Duke Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 22 analysts polled by S&P Global, Duke Energy stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $137.56. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 11.29% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $129 (+4.37%) and the highest is $147 (+18.93%).

Price Target: $137.56 (+11.29%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$129	$137.56	$137.5	$147
Change	+4.37%	+11.29%	+11.25%	+18.93%

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

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Rating	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26
Strong Buy	7	8	8	8	9	9
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	13	13	13	13	12	11
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	22	23	23	23	23	22

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Richard Sunderland Truist Financial	Truist Financial	Buy Maintains $138 → $135	Buy	Maintains	$138 → $135	+9.22%	Aug 17, 2026
Sophie Karp KeyBanc	KeyBanc	Buy Reiterates $139	Buy	Reiterates	$139	+12.46%	Aug 6, 2026
Andrew Weisel Scotiabank	Scotiabank	Buy Maintains $146	Buy	Maintains	$146	+18.12%	Aug 5, 2026
Anthony Crowdell Mizuho Securities	Mizuho Securities	Buy Maintains $135 → $136	Buy	Maintains	$135 → $136	+10.03%	Aug 5, 2026
James Thalacker BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Buy Maintains $134 → $132	Buy	Maintains	$134 → $132	+6.80%	Aug 5, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

33.75B

from 31.79B

6.17%

from 31.79B

Revenue Next Year

35.29B

from 33.75B

4.56%

from 33.75B

EPS This Year

6.71

from 6.31

6.33%

from 6.31

EPS Next Year

7.17

from 6.71

6.88%

from 6.71

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	33.75B
Revenue Growth	5.45%	17.02%	1.00%	4.66%	6.20%	6.17%
Net Income	3.91B	2.55B	2.84B	4.52B	4.97B	5.30B
EPS	-	-	-	-	6.31	6.71
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	6.95%	6.33%
Forward PE	20.54	20.88	16.66	17.16	18.44	18.42
Dividend / Share	3.90	3.98	4.06	4.14	4.22	4.36
Dividend Growth	2.09%	2.05%	2.01%	1.97%	1.93%	3.21%
Free Cash Flow	-2.77B	-4.24B	-4.36B	-1.82B	-2.00B	-1.29B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	15

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

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	34.4B
Avg	33.8B
Low	33.0B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	8.2%
Avg	6.2%
Low	3.9%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	6.80
Avg	6.71
Low	6.62

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	7.8%
Avg	6.3%
Low	4.9%