Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings Per Share

The following table presents Duke Energy’s basic and diluted EPS calculations, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and common and preferred share dividends declared.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions, except per-share amounts)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Income from continuing operations attributable to Duke Energy common stockholders excluding impact of participating securities	$	1,324	$	1,077	$	3,041	$	2,199
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic	729		713		728		705
Equity Forwards	—		1		—		1
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted	729		714		728		706
EPS from continuing operations attributable to Duke Energy common stockholders
Basic	$	1.82	$	1.51	$	4.18	$	3.12
Diluted	$	1.82	$	1.51	$	4.18	$	3.11
Potentially dilutive items excluded from the calculation(a)	2		2		2		2
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.945	$	0.9275	$	2.800	$	2.7075
Dividends declared on Series A preferred stock per depositary share	$	0.359	$	—	$	0.667	$	—

(a)

Performance stock awards were not included in the dilutive securities calculation because the performance measures related to the awards had not been met.