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PPL Corporation (PPL) Total Return Calculator with Dividends Reinvested

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The total return for PPL Corporation (PPL) stock is +5.16% over the past 12 months. So far it's up 5.85% this year. The 5-year total return is +46.90%, meaning $10,000 invested in PPL stock 5 years ago would be worth $14,690 today. Total return includes price appreciation plus reinvesting any dividends paid out.

If you invested $10,000 in PPL 1 year ago, it would be worth $10,474 today — you'd have gained $474 with dividends reinvested.

With Dividends Reinvested$10,474+4.74%

Price Only (No DRIP)$10,151+1.51%

Dividend Boost+$3234 payments · +3.23% extra

Period2025-05-07 → 2026-05-06

Price

Total Return (DRIP)

Dividends

S&P 500

If You Invested $10,000 in PPL

1Y$10,516+$516 (+5.2%)5.2% CAGR

3Y$13,993+$3,993 (+39.9%)11.8% CAGR

5Y$14,690+$4,690 (+46.9%)8.0% CAGR

10Y$13,172+$3,172 (+31.7%)2.8% CAGR

15Y$22,468+$12,468 (+124.7%)5.5% CAGR

20Y$22,548+$12,548 (+125.5%)4.1% CAGR

30Y$68,931+$58,931 (+589.3%)6.6% CAGR

Dividend Reinvestment History (4)▲ Hide

Ex-Date	Dividend	Reinvest Price	Shares Added
2025-06-10	$0.27	$33.72	+0.008081
2025-09-10	$0.27	$35.79	+0.007675
2025-12-10	$0.27	$33.26	+0.008322
2026-03-10	$0.28	$37.84	+0.007713

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As of 2026-05-07

Returns at a Glance

Period	Total Return	CAGR	Price Only	Div. Contrib.	$10K →
YTD	+5.85%	—	+5.04%	+0.81 pp	$10,585
1Y	+5.16%	5.16%	+2.10%	+3.05 pp	$10,516
3Y	+39.93%	11.85%	+29.00%	+10.93 pp	$13,993
5Y	+46.90%	7.99%	+27.88%	+19.02 pp	$14,690
10Y	+31.72%	2.79%	-3.71%	+35.43 pp	$13,172
15Y	+124.68%	5.54%	+44.40%	+80.28 pp	$22,468
20Y	+125.48%	4.15%	+31.06%	+94.42 pp	$22,548
30Y	+589.31%	6.65%	+257.37%	+331.95 pp	$68,931

Risk & Highlights

Best Year+103.69%2000

Worst Year-39.62%2008

Max Drawdown-12.40%2025-10-15 → 2025-12-10 · Recovered 2026-02-24

Annual Returns

Year	Total Return	Price Return	Div.	S&P 500	vs S&P
2026YTD	+11.83%	+11.02%	+0.8pp	+0.41%	+11.4pp
2025	+12.21%	+8.83%	+3.4pp	+16.64%	-4.4pp
2024	+21.74%	+17.99%	+3.7pp	+24.00%	-2.3pp
2023	-3.90%	-7.19%	+3.3pp	+24.81%	-28.7pp
2022	-0.15%	-3.05%	+2.9pp	-19.95%	+19.8pp

PPL underperformed the S&P 500 by 26.17pp over the past year (+5.16% vs +31.32%).

