Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or NI?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $20.5B for NiSource Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or NI?

Accepted Answer

DUK keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 15.8% vs 13.4% for NI.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or NI?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 21.9 for NI. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or NI?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 2.82% for NI.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or NI?

Accepted Answer

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

Metric	DUK	NI
Price	$121.35	$42.72
Market cap	$94.6B	$20.5B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$6.74B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	+4.4%
Net margin	15.8%	13.4%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	-$1.09B
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($16.1B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	-1.2%
P/E	18.0	21.9
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	19%
Dividend yield	3.58%	2.82%
Return on equity	10%	10%
Altman Z-score	0.56	0.76
CV checks passed	8 of 11	7 of 11
Employees	26,441	7,738

Duke Energy Corporation vs NiSource Inc.