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Duke Energy

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Duke Energy cash flow and EPS54

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$6,406M
Duke Energy capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2009 Q2UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2009 Q356.31% · $1,124M0.5% · $10MUnavailable15.63% · $312M27.56% · $550M100% · $1,996M
FY 2009 Q469.13% · $1,272M0% · $0MUnavailable17.07% · $314M13.8% · $254M100% · $1,840M
FY 2010 Q263.53% · $1,146MUnavailableUnavailable17.68% · $319M18.79% · $339M100% · $1,804M
FY 2010 Q354.3% · $1,156MUnavailableUnavailable15.12% · $322M30.58% · $651M100% · $2,129M
FY 2010 Q477.9% · $1,322MUnavailableUnavailable19.27% · $327M2.83% · $48M100% · $1,697M
FY 2011 Q174.24% · $1,006MUnavailableUnavailable24.43% · $331M1.33% · $18M100% · $1,355M
FY 2011 Q270.5% · $932MUnavailableUnavailable24.66% · $326M4.84% · $64M100% · $1,322M
FY 2011 Q370.79% · $1,052MUnavailableUnavailable22.68% · $337M6.53% · $97M100% · $1,486M
FY 2011 Q475.98% · $1,373MUnavailableUnavailable18.54% · $335M5.48% · $99M100% · $1,807M
FY 2012 Q146.08% · $988MUnavailableUnavailable15.63% · $335M38.29% · $821M100% · $2,144M
FY 2012 Q2UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2012 Q349.94% · $1,593MUnavailableUnavailable16.96% · $541M33.1% · $1,056M100% · $3,190M
FY 2012 Q459.98% · $1,656MUnavailableUnavailable19.59% · $541M20.43% · $564M100% · $2,761M
FY 2013 Q151.61% · $1,375MUnavailableUnavailable20.35% · $542M28.04% · $747M100% · $2,664M
FY 2013 Q250.11% · $1,340MUnavailableUnavailable20.31% · $543M29.58% · $791M100% · $2,674M
FY 2013 Q342.85% · $1,139MUnavailableUnavailable20.73% · $551M36.42% · $968M100% · $2,658M
FY 2013 Q467.45% · $1,672MUnavailableUnavailable22.27% · $552M10.29% · $255M100% · $2,479M
FY 2014 Q140.1% · $1,232MUnavailableUnavailable18% · $553M41.89% · $1,287M100% · $3,072M
FY 2014 Q253.28% · $1,168MUnavailableUnavailable25.27% · $554M21.44% · $470M100% · $2,192M
FY 2014 Q350.86% · $1,355MUnavailableUnavailable21.13% · $563M28% · $746M100% · $2,664M
FY 2014 Q459.74% · $1,629MUnavailableUnavailable20.68% · $564M19.58% · $534M100% · $2,727M
FY 2015 Q159.34% · $1,411MUnavailableUnavailable23.72% · $564M16.95% · $403M100% · $2,378M
FY 2015 Q254.22% · $1,651MUnavailableUnavailable18.1% · $551M27.68% · $843M100% · $3,045M
FY 2015 Q372.88% · $1,580MUnavailable0% · $0M26.29% · $570M0.83% · $18M100% · $2,168M
FY 2015 Q447.64% · $2,124MUnavailable0% · $0M12.76% · $569M39.59% · $1,765M100% · $4,458M
FY 2016 Q163.17% · $1,645MUnavailableUnavailable21.89% · $570M14.94% · $389M100% · $2,604M
FY 2016 Q264.17% · $1,748MUnavailableUnavailable20.93% · $570M14.9% · $406M100% · $2,724M
FY 2016 Q370.22% · $1,849MUnavailableUnavailable22.45% · $591M7.33% · $193M100% · $2,633M
FY 2016 Q463.38% · $2,659MUnavailableUnavailable14.33% · $601M22.29% · $935M100% · $4,195M
FY 2017 Q168.18% · $2,160MUnavailableUnavailable18.94% · $600M12.88% · $408M100% · $3,168M
FY 2017 Q259.59% · $1,771MUnavailableUnavailable20.19% · $600M20.22% · $601M100% · $2,972M
FY 2017 Q353.64% · $1,910MUnavailableUnavailable17.55% · $625M28.81% · $1,026M100% · $3,561M
FY 2017 Q488.72% · $2,211MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable11.28% · $281M100% · $2,492M
FY 2018 Q165.77% · $2,087MUnavailableUnavailable18.88% · $599M15.35% · $487M100% · $3,173M
FY 2018 Q249.84% · $2,288MUnavailableUnavailable13.07% · $600M37.09% · $1,703M100% · $4,591M
FY 2018 Q376.65% · $2,377MUnavailableUnavailable20.51% · $636M2.84% · $88M100% · $3,101M
FY 2018 Q480.77% · $2,637MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable19.23% · $628M100% · $3,265M
