Duke Energy Corporation (Holdin — Earnings Quality Grade F
DUK · Utilities
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 48 days, change -8 days YoY
AR growth -8.2% vs revenue growth 6.2%
Revenue 6.2%, CFFO 0.0%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 1.6% vs COGS 3.8%. Normal
CapEx growth 14.2% vs revenue 6.2%. Normal
Insufficient data
Gross margin 51.2%, change +1.1pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 2.48. Profits backed by cash
FCF < 50% of Net Income for 3 years
Accruals ratio = -3.8%. Low accruals
Cash $0.2B covers only 0% of debt $90.9B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $19.0B = 37% of equity
Debt/EBITDA = 5.3x (>4x). Financial stress
Other assets 12.7% vs revenue 6.2%. Normal
Write-offs normal
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions negative for 2/3 years
Goodwill+Intangibles change 0% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
Insufficient data
Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-10