Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or WMB?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $86.1B for Williams Companies Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or WMB?

Accepted Answer

WMB keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 25.2% vs 15.8% for DUK.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or WMB?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 28.8 for WMB. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or WMB?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 2.83% for WMB.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or WMB?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, DUK leads 5 of 11 comparable metrics and WMB leads 6. StockCV rates DUK “Strained” and WMB “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	DUK	WMB
Price	$121.35	$70.38
Market cap	$94.6B	$86.1B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$12.2B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	+2.9%
Net margin	15.8%	25.2%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	-$108M
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($7.67B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	+12.5%
P/E	18.0	28.8
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	42%
Dividend yield	3.58%	2.83%
Return on equity	10%	24%
Altman Z-score	0.56	1.04
CV checks passed	8 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	26,441	5,987

Duke Energy Corporation vs Williams Companies Inc.