Duke Energy CORP (DUKB) company profile
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $15.98BP/E 3.1Yield 20.58%
About Duke Energy
Electric & Other Services Combined, SIC 4931
Duke Energy is an energy company that operates primarily through its regulated utility subsidiaries across two reportable business segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure, and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure. Through its electric segment, the company generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity. Its customer base encompasses retail accounts—consisting of residential, commercial, and industrial users—as well as wholesale clients such as municipalities, electric cooperatives, and other load-serving entities.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Duke Energy delivers retail electric service across an operating territory spanning roughly 90,000 square miles across six states in the Southeast and Midwest regions of the United States. Its electric operations serve approximately 8.7 million customers within an area populated by an estimated 27 million residents. To support this delivery network, the company owns approximately 55,713 megawatts of generation capacity, drawing on a fuel portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear power, coal, hydroelectric power, and solar generation.
Summary of the business section of Duke Energy's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Duke Energy CORP
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Charlotte, NC
- Address
- 525 South Tryon Street 28202-1803
- Phone
- (800) 488-3853
- Website
- duke-energy.com
- Employees
- 26,441, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Electric & Other Services Combined
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Charlotte, NC
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- DUKB
- Other tickers
- DUK, DUK.PA, DUKU
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 780M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $91.70B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 1-for-3 reverse, Jul 3, 2012; 2-for-1, Jan 29, 2001; 2-for-1, Oct 1, 1990
- SEC CIK
- 1326160
- CUSIP
- 26441C204
- ISIN
- US26441C2044
- LEI
- I1BZKREC126H0VB1BL91
- EIN
- 20-2777218
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Harry K. Sideris | President, CEO, Director | 98,642 |
| Lynn J. Good | Chair & CEO, Director | 674,702 |
| Alexander J. Weintraub | EVP, Chief Customer Officer | 15,198 |
| Louis E. Renjel | EVP&CEO DEF&MW&ChiefCorpAffOff | 22,329 |
| Bonnie B. Titone | EVP, Chief Admin Officer | 29,011 |
| Scott L. Batson | EVP, Chief Pwr Grid Op Officer | 33,481 |
| Kelvin Henderson | SVP,ChfGenOff&EntrprisOpExcell | 27,811 |
| Abigail L. Motsinger | SVP, Chief Acct Off&Controller | 3,866 |
| Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe | EVP&CEO DECarolinas&NatGasBus | 53,708 |
| Regis T. Repko | SVP, System Planning&Construct | 6,501 |
| Thomas Preston Gillespie Jr. | EVP-Chf Gen Off-Entrp Op Excel | 60,573 |
| Olivia Cameron D. McDonald | SVP, Chief Human Resources Off | 10,206 |
| Robert Alexander Glenn | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | 28,493 |
| Cynthia S. Lee | SVP, Chf Acct Off & Controller | 10,480 |
| Brian D. Savoy | EVP & CFO | 61,764 |
| Julia S. Janson | EVP&CEO, Duke Energy Carolinas | 83,332 |
| Joyce A. Mullen | Director | – |
| Idalene Fay Kesner | Director | 947 |
| Theodore F. Craver Jr | Director | 31,855 |
| Michael J. Pacilio | Director | 1,636 |
| John T. Herron | Director | 34,525 |
| Nicholas C. Fanandakis | Director | 4,742 |
| Caroline Dorsa | Director | 12,723 |
| Robert M. Davis | Director | 14,262 |
| Annette K. Clayton | Director | 595 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Harry KSideris | $13.65M | $15.14M | $4.87M | $156 | $153 |
| FY2025 Lynn JGood | $8.27M | $16.99M | $4.87M | $156 | $153 |
| FY2024 Lynn JGood | $21.28M | $31.38M | $4.98M | $138 | $131 |
| FY2024 Ms.Good | $21.28M | $31.38M | $4.98M | $138 | $131 |
| FY2023 Lynn JGood | $20.56M | $23.29M | $4.14M | $120 | $108 |
| FY2023 Ms.Good | $20.56M | $23.29M | $4.14M | $120 | $108 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry K. Sideris President and CEO | $1.20M | $10.07M | $1.97M | $409.87K | $13.65M | +117% |
| Lynn J. Good Former Chair and CEO | $375.00K | $6.20M | $860.18K | $838.14K | $8.27M | -61% |
| Brian D. Savoy Executive Vice President and CFO | $770.27K | $2.84M | $883.42K | $296.12K | $4.79M | +21% |
| Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Executive Vice President and CEO, Duke Energy Carolinas and Natural Gas Business | $847.67K | $3.10M | $1.01M | $323.98K | $5.28M | +23% |
| T. Preston Gillespie Executive Vice President, Chief Generation Officer and Enterprise Operational Excellence | $816.33K | $2.56M | $877.80K | $337.10K | $4.59M | – |
| Louis E. Renjel Executive Vice President and CEO, Duke Energy Florida and Midwest and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer | $670.79K | $2.29M | $730.86K | $87.08K | $3.78M | – |
| Julia S. Janson Former Executive Vice President and CEO, Duke Energy Carolinas | $466.67K | $4.41M | $607.45K | $400.60K | $5.89M | +10% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“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.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings