Duke Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts that cover Duke Energy stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $133.86, which forecasts a 13.72% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $115 and the highest is $143.

Price Target: $133.86 (+13.72%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$115	$133.86	$136	$143
Change	-2.30%	+13.72%	+15.54%	+21.49%

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	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26
Strong Buy	4	3	2	2	2	2
Buy	5	4	6	6	6	6
Hold	6	7	7	7	7	7
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	14	15	15	15	15

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Shahriar Pourreza Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $126 → $115	Hold	Maintains	$126 → $115	-2.30%	Jan 20, 2026
Nicholas Campanella Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $135 → $127	Buy	Maintains	$135 → $127	+7.89%	Jan 15, 2026
Ross Fowler UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $135 → $126	Hold	Maintains	$135 → $126	+7.04%	Dec 17, 2025
Jeremy Tonet JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $136 → $126	Hold	Maintains	$136 → $126	+7.04%	Dec 11, 2025
Shahriar Pourreza Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Initiates $126	Hold	Initiates	$126	+7.04%	Oct 28, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

32.15B

from 29.93B

7.39%

from 29.93B

Revenue Next Year

33.34B

from 32.15B

3.72%

from 32.15B

EPS This Year

6.38

from 5.70

11.85%

from 5.70

EPS Next Year

6.78

from 6.38

6.27%

from 6.38

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	32.15B	33.34B
Revenue Growth	-6.92%	5.45%	17.02%	1.00%	4.66%	7.39%	3.72%
EPS	1.72	4.94	3.17	3.55	5.70	6.38	6.78
EPS Growth	-65.99%	187.22%	-35.75%	11.76%	60.74%	11.85%	6.27%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	18.46	17.37
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	24	24

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026
High	33.8B	35.9B
Avg	32.1B	33.3B
Low	30.3B	30.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026
High	12.8%	11.5%
Avg	7.4%	3.7%
Low	1.2%	-6.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026
High	6.67	7.14
Avg	6.38	6.78
Low	6.14	6.54

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026
High	16.9%	11.9%
Avg	11.9%	6.3%
Low	7.8%	2.5%

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.