Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or XEL?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $47.7B for Xcel Energy, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or XEL?

Accepted Answer

DUK keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 15.8% vs 15.3% for XEL.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or XEL?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, DUK trades at a lower P/E — 18.0 vs 20.3 for XEL. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or XEL?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 3.01% for XEL.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or XEL?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, DUK leads 10 of 12 comparable metrics and XEL leads 2. StockCV rates DUK “Strained” and XEL “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	DUK	XEL
Price	$121.35	$76.31
Market cap	$94.6B	$47.7B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$14.6B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	-1.3%
Net margin	15.8%	15.3%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	-$7.69B
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($33.1B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	-5.9%
P/E	18.0	20.3
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	48%
Dividend yield	3.58%	3.01%
Return on equity	10%	10%
Altman Z-score	0.56	0.71
CV checks passed	8 of 11	7 of 11
Employees	26,441	11,534

Duke Energy Corporation vs Xcel Energy, Inc.