DUK · 8-K · 20261105PR000048

Quarterly Earnings Performance

Duke Energy CORP · 2026-11-05 · Importance 31 · Surprise 32

Third-quarter 2026 reported and adjusted EPS were both $1.99, up from $1.81 in the third quarter of 2025, while net income available to common stockholders increased to $1,551 million from $1,407 million. Electric Utilities and Infrastructure segment income increased 9.6% to $1,817 million from $1,658 million; Gas Utilities and Infrastructure narrowed its loss to $19 million from $26 million. Higher results reflected infrastructure investment recovery and favorable weather, partly offset by higher depreciation, minority-interest impacts, higher interest expense, and a higher effective tax rate.

Key facts

• For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, Duke Energy reported net income available to common stockholders of $4,164 million, compared with $3,743 million in the same 2025 period. source
• For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, Duke Energy reported basic and diluted net income EPS of $5.34, compared with $4.81 in the same 2025 period. source
• Duke Energy's year-to-date 2026 adjusted EPS was $5.35 and reported EPS was $5.34; legal and regulatory settlements reduced EPS by $0.24, asset sales increased it by $0.22, and discontinued operations added $0.02. source
• Gas Utilities and Infrastructure reported segment income of $523 million for the first nine months of 2026. source
• Duke Energy reported third-quarter 2026 GAAP and adjusted EPS of $1.99, compared with $1.81 in third-quarter 2025. source
• Duke Energy's Electric Utilities and Infrastructure segment reported and adjusted third-quarter 2026 income of $1,817 million, versus $1,658 million in third-quarter 2025, an increase of $0.20 per share. source
• Duke Energy's Other segment reported and adjusted third-quarter 2026 loss of $247 million, compared with a $225 million loss in third-quarter 2025, a decrease of $0.03 per share. source
• Duke Energy's Gas Utilities and Infrastructure segment reported and adjusted third-quarter 2026 loss of $19 million, compared with a $26 million loss in third-quarter 2025, an increase of $0.01 per share. source