How Duke Energy (DUK) Makes Money: A Visual Guide
Duke Energy (DUK) generated $32.36B in revenue (TTM through Q4 2025), earning $4.96B in net profit (15.3% margin). Its largest revenue source is Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (89.7% of revenue). Below is an interactive breakdown of how revenue flows through the income statement.
Duke Energy (DUK) Income Statement Flow
Frequently asked questions
How does Duke Energy (DUK) make money?
- Duke Energy (DUK) primarily makes money through Electric Utilities and Infrastructure, which accounts for 89.7% of total revenue. For TTM through Q4 2025, Duke Energy generated $32.36B in total revenue with a net profit margin of 15.3%.
What is Duke Energy (DUK) gross profit margin?
- Duke Energy (DUK) reported a gross profit margin of 54% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $17.49B in gross profit. This means Duke Energy retains 54% of each revenue unit after direct costs of production.
What is Duke Energy (DUK) operating profit margin?
- Duke Energy (DUK) reported an operating profit margin of 26.6% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $8.60B in operating profit. This reflects profitability after operating expenses such as R&D, sales, and administration, but before taxes and non-operating items.
What is Duke Energy (DUK) net profit margin?
- Duke Energy (DUK) reported a net profit margin of 15.3% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $4.96B in net profit. This is the share of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses, taxes, and non-operating items.
How much does Duke Energy (DUK) spend on capital expenditures?
- Duke Energy (DUK) spent $17.00B on capital expenditures in TTM through Q4 2025 (52.5% of total revenue). Capital expenditures represent investments in physical assets such as property, equipment, and infrastructure.
What is Duke Energy (DUK) free cash flow?
- Duke Energy (DUK) generated $8.21B in free cash flow for TTM through Q4 2025 (25.4% of total revenue). Free cash flow is the cash remaining after capital expenditures and represents the company's ability to fund growth, pay dividends, or reduce debt.
What is Duke Energy (DUK) effective tax rate?
- Duke Energy (DUK) had an effective tax rate of 11.2% for TTM through Q4 2025. This is the actual percentage of pre-tax income paid as income taxes.
About this data
- What is a Sankey diagram?
- A Sankey diagram shows how money flows through a company from revenue to net profit. The width of each flow represents its proportion.
- How is the data calculated?
- We use the income statement from company filings. For TTM (Trailing Twelve Months), we sum the last four quarters. Revenue flows to cost of revenue and gross profit, then to operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and operating profit.
- When was this data last updated?
- Based on company filings through TTM through Q4 2025.