Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

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)	2020		2019			2020		2019
Net income available to Duke Energy common stockholders	$	1,265	$	1,327		$	1,347	$	3,047
Accumulated preferred stock dividends adjustment	12		(2		)	13		(2		)
Less: Impact of participating securities	1		1			2		4
Income from continuing operations available to Duke Energy common stockholders	$	1,276	$	1,324		$	1,358	$	3,041
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic	735		729			735		728
Equity forwards	—		—			—		—
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted	735		729			735		728
EPS available to Duke Energy common stockholders
Basic and diluted	$	1.74	$	1.82		$	1.85	$	4.18
Potentially dilutive items excluded from the calculation(a)	2		2			2		2
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.965	$	0.945		$	2.855	$	2.800
Dividends declared on Series A preferred stock per depositary share(b)	$	0.359	$	0.359		$	1.078	$	0.667
Dividends declared on Series B preferred stock per share(c)	$	24.375	$	—		$	49.292	$	—

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

(b) 5.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock dividends are payable quarterly in arrears on the 16th day of March, June, September and December. The preferred stock has a $25 liquidation preference per depositary share.

(c)

4.875% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock dividends are payable semiannually in arrears on the 16th day of March and September. The preferred stock has a $1,000 liquidation preference per share.