Insider trade

CEO sold ~$2.24M of DUK shares in the open market

Traded Mar 2, 2026 · Filed Mar 3, 2026

Duke EnergyDUK

~$2.24M
Reported value · 17K sh @ $131.538: 48K
Holds after · shares reported: -13.6%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.3%, $131.63 → $113.74 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Duke Energy sold $2.24M of Duke Energy shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Mar 2, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Mar 3, 2026

CEO$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$2,244,828

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

20 days after results of Feb 10, 2026, 64 days before results of May 5, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $131.63 on Mar 2, 2026, at its 52-week high, after an 11% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $112.46 (May 14, 2025) to $131.63 (Mar 2, 2026), 100% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $118.90 on Jan 15, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

Securities lawsuit open at the trade date

A securities lawsuit naming the company as a defendant was filed on Nov 29, 2023 in the U.S. District Court, M.D. North Carolina. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

VAUGHN v. DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC, docket 1:23-cv-01031, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-1.4%	-1.3%	-0.1%
30 days	-0.4%	-3.8%	+3.5%
90 days	-8.2%	+10.9%	-19.1%
180 days	-9.1%	+12.0%	-21.0%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001789558-26-000008
Filed / recorded: Mar 3, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Duke Energy CORP
Issuer CIK: 1326160
Ticker: DUK
Reporting person: Kodwo Ghartey-tagoe
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: EVP&CEO DECarolinas&NatGasBus
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Mar 2, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 17,066
Price per share: $131.538
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 48,197
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Mr. Ghartey-Tagoe adopted the 10b5-1 plan pursuant to which this transaction was executed on November 28, 2025.
Reflects the weighted average sale price for the entire amount of shares sold. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $130.98 to $131.975, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the registrant, any security holder of the registrant, or the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges.