Duke Energy (DUK) Dividends Paid - Common (2014 - 2026)
Duke Energy's Dividends Paid - Common was $846 million in Q1 2026, up 5.4% from $803 million a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Dividends Paid - Common (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Duke Energy's Dividends Paid - Common was $3.34 billion through Mar 31, 2026, up 4.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.3 billion, up 2.7% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common was $3.21 billion in FY2024 (-1.0%), $3.24 billion in FY2023 (+2.0%), $3.18 billion in FY2022 (+2.1%) and $3.11 billion in FY2021 (+159.5%).
- The Q1 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common since Q4 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 1.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common over five years was Q2 2021 (growth of 10.8%); the worst was Q3 2024 (a decline of 1.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, DUK's Dividends Paid - Common in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was $845 million (Q4 2025), $845 million (Q3 2025) and $807 million (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 803.00 Mn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 846.00 Mn |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | - |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | 587.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 293.03 Mn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | 430.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 846.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 845.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 845.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 807.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 803.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 802.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 821.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 784.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 806.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 806.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 832.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 791.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 815.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 790.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 815.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 775.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 799.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 774.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 799.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 758.00 Mn |
API Access
Duke Energy Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();