Duke Energy (DUK) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Duke Energy (DUK) posted Total Debt of $90.25 billion for Q1 2026, up 4.4% from $86.45 billion a year earlier and up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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Duke Energy (DUK) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Duke Energy's Total Debt came in at $89.84 billion, up 6.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Total Debt has increased for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Duke Energy's Total Debt was $84.27 billion in FY2024 (+6.0%), $79.54 billion in FY2023 (+7.9%), $73.7 billion in FY2022 (+9.8%) and $67.14 billion in FY2021 (+7.0%).
- The Q1 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt has increased in each of the last 20 quarters, with growth averaging 5.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Total Debt has ranged between 1.2% (Q3 2021) and 12.3% (Q3 2022) over the last five years.
- According to Business Quant data, Total Debt for the three prior quarters was $89.84 billion (Q4 2025), $88.64 billion (Q3 2025) and $87.43 billion (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | 108.46 Bn |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 75.58 Bn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 90.25 Bn |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | 61.59 Bn |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 52.84 Bn |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | 53.22 Bn |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 36.66 Bn |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 34.63 Bn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | 39.46 Bn |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | 52.28 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 90.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 89.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 88.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 87.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 86.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 84.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 84.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 82.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 81.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 79.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 78.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 77.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 76.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 73.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 72.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 70.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 69.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 67.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 64.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 65.68 Bn |
API Access
Duke Energy Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=DUK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();