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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001326160-25-000148"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DUK"
cik: "0001326160"
company_name: "Duke Energy CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T11:10:53.653744+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Duke Energy Q1 2025 EPS $1.76, up 22% YoY; reaffirms 2025 guidance

## Summary
- Q1 2025 reported and adjusted EPS $1.76 vs $1.44 in Q1 2024, driven by higher retail sales and new rates.
- Electric Utilities segment income $1,276M (+$255M YoY); Gas Utilities $349M (+$65M YoY).
- Other segment loss $260M, worse by $57M due to higher interest expense and lower investment returns.
- 2025 adjusted EPS guidance reaffirmed at $6.17-$6.42; long-term growth 5%-7% through 2029.
- Effective tax rate fell to 12.1% from 13.4% on increased income tax credit amortization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001326160-25-000148
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DUK
- cik: 0001326160
- company_name: Duke Energy CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326160/000132616025000148/0001326160-25-000148-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326160/000132616025000148/duk-20250506.htm

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