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PPL logoPPL Corporation(PPL)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

PPL•NYSE•Utilities
22.1× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorUtilitiesIndustryElectric UtilitiesSub-IndustryElectric and gas combination utilities
AboutPPL Corporation, a utility holding company, delivers electricity and natural gas in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments: Kentucky Regulated and Pennsylvania Regulated. It serves approximately 429,000 electric and 333,000 natural gas customers in Louisville and adjacent areas in Kentucky; 538,000 electric customers in central, southeastern, and western Kentucky; and 28,000 electric customers in five counties in southwestern Virginia. The company also provides electric services to approximately 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania; and generates electricity from coal, gas, hydro, and solar sources in Kentucky; and sells wholesale electricity to two municipalities in Kentucky. PPL Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.Show more
  • Revenue$9.04B+6.9%
  • EBITDA$3.54B+14.1%
  • Net Income$1.18B+33.0%
  • Free Cash Flow-$1.4B-201.3%
  • EBITDA Margin39.1%+6.8%
  • Net Margin13.06%+24.5%
  • ROE8.16%+28.6%
  • Interest Coverage2.82+12.3%
  • Debt/Equity1.30+8.9%

PPL Key Insights

PPL Corporation (PPL) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 3.0%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High leverage: 5.5x Debt/EBITDA

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PPL Price & Volume

PPL Corporation (PPL) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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PPL Growth Metrics

PPL Corporation (PPL) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years1.66%
5 Years10.56%
3 Years4.59%
TTM7.52%

Profit CAGR

10 Years5.64%
5 Years-4.27%
3 Years16.03%
TTM22.51%

EPS CAGR

10 Years4.71%
5 Years-3.48%
3 Years16.19%
TTM21.48%

Return on Capital

10 Years5.56%
5 Years4.7%
3 Years4.94%
Last Year5.43%

PPL Recent Earnings

PPL Corporation (PPL) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 8/12 qtrs (67%)●Beat Revenue 7/12 qtrs (58%)
Q2 2026Latest
May 8, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.63+2.3%
$0.62
Rev
$2.8B+10.6%
$2.5B
Q1 2026
Feb 20, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.41+0.2%
$0.41
Rev
$2.3B-6.0%
$2.4B
Q4 2025
Nov 5, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.48+4.4%
$0.46
Rev
$2.2B+9.0%
$2.1B
Q3 2025
Jul 31, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.32-16.9%
$0.39
Rev
$2.0B+11.6%
$1.8B
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMay 8, 2026
$0.63vs $0.62+2.3%
$2.8Bvs $2.5B+10.6%
Q1 2026Feb 20, 2026
$0.41vs $0.41+0.2%
$2.3Bvs $2.4B-6.0%
Q4 2025Nov 5, 2025
$0.48vs $0.46+4.4%
$2.2Bvs $2.1B+9.0%
Q3 2025Jul 31, 2025
$0.32vs $0.39-16.9%
$2.0Bvs $1.8B+11.6%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

PPL Peer Comparison

PPL Corporation (PPL) competitors in Electric and gas combination utilities — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
AEE logoAEEAmeren CorporationDirect Competitor30.06B108.6720.3115.43%17.17%11.6%1.47
WEC logoWECWEC Energy Group, Inc.Direct Competitor36.54B112.1723.2213.96%16.25%11.64%1.59
EVRG logoEVRGEvergy, Inc.Direct Competitor19.02B82.5022.541.65%14.71%8.65%1.50
OGE logoOGEOGE Energy Corp.Direct Competitor9.76B47.3020.399.21%14.03%9.47%1.14
AVA logoAVAAvista CorporationDirect Competitor3.29B39.7616.711.34%10.75%7.65%1.25
NWE logoNWENorthwestern Energy Group IncDirect Competitor4.3B69.8823.776.38%10.21%5.8%1.14
ED logoEDConsolidated Edison, Inc.Product Competitor39.2B106.3618.8610.89%12.52%8.82%1.19
ES logoESEversource EnergyProduct Competitor26.16B69.5915.2613.83%12.55%10.75%1.85

Compare PPL vs Peers

PPL Corporation (PPL) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs AEE

Most directly comparable listed peer for PPL.

