Duke Energy (DUK) Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Duke Energy's (DUK) Payout Ratio was 0.66 for Q1 2026, down 4.4% from 0.69 a year earlier and down 2.1% from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at Duke Energy was 0.67, down 8.0% from FY2024.
- Payout Ratio has declined for three consecutive years.
- By year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.73 in FY2024 (-38.5%), 1.19 in FY2023 (-8.8%), 1.30 in FY2022 (+58.8%) and 0.82 in FY2021 (-13.3%).
- The Q1 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio has now declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average decline of 31.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 256.9%); the low point was Q3 2024 (a decline of 74.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2026 came in at 0.67 (Q4 2025), 0.66 (Q3 2025) and 0.68 (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn |
| 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 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.66 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.67 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.66 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.68 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.73 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.77 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.77 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.05 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.19 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.95 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.54 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.34 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.30 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.83 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.83 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.85 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.82 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.47 |
API Access
Duke Energy Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();