Duke Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 23 analysts polled by S&P Global, Duke Energy stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $138.56. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 10.62% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $131 (+4.58%) and the highest is $146 (+16.56%).

Price Target: $138.56 (+10.62%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$131	$138.56	$138	$146
Change	+4.58%	+10.62%	+10.17%	+16.56%

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	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26
Strong Buy	8	7	8	8	8	8
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	12	13	13	13	13	13
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	22	22	23	23	23	23

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Alex Kania BTIG	BTIG	Buy Maintains $139	Buy	Maintains	$139	+10.97%	Jul 6, 2026
Carly Davenport Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Buy Maintains n/a	Buy	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Jul 2, 2026
David Arcaro Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $132 → $136	Hold	Maintains	$132 → $136	+8.57%	Jun 24, 2026
Anthony Crowdell Mizuho Securities	Mizuho Securities	Buy Maintains $135	Buy	Maintains	$135	+7.78%	Jun 22, 2026
Nicholas Campanella Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $143 → $134	Buy	Maintains	$143 → $134	+6.98%	Jun 18, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

33.59B

from 31.79B

5.66%

from 31.79B

Revenue Next Year

35.16B

from 33.59B

4.68%

from 33.59B

EPS This Year

6.70

from 6.31

6.25%

from 6.31

EPS Next Year

7.17

from 6.70

6.93%

from 6.70

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	24.20B	28.32B	28.60B	29.93B	31.79B	33.59B
Revenue Growth	5.45%	17.02%	1.00%	4.66%	6.20%	5.66%
Net Income	3.91B	2.55B	2.84B	4.52B	4.97B	5.30B
EPS	-	-	-	-	6.31	6.70
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	6.95%	6.25%
Forward PE	20.54	20.88	16.66	17.16	18.44	18.68
Dividend / Share	3.90	3.98	4.06	4.14	4.22	4.38
Dividend Growth	-	2.05%	2.01%	1.97%	1.93%	3.80%
Free Cash Flow	-2.77B	-4.24B	-4.36B	-1.82B	-2.00B	-1.29B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	34.8B
Avg	33.6B
Low	32.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	9.4%
Avg	5.7%
Low	1.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	6.79
Avg	6.70
Low	6.63

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	7.6%
Avg	6.2%
Low	5.1%