What is Duke Energy's free cash flow margin?

Duke Energy (DUK) reported free cash flow margin of -1.8% in Q2 2025.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.

How do you interpret free cash flow margin?

A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.

How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?

Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.

Duke Energy DUK Free cash flow margin

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10.5%-8.7pp

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-20.9%+3,135pp

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12.8%-8.1pp

PG&EPCG

-16.3%—

ExelonEXC

-9.4%+8.8pp

CNP

CenterPoint EnergyCNP

-28.4%-1.6pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$7.4B+3.1%

Operating income$1.8B+7.2%

Net income$984.0M+9.3%

EPS (diluted)$1.25+10.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$442.0M-8.5%

Total debt$82.4B+2.8%

Total equity$50.9B+2.4%

Total assets$189.71B+4.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.9B-3.1%

CapEx$3.3B+9.5%

Free cash flow-$417.0M-870%

Valuation

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Market cap$96.56B+17.5%

Enterprise value$178.51B+10.1%

P/E19.9×+0.7×

P/S3.1×+0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin74%—

Operating margin27.2%+1.6pp

Net margin15.7%+1.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.6%+0.9pp

Debt / equity1.6×0.0×

Current ratio0.7×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Duke Energy’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=-1.8%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Duke Energy’s 10-Q, filed August 5, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Duke Energy's free cash flow margin?: Duke Energy (DUK) reported free cash flow margin of -1.8% in Q2 2025.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?: A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?: Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.