Scale Benchmark

vs NEE

Larger-name benchmark to compare PPL against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs AEE, WEC, EVRG, OGE

PPL Income Statement

PPL Corporation (PPL) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Revenue
7.45B7.79B5.6B5.47B5.78B7.9B8.31B8.46B9.04B9.31B
Revenue Growth %
-0.93%4.54%-28.04%-2.28%5.64%36.64%5.19%1.8%6.85%7.52%
Cost of Revenue
3.25B3.53B2.94B2.69B3.07B5.01B5.04B5.07B5.51B6.04B
Gross Profit
4.2B▲ 0%
4.26B▲ 1.4%
2.66B▼ 37.5%
2.79B▲ 4.8%
2.71B▼ 2.7%
2.89B▲ 6.4%
3.28B▲ 13.5%
3.39B▲ 3.6%
3.53B▲ 4.1%
3.28B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %
56.41%54.69%47.5%50.93%46.91%36.54%39.41%40.1%39.05%35.2%
Gross Profit Growth %
0.91%1.36%-37.51%4.77%-2.69%6.41%13.47%3.57%4.07%-
Operating Expenses
1.3B1.41B1.14B1.2B1.29B1.51B1.65B1.65B1.4B1.09B
Other Operating Expenses
----------
EBITDA
4.01B4.02B2.53B2.67B2.54B2.61B2.96B3.1B3.54B3.64B
EBITDA Margin %
53.79%51.69%45.22%48.7%44.01%32.99%35.67%36.6%39.1%39.13%
EBITDA Growth %
1.62%0.45%-37.05%5.25%-4.54%2.44%13.73%4.45%14.14%12.75%
Depreciation & Amortization
1.1B1.17B1.01B1.08B1.12B1.23B1.33B1.36B1.4B1.45B
D&A / Revenue %
14.84%15.05%17.98%19.73%19.38%15.6%16.06%16.04%15.53%15.6%
Operating Income (EBIT)
2.9B▲ 0%
2.85B▼ 1.7%
1.53B▼ 46.5%
1.59B▲ 3.9%
1.42B▼ 10.2%
1.37B▼ 3.5%
1.63B▲ 18.6%
1.74B▲ 6.7%
2.13B▲ 22.5%
2.19B▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
38.96%36.63%27.24%28.97%24.62%17.39%19.61%20.56%23.57%23.53%
Operating Income Growth %
-1.19%-1.69%-46.49%3.93%-10.21%-3.51%18.63%6.75%22.47%-
Interest Expense
901M963M621M634M918M513M666M738M808M4M
Interest Coverage
3.12x3.37x2.48x2.50x1.57x2.78x2.39x2.51x2.82x-
Interest / Revenue %
12.1%12.37%11.09%11.58%15.87%6.49%8.01%8.72%8.94%0.04%
Non-Operating Income
-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-4M
Pretax Income
1.91B▲ 0%
2.29B▲ 19.5%
919M▼ 59.8%
954M▲ 3.8%
521M▼ 45.4%
915M▲ 75.6%
924M▲ 1.0%
1.12B▲ 20.8%
1.47B▲ 31.9%
1.52B▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
25.67%29.35%16.4%17.43%9.01%11.58%11.12%13.19%16.28%16.28%
Income Tax
784M458M183M314M503M201M184M228M291M297M
Effective Tax Rate %
41%20.04%19.91%32.91%96.55%21.97%19.91%20.43%19.77%19.59%
Net Income
1.13B▲ 0%
1.83B▲ 62.0%
1.75B▼ 4.4%
1.47B▼ 15.9%
-1.48B▼ 200.7%
756M▲ 151.1%
740M▼ 2.1%
888M▲ 20.0%
1.18B▲ 33.0%
1.22B▲ 0%
Net Margin %
15.15%23.47%31.17%26.84%-25.59%9.57%8.9%10.49%13.06%13.09%
Net Income Growth %
-40.69%61.97%-4.43%-15.86%-200.75%151.08%-2.12%20%33%22.51%
EPS (Diluted)
1.64▲ 0%
2.58▲ 57.3%
2.37▼ 8.1%
1.91▼ 19.4%
-1.93▼ 201.0%
1.02▲ 152.8%
1.00▼ 2.0%
1.20▲ 20.0%
1.60▲ 33.3%
1.61▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
-41.22%57.32%-8.14%-19.41%-201.05%152.85%-1.96%20%33.33%21.48%
EPS (Basic)
1.642.592.391.91-1.931.021.001.201.60-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
687.33M708.62M736.75M769.38M764.82M736.9M738.17M739.85M745.14M757.16M

