Duke Energy (DUK) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026)
Duke Energy's Gross Margin was 73.41% in Q1 2026, down 0.90 percentage points from 74.31% a year earlier and down 3.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Duke Energy's Gross Margin was 74.49% through Mar 31, 2026, up 3.75 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 74.76%, up 5.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +0.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 69.41% in FY2024 (+0.95 pp), 68.47% in FY2023 (-0.73 pp), 69.19% in FY2022 (-5.40 pp) and 74.59% in FY2021 (+0.49 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has moved between 66.44% (Q3 2022) and 77.17% (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.79 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 6.05 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 7.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DUK's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was 77.17% (Q4 2025), 72.97% (Q3 2025) and 74.72% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 84.89% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 73.41% |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 70.56% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 96.40% |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 73.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 77.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 72.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 74.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 74.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 72.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 67.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 68.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 69.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 69.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 67.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 69.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 67.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 66.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 66.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 69.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 74.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 74.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 73.02% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 74.90% |
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Duke Energy Gross Margin API
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params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();