Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or ED?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $41.5B for Consolidated Edison, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or ED?

Accepted Answer

DUK keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 15.8% vs 12.5% for ED.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or ED?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 18.3 for ED. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or ED?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 2.99% for ED.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or ED?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, DUK leads 6 of 12 comparable metrics and ED leads 6. StockCV rates DUK “Strained” and ED “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	DUK	ED
Price	$121.35	$112.26
Market cap	$94.6B	$41.5B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$17.7B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	+5.6%
Net margin	15.8%	12.5%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	$3.96B
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($23.9B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	+11.1%
P/E	18.0	18.3
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	53%
Dividend yield	3.58%	2.99%
Return on equity	10%	9%
Altman Z-score	0.56	1.12
CV checks passed	8 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	26,441	15,407

Duke Energy Corporation vs Consolidated Edison, Inc.