Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 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 share dividends declared.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except per-share amounts)	2019		2018
Income from continuing operations attributable to Duke Energy common stockholders excluding impact of participating securities	$	898	$	619
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted	727		701
Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Duke Energy common stockholders
Basic and Diluted	$	1.24	$	0.88
Potentially dilutive items excluded from the calculation(a)	2		2
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.9275	$	0.89

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