Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or PPL?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $26.3B for PPL Corporation.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or PPL?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or PPL?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 20.5 for PPL. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or PPL?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 3.15% for PPL.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or PPL?

Accepted Answer

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

Metric	DUK	PPL
Price	$121.35	$35.00
Market cap	$94.6B	$26.3B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$9.40B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	+14.9%
Net margin	15.8%	13.4%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	-$1.99B
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($18.4B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	-6.2%
P/E	18.0	20.5
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	74%
Dividend yield	3.58%	3.15%
Return on equity	10%	9%
Altman Z-score	0.56	0.71
CV checks passed	8 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	26,441	6,546

Duke Energy Corporation vs PPL Corporation