Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or LNT?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $17.7B for Alliant Energy Corporation.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or LNT?

Accepted Answer

LNT keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 18.4% vs 15.8% for DUK.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or LNT?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 21.3 for LNT. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or LNT?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 3.07% for LNT.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or LNT?

Accepted Answer

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

Metric	DUK	LNT
Price	$121.35	$68.32
Market cap	$94.6B	$17.7B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$4.43B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	+1.3%
Net margin	15.8%	18.4%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	-$1.06B
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($10.5B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	+1.1%
P/E	18.0	21.3
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	41%
Dividend yield	3.58%	3.07%
Return on equity	10%	11%
Altman Z-score	0.56	1.13
CV checks passed	8 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	26,441	2,948

Duke Energy Corporation vs Alliant Energy Corporation