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PPL Peers' Total Return

Accurate peer set · 10 comparable names

Name	Mkt Cap	30D Rtn	YTD Total Rtn	1Y Total Rtn	Div Contrib	3Y Total Rtn	5Y Total Rtn	10Y Total Rtn
PPLPPL Corporation	$27.5B	-4.8%	+5.9%	+5.2%	+3.1pp	+39.9%	+46.9%	+31.7%
AEEAmeren Corporation	$30.3B	-1.7%	+9.4%	+13.1%	+2.9pp	+32.1%	+43.7%	+173.4%
WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.	$37.1B	-2.4%	+7.9%	+7.1%	+3.3pp	+30.6%	+32.6%	+138.3%
EVRGEvergy, Inc.	$18.6B	-2.0%	+11.8%	+20.9%	+3.9pp	+43.2%	+46.7%	+99.4%
OGEOGE Energy Corp.	$9.9B	-1.8%	+13.3%	+9.2%	+3.7pp	+40.6%	+64.8%	+110.7%
AVAAvista Corporation	$3.3B	-1.0%	+6.1%	+1.8%	+4.7pp	+4.3%	+5.6%	+39.6%
NWENorthwestern Energy Group Inc	$4.4B	+4.4%	+10.8%	+27.0%	+4.6pp	+32.4%	+22.6%	+63.9%
EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.	$25.2B	-6.8%	+7.8%	-0.1%	+3.1pp	+18.1%	+58.2%	+85.6%
ESEversource Energy	$25.8B	-1.3%	+1.8%	+20.9%	+5.1pp	+0.6%	-2.5%	+61.8%
FEFirstEnergy Corp.	$26.3B	-10.8%	+1.6%	+9.6%	+4.1pp	+28.5%	+43.6%	+83.7%
AESThe AES Corporation	$10.2B	+0.1%	-0.9%	+44.1%	+6.7pp	-24.4%	-30.5%	+83.4%

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About PPL Dividend Returns

PPL Corporation (PPL) is a dividend-paying stock. When dividends are reinvested through a DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment Plan), they purchase additional shares, which then generate their own dividends—creating a compounding effect that can significantly boost long-term returns.

How We Calculate Total Return

Our total return calculator simulates dividend reinvestment (DRIP) by assuming each dividend payment is used to purchase additional shares at the closing price on the ex-dividend date. This methodology provides an accurate representation of how a dividend reinvestment plan would perform.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1What is the total return of PPL over the past year?

PPL Corporation (PPL) delivered a total return of 5.16% over the past year when dividends are reinvested. The price-only return was 2.10%, meaning dividends contributed an additional 3.05 percentage points to total returns.

Q2How much would $10,000 invested in PPL be worth today?

A $10,000 investment in PPL Corporation one year ago would be worth $10,516 today with dividends reinvested (DRIP). Without reinvesting dividends, the same investment would be worth $10,210. Dividend reinvestment added $305 to the portfolio value.

Q3Does PPL pay dividends?

Yes, PPL Corporation (PPL) pays dividends. In the last year, PPL paid approximately $1.07 per share in dividends (2.89% yield). Reinvesting these dividends through a DRIP can significantly boost long-term returns — over 20+ years, dividend compounding can account for 30–50% of total returns for dividend-paying stocks.

Q4Did PPL beat the S&P 500?

No, PPL Corporation (PPL) underperformed the S&P 500 by 26.17 percentage points over the past year. PPL delivered a total return of 5.16%, compared to the S&P 500's 31.32%. This means a passive S&P 500 index fund outperformed PPL by 26.17pp during this period.

Q5What is PPL's worst drawdown?

PPL Corporation (PPL) experienced a maximum drawdown of -12.40% over the past year, declining from its peak on 2025-10-15 to its trough on 2025-12-10. The stock recovered to its prior peak by 2026-02-24. Maximum drawdown measures the worst peak-to-trough decline and is an important risk metric for investors.

Q6What is PPL's long-term total return over 10, 20, or 30 years?

Here are PPL Corporation (PPL)'s long-term returns with dividends reinvested. Over 10 years, the total return is 31.7% (2.8% CAGR) — $10,000 would have grown to $13,172. Over 20 years: 125.5% total return (4.1% CAGR) — $10,000 → $22,548. Over 30 years: 589.3% total return (6.6% CAGR) — $10,000 → $68,931. Long-term investors benefit from compounding: dividends buy additional shares, which generate their own dividends, creating an exponential growth effect.

Q7What was PPL's best and worst year?

PPL Corporation's best calendar year was 2000 with a total return of 103.7%. Its worst year was 2008 with a total return of -39.6%. This range shows the volatility investors should expect — the difference between the best and worst year is 143.3 percentage points.