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AWK vs DUK // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
American Water Works Company Inc. (NYSE) VS. Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AWK 8
— DUK 6
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: DUK
LAST: $144.37 (+1.52%) • MKT CAP: $28.31B
forward-pe
23.7x
LAST: $127.39 (+1.18%) • MKT CAP: $98.16B
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18.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AWK VS. DUK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AWK | DUK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.30% | 5.20% | +3.10 | AWK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.8x | 8.7x | -0.90 | AWK | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -3.77% | -1.73% | -2.04 | DUK | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 36.70% | 31.40% | +5.30 | AWK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 21.70% | 18.10% | +3.60 | AWK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.10% | 3.30% | +6.80 | AWK | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.24% | 3.40% | -1.16 | DUK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.33 | 0.89 | +0.44 | AWK | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | AWK | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 5.60% | 6.10% | -0.50 | AWK | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 68.5 | 69.7 | -1.16 | DUK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.61 | 0.76 | -0.15 | DUK | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 23.7x | 18.4x | +5.30 | DUK | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $28.31B | $98.16B | -$69.85B | DUK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AWK REV | DUK REV | AWK GROSS % | DUK GROSS % | AWK FCF | DUK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.12B | $0 | 44.0% | — | -$1.07B | -$1.69B |
| FY 2024 | $4.65B | $0 | 44.0% | — | -$811.0M | $48.0M |
| FY 2023 | $4.22B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $1.68B | $9.88B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AWK // BETA 0.61
DUK // BETA 0.76