Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (DUK) Next Earnings Date & Expected ±3.5% Move

Per the Roarable RQD rating, DUK scores 47 out of 100, a D grade labeled "Roarable Sell — Underperform / Distribution Warning." The five pillars are: Fundamental Cash Engine at 5 of 20 (ROIC 5.2%; FCF yield -1.73%), Whale 13F Flow at 14 of 20 (institutional accumulation and options positioning), Insider Conviction at 8 of 20 (SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow), Macro Regime Fit at 10 of 20 (Beta 0.76; sector sensitivity), and Forensic Balance Sheet at 10 of 20 (Altman Z 0.89; Piotroski F 5/9; Debt/Equity 1.55). The weakest pillar is cash generation, where the negative FCF yield and a 5.2% ROIC indicate limited free cash after capital spending relative to the capital base. The forensic pillar also signals balance-sheet strain, with an Altman Z below the commonly cited distress threshold in the source data and leverage at 1.55 Debt/Equity. Insider conviction is weak per the rating, and whale flow is moderate. For a prospective investor, the rating frames the stock as one where valuation support (dividend yield 3.4%, beta 0.76) comes with weak cash conversion and elevated leverage. The score is a model output and should be weighed against the underlying figures rather than treated as a standalone recommendation.

Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) is a NYSE-listed issuer classified in the Utilities sector and Power Generation industry, per the company profile. Per the SEC financials, the filings report net income and operating income but revenue is shown as $0.0M in each period, so the source data does not support a revenue-based description of customers or product mix. Not available in source data for detailed customer segments or revenue streams. The company is a holding company, as its name indicates.

Per the market data, operating margin is 31.4% and net margin is 18.1%, while gross margin is listed as 0%. ROIC is 5.2%. Per the Roarable RQD rating, the Altman Z-Score is 0.89 and the Piotroski F-Score is 5 of 9, both weak readings. Debt/Equity is 1.55 per the RQD forensic pillar. Reported debt rose from $12633.8M in FY 2023 to $80108.0M in FY 2025 per the SEC financials, while FCF moved from $9878.0M to $-1694.0M over the same span. Cash is not reported for FY 2023.

Per the Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph, the supply chain is listed as NONE, with no butterfly links and no proprietary signals. Not available in source data for upstream or downstream dependencies, sector correlations, or second-order bottlenecks. The only sector context available is the classification as Utilities and Power Generation, and the beta of 0.76, which indicates lower price sensitivity than the broader market per the market data.

• What is the revenue figure? The SEC financials report $0.0M revenue in every period, so the source cannot describe the top line or its growth.
• What drove the swing from positive FCF in FY 2023 and FY 2024 to negative FCF in FY 2025, and how much is attributable to capital expenditure?
• What is the cash balance for FY 2023, and how is liquidity covered against the $80108.0M debt reported for FY 2025?
• What specific holders, 13F positions, and insider trades underlie the whale and insider pillar scores?
• What catalysts or regulatory events could change the cash-generation trajectory the RQD rating highlights as weakest?