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PNW vs DUK // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE) VS. Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PNW 6
— DUK 7
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: PNW
LAST: $106.28 (-0.34%) • MKT CAP: $12.92B
balance-sheet
0.95
LAST: $127.39 (+1.18%) • MKT CAP: $98.16B
balance-sheet
0.89
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PNW VS. DUK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PNW | 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) | 5.20% | 5.20% | 0.00 | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.4x | 8.7x | +8.70 | DUK | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 12.11% | -1.73% | +13.84 | PNW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.00% | 31.40% | -11.40 | DUK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.60% | 18.10% | -2.50 | DUK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.20% | 3.30% | +0.90 | PNW | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.27% | 3.40% | -0.13 | DUK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 0.95 | 0.89 | +0.06 | PNW | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | PNW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 5.80% | 6.10% | -0.30 | PNW | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 65.9 | 69.7 | -3.74 | DUK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.69 | 0.76 | -0.07 | DUK | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 14.4x | 18.4x | -4.00 | PNW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $12.92B | $98.16B | -$85.24B | DUK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PNW REV | DUK REV | PNW GROSS % | DUK GROSS % | PNW FCF | DUK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.34B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $1.56B | -$1.69B |
| FY 2024 | $5.12B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $1.38B | $48.0M |
| FY 2023 | $4.70B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $996.4M | $9.88B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PNW // BETA 0.69
DUK // BETA 0.76