Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or KMI?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $75.2B for Kinder Morgan, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or KMI?

Accepted Answer

KMI keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 19.3% vs 15.8% for DUK.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or KMI?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 21.2 for KMI. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or KMI?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 3.58% for KMI.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or KMI?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, DUK leads 5 of 12 comparable metrics and KMI leads 7. StockCV rates DUK “Strained” and KMI “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	DUK	KMI
Price	$121.35	$33.78
Market cap	$94.6B	$75.2B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$18.0B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	-4.1%
Net margin	15.8%	19.3%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	$3.16B
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($31.9B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	+24.2%
P/E	18.0	21.2
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	35%
Dividend yield	3.58%	3.58%
Return on equity	10%	11%
Altman Z-score	0.56	1.34
CV checks passed	8 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	26,441	11,028

Duke Energy Corporation vs Kinder Morgan, Inc.