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Debt and Credit Facilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Debt
The following tables summarize outstanding debt.
 December 31, 2025
Weighted
AverageDukeDukeDukeDukeDuke
InterestDukeEnergyProgressEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergy
(in millions) Rate EnergyCarolinasEnergyProgressFloridaOhioIndianaPiedmont
Unsecured debt, maturing 2026-20824.63 %$35,585 $1,150 $1,800 $ $150 $1,285 $386 $4,275 
Secured debt, maturing 2028-20523.85 %4,279 2,115 2,109 1,290 818    
First mortgage bonds, maturing 2026-2074(a)
4.33 %44,289 15,053 21,923 11,576 10,349 3,075 4,238  
Finance leases, maturing 2027-2064576 272 569 481 88  10  
Tax-exempt bonds, maturing 2027-2046(b)
3.54 %1,331  500 500  77 352  
Notes payable and commercial paper(c)
3.95 %3,254        
Money pool/intercompany borrowings  300 150 150  38 325 609 
Fair value hedge carrying value adjustment  176        
Unamortized debt discount and premium, net(d)
 762 (20)(44)(25)(19)(22)(16)(7)
Unamortized debt issuance costs(e)
(416)(93)(159)(76)(79)(20)(27)(17)
Total debt 4.41 %$89,836 $18,777 $26,848 $13,896 $11,307 $4,433 $5,268 $4,860 
Short-term notes payable and commercial paper  (2,624)       
Short-term money pool/intercompany borrowings      (13)(175)(609)
Current maturities of long-term debt(f)
 (7,104)(629)(722)(285)(437)(45)(4)(490)
Total long-term debt(f)
$80,108 $18,148 $26,126 $13,611 $10,870 $4,375 $5,089 $3,761 
(a)Substantially all electric utility property is mortgaged under mortgage bond indentures.
(b)Substantially all tax-exempt bonds are secured by first mortgage bonds, letters of credit or the Master Credit Facility.
(c)Includes $625 million classified as Long-Term Debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets due to the existence of long-term credit facilities that backstop these commercial paper balances, along with Duke Energy’s ability and intent to refinance these balances on a long-term basis. The weighted average days to maturity for Duke Energy's commercial paper program was 21 days.
(d)Duke Energy includes $855 million and $45 million in purchase accounting adjustments related to Progress Energy and Piedmont, respectively.
(e)Duke Energy includes $21 million in purchase accounting adjustments primarily related to the merger with Progress Energy.
(f)Refer to Note 18 for additional information on amounts from consolidated VIEs.
 December 31, 2024
Weighted
AverageDukeDukeDukeDukeDuke
InterestDukeEnergyProgressEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergy
(in millions) Rate EnergyCarolinasEnergyProgressFloridaOhioIndianaPiedmont
Unsecured debt, maturing 2025-2082
4.53 %$34,283 $1,605 $2,085 $185 $250 $1,380 $390 $4,030 
Secured debt, maturing 2025-2052
3.75 %3,672 1,463 2,147 1,269 879 — — — 
First mortgage bonds, maturing 2025-2074(a)
4.24 %39,842 13,955 19,223 9,974 9,247 2,722 3,937 — 
Finance leases, maturing 2027-2054
570 270 581 515 66 — 10 — 
Tax-exempt bonds, maturing 2027-2046(b)
3.85 %1,331 — 500 500 — 77 352 — 
Notes payable and commercial paper(c)
4.67 %4,213 — — — — — — — 
Money pool/intercompany borrowings— 300 1,227 761 467 189 160 739 
Fair value hedge carrying value adjustment(82)— — — — — — — 
Unamortized debt discount and premium, net(d)
845 (20)(44)(24)(19)(23)(16)(8)
Unamortized debt issuance costs(e)
(401)(83)(146)(65)(76)(18)(25)(19)
Total debt 4.37 %$84,273 $17,490 $25,573 $13,115 $10,814 $4,327 $4,808 $4,742 
Short-term notes payable and commercial paper  (3,584)— — — — — — — 
Short-term money pool/intercompany borrowings — — (1,077)(611)(466)(162)(10)(739)
Current maturities of long-term debt(f)
 (4,349)(521)(1,517)(983)(534)(245)(4)(205)
Total long-term debt(f)
$76,340 $16,969 $22,979 $11,521 $9,814 $3,920 $4,794 $3,798 
(a)    Substantially all electric utility property is mortgaged under mortgage bond indentures.
(b)    Substantially all tax-exempt bonds are secured by first mortgage bonds, letters of credit or the Master Credit Facility.
(c)    Includes $625 million that was classified as Long-Term Debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets due to the existence of long-term credit facilities that backstop these commercial paper balances, along with Duke Energy’s ability and intent to refinance these balances on a long-term basis. The weighted average days to maturity for Duke Energy's commercial paper programs was 13 days.
(d)    Duke Energy includes $925 million and $56 million in purchase accounting adjustments related to Progress Energy and Piedmont, respectively.
(e)    Duke Energy includes $23 million in purchase accounting adjustments primarily related to the merger with Progress Energy.
