Duke Energy (DUK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Duke Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.10% for Q1 2026, up 0.34 percentage points from 4.76% a year earlier and up 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Duke Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.07%, up 0.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year change of +1.91 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.88% in FY2024 (+0.47 pp), 4.41% in FY2023 (+0.53 pp), 3.88% in FY2022 (+0.21 pp) and 3.67% in FY2021 (+0.50 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2014.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 18 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.40 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 0.79 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a drop of 0.90 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DUK's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 4.99% (Q4 2025), 5.02% (Q3 2025) and 4.84% (Q2 2025) in the three quarters before Q1 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | 4.32% |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.08% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.10% |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 4.97% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | 3.53% |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 2.73% |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 4.51% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | 3.61% |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | 4.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.61% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.98% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.08% |
API Access
Duke Energy Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();