Duke Energy Corporation Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Quarterly Performance

  • Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were $1.81, up from $1.62 in Q3 2024 (approximately 11% growth).
  • Full-year 2025 EPS guidance narrowed to $6.25–$6.35, reflecting strong year‑to‑date performance and operational momentum.
  • Electric Utilities and Infrastructure segment contributed an additional $0.24 in EPS year-over-year driven by higher retail sales and new rates.
  • Gas Utilities remained flat year-over-year due to typical seasonality, while the Other segment declined by $0.04 due to higher interest expenses.

Strategic Highlights

  • Long-term EPS growth target reaffirmed at 5%–7% through 2029, with expectations to hit the top half of the range starting in 2028.
  • Duke plans to add over 13 GW of generation capacity in the next five years, including 7.5 GW of new natural gas and more than 1 GW of fleet upgrades.
  • Updated 5‑year capital plan expected to be $95–$105 billion, up from the prior $87 billion (earlier 2025 update) and $83 billion at the start of the year.
  • Capital expansion driven by:
    • New generation, especially to serve rapidly growing data center load.
    • Grid modernization programs.
    • Natural gas infrastructure for generation support.

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Operator: Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us today for the Duke Energy Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. My name is Sammy, and I'll be coordinating your call today. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand over to our host, Abby Motsinger, the Vice President of Investor Relations to begin. Please go ahead, Abby. Abby Motsinger: Thank you, Sammy, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to Duke Energy's Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Review and Business Update. Leading our call today is Harry Sideris, President and CEO, along with Brian Savoy, Executive Vice President and CFO. Today's discussion will include the use of non-GAAP financial measures and forward-looking information. Actual results may differ from forward-looking statements due to factors disclosed in today's materials and in Duke Energy's SEC filings. The appendix of today's presentation includes supplemental information, along with the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures. With that, let me turn the call over to Harry. Harry Sideris: Thank you, Abby, and good morning, everyone. Today, we announced strong results for the third quarter with adjusted earnings per share per share of $1.81 compared to $1.62 last year, driven by continued growth in our electric utilities. We are well positioned for a solid finish to the year and are narrowing our full year guidance range to $6.25 to $6.35. I'm proud of how our teammates are executing our strategy, delivering value for our customers, communities and

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