PPL Balance Sheet

PPL Corporation (PPL) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Total Assets
41.48B43.4B45.68B48.12B33.22B37.84B39.24B41.07B45.24B46.3B
Asset Growth %
8.26%4.62%5.26%5.33%-30.95%13.89%3.7%4.67%10.17%35.82%
PP&E (Net)
33.09B34.46B36.48B24.5B25.47B30.24B31.42B33.15B36.13B36.74B
PP&E / Total Assets %
79.78%79.4%79.86%50.92%76.66%79.92%80.07%80.72%79.86%79.34%
Total Current Assets
2.29B2.43B2.77B20.9B5.01B2.82B2.93B2.88B3.93B4.32B
Cash & Equivalents
485M621M815M442M3.57B356M331M306M1.09B1.25B
Receivables
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Inventory
320M303M332M302M322M443M505M511M551M536M
Other Current Assets
199M279M245M19.2B164M485M344M481M405M508M
Long-Term Investments
00000002M06M
Goodwill
3.26B3.16B3.2B716M716M2.25B2.25B2.25B2.25B2.25B
Intangible Assets
697M717M743M351M343M313M306M314M327M326M
Other Assets
2.14B2.63B2.49B1.65B1.69B2.21B2.33B2.48B2.6B2.67B
Total Liabilities
30.72B31.74B32.69B34.74B19.5B23.92B25.3B26.99B30.36B31.29B
Total Debt
21.27B22.03B23.04B15.86B11.21B14.23B15.6B16.81B19.35B20.24B
Net Debt
20.79B21.41B22.23B15.41B7.64B13.87B15.27B16.5B18.26B18.99B
Long-Term Debt
19.85B20.07B20.72B13.62B10.67B12.89B14.61B15.95B17.99B19.02B
Short-Term Borrowings
1.43B1.96B2.32B2.24B543M1.34B993M854M1.36B1.21B
Capital Lease Obligations
0000000000
Total Current Liabilities
4.02B4.56B4.9B15.05B2.32B3.79B3.34B3.33B4.55B4.31B
Accounts Payable
924M989M956M745M679M1.2B1.1B1.2B1.56B1.4B
Accrued Expenses
282M278M294M113M81M97M124M157M0152M
Deferred Revenue
292M257M261M300M000000
Other Current Liabilities
719M673M650M11.27B619M862M816M837M1.24B1.55B
Deferred Taxes
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K14.64B
Other Liabilities
4.26B4.18B3.86B3.42B3.24B4.12B4.13B4.24B4.21B4.22B
Total Equity
10.76B▲ 0%
11.66B▲ 8.3%
12.99B▲ 11.4%
13.37B▲ 2.9%
13.72B▲ 2.6%
13.92B▲ 1.4%
13.93B▲ 0.1%
14.08B▲ 1.0%
14.88B▲ 5.7%
15.02B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
8.71%8.33%11.44%2.94%2.62%1.42%0.11%1.03%5.71%14.61%
Shareholders Equity
10.76B11.66B12.99B13.37B13.72B13.91B13.93B14.08B14.88B15.02B
Minority Interest
000003M0000
Common Stock
7M7M8M8M8M8M8M8M8M8M
Additional Paid-in Capital
10.3B11.02B12.21B12.27B12.3B12.32B12.33B12.35B12.44B12.32B
Retained Earnings
3.87B4.59B5.13B5.32B2.57B2.68B2.71B2.83B3.21B3.44B
Accumulated OCI
-3.42B-3.96B-4.36B-4.22B-157M-124M-163M-184M-202M-200M
Return on Assets (ROA)
2.83%4.31%3.92%3.13%-3.64%2.13%1.92%2.21%2.74%2.74%
Return on Equity (ROE)
10.92%16.3%14.17%11.14%-10.92%5.47%5.31%6.34%8.16%8.32%
Debt / Equity
1.98x1.89x1.77x1.19x0.82x1.02x1.12x1.19x1.30x1.35x
Debt / Assets
51.29%50.76%50.45%32.96%33.74%37.6%39.77%40.92%42.77%43.71%
Net Debt / EBITDA
5.19x5.32x8.78x5.78x3.00x5.32x5.15x5.33x5.17x5.21x
Book Value per Share
15.6616.4517.6317.3817.9418.8918.8819.0319.9719.84

