Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or VST?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $50.6B for Vistra Corp..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or VST?

Accepted Answer

DUK keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 15.8% vs 11.6% for VST.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or VST?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 23.3 for VST. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or VST?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 0.97% for VST.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or VST?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, DUK leads 6 of 12 comparable metrics and VST leads 6. StockCV rates DUK “Strained” and VST “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	DUK	VST
Price	$121.35	$150.90
Market cap	$94.6B	$50.6B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$19.2B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	+4.0%
Net margin	15.8%	11.6%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	$2.25B
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($16.9B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	-28.3%
P/E	18.0	23.3
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	60%
Dividend yield	3.58%	0.97%
Return on equity	10%	42%
Altman Z-score	0.56	1.36
CV checks passed	8 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	26,441	6,390

Duke Energy Corporation vs Vistra Corp.