(f)     Refer to Note 18 for additional information on amounts from consolidated VIEs.
The following table shows the significant components of Current maturities of Long-Term Debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Duke Energy Registrants currently anticipate satisfying these obligations with cash on hand and proceeds from additional borrowings.
(in millions)Maturity DateInterest RateDecember 31, 2025
Unsecured Debt
Duke Energy (Parent) Convertible Senior NotesApril 20264.125 %1,725 
Piedmont Term Loan Facility(a)
August 20264.611 %450 
Duke Energy (Parent)September 20262.650 %1,500 
Duke Energy (Parent) Term Loan Facility(a)
September 20264.704 %2,000 
First Mortgage Bonds
Duke Energy Carolinas
December 2026
2.950 %600 
Duke Energy Florida(a)(b)
October 2073
3.981 %200 
Duke Energy Florida(a)(b)
April 20743.981 %173 
Duke Energy Progress(c)
October 2046
3.300 %200 
Other(d)
256 
Current maturities of long-term debt$7,104 
(a)    Debt has a floating interest rate.
(b)    These first mortgage bonds are classified as Current maturities of long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets based on terms of the indentures, which could require repayment in less than 12 months if exercised by the bondholders.
(c)    These tax-exempt bonds are secured by first mortgage bonds and are classified as Current maturities of long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025, due to a mandatory put option expiring October 1, 2026. Duke Energy Progress anticipates remarketing the bonds and the securities are expected to be reclassified to Long-Term Debt at that time.
(d)    Includes finance lease obligations, amortizing debt, tax-exempt bonds with mandatory put options and small bullet maturities.
The following tables show short-term obligations classified as long-term debt.
 Balance at December 31, 2025 and 2024
DukeDukeDukeDuke
DukeEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergy
(in millions) EnergyCarolinasProgressOhioIndiana
Tax-exempt bonds $312 $ $ $27 $285 
Commercial paper(a)
625 300 150 25 150 
Total $937 $300 $150 $52 $435 
(a)    Progress Energy amounts are equal to Duke Energy Progress amounts.
The following tables summarize significant debt issuances (in millions).
Year Ended December 31, 2025
DukeDukeDukeDukeDukeDuke
MaturityInterestDukeEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergy
Issuance DateDateRateEnergy(Parent)CarolinasProgressFloridaOhioIndiana
Unsecured Debt
August 2025(e)
September 2030
5.410 %$68 $ $ $ $ $68 $ 
August 2025(e)
September 2035
6.010 %43     43  
August 2025(e)
September 2037
6.110 %40     40  
September 2025(f)
September 2035
4.950 %1,000 1,000      
September 2025(f)
September 2055
5.700 %750 750      
Secured Debt
September 2025(g)
July 2037
4.226 %200  200 $    
September 2025(g)
January 2048
5.070 %382  382     
September 2025(g)
January 2048
4.890 %461   461    
November 2025(g)
March 2046
4.898 %561  561     
First Mortgage Bonds
January 2025(a)
March 2030
4.850 %$400 $ $400 $ $ $ $ 
January 2025(a)
March 2035
5.250 %700  700     
March 2025(b)
March 2027
4.350 %500   500    
March 2025(b)
March 2035
5.050 %850   850    
March 2025(b)
March 2055
5.550 %750   750    
May 2025(c)
May 2055
5.900 %300      300 
June 2025(d)
June 2035
5.300 %350     350  
November 2025(c)
December 2030
4.200 %500    500   
November 2025(c)
December 2035
4.850 %600    600   
Total issuances$7,005 $1,750 $2,243 $2,561 $1,100 $501 $300 
(a)Proceeds were used to repay the $500 million DERF accounts receivable securitization facility due January 2025, to pay down short-term debt and for general company purposes.
(b)Proceeds were used to repay the $400 million DEPR accounts receivable securitization facility due April 2025, to pay down short-term debt and for general company purposes.
(c)Proceeds were used to pay down short-term debt and for general company purposes.
(d)Proceeds were used to repay $150 million of maturities due June 2025, to pay down short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.
(e)Proceeds were used to repay $95 million of maturities due October 2025, repay $45 million of maturities due January 2026, pay down short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.
(f)Proceeds were used to repay $650 million of maturities due September 2025, repay $500 million of maturities due December 2025, to pay down short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.
(g)Proceeds were used to recover previously incurred storm costs, repay the Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress term loan facilities and for general company purposes.
