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DUK vs EXC

Duke Energy Corp. and Exelon Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

DUK vs EXC, at a glance
Metric DUK EXC
Revenue$32.2B$24.3B
Net income$5.0B$2.8B
Gross margin··
Net margin16.0%11.4%
Return on equity9.7%9.9%
Diluted EPS$6.31·
Dividend / share$4.22$1.60
Payout ratio·58.4%
Free cash flow$-1.7B$-2.3B
Equity$51.8B$28.8B
Net debt / equity1.68×1.75×
Current ratio0.55×0.92×
Revenue CAGR 5y6.6%7.8%
Profit CAGR 5y29.3%7.2%

DUK bills 1.3× the revenue of EXC, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (16.0% against 11.4%).

The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

DUK vs EXC, revenue by year
Fiscal year DUK EXC
FY2025$32.2B$24.3B
FY2024$30.4B$23.0B
FY2023$29.1B$21.7B
FY2022$28.8B$19.1B
FY2021$24.6B$17.9B
FY2020$23.4B$16.7B
FY2019$25.1B$34.4B
FY2018$24.5B$36.0B
FY2017$23.6B$33.6B
FY2016$22.7B$31.4B
Net income by year

Bottom line

DUK vs EXC, net income by year
Fiscal year DUK EXC
FY2025$5.0B$2.8B
FY2024$4.5B$2.5B
FY2023$2.8B$2.3B
FY2022$2.5B$2.2B
FY2021$3.9B$1.8B
FY2020$1.4B$2.0B
FY2019$3.7B$3.0B
FY2018$2.7B$2.1B
FY2017$3.1B$3.9B
FY2016$2.2B$1.2B
Revenue gap over time

18 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025+$7,979,000,000DUK
FY2024+$7,329,000,000DUK
FY2023+$7,333,000,000DUK
FY2022+$9,690,000,000DUK
FY2021+$6,683,000,000DUK
FY2020+$6,703,000,000DUK
FY2019−$9,359,000,000EXC
FY2018−$11,457,000,000EXC
FY2017−$9,993,000,000EXC
FY2016−$8,623,000,000EXC
FY2015−$7,076,000,000EXC
FY2014−$4,920,000,000EXC
FY2013−$2,132,000,000EXC
FY2012−$5,577,000,000EXC
FY2011−$4,534,000,000EXC
FY2010−$4,372,000,000EXC
FY2009−$4,587,000,000EXC
FY2008−$5,652,000,000EXC

The higher-revenue side has changed between DUK and EXC over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.

18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

18 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025+4.5 ppDUK
FY2024+4.7 ppDUK
FY2023−0.7 ppEXC
FY2022−2.7 ppEXC
FY2021+4.6 ppDUK
FY2020−7.0 ppEXC
FY2019+5.7 ppDUK
FY2018+5.2 ppDUK
FY2017+1.7 ppDUK
FY2016+5.9 ppDUK
FY2015+5.2 ppDUK
FY2014+1.9 ppDUK
FY2013+5.1 ppDUK
FY2012+5.2 ppDUK
FY2011−1.1 ppEXC
FY2010−4.3 ppEXC
FY2009−7.1 ppEXC
FY2008−4.2 ppEXC

The higher net margin has changed hands between DUK and EXC over this period.

18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

EXC's net margin has been more volatile than DUK's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 3.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.8.

18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

The lead in net margin changed hands between DUK and EXC over these 18 fiscal years — DUK led in 11 and EXC in 7.

18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

EXC's return on equity has been more volatile than DUK's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 6.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.7.

16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between DUK and EXC over these 16 fiscal years — DUK led in 1 and EXC in 15.

16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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