PRICING SUPPLEMENT (To Prospectus dated September 30, 2025)The Date of this Pricing Supplement is April 13, 2026 The Duke Energy PremierNotes Variable Denomination Floating Rate Demand Notes (the “Notes”) bear interestat a floating rate per annum determined by the Duke Energy PremierNotes Committee, or its designee, on a weekly basisto be effective on the following Monday. The current Registration Statement for the Notes (No. 333-290634) wasautomatically effective on September 30, 2025. Effective April 13, 2026, Duke Energy Corporation is transitioning to a single investment tier and will pay thesame interest rate for all invested amounts of Notes. All other program features will remain the same. As of April 13, 2026,the interest rate on the Notes will be as follows: Interest Rate Per Annum3.82% Yield 3.75% Rate