Duke Energy number of employees

Duke Energy reported 26,441 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, down 596 (2.2%) on the year before. That compares with 27,605 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $1.2m.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	26,441	−596 (2.2%)	$1.2m	10-K, filed February 26, 2026
December 31, 2023	27,037	−822 (3.0%)	$1.1m	10-K, filed February 23, 2024
December 31, 2022	27,859	+254 (0.9%)	$1.0m	10-K, filed February 27, 2023
December 31, 2021	27,605	—	$891,904	10-K, filed February 24, 2022

What the annual reports say

Employees On December 31, 2025, Duke Energy had a total of 26,441 full-time, part-time and temporary employees, the majority of which were full-time employees. 2025 annual report
Employees On December 31, 2023, Duke Energy had a total of 27,037 full-time, part-time and temporary employees, the majority of which were full-time employees. 2023 annual report
Employees On December 31, 2022, Duke Energy had a total of 27,859 full-time, part-time and temporary employees, the majority of which were full-time employees. 2022 annual report
Employees On December 31, 2021, Duke Energy had a total of 27,605 full-time, part-time and temporary employees, the overwhelming majority of which were full-time employees. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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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.