DUK Free cash flow
Free cash flow at Duke Energy fell to −$1.7B in fiscal 2025, from $48M in 2024.
Not a GAAP measure. Derived here as operating cash flow less capital expenditure, both as filed; the arithmetic is shown in the table.
SOURCE: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities + us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment · EDGAR CompanyFacts · CIK 1326160 · EDGAR ↗ · FY2021–FY2025 · ANNUAL
History AS FILED · DERIVATION SHOWN WHERE DERIVED
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.3B | −$14.0B | −$1.7B |
| FY2024 | $12.3B | −$12.3B | $48M |
| FY2023 | $9.9B | −$12.6B | −$2.7B |
| FY2022 | $5.9B | −$11.4B | −$5.4B |
| FY2021 | $8.3B | −$9.7B | −$1.4B |
Cross-checks touching this measure FROM THE FILING REVIEW
◐ PARTLYlong-term capital deployment plan
The quoted figures do not map one-for-one onto a filed line on this page; carried as partly supported.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✗ RED FLAGCash conversion stability
The ratio of operating cash flow to net income swings 1.01× across three years. This page verifies no stated cause; the flag marks the size of the swing. Management's own account touching these lines appears in the "net income drivers" claim on this page (partial); this page has not independently verified it.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✓ CLEANCapital returned vs free cash flow
Free cash flow was negative in the current year; no dividends or buybacks appear on the cash-flow lines this page reads. The multiple is shown for arithmetic only and is not meaningful as a ratio.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✓ CLEANStock compensation in cash flow
Share-based compensation is 0.8% of operating cash flow (threshold 15%).
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →More SAME DATA, OTHER VIEWS
Free cash flow across coverage → · DUK company view →
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Not investment advice. Every figure on this page is an XBRL fact from the issuer's own SEC filings or an arithmetic over such facts with the method shown. No forecast is made; no posture is expressed.