Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or NRG?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $21.8B for NRG Energy, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or NRG?

Accepted Answer

DUK keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 15.8% vs 2.4% for NRG.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or NRG?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 24.4 for NRG. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or NRG?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 2.12% for NRG.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or NRG?

Accepted Answer

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

Metric	DUK	NRG
Price	$121.35	$103.75
Market cap	$94.6B	$21.8B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$33.1B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	-0.9%
Net margin	15.8%	2.4%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	$348M
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($11.7B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	-38.9%
P/E	18.0	24.4
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	19%
Dividend yield	3.58%	2.12%
Return on equity	10%	25%
Altman Z-score	0.56	2.02
CV checks passed	8 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	26,441	16,702

Duke Energy Corporation vs NRG Energy, Inc.