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Duke Energy cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Duke Energy's operations generated $12.33bn of cash; it spent $14.02bn on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$1.69bn. It returned $3.30bn in dividends.

Cash flow statement

US$ billions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Duke Energy: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations3.54.53.75.26.46.66.76.96.67.28.28.98.35.99.912.312.311.6
Depreciation and amortisation1.82.02.02.73.23.53.63.94.04.75.25.55.75.86.16.47.77.7
Stock-based pay0.00.10.10.10.10.1—0.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1—
Capital spending4.34.84.45.55.55.46.87.98.19.411.19.99.711.412.612.314.015.8
Free cash flow−0.8−0.3−0.7−0.30.91.2−0.1−1.0−1.4−2.2−2.9−1.1−1.4−5.4−2.70.0−1.7−4.3
Free cash flow after stock pay−0.9−0.4−0.7−0.30.81.1—−1.1−1.5−2.3−3.0−1.1−1.5−5.5−2.8−0.0−1.8—
Dividends paid1.2−1.31.31.82.22.22.32.32.52.52.72.83.13.23.23.23.33.4
Share buybacks——————1.5———————————
Shares issued0.50.3————0.00.7—1.80.42.70.00.00.00.40.0—

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Duke Energy's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 1, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Duke Energy.