Duke Energy (DUK) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Duke Energy (DUK) recorded Profit After Tax of $1.56 billion in Q1 2026, up 11.4% from $1.4 billion a year earlier and up 29.9% from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Duke Energy's Profit After Tax came in at $5.23 billion as of Mar 31, 2026, up 7.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $5.07 billion, up 10.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Profit After Tax has increased for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 36.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Profit After Tax came in at $4.6 billion in FY2024 (+6.4%), $4.33 billion in FY2023 (+14.6%), $3.78 billion in FY2022 (+1.5%) and $3.72 billion in FY2021 (+241.9%).
- The Q1 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Profit After Tax in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Profit After Tax rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.0%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Profit After Tax in the last five years was growth of 78.7% in Q4 2023, against a decline of 21.4% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.2 billion (Q4 2025), $1.45 billion (Q3 2025) and $1.01 billion (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | 2.62 Bn |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 718.00 Mn |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | 618.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 395.00 Mn |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 487.82 Mn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | 586.00 Mn |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | 396.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 931.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 751.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 970.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 635.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 898.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 835.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 808.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 698.00 Mn |
API Access
Duke Energy Profit After Tax API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();