Duke Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 15 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Duke Energy stock have an average target of 137.4, with a low estimate of 126 and a high estimate of 143. The average target predicts an increase of 7.51% from the current stock price of 127.80.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$126	$137.4	$139	$143
Change	-1.41%	+7.51%	+8.76%	+11.89%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Duke Energy stock from 16 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	3
Buy	6	6	6	6	5	5
Hold	7	7	7	7	8	8
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	15	15	15	15	16

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Byrd Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $142 → $141	Hold	Maintains	$142 → $141	+10.33%	Apr 21, 2026
Richard Sunderland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Initiates $142	Strong Buy	Initiates	$142	+11.11%	Apr 21, 2026
James Thalacker BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Buy Maintains $136 → $143	Buy	Maintains	$136 → $143	+11.89%	Apr 13, 2026
Nicholas Campanella Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $127 → $143	Buy	Maintains	$127 → $143	+11.89%	Apr 8, 2026
Nicholas Amicucci Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Buy → Hold Downgrades $143 → $139	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$143 → $139	+8.76%	Mar 5, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

33.56B

from 31.79B

5.57%

from 31.79B

Revenue Next Year

34.96B

from 33.56B

4.18%

from 33.56B

EPS This Year

6.78

from 6.31

7.33%

from 6.31

EPS Next Year

7.22

from 6.78

6.61%

from 6.78

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	24.20B	28.32B	28.60B	29.93B	31.79B	33.56B	34.96B
Revenue Growth	5.45%	17.02%	1.00%	4.66%	6.20%	5.57%	4.18%
EPS	4.94	3.17	3.54	5.71	6.31	6.78	7.22
EPS Growth	187.22%	-35.75%	11.52%	61.39%	10.53%	7.33%	6.61%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	18.86	17.69
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	24	23

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	36.1B	38.3B
Avg	33.6B	35.0B
Low	29.9B	29.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	13.7%	14.0%
Avg	5.6%	4.2%
Low	-5.8%	-11.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	7.13	7.64
Avg	6.78	7.22
Low	6.51	6.93

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	12.9%	12.8%
Avg	7.3%	6.6%
Low	3.1%	2.2%

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.