%	3.58%
Return on equity	10%	10%
Altman Z-score	0.85	0.56
CV checks passed	6 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	8,794	26,441

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. vs Duke Energy Corporation