Duke Energy (DUK) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Duke Energy (DUK) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 2.70% for Q2 2026, up 0.13 percentage points from 2.57% a year earlier and up 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Duke Energy posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 2.65%, up 0.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +1.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.54% in FY2024 (+0.92 pp), 1.62% in FY2023 (+0.21 pp), 1.41% in FY2022 (-0.74 pp) and 2.16% in FY2021 (+1.48 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 1.73 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 1.49 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 2.66% (Q1 2026), 2.61% (Q4 2025) and 2.67% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 185.08 Bn | 183.19 Bn | - | 4.09% |
| 2 | Southern | 107.35 Bn | 98.41 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 2.87% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 101.59 Bn | 99.95 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 2.70% |
| 4 | National Grid | 89.31 Bn | 61.64 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 69.03 Bn | 68.09 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 2.77% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 61.31 Bn | 63.99 Bn | - | 2.08% |
| 7 | Entergy | 52.78 Bn | 39.28 Bn | - | 2.57% |
| 8 | Sempra | 52.22 Bn | 51.34 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 2.38% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 51.04 Bn | 44.52 Bn | - | 3.00% |
| 10 | Exelon | 48.02 Bn | 43.33 Bn | - | 2.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.70% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.13% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.66% |
API Access
Duke Energy Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();