{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/dukes-profits-rose-on-flat-revenue-while-investment-squeezed-free-cash-flow",
  "title": "Duke’s profits rose on flat revenue, while investment squeezed free cash flow",
  "summary": "Capital spending rose 28.2% year over year even as revenue edged up just 0.7% in the three months ended June 30.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-04T14:55:52.428815+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "Duke Energy Corporation (Holdin",
    "ticker": "DUK",
    "cik": "1326160",
    "sector": "Utilities",
    "industry": "Utilities - Regulated Electric"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-04",
    "accession": "0001326160-26-000040",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326160/000132616026000040/duk-20260630.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-05",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326160/000132616025000168/duk-20250630.htm"
  },
  "reported_figures": [
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 31741000000,
      "display": "$31.7B",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
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        "label": "Filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001326160-26-000040",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-04"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": 5.6272878535773785,
      "display": "+5.6%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001326160-26-000040",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-04"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 27.176207428877476,
      "display": "+27.2%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001326160-26-000040",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-04"
      }
    }
  ],
  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "capital_investment",
      "statement": "Capital spending rose 28.2% year over year while free-cash-flow margin fell 15.3 percentage points to negative 24.2%.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "Investment load increased: Capital spending consumed more revenue while free-cash-flow margin declined. capex yoy pct: +28.2%; capex to revenue pct: +50.2%; free cash flow margin pct: -24.2%; free cash flow margin change pp: -15.3%",
      "source_date": "2026-08-04"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "DUK"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}