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Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

DUK • • Utilities
UtilitiesElectric UtilitiesElectric and gas combination utilities
AboutDuke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure, Gas Utilities and Infrastructure, and Commercial Renewables. The Electric Utilities and Infrastructure segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest; and uses coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, renewable generation, and nuclear fuel to generate electricity. It also engages in the wholesale of electricity to municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and load-serving entities. This segment serves approximately 8.2 million customers in 6 states in the Southeast and Midwest regions of the United States covering a service territory of approximately 91,000 square miles; and owns approximately 50,259 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity. The Gas Utilities and Infrastructure segment distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation natural gas customers; and owns, operates, and invests in pipeline transmission and natural gas storage facilities. It has approximately 1.6 million customers, including 1.1 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, as well as 550,000 customers in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky. The Commercial Renewables segment acquires, owns, develops, builds, and operates wind and solar renewable generation projects, including nonregulated renewable energy and energy storage services to utilities, electric cooperatives, municipalities, and corporate customers. It has 23 wind, 178 solar, and 2 battery storage facilities, as well as 71 fuel cell locations with a capacity of 3,554 MW across 22 states. The company was formerly known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation in April 2005. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.Show more
  • Revenue $32.24B +6.2%
  • EBITDA $14.9B +3.9%
  • Net Income $4.97B +10.2%
  • Free Cash Flow $12.33B +25587.5%
  • EBITDA Margin 46.22% -2.2%
  • Net Margin 15.41% +3.7%
  • ROE 9.53% +7.2%
  • Interest Coverage 2.36 +0.8%
  • Debt/Equity 1.71 +3.1%
  • Net Debt/EBITDA 6.08 +2.7%
  • CapEx / Revenue 0% -100.0%
  • CapEx Coverage -
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 29.3%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High leverage: 6.1x Debt/EBITDA

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y3.72%
5Y6.65%
3Y3.87%
TTM5.22%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y5.67%
5Y29.26%
3Y24.9%
TTM13.22%

EPS CAGR

10Y4.53%
5Y29.69%
3Y25.79%
TTM14.18%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.19%
5Y Avg4.36%
3Y Avg4.77%
Latest5.02%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
ESEversource Energy28.59B76.2133.57-0.08%10.22%8.3%1.92
ETREntergy Corporation48.45B107.1127.398.98%13.68%10.28%1.80
LNTAlliant Energy Corporation18.6B72.3426.89-1.14%19.13%11.19%1.49
XELXcel Energy Inc.49.3B83.3624.23-5.38%13.46%9.04%1.55
WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.38.07B116.9624.2213.96%15.9%3.82%0.09
FTSFortis Inc.29.17B57.5023.145.75%14.79%6.48%1.34
CMSCMS Energy Corporation6.57B78.0722.1213.63%12.62%11.1%34.04%1.99
AEEAmeren Corporation31.31B113.2821.1715.43%16.55%10.76%1.47

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue+22.74B23.57B24.52B25.08B23.37B24.62B28.77B29.06B30.36B32.24B
Revenue Growth %1.66%3.61%4.06%2.28%-6.83%5.37%16.84%1.01%4.46%6.19%
Cost of Revenue13.11B12.93B13.99B13.52B12.01B12.66B15.79B15.3B15.16B22.06B
Gross Profit+9.63B10.7B10.53B11.56B11.35B11.96B12.98B13.76B15.2B10.17B
Gross Margin %----------
Gross Profit Growth %3.14%11.15%-1.62%9.78%-1.79%5.33%8.51%6.01%10.48%-33.05%
Operating Expenses+4.44B4.76B5.35B5.86B6.78B6.46B6.96B6.69B7.27B1.6B
Other Operating Expenses----------
EBITDA+9.08B9.67B9.38B10.88B10.06B11.16B11.86B13.15B14.35B14.9B
EBITDA Margin %----------
EBITDA Growth %4.5%6.49%-3%16.03%-7.61%11%6.2%10.96%9.05%3.88%
Depreciation & Amortization+3.88B4.05B4.7B5.18B5.49B5.66B5.84B6.08B6.42B6.32B
D&A / Revenue %----------
Operating Income (EBIT)+5.2B5.63B4.68B5.71B4.57B5.5B6.01B7.07B7.93B8.58B
Operating Margin %----------
Operating Income Growth %2.44%8.13%-16.71%21.86%-19.93%20.32%9.31%17.6%12.11%8.21%
Interest Expense+1.73B1.99B2.09B2.2B2.16B2.21B2.44B3.01B3.38B3.63B
Interest Coverage3.01x2.83x2.24x2.59x2.11x2.49x2.46x2.35x2.34x2.36x
Interest / Revenue %----------
Non-Operating Income-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Pretax Income+3.73B4.27B3.07B4.1B920M3.99B4.08B4.77B5.19B5.71B
Pretax Margin %----------
Income Tax+1.16B1.2B448M519M-169M268M300M438M590M642M
Effective Tax Rate %----------
Net Income+2.67B3.06B2.67B3.75B1.38B3.91B2.55B4.3B4.51B4.97B
Net Margin %----------
Net Income Growth %-6.82%14.74%-12.85%40.59%-63.26%183.81%-34.75%68.47%4.98%10.16%
EPS (Diluted)+3.114.363.775.061.724.943.175.435.716.31
EPS Growth %-23.21%40.19%-13.53%34.22%-66.01%187.21%-35.83%71.29%5.16%10.51%
EPS (Basic)3.114.363.775.061.724.943.175.435.716.31
Diluted Shares Outstanding691M700M708M729M738M769M770M771M772M777M

