Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)

Duke Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 12 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Duke Energy stock ranges from a low of $121 to a high of $142. The average analyst price target of $131.5 forecasts a 6.89% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $131.50 (+6.89%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$121	$131.5	$132	$142
Change	-1.64%	+6.89%	+7.30%	+15.43%

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	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25
Strong Buy	2	3	4	4	4	3
Buy	6	6	6	6	5	4
Hold	7	7	7	7	6	7
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	16	17	17	15	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Julien Dumoulin-Smith Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $141 → $134	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$141 → $134	+8.93%	Sep 26, 2025
Stephen Byrd Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $129 → $127	Hold	Maintains	$129 → $127	+3.24%	Sep 25, 2025
Jeremy Tonet JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $127 → $131	Hold	Maintains	$127 → $131	+6.49%	Aug 21, 2025
Nicholas Campanella Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $122 → $131	Buy	Maintains	$122 → $131	+6.49%	Aug 13, 2025
Andrew Weisel Scotiabank	Scotiabank	Hold Maintains $120 → $128	Hold	Maintains	$120 → $128	+4.05%	Aug 6, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

32.09B

Increased by 7.19%

from 29.93B

Revenue Next Year

33.11B

Increased by 3.19%

from 32.09B

EPS This Year

6.39

Increased by 12.09%

from 5.70

EPS Next Year

6.78

Increased by 6.07%

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	32.09B	33.11B
Revenue Growth	-6.92%	5.45%	17.02%	1.00%	4.66%	7.19%	3.19%
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%	12.09%	6.07%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	19.25	18.15
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	20	20

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	33.9B	35.8B
Avg	32.1B	33.1B
Low	30.4B	30.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	13.2%	11.7%
Avg	7.2%	3.2%
Low	1.4%	-6.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	6.74	7.16
Avg	6.39	6.78
Low	6.13	6.53

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	18.2%	12.0%
Avg	12.1%	6.1%
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.