Duke Energy (DUK) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Duke Energy's Interest Expenses was $968 million in Q1 2026, up 8.9% from $889 million a year earlier and up 2.3% from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Duke Energy's Interest Expenses was $3.71 billion through Mar 31, 2026, up 7.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.63 billion, up 7.4% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Expenses was $3.38 billion in FY2024 (+12.3%), $3.01 billion in FY2023 (+23.6%), $2.44 billion in FY2022 (+10.5%) and $2.21 billion in FY2021 (+5.2%).
- The Q1 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Interest Expenses in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expenses has increased for 20 straight quarters, with growth averaging 9.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Interest Expenses has ranged between 2.8% (Q2 2022) and 30.8% (Q4 2022) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, DUK's Interest Expenses in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was $946 million (Q4 2025), $902 million (Q3 2025) and $897 million (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | 1.00 Mn |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 796.00 Mn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 968.00 Mn |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 585.00 Mn |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | 555.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 430.00 Mn |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 433.11 Mn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | 443.00 Mn |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 968.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 946.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 902.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 897.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 889.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 871.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 872.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 824.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 817.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 793.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 774.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 727.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 720.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 679.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 603.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 588.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 569.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 519.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 581.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 572.00 Mn |
API Access
Duke Energy Interest Expenses 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=interest-expenses&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();