Duke Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 12 analysts that cover Duke Energy stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $136.25, which forecasts a 6.97% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $131 and the highest is $143.

Price Target: $136.25 (+6.97%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$131	$136.25	$136	$143
Change	+2.85%	+6.97%	+6.78%	+12.27%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Duke Energy stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	3	4	4	4	3	3
Buy	6	6	6	5	4	5
Hold	7	7	7	6	7	5
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	16	17	17	15	14	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Byrd Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $127 → $136	Hold	Maintains	$127 → $136	+6.78%	Oct 22, 2025
Nicholas Campanella Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $131 → $135	Buy	Maintains	$131 → $135	+5.99%	Oct 14, 2025
James Thalacker BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Buy Maintains $132 → $135	Buy	Maintains	$132 → $135	+5.99%	Oct 10, 2025
Ross Fowler UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $131 → $137	Hold	Maintains	$131 → $137	+7.56%	Oct 10, 2025
Nicholas Amicucci Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Buy Initiates $143	Buy	Initiates	$143	+12.27%	Oct 7, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

32.13B

from 29.93B

7.33%

from 29.93B

Revenue Next Year

33.20B

from 32.13B

3.33%

from 32.13B

EPS This Year

6.39

from 5.70

12.15%

from 5.70

EPS Next Year

6.78

from 6.39

6.02%

from 6.39

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	22.95B	24.20B	28.32B	28.60B	29.93B	32.13B	33.20B
Revenue Growth	-6.92%	5.45%	17.02%	1.00%	4.66%	7.33%	3.33%
EPS	1.72	4.94	3.17	3.55	5.70	6.39	6.78
EPS Growth	-65.99%	187.22%	-35.75%	11.76%	60.74%	12.15%	6.02%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	19.92	18.79
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	21	21

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026
High	34.0B	35.9B
Avg	32.1B	33.2B
Low	30.4B	30.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026
High	13.5%	11.8%
Avg	7.3%	3.3%
Low	1.4%	-6.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026
High	6.75	7.16
Avg	6.39	6.78
Low	6.13	6.53

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026
High	18.4%	12.0%
Avg	12.2%	6.0%
Low	7.4%	2.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.