Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or EXC?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $44.8B for Exelon Corporation.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or EXC?

Accepted Answer

DUK keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 15.8% vs 11.0% for EXC.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or EXC?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, EXC trades at a lower P/E — 15.7 vs 18.0 for DUK. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or EXC?

Accepted Answer

EXC yields 3.81% vs 3.58% for DUK.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or EXC?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, DUK leads 5 of 11 comparable metrics and EXC leads 6. StockCV rates DUK “Strained” and EXC “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	DUK	EXC
Price	$121.35	$43.50
Market cap	$94.6B	$44.8B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$25.3B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	+8.3%
Net margin	15.8%	11.0%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	-$1.92B
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($49.4B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	-8.2%
P/E	18.0	15.7
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	69%
Dividend yield	3.58%	3.81%
Return on equity	10%	10%
Altman Z-score	0.56	0.58
CV checks passed	8 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	26,441	20,571

Duke Energy Corporation vs Exelon Corporation