Duke Energy (DUK) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Duke Energy's (DUK) Debt Ratio stood at 0.46 in Q1 2026, up 3.2% from 0.44 a year earlier but down 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with Q2 2009, Duke Energy's Debt Ratio history includes 68 quarters.
- Annual Debt Ratio has increased for six straight years.
- Across earlier years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.45 in FY2024 (+0.6%), 0.45 in FY2023 (+8.6%), 0.41 in FY2022 (+4.5%) and 0.40 in FY2021 (+2.5%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has ranged from 0.39 in Q3 2021 to 0.46 in Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 8.6% in Q4 2023, against a decline of 3.1% in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.46 (Q4 2025), 0.46 (Q3 2025) and 0.46 (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | 0.47 |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 0.47 |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 0.46 |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 0.43 |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | 0.44 |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 0.32 |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 0.44 |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | 0.45 |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | 0.43 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.46 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.40 |
API Access
Duke Energy Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();