Duke Energy CORP (DUK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2012)

Duke Energy (DUK) has reported Free Cash Flow for 4 consecutive years, with $384.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2012.

• On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 48.84% year-over-year to $384.0 million in Q3 2012; TTM through Sep 2012 was -$594.0 million, a 36.55% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2011 full-year figure at -$691.0 million, down 136.64% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow was $384.0 million for Q3 2012 at Duke Energy, up from -$134.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.5 billion in Q3 2009 and troughed at -$3.1 billion in Q4 2009.
• A 4-year average of -$112.1 million and a median of -$116.0 million in 2012 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
• Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 88.61% in 2010 and tumbled 157.78% in 2012, its largest moves.
• Over 4 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$3.1 billion in 2009, then surged by 84.57% to -$472.0 million in 2010, then slumped by 54.24% to -$728.0 million in 2011, then surged by 152.75% to $384.0 million in 2012.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $384.0 million (Q3 2012), -$134.0 million (Q2 2012), and -$116.0 million (Q1 2012), per Business Quant data.