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Duke Energy DUK Return on invested capital

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5.6%+0.3pp

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$96.46B+17.5%
Enterprise value$178.4B+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.

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 return on invested capital?
Duke Energy (DUK) reported return on invested capital of 5.7% in Q2 2025.
How has Duke Energy's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Duke Energy's return on invested capital increased by 4.0% year-over-year, from 5.5% to 5.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Duke Energy's return on invested capital?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Duke Energy's return on invested capital has grown at a 7.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.4% to 21.4%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.