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets+132.76B137.91B145.39B158.84B162.39B169.59B178.09B176.89B186.34B195.74B
Asset Growth %9.58%3.88%5.42%9.25%2.23%4.43%5.01%-0.67%5.34%5.04%
PP&E (Net)+82.52B86.39B91.69B103.78B108.31B106.67B112.79B116.41B124.45B131.2B
PP&E / Total Assets %----------
Total Current Assets+8.04B8.45B9.71B9.16B8.68B9.94B13.22B12.77B12.95B11.61B
Cash & Equivalents392M358M442M311M259M341M409M253M314M245M
Receivables1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Inventory3.52B3.25B3.08B3.23B3.17B3.11B3.58B4.29B4.51B4.57B
Other Current Assets1.48B2.07B3.05B2.56B2.1B2.97B4.81B4.09B3.46B2.58B
Long-Term Investments7.13B8.27B8.13B10.08B10.07B10.86B9.09B10.63B11.79B330M
Goodwill19.43B19.4B19.3B19.3B19.3B19.3B19.3B19.3B19.3B19.01B
Intangible Assets226M230M246M0000000
Other Assets15.65B15.4B16.55B16.51B16.02B22.81B23.68B17.78B17.85B33.58B
Total Liabilities91.72B96.18B101.56B110.89B113.2B118.45B126.23B126.71B135.09B142.72B
Total Debt+50.38B54.44B57.94B62.69B64.08B68.26B74.91B80.46B85.23B90.87B
Net Debt50.8B54.54B57.5B62.38B63.82B67.92B74.5B80.2B84.92B90.62B
Long-Term Debt45.58B49.03B50.18B54.98B55.63B59.68B65.87B72.45B76.34B1.03B
Short-Term Borrowings4.81B5.41B6.82B6.28B7.11B6.54B7.83B7.09B7.93B9.73B
Capital Lease Obligations807M456M941M1.43B1.34B2.04B1.21B917M957M80.11B
Total Current Liabilities+11.55B12.48B15.04B14.75B16.3B15.93B18.87B17.28B19.36B21.05B
Accounts Payable2.99B3.04B3.49B3.49B3.14B3.53B4.75B4.23B5.48B5.22B
Accrued Expenses1.33B1.34B1.36B565M537M530M626M745M855M0
Deferred Revenue0000000000
Other Current Liabilities2.86B2.96B3.6B4.03B5.03B4.26B4.61B4.41B4.24B6.1B
Deferred Taxes01000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Liabilities19.63B27.58B27.59B30.84B30.69B31.75B30.65B25.5B27.01B28.15B
Total Equity+41.04B41.74B43.83B47.95B49.18B51.14B51.85B50.19B51.26B53.02B
Equity Growth %3.19%1.7%5.02%9.39%2.57%3.97%1.4%-3.21%2.13%3.44%
Shareholders Equity41.03B41.74B43.82B46.82B47.96B49.3B49.32B49.11B50.13B51.84B
Minority Interest8M-2M17M1.13B1.22B1.84B2.53B1.07B1.13B1.18B
Common Stock1M1M1M1M1M1M1M001M
Additional Paid-in Capital38.74B38.79B40.8B40.88B43.77B44.37B44.86B44.92B45.49B45.61B
Retained Earnings2.38B3.01B3.11B4.11B2.47B3.27B2.64B2.23B3.43B5.06B
Accumulated OCI-93M-67M-92M-130M-237M-303M-140M-6M228M198M
Return on Assets (ROA)2.1%2.26%1.88%2.46%0.86%2.35%1.47%2.42%2.48%2.6%
Return on Equity (ROE)6.6%7.39%6.23%8.17%2.84%7.79%4.95%8.42%8.89%9.53%
Debt / Equity1.23x1.30x1.32x1.31x1.30x1.33x1.44x1.60x1.66x1.71x
Debt / Assets37.95%39.48%39.85%39.47%39.46%40.25%42.06%45.48%45.74%46.42%
Net Debt / EBITDA5.59x5.64x6.13x5.73x6.35x6.08x6.28x6.10x5.92x6.08x
Book Value per Share59.3959.6261.9165.7866.6466.567.3465.0966.3968.24

