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TLN vs DUK // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Talen Energy Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: TLN 5
— DUK 7
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: TLN
LAST: $343.12 (-1.64%) • MKT CAP: $16.71B
fcf-yield
3.63%
LAST: $127.39 (+1.18%) • MKT CAP: $98.16B
fcf-yield
-1.73%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (TLN VS. DUK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | TLN | 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) | -1.00% | 5.20% | -6.20 | DUK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 8.7x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.63% | -1.73% | +5.36 | TLN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -3.60% | 31.40% | -35.00 | DUK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.70% | 18.10% | -26.80 | DUK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 60.00% | 3.30% | +56.70 | TLN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.40% | 3.40% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.18 | 0.89 | +0.29 | TLN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | TLN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.00% | 6.10% | -0.10 | TLN | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.7 | 69.7 | -18.96 | DUK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.74 | 0.76 | -0.02 | DUK | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 28.0x | 18.4x | +9.60 | DUK | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $16.71B | $98.16B | -$81.45B | DUK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | TLN REV | DUK REV | TLN GROSS % | DUK GROSS % | TLN FCF | DUK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.52B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $606.0M | -$1.69B |
| FY 2024 | $1.57B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $171.0M | $48.0M |
| FY 2023 | — | $0 | — | — | — | $9.88B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
TLN // BETA 0.74
DUK // BETA 0.76