Duke Energy (DUK) Dividend Yield (2016 - 2026)
Duke Energy's Dividend Yield was 3.28% in Q1 2026, down 0.11 percentage points from 3.39% a year earlier and down 0.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Dividend Yield (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Dividend Yield at Duke Energy came in at 3.62%, down 0.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Dividend Yield shows a five-year change of +1.91 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividend Yield was 3.84% in FY2024 (-0.49 pp), 4.34% in FY2023 (+0.33 pp), 4.01% in FY2022 (+0.15 pp) and 3.86% in FY2021 (+2.16 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield since Q3 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividend Yield has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.53 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 2.51 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 1.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DUK's Dividend Yield in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was 3.62% (Q4 2025), 3.38% (Q3 2025) and 3.52% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | 44.58 Bn | 39.49 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.90% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.78% |
API Access
Duke Energy Dividend Yield 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=dividend-yield&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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=dividend-yield&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();