Investing
Investment Purchases
Duke Energy Investment Purchases decreased by 24.7% to $1.48B in Q2 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.4%, from $1.33B to $1.48B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Investment Purchases shows relatively stable performance with a -2.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2017
Last reportedQ2 2025Aug 5, 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate a strategy to earn interest on excess cash, while a decrease may suggest a need for cash for operations or debt repayment.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the cash outflow for the purchase of marketable securities, such as stocks, bonds, or other financi...
Peer comparison
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Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.60B | $1.11B | $1.81B | $1.52B | $668.00M | $1.44B | $624.00M | $866.00M | $728.00M | $1.22B | $950.00M | $946.00M | $1.33B | $1.11B | $2.32B | $1.97B | $1.48B |
| QoQ Change | — | -30.5% | +62.7% | -16.1% | -55.9% | +114.8% | -56.5% | +38.8% | -15.9% | +67.2% | -21.9% | -0.4% | +40.5% | -16.9% | +110.2% | -15.4% | -24.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -58.2% | +29.3% | -65.4% | -42.9% | +9.0% | -15.2% | +52.2% | +9.2% | +82.6% | -9.2% | +144.5% | +107.8% | +11.4% |
Range$624.00M – $2.32B
CAGR-1.9%
Avg YoY Growth+19.6%
Median YoY Growth+9.2%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Duke Energy's investment purchases?
- Duke Energy (DUK) reported investment purchases of $1.48B in Q2 2025.
- How has Duke Energy's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Duke Energy's investment purchases increased by 11.4% year-over-year, from $1.33B to $1.48B.
- What is the long-term trend for Duke Energy's investment purchases?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Duke Energy's investment purchases has grown at a -2.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.10B to $5.70B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.