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+6.8B6.62B7.19B8.21B8.86B8.29B5.93B9.88B12.33B12.33B
Operating CF Growth %1.83%-2.56%8.48%14.24%7.88%-6.39%-28.5%66.66%24.8%0.02%
Operating CF / Revenue %----------
Net Income2.17B3.06B2.64B3.57B1.08B3.58B2.59B2.87B4.61B5.07B
Depreciation & Amortization3.88B4.05B4.7B5.18B5.49B5.66B5.84B6.08B6.42B0
Deferred Taxes900M1.43B1.08B806M54M191M-200M3M987M0
Other Non-Cash Items-356M-758M-27M-422M2.79B-16M944M667M-870M7.26B
Working Capital Changes151M-1.22B-1.21B-922M-637M-1.21B-3.25B250M1.18B0
Capital Expenditures+-7.9B-8.05B-9.39B-11.12B-9.91B-9.71B-11.37B-12.6B-12.28B0
CapEx / Revenue %----------
CapEx / D&A----------
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)----------
Cash from Investing+-11.53B-8.44B-10.06B-11.96B-10.6B-10.94B-11.97B-12.47B-13.12B-14.34B
Acquisitions-3.36B-13M-279M-313M-237M-892M-52M000
Purchase of Investments-5.46B-4.07B-4.18B-3.67B-8.38B-6.18B-4.3B-3.76B00
Sale of Investments1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K00
Other Investing-48M-404M39M-193M-28M-252M-586M66M-843M-14.34B
Cash from Financing+4.25B1.78B2.96B3.73B1.73B2.61B6.13B2.35B859M1.95B
Dividends Paid-2.33B-2.45B-2.47B-2.67B-2.81B-3.11B-3.18B-3.24B-3.21B0
Dividend Payout Ratio %87.47%80.09%92.69%71.18%204.21%79.68%124.67%75.51%71.24%-
Debt Issuance (Net)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K0
Stock Issued731M01.84B384M2.75B5M9M8M405M0
Share Repurchases0000000000
Other Financing-16M1M1.01B817M293M1.48B1.25B154M-5M1.95B
Net Change in Cash+60M-36M86M-18M-17M-36M83M-246M64M-58M
Exchange Rate Effect0000000000
Cash at Beginning383M392M505M591M573M556M520M603M357M421M
Cash at End392M358M591M573M556M520M603M357M421M363M
Free Cash Flow+-1.1B-1.43B-2.2B-2.91B-1.05B-1.43B-5.44B-2.73B48M12.33B
FCF Growth %-1125.56%-29.47%-54.27%-32.23%63.92%-35.59%-281.75%49.89%101.76%25587.5%
FCF Margin %----------
FCF / Net Income %----------

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)6.6%7.39%6.23%8.17%2.84%7.79%4.95%8.42%8.89%9.53%
EBITDA Margin39.93%41.04%38.26%43.4%43.04%45.34%41.21%45.26%47.25%46.22%
Net Debt / EBITDA5.59x5.64x6.13x5.73x6.35x6.08x6.28x6.10x5.92x6.08x
Interest Coverage3.01x2.83x2.24x2.59x2.11x2.49x2.46x2.35x2.34x2.36x
CapEx / Revenue34.74%34.17%38.29%44.35%42.4%39.46%39.51%43.37%40.45%0%
Dividend Payout Ratio87.47%80.09%92.69%71.18%204.21%79.68%124.67%75.51%71.24%-
Debt / Equity1.23x1.30x1.32x1.31x1.30x1.33x1.44x1.60x1.66x1.71x
EPS Growth-23.21%40.19%-13.53%34.22%-66.01%187.21%-35.83%71.29%5.16%10.51%

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