SuperworthDuke Energy profit margin DUK
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 15.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 27.8%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.3 pts
- Peer median
- 14.6%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Duke Energy kept 15.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 27.8% and a gross margin of 71.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 12.4%.
The median for 10 electric utilities of a similar size is 14.6%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 15.4% | 26.8% | 72.0% |
| FY2024 | 14.9% | 26.1% | 67.8% |
| FY2023 | 9.8% | 24.3% | 66.7% |
| FY2022 | 8.9% | 20.9% | 65.0% |
| FY2021 | 15.9% | 22.3% | 73.7% |
| FY2020 | 5.8% | 19.1% | 74.6% |
| FY2019 | 14.9% | 22.8% | 72.8% |
| FY2018 | 10.9% | 19.1% | 69.3% |
| FY2017 | 13.0% | 23.9% | n/a |
| FY2016 | 9.5% | 23.5% | n/a |
| FY2015 | 12.6% | 22.7% | n/a |
| FY2014 | 7.9% | 22.0% | n/a |
| FY2013 | 11.7% | 21.3% | n/a |
| FY2012 | 9.0% | 15.9% | n/a |
| FY2011 | 11.7% | 19.1% | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 15.8% | +0.3 pts | 27.8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 15.5% | +0.1 pts | 27.2% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 15.4% | +0.5 pts | 26.8% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 15.8% | +1.4 pts | 27.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 15.5% | +1.2 pts | 27.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 15.4% | +4.6 pts | 26.8% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 14.9% | +5.1 pts | 26.1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 14.3% | +10.2 pts | 25.4% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 14.3% | +9.6 pts | 25.4% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 10.8% | +2.2 pts | 25.0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 9.8% | +0.9 pts | 24.3% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 4.1% | −10.2 pts | 21.9% |
Against its peers
Companies in Regulated Electric nearest Duke Energy's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| DUKDuke Energy | 15.8% |
| SOSouthern | 15.4% |
| AEPAmerican Electric Power | 13.8% |
| DDominion Energy | 14.0% |
| NEENextEra Energy | 40.4% |
| ETREntergy | 13.5% |
| XELXcel Energy | 15.3% |
| EXCExelon | 11.0% |
| EDConsolidated Edison | 12.5% |
| WECWEC Energy | 16.7% |
| PEGPublic Service Enterprise | 16.0% |
| Peer median | 14.6% |
Where Duke Energy ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
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