Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations
Duke Energy Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 3.8% to $410M in Q2 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.2%, from $437M to $410M. Over 4 years (FY 2020 to FY 2024), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -18.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.
Detailed definition
This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.
non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947Historical Data
| 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 | $995M | $988M | $855M | $832M | $799M | $995M | $832M | $820M | $808M | $662M | $485M | $473M | $437M | $432M | $434M | $426M | $410M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.7% | -13.5% | -2.7% | -4.0% | +24.5% | -16.4% | -1.4% | -1.5% | -18.1% | -26.7% | -2.5% | -7.6% | -1.1% | +0.5% | -1.8% | -3.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -19.7% | +0.7% | -2.7% | -1.4% | +1.1% | -33.5% | -41.7% | -42.3% | -45.9% | -34.7% | -10.5% | -9.9% | -6.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Duke Energy's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Duke Energy (DUK) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $410M in Q2 2025.
- How has Duke Energy's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- Duke Energy's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 6.2% year-over-year, from $437M to $410M.
- What is the long-term trend for Duke Energy's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Duke Energy's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -18.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $969M to $434M.
- What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.