Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or PNW?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $12.5B for Pinnacle West Capital Corporation.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or PNW?

Accepted Answer

DUK keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 15.8% vs 11.5% for PNW.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or PNW?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 19.4 for PNW. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or PNW?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 3.47% for PNW.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or PNW?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, DUK leads 7 of 11 comparable metrics and PNW leads 4. StockCV rates DUK “Strained” and PNW “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	DUK	PNW
Price	$121.35	$103.42
Market cap	$94.6B	$12.5B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$5.55B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	+7.3%
Net margin	15.8%	11.5%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	-$879M
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($9.96B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	+11.2%
P/E	18.0	19.4
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	13%
Dividend yield	3.58%	3.47%
Return on equity	10%	9%
Altman Z-score	0.56	0.54
CV checks passed	8 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	26,441	6,610

Duke Energy Corporation vs Pinnacle West Capital Corporation