Duke Energy (DUK) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Duke Energy (DUK) reported Capital Expenditures of $4.09 billion for Q1 2026, up 29.9% from $3.15 billion a year earlier but down 1.3% from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Mar 31, 2026, Duke Energy's Capital Expenditures came in at $14.96 billion, up 22.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $14.02 billion, up 14.2% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Capital Expenditures came in at $12.28 billion in FY2024 (-2.6%), $12.6 billion in FY2023 (+10.9%), $11.37 billion in FY2022 (+17.0%) and $9.72 billion in FY2021 (-1.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Capital Expenditures spans a low of $2.42 billion in Q2 2021 and a high of $4.14 billion in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 9.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 34.1%); the low point was Q4 2024 (a decline of 6.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2026 came in at $4.14 billion (Q4 2025), $3.45 billion (Q3 2025) and $3.28 billion (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | 2.73 Bn |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 3.70 Bn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 4.09 Bn |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | 2.78 Bn |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 2.78 Bn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | 2.95 Bn |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | 2.20 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.42 Bn |
API Access
Duke Energy Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "DUK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();