Duke Energy (DUK) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Duke Energy's FCF Margin came in at -28.07% for Q1 2026, down 16.30 percentage points from -11.77% a year earlier and down 21.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Mar 31, 2026, Duke Energy reported FCF Margin of -9.95%, down 9.34 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -5.25%, down 5.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -0.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 0.16% in FY2024 (+9.54 pp), -9.38% in FY2023 (+9.53 pp), -18.91% in FY2022 (-13.12 pp) and -5.79% in FY2021 (-1.29 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since Q4 2022.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.45 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 29.94 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 37.13 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DUK's FCF Margin at -6.11% (Q4 2025), 2.10% (Q3 2025) and -5.55% (Q2 2025) in the three quarters before Q1 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | 25.59% |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | -9.19% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | -28.07% |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | -16.05% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | -26.81% |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | -30.63% |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | -25.14% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | -59.25% |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | -4.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -28.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -12.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -22.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -33.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -23.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -10.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -25.55% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.18% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -11.28% |
API Access
Duke Energy FCF Margin API
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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=fcf-margin&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();