Duke Energy Corporation

DUK Utilities Utilities Regulated Electric

Duke Energy Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $32.2 billion, up 6.19% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+6.58%
EPS
+9.94%
Free cash flow
−496.1%
Total debt
+5.48%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

130.38 0.79 +0.61%
Market cap
$101.4B
P/E
19.1×
Fwd P/E
18.9×
Dividend yield
3.28%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
0.67
Beneish M
−2.79
Dividend safety
32/100

Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) Return on equity

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Duke Energy Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, down 9.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.60%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.73% (fiscal 2020) to 9.60% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is below the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 9.94% and below the Utilities sector median of 8.82%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 9.60% 0.66
FY2024 8.94% 3.36
FY2023 5.58% 0.65
FY2022 4.93% (2.96)
FY2021 7.89% 5.16
FY2020 2.73% (5.52)
FY2019 8.25% 2.02
FY2018 6.23% (1.16)
FY2017 7.39% 2.06
FY2016 5.33% (1.65)

Against its own ten years

Low 2.73% High 9.60%
Ten-year median 6.98%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare 16.9%
SO Southern Company (The) compare 12.0%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare 11.4%
ETR Entergy Corporation compare 11.2%
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare 10.2%
EXC Exelon Corporation compare 9.06%
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare 8.38%
DUK Duke Energy Corporation 0.00%
NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare 0.00%
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 9.94%
Utilities sector median 8.82%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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