Duke Energy Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (DUK)
Duke Energy's return on equity was 9.74% for fiscal 2025.
View full Duke Energy company overviewDuke Energy annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 9.74% | +0.63 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 9.12% | +3.34 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 5.77% | +0.60 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 5.17% | −2.86 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 8.04% | +5.13 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 2.91% | −5.36 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 8.27% | +2.04 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 6.23% | −1.16 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 7.39% | +2.06 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 5.33% | −8.85 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 14.18% | +9.60 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 4.58% | −1.90 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 6.48% | +0.93 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 5.56% | −1.98 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 7.53% | +1.57 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 5.96% | +0.93 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 5.03% | −1.40 pp |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 6.43% | — |
Duke Energy quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 2.00% | +0.06 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 2.92% | +0.18 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 2.29% | −0.14 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 2.78% | +0.18 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 1.94% | +0.12 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 2.74% | +0.43 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 2.43% | +0.40 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 2.59% | +0.02 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 1.81% | +2.26 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 2.31% | +0.68 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 2.03% | +3.35 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 2.57% | −0.27 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | −0.45% | −2.28 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 1.63% | −0.10 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | −1.32% | −2.67 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 2.84% | −0.04 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 1.83% | +0.24 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 1.74% | −0.33 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 1.35% | +1.48 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 2.88% | +0.03 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 1.59% | +3.32 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 2.06% | +0.06 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | −0.13% | −1.44 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 2.85% | −0.08 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | −1.74% | −3.58 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 2.00% | −0.02 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 1.30% | +0.23 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 2.93% | +0.40 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 1.84% | +0.66 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 2.03% | +0.54 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 1.07% | −0.62 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 2.53% | +0.23 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 1.19% | −0.48 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 1.48% | −0.26 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 1.69% | +2.24 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 2.30% | −0.62 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 1.66% | +0.39 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 1.74% | −0.00 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | −0.56% | −2.96 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 2.93% | +0.58 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 1.28% | −0.07 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 1.74% | −0.37 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 2.40% | +2.17 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 2.35% | −0.75 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 1.35% | −0.15 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 2.11% | +2.35 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 0.24% | −1.43 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 3.10% | +0.63 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 1.49% | +0.66 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | −0.24% | −1.79 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 1.67% | +0.60 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 2.47% | +0.59 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 0.84% | −1.13 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 1.55% | +0.25 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 1.06% | −0.20 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 1.88% | −0.20 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 1.96% | +0.04 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 1.30% | −0.96 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 1.26% | −0.65 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 2.08% | −1.03 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 1.92% | +2.96 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 2.26% | — |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 1.92% | +0.32 pp |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 3.11% | +2.60 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | −1.04% | −2.34 pp |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 1.60% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 0.51% | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 1.31% | — |
Duke Energy return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Duke Energy's return on equity increased from 2.91% to 9.74%, a change of +6.84 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 2.00%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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