Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)

Duke Energy's stock price has experienced some fluctuations over the past six months. As of January 12, 2026, the stock closed at $116.71. In the past month, the stock increased by 1.83%, but over the past three months, shares declined by 6.1% due to financial pressure from rising leverage and interest expenses. The stock's 52-week high was $130.03 on October 22, 2025, and its 52-week low was $105.61. On January 2, 2026, the share price was $117.44, representing a 10.41% increase from January 6, 2025, when it was $106.37.

Demand for Duke Energy's products and services exhibits seasonality, particularly with higher electricity usage during extreme weather conditions. In June 2025, Duke Energy Corp. set a new summer peak usage record of 35,269 megawatt-hours due to a heat wave in North and South Carolina. The company anticipates record load growth and is undertaking a massive capital plan of $83 billion through 2029 to modernize its grid and meet the growing and dynamic energy demand, including from sectors like data centers.

Duke Energy Corporation is an energy holding company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. Its core business involves the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity, as well as the transportation and sale of natural gas. Duke Energy's electricity generation portfolio is diverse, utilizing nuclear, natural gas, renewables, coal, and oil. It also invests in electric grid upgrades, energy storage, pipeline transmission projects, and renewable natural gas projects.

Duke Energy serves customers across the Southeast and Midwest regions of the United States. Its electric utilities cater to 8.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. The natural gas utilities serve 1.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, and Kentucky.

Duke Energy has maintained a strong brand reputation, being recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" for eight consecutive years, including 2025. Key achievements in 2024 that contributed to this recognition include the use of smart technology to avoid 2.3 million customer outages, saving 11 million hours of outage time, and investments exceeding $22 million since 2019 in disaster preparedness and response. The company's commitment to innovation, sustainable business, and providing safe, reliable, and affordable energy are factors in its positive reputation.

Duke Energy Corporation has significant institutional ownership, with 3257 institutional owners and shareholders holding a total of 620,595,071 shares. Major institutional owners include Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock, Inc., State Street Corp, Geode Capital Management, Llc, and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. Institutional investors collectively own over 50% of the company, while insider ownership is limited to under 1%.