How many employees does Duke Energy Corporation have?

Duke Energy Corporation reported 26,441 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is up 0.1% from a year earlier.

What is Duke Energy Corporation's revenue per employee?

Duke Energy Corporation brought in $32.2B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.22M per employee. That ranks 14 of 31 companies we track in Regulated Electric, where the median is $1.18M.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Duke Energy Corporation employees and revenue per employee

DUK · Regulated Electric · $89.0B market cap

Duke Energy Corporation had 26,441 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 0.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $32.2B, up 6.2% from a year earlier, or $1.22M per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

26,441

+0.1% YoY

Revenue

$32.2B

+6.2% YoY

Revenue / employee

$1.22M

Peer median $1.18M

Rank in industry

14 of 31

Regulated Electric

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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DUK employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	26,441	$32.2B	$1.22M	+0.1%	+6.2%
Dec 2024	26,413	$30.4B	$1.15M	-2.3%	+4.5%
Dec 2023	27,037	$29.1B	$1.07M	-3.0%	+1.0%
Dec 2022	27,859	$28.8B	$1.03M	+0.9%	+16.8%
Dec 2021	27,605	$24.6B	$892K	+0.3%	+5.4%
Dec 2020	27,535	$23.4B	$849K	-4.4%	-6.8%
Dec 2019	28,793	$25.1B	$871K	-4.3%	+2.3%
Dec 2018	30,083	$24.5B	$815K	+3.5%	+4.1%
Dec 2017	29,060	$23.6B	$811K	+0.9%	+3.6%
Dec 2016	28,798	$22.7B	$790K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Duke Energy Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Regulated Electric.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
NEE NextEra Energy, Inc.	17,300	$27.5B	$1.59M	Efficient growth
DUK Duke Energy Corporation	26,441	$32.2B	$1.22M	Efficient growth
DUKB Duke Energy Corporation 5.625%	26,441	$32.2B	$1.22M	Efficient growth
EXC Exelon Corporation	20,571	$24.3B	$1.18M	Efficient growth
SO The Southern Company	29,800	$29.6B	$992K	Efficient growth
SOJC The Southern Company JR 2017B NT 77	29,800	$29.6B	$992K	Efficient growth
SOJD Southern Company (The) Series 2	29,800	$29.6B	$992K	Efficient growth
SOJE Southern Company (The) Series 2	29,800	$29.6B	$992K	Efficient growth
PCG PG&E Corporation	29,010	$24.9B	$860K	Hiring ahead

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Questions about Duke Energy Corporation

How many employees does Duke Energy Corporation have?: Duke Energy Corporation reported 26,441 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is up 0.1% from a year earlier.
What is Duke Energy Corporation's revenue per employee?: Duke Energy Corporation brought in $32.2B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.22M per employee. That ranks 14 of 31 companies we track in Regulated Electric, where the median is $1.18M.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Duke Energy Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell DUK.