Year Ended December 31, 2024
DukeDukeDukeDukeDukeDuke
MaturityInterestDukeEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergy
Issuance DateDateRateEnergy(Parent)CarolinasProgressFloridaOhioIndianaPiedmont
Unsecured Debt
January 2024(a)
January 2027
4.850 %$600 $600 $— $— $— $— $— $— 
January 2024(a)
January 2029
4.850 %650 650 — — — — — — 
April 2024(e)
April 2031
5.648 %815 815 — — — — — — 
June 2024(d)
June 2034
5.450 %750 750 — — — — — — 
June 2024(d)
June 2054
5.800 %750 750 — — — — — — 
June 2024(h)
July 2031
5.900 %80 — — — — 80— — 
June 2024(h)
July 2034
6.000 %95 — — — — 95— — 
June 2024(h)
July 2039
6.170 %50 — — — — 50— — 
August 2024(d)
February 2035
5.100 %375 — — — — — — 375 
August 2024(i)
September 2054
6.450 %1,000 1,000 — — — — — — 
Secured Debt
April 2024(f)
March 2044
5.404 %177 — — 177 — — — — 
First Mortgage Bonds
January 2024(b)
January 2034
4.850 %575 — 575 — — — — — 
January 2024(b)
January 2054
5.400 %425 — 425 — — — — — 
March 2024(b)
March 2034
5.250 %300 — — — — — 300 — 
March 2024(c)
March 2034
5.100 %500 — — 500 — — — — 
March 2024(d)
March 2054
5.550 %425 — — — — 425 — — 
April 2024(g)
April 2074
3.981 %173 — — — 173 — — — 
Total issuances$7,740 $4,565 $1,000 $677 $173 $650 $300 $375 
(a)Proceeds were used to repay the remaining $1 billion outstanding on Duke Energy (Parent)'s variable rate Term Loan Facility due March 2024, pay down a portion of short-term debt and for general corporate purposes. Duke Energy (Parent)'s Term Loan Facility was terminated in March 2024 in conjunction with the payoff of remaining borrowings.
(b)Proceeds were used to pay down a portion of short-term debt and for general company purposes.
(c)Proceeds were used to fund eligible green energy projects, pay down a portion of short-term debt and for general company purposes.
(d)Proceeds were used to pay down a portion of short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.
(e)In April 2024, Duke Energy issued 750 million euros aggregate principal amount of 3.75% senior notes due April 2031. Duke Energy's obligations under its euro-denominated fixed-rate notes were effectively converted to fixed-rate U.S. dollars at issuance through cross-currency swaps, mitigating foreign currency exchange risk associated with the interest and principal payments. The $815 million equivalent in U.S. dollars were used to repay a portion of a $1 billion debt maturity due April 2024, pay down short-term debt and for general corporate purposes. See Note 15 for additional information.
(f)Proceeds were used to finance the South Carolina portion of restoration expenditures related to the following storms: Pax, Ulysses, Matthew, Florence, Michael, Dorian, Izzy and Jasper. See Notes 4 and 18 for more information.
(g)Debt has a floating interest rate. Proceeds were used to pay down a portion of the DEFR accounts receivable securitization facility due in April 2024, and for general company purposes. See Note 18 for more information.
(h)Debt issued by Duke Energy Kentucky with proceeds used to pay down a portion of short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.
(i)Duke Energy issued $1 billion of fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated debentures (the debentures) with proceeds used to redeem Duke Energy’s outstanding Series B Preferred Stock and for general corporate purposes. The debentures will bear interest at 6.45% until September 1, 2034, and thereafter the interest rate will reset every five years to the five-year U.S. Treasury rate plus a spread of 2.588%. The debentures have early redemption options and are callable on or after June 2034 for 100% of the principal plus accrued interest. See Note 20 for additional information.
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt
The following table shows the annual maturities of long-term debt for the next five years and thereafter. Amounts presented exclude short-term notes payable, commercial paper and money pool borrowings and debt issuance costs for the Subsidiary Registrants.
 December 31, 2025
DukeDukeDukeDukeDuke
DukeEnergyProgressEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergy
(in millions)
Energy(a)
CarolinasEnergyProgressFloridaOhioIndianaPiedmont
2026$7,123 $630 $730 $287 $443 $45 $4 $490 
20273,639 67 1,322 604 718 77 28 300 
20284,079 1,018 1,427 608 819 40 7  
20294,554 522 1,634 863 771 505 5 660 
20304,433 1,277 1,481 371 1,111 528 155  
Thereafter63,037 15,375 20,459 11,265 7,543 3,267 4,937 2,826 
Total long-term debt, including current maturities$86,865 $18,889 $27,053 $13,998 $11,405 $4,462 $5,136 $4,276 
(a)    Excludes $921 million in purchase accounting adjustments related to the Progress Energy merger and the Piedmont acquisition.
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities
The table below includes borrowing sublimits and available capacity under these credit facilities.
 December 31, 2025
DukeDukeDukeDukeDukeDuke
DukeEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergyEnergy
(in millions) Energy(Parent)CarolinasProgressFloridaOhioIndianaPiedmont
Facility size(a)
$10,000 $3,425 $1,650 $1,675 $700 $700 $850 $1,000 
Reduction to backstop issuances
Commercial paper(b)
(2,144)(1,019)(300)(150) (34)(260)(381)
Outstanding letters of credit (7)(2)(4)(1)    
Tax-exempt bonds (81)     (81) 
Available capacity $7,768 $2,404 $1,346 $1,524 $700 $666 $509 $619 
(a)    Represents the sublimit of each borrower.
(b)    Duke Energy issued $625 million of commercial paper and loaned the proceeds through the money pool to Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, Duke Energy Ohio and Duke Energy Indiana. The balances are classified as Long-Term Debt Payable to Affiliated Companies in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.