FY 2019 Q157.82% · $2,536MUnavailableUnavailable14.8% · $649M27.38% · $1,201M100% · $4,386M
FY 2019 Q275.43% · $2,929MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable24.57% · $954M100% · $3,883M
FY 2019 Q381.82% · $2,619MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable18.18% · $582M100% · $3,201M
FY 2019 Q480.43% · $3,038MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable19.57% · $739M100% · $3,777M
FY 2020 Q190.65% · $2,832MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable9.35% · $292M100% · $3,124M
FY 2020 Q257.79% · $2,271MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable42.21% · $1,659M100% · $3,930M
FY 2020 Q360.31% · $2,305MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable39.69% · $1,517M100% · $3,822M
FY 2020 Q470.65% · $2,499MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable29.35% · $1,038M100% · $3,537M
FY 2021 Q196.68% · $2,215MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable3.32% · $76M100% · $2,291M
FY 2021 Q255.69% · $2,421MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable44.31% · $1,926M100% · $4,347M
FY 2021 Q359.15% · $2,453MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable40.85% · $1,694M100% · $4,147M
FY 2021 Q462.17% · $2,626MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable37.83% · $1,598M100% · $4,224M
FY 2022 Q167.74% · $2,551MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable32.26% · $1,215M100% · $3,766M
FY 2022 Q257.05% · $2,566MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable42.95% · $1,932M100% · $4,498M
FY 2022 Q382.21% · $3,031MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable17.79% · $656M100% · $3,687M
FY 2022 Q484.44% · $3,219MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable15.56% · $593M100% · $3,812M
FY 2023 Q169.51% · $3,146MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable30.49% · $1,380M100% · $4,526M
FY 2023 Q275.87% · $3,119MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable24.13% · $992M100% · $4,111M
FY 2023 Q380.77% · $3,045MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable19.23% · $725M100% · $3,770M
FY 2023 Q466.76% · $3,294MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable33.24% · $1,640M100% · $4,934M
FY 2024 Q169.74% · $3,208MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable30.26% · $1,392M100% · $4,600M
FY 2024 Q269.11% · $2,996MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable30.89% · $1,339M100% · $4,335M
FY 2024 Q396.7% · $2,987MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable3.3% · $102M100% · $3,089M
FY 2024 Q485.5% · $3,089MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable14.5% · $524M100% · $3,613M
FY 2025 Q175.97% · $3,148MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable24.03% · $996M100% · $4,144M
FY 2025 Q280.02% · $3,280MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable19.98% · $819M100% · $4,099M
FY 2025 Q355.12% · $3,453MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable44.88% · $2,811M100% · $6,264M
FY 2025 Q480.15% · $4,143MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable19.85% · $1,026M100% · $5,169M
FY 2026 Q161.34% · $4,088MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable38.66% · $2,577M100% · $6,665M
FY 2026 Q264.81% · $4,152MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable35.19% · $2,254M100% · $6,406M
Jun 30, 2009 through Jun 30, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$2,760M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$4,152M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$-1,392M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

