What is Duke Energy's retained earnings?

Duke Energy (DUK) reported retained earnings of $4.14B in Q2 2025.

How has Duke Energy's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Duke Energy's retained earnings increased by 57.2% year-over-year, from $2.64B to $4.14B.

What is the long-term trend for Duke Energy's retained earnings?

Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Duke Energy's retained earnings has grown at a 8.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.47B to $3.43B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Duke Energy DUK Retained Earnings

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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-3.0%

CapEx$3.3B+9.5%

Free cash flow-$417.0M-870%

Valuation

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Market cap$100.76B+8.5%

Enterprise value$182.7B+4.5%

P/E20.8×+1.6×

P/S3.3×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin74%—

Operating margin27.2%+1.6pp

Net margin15.7%+1.3pp

FCF margin-1.8%—

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

Reported directly by Duke Energy in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

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 retained earnings?: Duke Energy (DUK) reported retained earnings of $4.14B in Q2 2025.
How has Duke Energy's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Duke Energy's retained earnings increased by 57.2% year-over-year, from $2.64B to $4.14B.
What is the long-term trend for Duke Energy's retained earnings?: Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Duke Energy's retained earnings has grown at a 8.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.47B to $3.43B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.