Duke Energy Corporation 5.625% Beats Q3 2026 Estimates as Revenue Rises 6.6% to $9.10B

Duke Energy Corporation 5.625% (DUKB) beat estimates for the third quarter of 2026 on both revenue and EPS. Revenue was $9.10 billion, up 6.6% from a year earlier, above the $8.91 billion estimate, and EPS was $1.99, up 8.7% from a year earlier, above the $1.86 estimate.

Q3 2026 scorecard

By our calculation, revenue was $195.3 million above the estimate and EPS was $0.13 above it. The QoQ column compares with the previous quarter's revenue of $7.59 billion and EPS of $1.43. The YoY column compares with $8.54 billion and $1.83 in the same quarter a year earlier.

GAAP results

• Net income. The company reported net income of $1.56 billion on a GAAP basis, compared with net income of $1.42 billion a year earlier.

Track record

• EPS record. EPS beat the estimate in 7 of the last 8 reports, including this one.
• Revenue record. Revenue beat the estimate in 5 of the last 8 reports.
• Revenue trend. Revenue over the last 5 reports, oldest first: $8.54 billion, $7.94 billion, $9.18 billion, $7.59 billion and $9.10 billion.

What to watch

• Next-quarter estimates. Consensus calls for EPS of $1.84 and revenue of $7.72 billion next quarter, based on 1 analyst.
• Revenue growth. Whether revenue keeps growing from a year earlier after this quarter's 6.6% increase to $9.10 billion.
• Estimate record. Whether Duke Energy Corporation 5.625% extends a record of beating EPS estimates in 7 of its last 8 reports.
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Sources: Results are from Duke Energy Corporation 5.625%'s Nov. 5, 2026 quarterly report. Estimates are consensus figures. The prior-quarter and year-ago comparison figures are from Duke Energy Corporation 5.625%'s earlier quarterly reports. Items labeled by our calculation are our own arithmetic. This article is informational only and is not investment advice.