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Duke Energy Corporation dividend history and coverage

Fiscal 2016–2025 dividends per share, payout of earnings and cash flow, and any decreases, read from Duke Energy Corporation's own SEC filings. Data built 2026-11-01.

Dividends per share, FY2025US$4.220
Latest quarter × 4US$4.260
5-yr dividend growth+2.0%/yr
Years without a decrease, since FY20169
Short answerDuke Energy Corporation paid US$4.220 per share in dividends for fiscal 2025, up 2.0% a year over five years. Over its last three fiscal years it paid out 80% of earnings, which our utilities teaching band reads as well covered. No yearly decrease appears in the filings we hold.

Dividend history

Duke Energy Corporation dividends and earnings per share by fiscal yearFY2016 dividend 3.36, EPS 3.11; FY2017 dividend 3.49, EPS 4.36; FY2018 dividend 3.64, EPS 3.76; FY2019 dividend 3.75, EPS 5.06; FY2020 dividend 3.82, EPS 1.72; FY2021 dividend 3.90, EPS 4.94; FY2022 dividend 3.98, EPS 3.17; FY2023 dividend 4.06, EPS 3.54; FY2024 dividend 4.14, EPS 5.71; FY2025 dividend 4.22, EPS 6.31 (USD per share).0.003.537.0716171819202122232425
  • Dividends per share (fiscal year)
  • Year with a decrease
  • Earnings per share (diluted)

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The numbers, with their filings

Duke Energy Corporation, per share in USD. Fiscal years as reported; "—" means not tagged in the filing.
Fiscal yearDividends/shareEPS (diluted)Payout of EPSFCF/shareCash payoutFiling
FY20254.2206.3167%-2.18not covered10-K
FY20244.1405.7173%0.06>200%10-K
FY20234.0603.54115%-3.54not covered10-K
FY20223.9803.17126%-7.06not covered10-K
FY20213.9004.9479%-1.85not covered10-K
FY20203.8201.72>200%-1.42not covered10-K
FY20193.7505.0674%-4.00not covered10-K
FY20183.6403.7697%-3.11not covered10-K
FY20173.4904.3680%-2.04not covered10-K
FY20163.3603.11108%-1.50not covered10-K

Dividends per share: dividends declared per share, as tagged in the company's filings. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures (as tagged); cash payout = common dividends paid ÷ free cash flow. All Duke Energy Corporation filings on EDGAR ↗

What $1,000 of Duke dividends is worth after tax

Canadian resident (2026 estimate)

AccountYou keepWhy
Non-registered$70415% US withholding, then Canadian tax like interest with a foreign tax credit
TFSA$85015% US withholding, not recoverable
RRSP / RRIF$1,000Treaty exemption from US withholding; taxed on withdrawal

US taxpayer (2026 estimate)

Example: married filing jointly, $120,000 of other taxable income, 22% ordinary bracket.

AccountYou keep
Taxable brokerage$850
Roth IRA$1,000
Traditional IRA / 401(k)$1,000*

* Nothing is taxed when the dividend is paid; withdrawals are taxed later as ordinary income.

Assumes qualified-dividend treatment (holding period met). Use your own numbers.

Frequently asked questions

What dividend does Duke Energy Corporation pay?
Duke Energy Corporation reported dividends of US$4.220 per share for fiscal 2025 (period ending 2025-12-31), from its annual filing with the SEC. Its latest declared quarterly dividend in a 10-Q or 10-K was US$1.0650, or US$4.260 a year at that rate. Dividends are declared by the board each period and can change.
Has Duke Energy Corporation ever cut its dividend?
Not in the fiscal years we hold (2016–2025): annual dividends per share did not fall year over year in that window.
What is Duke Energy Corporation's dividend yield?
Yield is the annual dividend divided by the share price, and the price changes every trading day. We do not republish prices; enter today's price from your brokerage or the exchange's quote page above to calculate it with the US$4.260 annual figure.

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