PPL Cash Flow Statement

PPL Corporation (PPL) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations
2.46B2.82B2.43B2.75B2.27B1.73B1.76B2.34B2.63B2.67B
Operating CF Growth %
-14.84%14.63%-13.97%13.14%-17.33%-23.79%1.62%33.11%12.35%18.1%
Operating CF / Revenue %
33.05%36.24%43.32%50.16%39.25%21.89%21.15%27.65%29.08%28.7%
Net Income
1.13B1.83B736M640M18M714M740M888M1.18B1.22B
Depreciation & Amortization
1.1B1.17B1.01B1.08B1.12B1.23B1.33B1.36B1.42B1.47B
Deferred Taxes
707M355M169M169M87M179M322M196M192M248M
Other Non-Cash Items
-471M-712M656M713M985M-41M-533M-140M-87M-126M
Working Capital Changes
-46M153M-177M115M22M-392M-139M-7M-79M-136M
Capital Expenditures
-3.13B-3.24B-3.08B-2.27B7.96B-5.65B-2.39B-2.81B-4.03B-4.29B
CapEx / Revenue %
42.58%41.59%55.03%59.35%137.59%71.55%28.75%33.15%44.57%46.12%
CapEx / D&A
2.87x2.76x3.06x3.01x7.10x4.59x1.79x2.07x2.83x2.92x
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)
0.78x0.87x0.79x0.85x0.29x0.31x0.74x0.83x0.65x0.62x
Cash from Investing
-3.16B-3.36B-3.08B-3.26B7.96B-5.65B-2.38B-2.82B-4B-4.27B
Acquisitions
000010.56B-3.51B0000
Purchase of Investments
0-65M-55M0000000
Sale of Investments
0069M9M0146M0000
Other Investing
-28M-64M-11M-18M-630M-131M7M-13M26M28M
Cash from Financing
824M690M836M386M-7.39B709M650M435M2.12B2.5B
Dividends Paid
-1.07B-1.13B-1.19B-1.27B-1.28B-787M-704M-747M-794M-806M
Dividend Payout Ratio %
95.04%62.01%68.27%86.79%-104.1%95.14%84.12%67.23%-
Debt Issuance (Net)
1000K1000K1000K1000K-1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K4M
Stock Issued
453M698M1.17B09M000401M401M
Share Repurchases
0000-1B00000
Other Financing
-19M-20M-26M458M-72M-6M-51M-23M-67M-66M
Net Change in Cash
144M▲ 0%
132M▼ 8.3%
193M▲ 46.2%
-375M▼ 294.3%
3.13B▲ 934.4%
-3.21B▼ 202.7%
25M▲ 100.8%
-43M▼ 272.0%
747M▲ 1837.2%
911M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect
15M-18M10M-249M292M00000
Cash at Beginning
341M511M643M818M443M3.57B357M382M339M1.09B
Cash at End
485M643M836M443M3.57B357M382M339M1.09B1.25B
Free Cash Flow
-710M▲ 0%
-417M▲ 41.3%
-656M▼ 57.3%
476M▲ 172.6%
10.23B▲ 2048.5%
-3.92B▼ 138.4%
-632M▲ 83.9%
-465M▲ 26.4%
-1.4B▼ 201.3%
-1.62B▲ 0%
FCF Growth %
-959.7%41.27%-57.31%172.56%2048.53%-138.37%83.89%26.42%-201.29%-276.33%
FCF Margin %
-9.53%-5.36%-11.71%8.7%176.85%-49.66%-7.6%-5.5%-15.49%-17.42%
FCF / Net Income %
-62.94%-22.82%-37.57%32.4%-691.01%-519.05%-85.41%-52.36%-118.63%-133.06%

PPL Key Ratios

PPL Corporation (PPL) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)
10.92%16.3%14.17%11.14%-10.92%5.47%5.31%6.34%8.16%8.32%
EBITDA Margin
53.79%51.69%45.22%48.7%44.01%32.99%35.67%36.6%39.1%39.13%
Net Debt / EBITDA
5.19x5.32x8.78x5.78x3.00x5.32x5.15x5.33x5.17x5.21x
Interest Coverage
3.12x3.37x2.48x2.50x1.57x2.78x2.39x2.51x2.82x-
CapEx / Revenue
42.58%41.59%55.03%59.35%137.59%71.55%28.75%33.15%44.57%46.12%
Dividend Payout Ratio
95.04%62.01%68.27%86.79%-104.1%95.14%84.12%67.23%66.12%
Debt / Equity
1.98x1.89x1.77x1.19x0.82x1.02x1.12x1.19x1.30x1.35x
EPS Growth
-41.22%57.32%-8.14%-19.41%-201.05%152.85%-1.96%20%33.33%21.48%
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PPL SEC Filings & Documents

PPL Corporation (PPL) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

May 18, 2026·SEC

Material company update

May 15, 2026·SEC

Material company update

May 13, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

2
FY 2026

Feb 20, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 13, 2025·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

4
FY 2026

May 8, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Nov 5, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Jul 31, 2025·SEC

PPL Frequently Asked Questions

PPL Corporation (PPL) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

PPL Corporation (PPL) reported $9.31B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 220% increase from $2.91B in 1996.

PPL Corporation (PPL) grew revenue by 6.9% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, PPL Corporation (PPL) is profitable, generating $1.22B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (13.1% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, PPL Corporation (PPL) pays a dividend with a yield of 3.01%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

PPL Corporation (PPL) has a return on equity (ROE) of 8.2%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

PPL Corporation (PPL) had negative free cash flow of $1.62B in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

Industry Metrics

PPL Corporation (PPL) has a dividend payout ratio of 67%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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