—

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

—

SBC / operating cash flow

%

—

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$1.38

Quarterly data

Duke Energy cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jun 30, 20262,7604,152-1,392————$1.38
FY 2026 Q1Mar 31, 20261,5124,088-2,576————$1.97
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 20253,6584,143-485—————
FY 2025 Q3Sep 30, 20253,6323,453179————$1.81
FY 2025 Q2Jun 30, 20252,8633,280-417————$1.25
FY 2025 Q1Mar 31, 20252,1773,148-971————$1.76
FY 2024 Q4Dec 31, 20243,3773,089288—————
FY 2024 Q3Sep 30, 20243,5242,987537————$1.6
FY 2024 Q2Jun 30, 20242,9532,996-43————$1.13
FY 2024 Q1Mar 31, 20242,4743,208-734————$1.44
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 20232,5693,294-725————$1.27
FY 2023 Q3Sep 30, 20233,5243,045479————$1.59
FY 2023 Q2Jun 30, 20232,3023,119-817————$-0.32
FY 2023 Q1Mar 31, 20231,4833,146-1,663————$1.01
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 20227393,219-2,480————$-0.86
FY 2022 Q3Sep 30, 20221,1533,031-1,878————$1.81
FY 2022 Q2Jun 30, 20222,2402,566-326————$1.14
FY 2022 Q1Mar 31, 20221,7952,551-756————$1.08
FY 2021 Q4Dec 31, 20211,0632,626-1,563————$0.93
FY 2021 Q3Sep 30, 20213,3542,453901————$1.79
FY 2021 Q2Jun 30, 20211,7852,421-636————$0.96
FY 2021 Q1Mar 31, 20212,0882,215-127————$1.25
FY 2020 Q4Dec 31, 20202,0902,499-409—————
FY 2020 Q3Sep 30, 20203,4092,3051,104————$1.74
FY 2020 Q2Jun 30, 20201,8032,271-468————$-1.13
FY 2020 Q1Mar 31, 20201,5542,832-1,278————$1.24
FY 2019 Q4Dec 31, 20192,5723,038-466————$0.88
FY 2019 Q3Sep 30, 20192,5812,619-38————$1.82
FY 2019 Q2Jun 30, 20191,8172,929-1,112————$1.12
FY 2019 Q1Mar 31, 20191,2392,536-1,297————$1.24
FY 2018 Q4Dec 31, 20181,5192,637-1,118————$0.65
FY 2018 Q3Sep 30, 20182,3652,377-12————$1.51
FY 2018 Q2Jun 30, 20181,9112,288-377————$0.71
FY 2018 Q1Mar 31, 20181,3912,087-696————$0.88
FY 2017 Q4Dec 31, 20171,6232,211-588————$1
FY 2017 Q3Sep 30, 20172,2551,910345————$1.36
FY 2017 Q2Jun 30, 20171,4671,771-304————$0.98
FY 2017 Q1Mar 31, 20171,2892,160-871————$1.02
FY 2016 Q4Dec 31, 20161,2062,659-1,453————$-0.33
FY 2016 Q3Sep 30, 20162,3861,849537————$1.7
FY 2016 Q2Jun 30, 20161,5421,748-206————$0.74
FY 2016 Q1Mar 31, 20161,6641,64519————$1.01
FY 2015 Q4Dec 31, 20151,2802,124-844————$0.69
FY 2015 Q3Sep 30, 20152,5171,580937————$1.35
FY 2015 Q2Jun 30, 20151,4391,651-212————$0.78
FY 2015 Q1Mar 31, 20151,4401,41129————$1.22
FY 2014 Q4Dec 31, 20141,4191,629-210————$0.14
FY 2014 Q3Sep 30, 20142,5481,3551,193————$1.8
FY 2014 Q2Jun 30, 20141,2461,16878————$0.86
FY 2014 Q1Mar 31, 20141,3731,232141————$-0.14
FY 2013 Q4Dec 31, 20131,3921,672-280————$0.97
FY 2013 Q3Sep 30, 20132,1471,1391,008————$1.42
FY 2013 Q2Jun 30, 20131,7521,340412————$0.48
FY 2013 Q1Mar 31, 20131,0911,375-284————$0.89
FY 2012 Q4Dec 31, 20121,2651,656-391————$0.62
FY 2012 Q3Sep 30, 20121,9771,593384————$0.85
FY 2012 Q2Jun 30, 2012———————$0.99
FY 2012 Q1Mar 31, 2012872988-116————$0.66
FY 2011 Q4Dec 31, 20116451,373-728————$0.66
FY 2011 Q3Sep 30, 20111,3101,052258124.65%0.92%—$1.05
FY 2011 Q2Jun 30, 2011756932-17611—1.46%—$0.99
FY 2011 Q1Mar 31, 20119611,006-4516—1.66%—$1.14
FY 2010 Q4Dec 31, 20108501,322-47220—2.35%—$0.96
FY 2010 Q3Sep 30, 20101,5371,156381194.99%1.24%—$1.53
FY 2010 Q2Jun 30, 20101,0031,146-14312—1.2%—$-0.51
FY 2009 Q4Dec 31, 20099211,272-3515—0.54%—$0.78
FY 2009 Q3Sep 30, 20091,5251,124401102.49%0.66%—$0.24
FY 2009 Q2Jun 30, 2009———12———$0.63
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · DUK, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.