Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or WEC?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $35.4B for WEC Energy Group, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or WEC?

Accepted Answer

WEC keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 16.7% vs 15.8% for DUK.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or WEC?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 20.2 for WEC. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or WEC?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 3.51% for WEC.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or WEC?

Accepted Answer

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

Metric	DUK	WEC
Price	$121.35	$108.71
Market cap	$94.6B	$35.4B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$10.1B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	+0.1%
Net margin	15.8%	16.7%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	-$1.37B
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($20.4B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	-6.4%
P/E	18.0	20.2
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	62%
Dividend yield	3.58%	3.51%
Return on equity	10%	12%
Altman Z-score	0.56	0.51
CV checks passed	8 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	26,441	7,151

Duke Energy Corporation vs WEC Energy Group, Inc.