TTM
19.8%
YoY change
−5.34pp
Trough year (2000)
-22.2%
Peak year (2004)
10.0%
Latest annual
-5.2%
FCF Margin history chart for Duke Energy (DUK) from 1994 to 2025
Latest: -5.2%
FCF Margin change chart for Duke Energy (DUK) from 1994 to 2025
Latest: −5.34pp
FCF Margin history table for Duke Energy (DUK) from 1994 to 2025
| 2025 | -5.2% | -5.34pp | ||
| 2024 | 0.2% | +9.54pp | ||
| 2023 | -9.4% | +9.53pp | ||
| 2022 | -18.9% | -13.12pp | ||
| 2021 | -5.8% | -1.29pp | ||
| 2020 | -4.5% | +7.12pp | ||
| 2019 | -11.6% | -2.63pp | ||
| 2018 | -9.0% | -2.92pp | ||
| 2017 | -6.1% | -1.21pp | ||
| 2016 | -4.8% | -4.45pp | ||
| 2015 | -0.4% | -5.74pp | ||
| 2014 | 5.3% | +1.58pp | ||
| 2013 | 3.8% | +5.20pp | ||
| 2012 | -1.4% | +3.32pp | ||
| 2011 | -4.8% | -2.72pp | ||
| 2010 | -2.0% | +5.24pp | ||
| 2009 | -7.3% | +0.74pp | ||
| 2008 | -8.0% | -8.66pp | ||
| 2007 | 0.7% | -1.76pp | ||
| 2006 | 2.4% | -0.62pp | ||
| 2005 | 3.0% | -6.92pp | ||
| 2004 | 10.0% | +3.60pp | ||
| 2003 | 6.4% | +8.84pp | ||
| 2002 | -2.5% | +4.77pp | ||
| 2001 | -7.2% | +14.97pp | ||
| 2000 | -22.2% | -7.50pp | ||
| 1999 | -14.7% | -15.90pp | ||
| 1998 | 1.2% | -3.82pp | ||
| 1997 | 5.0% | -1.79pp | ||
| 1996 | 6.8% | +0.62pp | ||
| 1995 | 6.2% | +0.31pp | ||
| 1994 | 5.9% | — |
- 2025-5.2%-5.34pp
- 20240.2%+9.54pp
- 2023-9.4%+9.53pp
- 2022-18.9%-13.12pp
- 2021-5.8%-1.29pp
- 2020-4.5%+7.12pp
- 2019-11.6%-2.63pp
- 2018-9.0%-2.92pp
- 2017-6.1%-1.21pp
- 2016-4.8%-4.45pp
- 2015-0.4%-5.74pp
- 20145.3%+1.58pp
- 20133.8%+5.20pp
- 2012-1.4%+3.32pp
- 2011-4.8%-2.72pp
- 2010-2.0%+5.24pp
- 2009-7.3%+0.74pp
- 2008-8.0%-8.66pp
- 20070.7%-1.76pp
- 20062.4%-0.62pp
- 20053.0%-6.92pp
- 200410.0%+3.60pp
- 20036.4%+8.84pp
- 2002-2.5%+4.77pp
- 2001-7.2%+14.97pp
- 2000-22.2%-7.50pp
- 1999-14.7%-15.90pp
- 19981.2%-3.82pp
- 19975.0%-1.79pp
- 19966.8%+0.62pp
- 19956.2%+0.31pp
- 19945.9%—
FCF Margin values are taken from Duke Energy's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About FCF Margin at Duke Energy (DUK)
According to Duke Energy's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported free cash flow margin is 19.8%. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar that converts into cash after capital expenditures. Because free cash flow cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting, FCF margin is a clean read on how efficiently a business turns revenue into deployable cash.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Duke Energy (DUK) free cash flow margin totalled -5.19% – contracted 5.3 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual free cash flow margin of 9.96% was reported in 2004. The lowest in the available history was -22.22% in 2000.
Duke Energy FCF Margin by Year
Duke Energy FCF Margin 2025: -5.2%
Duke Energy free cash flow margin in 2025 was -5.19%, contracted 5.3 percentage points from 2024.
Duke Energy FCF Margin 2024: 0.2%
2024's free cash flow margin for Duke Energy came in at 0.16%, expanded 9.5 percentage points from 2023.
Duke Energy FCF Margin 2023: -9.4%
Duke Energy posted free cash flow margin of -9.38% in 2023, expanded 9.5 percentage points from 2022.
Duke Energy FCF Margin 2022: -18.9%
In 2022, Duke Energy reported free cash flow margin of -18.91%, contracted 13.1 percentage points from 2021.
Duke Energy FCF Margin 2021: -5.8%
Duke Energy free cash flow margin in 2021 was -5.79%.
See more financial history for Duke Energy (DUK).
Sector peers by FCF Margin
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| 27.9% | |
| 19.1% | |
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| -12.6% | |
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| -42.1% | |
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