Duke Energy CORP (DUK) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2012)

Duke Energy (DUK) has reported Operating Expenses for 4 consecutive years, with $5.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2012.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 77.26% year-over-year to $5.7 billion in Q3 2012; TTM through Sep 2012 was $14.4 billion, a 22.19% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2011 full-year figure at $11.8 billion, down 1.71% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $5.7 billion for Q3 2012 at Duke Energy, up from $2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $5.7 billion in Q3 2012 and troughed at $2.4 billion in Q2 2009.
• A 4-year average of $3.1 billion and a median of $2.9 billion in 2011 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses declined 13.52% in 2011 and soared 77.26% in 2012, its largest moves.
• Over 4 years, Operating Expenses stood at $2.5 billion in 2009, then gained by 15.44% to $2.9 billion in 2010, then decreased by 1.99% to $2.8 billion in 2011, then jumped by 98.53% to $5.7 billion in 2012.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $5.7 billion (Q3 2012), $2.8 billion (Q2 2012), and $3.1 billion (Q1 2012), per Business Quant data.