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Duke Energy free cash flow DUK

Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2008.

Last 12 months, to Jun 30, 2026
−$4.3B
Latest quarter, Q2 FY26
−$1.4B
Fiscal year 2025
−$1.7B
−3629% on the year before

Duke Energy's free cash flow was −$4.3B over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026.

In its latest quarter, Q2 FY26, it was −$1.4B.

Free cash flow over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearFree cash flowChange
FY2025−$1.7B−3629%
FY2024$48Mn/a
FY2023−$2.7Bn/a
FY2022−$5.4Bn/a
FY2021−$1.4Bn/a
FY2020−$1.1Bn/a
FY2019−$2.9Bn/a
FY2018−$2.2Bn/a
FY2017−$1.4Bn/a
FY2016−$1.1Bn/a
FY2015−$90M−107%
FY2014$1.2B+40%
FY2013$856Mn/a
FY2012−$257Mn/a
FY2011−$691Mn/a

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedFree cash flowOn a year earlierLast 12 months
Q2 FY26−$1.4Bn/a−$4.3B
Q1 FY26−$2.6Bn/a−$3.3B
Q4 FY25−$485M−268%−$1.7B
Q3 FY25$179M−67%−$921M
Q2 FY25−$417Mn/a−$563M
Q1 FY25−$971Mn/a−$189M
Q4 FY24$288Mn/a$48M
Q3 FY24$537M+12%−$965M
Q2 FY24−$43Mn/a−$1B
Q1 FY24−$734Mn/a−$1.8B
Q4 FY23−$725Mn/a−$2.7B
Q3 FY23$479Mn/a−$4.5B

Against its peers

Companies in Regulated Electric nearest Duke Energy's size, closest first, today.

CompanyFree cash flow yield
DUKDuke Energy−4.4%
SOSouthern−3.3%
AEPAmerican Electric Power−8.1%
DDominion Energy−11.9%
NEENextEra Energyn/m
ETREntergy−5.9%
XELXcel Energy−15.8%
EXCExelon−4.2%
EDConsolidated Edisonn/m
WECWEC Energy−3.8%
PEGPublic Service Enterprise0.8%
Peer median−5.1%

What the free cash flow tells you

Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.

Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.

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