The quarterly results for Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) were released last week, making it a good time to revisit its performance. The result was positive overall - although revenues of US$8.2b were in line with what the analysts predicted, Duke Energy surprised by delivering a statutory profit of US$1.76 per share, modestly greater than expected. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. So we gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus from Duke Energy's twelve analysts is for revenues of US$31.5b in 2025. This would reflect a credible 3.1% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to rise 5.6% to US$6.31. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of US$31.5b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$6.31 in 2025. The consensus analysts don't seem to have seen anything in these results that would have changed their view on the business, given there's been no major change to their estimates.

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It will come as no surprise then, to learn that the consensus price target is largely unchanged at US$127. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. The most optimistic Duke Energy analyst has a price target of US$142 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at US$117. With such a narrow range of valuations, the analysts apparently share similar views on what they think the business is worth.

Looking at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can make sense of these forecasts is to see how they measure up against both past performance and industry growth estimates. We would highlight that Duke Energy's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 4.2% annualised growth rate until the end of 2025 being well below the historical 5.9% p.a. growth over the last five years. Juxtapose this against the other companies in the industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenues (in aggregate) 4.7% annually. So it's pretty clear that, while Duke Energy's revenue growth is expected to slow, it's expected to grow roughly in line with the industry.

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The Bottom Line

The most obvious conclusion is that there's been no major change in the business' prospects in recent times, with the analysts holding their earnings forecasts steady, in line with previous estimates. They also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, with the company predicted to grow at about the same rate as the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Duke Energy going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here..

You should always think about risks though. Case in point, we've spotted  3 warning signs for Duke Energy you should be aware of, and 1 of them is concerning.

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