In fiscal 2025, which ended Dec 31, 2025, Duke Energy CORP generated $12.3 billion of cash from operations, about flat from the year before. It spent $14.0 billion on capital expenditures. Free cash flow was negative, at -$1.7 billion.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Mar 31, 2026
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FY 2025
Dec 31, 2025
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FY 2024
Dec 31, 2024
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FY 2023
Dec 31, 2023
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FY 2022
Dec 31, 2022
|
FY 2021
Dec 31, 2021
|
FY 2020
Dec 31, 2020
|
FY 2019
Dec 31, 2019
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FY 2018
Dec 31, 2018
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FY 2017
Dec 31, 2017
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FY 2016
Dec 31, 2016
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
7,897
+20.1%
|
7,704
+20.0%
|
6,419
+5.5%
|
6,084
+4.1%
|
5,843
+3.2%
|
5,663
+3.2%
|
5,486
+6.0%
|
5,176
+10.2%
|
4,696
+16.1%
|
4,046
+4.3%
|
3,880
+7.4%
|
| Operating cash flow |
11,665
-3.0%
|
12,330
+0.0%
|
12,328
+24.8%
|
9,878
+66.7%
|
5,927
-28.5%
|
8,290
-6.4%
|
8,856
+7.9%
|
8,209
+14.2%
|
7,186
+8.5%
|
6,624
-3.5%
|
6,863
+2.4%
|
| Investing | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures |
14,964
+22.5%
|
14,024
+14.2%
|
12,280
-2.6%
|
12,604
+10.9%
|
11,367
+17.0%
|
9,715
-1.9%
|
9,907
-10.9%
|
11,122
+18.5%
|
9,389
+16.6%
|
8,052
+1.9%
|
7,901
+16.8%
|
| Investing cash flow |
-12,884
+1.5%
|
-14,338
-9.3%
|
-13,123
-5.2%
|
-12,475
-4.2%
|
-11,973
-9.5%
|
-10,935
-3.1%
|
-10,604
+11.3%
|
-11,957
-18.9%
|
-10,060
-19.2%
|
-8,442
+26.8%
|
-11,528
-118.5%
|
| Financing | |||||||||||
| Debt issued |
11,063
+15.6%
|
11,891
+32.8%
|
8,956
-10.7%
|
10,028
-15.5%
|
11,874
+31.2%
|
9,052
+43.0%
|
6,330
-10.7%
|
7,091
+33.8%
|
5,299
-23.3%
|
6,909
-25.2%
|
9,238
+212.6%
|
| Debt repaid |
7,233
+144.3%
|
5,652
+68.4%
|
3,357
-29.1%
|
4,737
+7.8%
|
4,396
-17.0%
|
5,294
+17.5%
|
4,506
+29.6%
|
3,476
+19.6%
|
2,906
+25.5%
|
2,316
+20.4%
|
1,923
-36.5%
|
| Dividends paid |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3,179
+2.1%
|
3,114
+10.7%
|
2,812
+5.4%
|
2,668
+8.0%
|
2,471
+0.9%
|
2,450
+5.1%
|
2,332
+3.5%
|
| Financing cash flow |
2,935
+174.8%
|
1,950
+127.0%
|
859
-63.5%
|
2,351
-61.6%
|
6,129
+134.9%
|
2,609
+50.7%
|
1,731
-53.6%
|
3,730
+26.0%
|
2,960
+66.1%
|
1,782
-58.1%
|
4,251
+263.4%
|
| Change in cash | |||||||||||
| Net change in cash |
1,716
+9433.3%
|
-58
-190.6%
|
64
+126.0%
|
-246
-396.4%
|
83
+330.6%
|
-36
-111.8%
|
-17
+5.6%
|
-18
-120.9%
|
86
|
—
|
—
|
| Free cash flow |
-3,299
-1645.5%
|
-1,694
-3629.2%
|
48
+101.8%
|
-2,726
+49.9%
|
-5,440
-281.8%
|
-1,425
-35.6%
|
-1,051
+63.9%
|
-2,913
-32.2%
|
-2,203
-54.3%
|
-1,428
-37.6%
|
-1,038
-1472.7%
|
| Per share | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow per share |
-4.24
-1636.5%
|
-2.18
-3606.5%
|
0.06
+101.8%
|
-3.54
+50.0%
|
-7.06
-281.3%
|
-1.85
-30.1%
|
-1.42
|
—
|
-3.11
-52.5%
|
-2.04
-35.8%
|
-1.50
-1479.6%
|
| Dividend per share |
4.24
|
4.22
+1.9%
|
4.14
+2.0%
|
4.06
+2.0%
|
3.98
+2.1%
|
3.90
+2.1%
|
3.82
+1.9%
|
3.75
+3.0%
|
3.64
+4.3%
|
3.49
|
—
|
| Shareholder returns | |||||||||||
| Returned to shareholders |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3,179
|
3,114
|
2,812
|
2,668
|
2,471
|
2,450
|
2,332
|
| Ratios | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow margin |
-10.15%
|
-5.34%
|
0.16%
|
-9.51%
|
-18.97%
|
-5.82%
|
-4.52%
|
-11.96%
|
-9.27%
|
—
|
-4.56%
|
| Capital expenditures to revenue |
46.02%
|
44.18%
|
40.87%
|
43.96%
|
39.64%
|
39.68%
|
42.61%
|
45.68%
|
39.52%
|
—
|
34.74%
|
| Cash conversion |
2.27x
|
2.48x
|
2.73x
|
3.48x
|
2.32x
|
2.12x
|
6.43x
|
2.19x
|
2.70x
|
2.17x
|
3.19x
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Electric & Other Services Combined (SIC 4931)
- Listed as
- DUK (NYSE), DUKB (NYSE), DUK-PA (NYSE), DUKU (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Charlotte, NC
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1326160
- Former names
- Duke Energy Holding Corp. (until Apr 3, 2006); Deer Holding Corp. (until Jun 22, 2005)
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.