PPL Corporation PPL SPX
PPL Corporation provides electricity and natural gas to approximately 3.6 million customers in the United States. It operates in three segments: Kentucky Regulated, Pennsylvania Regulated, and Rhode Island Regulated. The company engages in the transmission and distribution of electricity in eastern and central Pennsylvania; generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in Kentucky, Virginia, and Rhode Island; distribution and sale of natural gas in Kentucky and Rhode Island; sale of wholesale electricity in Kentucky; and generation of electricity from power plants in Kentucky. It generates electricity from coal, gas, hydro, and solar sources. The company was formerly known as PP&L Resources, Inc. and changed its name to PPL Corporation in 2000. PPL Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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Growth (CAGR)
PROS
- Profit CAGR of 16.0% over 5 years.
- Attractive dividend yield of 3.22%.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PPL PPL Corporation SPX | 35.39 | 21.71 | $26.63B | 3.22% | 5.60% | 8.32% | 4.59% | 16.03% |
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| 7 | SRE Sempra SPX | 89.13 | 30.32 | $58.26B | 2.95% | 3.04% | 5.69% | -1.73% | -4.95% |
| 8 | VST Vistra Corp. SPXAI | 160.23 | 26.79 | $54.03B | 0.57% | 7.08% | 42.90% | 8.92% | 58.98% |
| 9 | ETR Entergy Corporation SPX | 109.05 | 27.89 | $49.93B | 2.35% | 5.63% | 10.75% | -2.02% | 17.36% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.14B | 1.84B | 1.85B | - | 2.06B | 1.77B | 1.93B | - | 1.43B | 1.25B | 1.40B | 1.52B | 1.30B | 1.53B | 1.75B | 1.65B | 2.18B | 2.45B | 1.82B | 2.04B | 2.30B | 1.87B | 2.08B | - | 2.50B | 2.02B | 2.24B | 2.27B | 2.77B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.39B | 1.19B | 1.24B | 1.35B | 1.56B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.11B | 831.00M | 1.00B | 920.00M | 1.22B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 435.00M | 425.00M | 431.00M | 444.00M | 473.00M |
| Operating Income | 638.00M | 686.00M | 617.00M | 823.00M | 725.00M | 786.00M | 714.00M | 758.00M | 658.00M | 736.00M | 749.00M | 851.00M | 658.00M | 686.00M | 657.00M | 781.00M | 640.00M | 726.00M | 693.00M | 424.00M | 347.00M | 437.00M | 415.00M | 270.00M | 431.00M | 454.00M | 243.00M | 341.00M | 498.00M | 305.00M | 437.00M | 545.00M | 390.00M | 428.00M | - | 678.00M | 406.00M | 569.00M | 476.00M | 745.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.05B | 782.00M | 963.00M | 903.00M | 1.17B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 190.00M | 199.00M | 210.00M | 209.00M | 224.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 516.00M | 230.00M | 398.00M | 328.00M | 560.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102.00M | 47.00M | 80.00M | 62.00M | 108.00M |
| Net Income | - | - | - | 481.00M | 483.00M | 473.00M | - | 403.00M | 292.00M | 355.00M | 78.00M | 452.00M | 515.00M | 445.00M | 415.00M | 466.00M | 441.00M | 475.00M | 364.00M | 554.00M | 344.00M | 281.00M | -1.84B | 19.00M | 207.00M | 273.00M | 119.00M | 174.00M | 285.00M | 112.00M | 230.00M | 307.00M | 190.00M | 214.00M | - | 414.00M | 183.00M | 318.00M | 266.00M | 452.00M |
| Diluted EPS | -1.13 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.43 | 0.51 | 0.11 | 0.65 | 0.73 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0.37 | - | - | 0.27 | 0.37 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.39 | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 0.26 | 0.29 | - | 0.56 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.60 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.78B | 5.54B | 5.43B | - | 7.90B | 8.31B | 8.46B | 9.04B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.01B | 5.04B | 5.07B | 5.18B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.89B | 3.28B | 3.39B | 3.86B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.51B | 1.65B | 1.65B | 1.74B |
| Operating Income | 1.66B | 1.70B | 896.00M | 1.87B | 3.10B | 3.03B | 2.56B | 2.87B | 2.83B | 2.94B | 2.90B | 2.85B | 1.53B | 1.59B | - | 1.37B | 1.63B | 1.74B | 2.13B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.66B | 2.92B | 3.21B | 3.70B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 513.00M | 666.00M | 738.00M | 808.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 915.00M | 924.00M | 1.12B | 1.47B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 201.00M | 184.00M | 228.00M | 291.00M |
| Net Income | 1.29B | 930.00M | 407.00M | 938.00M | 1.50B | 1.53B | 1.13B | 1.74B | - | 1.90B | 1.13B | 1.83B | 1.75B | 1.47B | - | 756.00M | 740.00M | 888.00M | 1.18B |
| Diluted EPS | 3.34 | 2.47 | 1.08 | 2.17 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 1.76 | 2.61 | 1.01 | 2.79 | 1.64 | 2.58 | 2.37 | 1.91 | - | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.59 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 4.59% |
| 1 Year: | 10.80% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 16.03% |
| 1 Year: | 7.30% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +5.08% |
| 6 Months: | -1.28% |
| 3 Months: | -8.53% |
| 1 Month: | -8.46% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 21.41B | 22.16B | 32.84B | 42.65B | 43.63B | 46.26B | 48.61B | 39.30B | 38.31B | 41.48B | 43.40B | 45.68B | 48.12B | - | 37.84B | 39.24B | 41.07B | 45.24B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.82B | 2.93B | 2.88B | 3.93B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 794.00M | 430.00M | 1.10B | 801.00M | 925.00M | 1.20B | 488.00M | 863.00M | 1.40B | 836.00M | 341.00M | 485.00M | 621.00M | 815.00M | 442.00M | - | 356.00M | 331.00M | 306.00M | 1.07B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 443.00M | 505.00M | 511.00M | 551.00M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 896.00M | 950.00M | 961.00M | 1.11B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.92B | 25.30B | 26.99B | 30.36B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 4.32B | 4.18B | 5.21B | 5.25B | 5.62B | 4.91B | 7.44B | 3.88B | 3.84B | 4.02B | 4.56B | 4.90B | 15.05B | - | 3.79B | 3.34B | 3.33B | 4.55B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 7.14B | 7.14B | 12.16B | 17.99B | 18.73B | 20.59B | 17.05B | 18.56B | 17.81B | 19.85B | 20.07B | 20.72B | 13.62B | - | 12.89B | 14.61B | 15.95B | 17.99B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.23B | 15.60B | 16.81B | 19.35B |
| Total Equity | - | - | 5.08B | 5.50B | 8.21B | 10.83B | 10.50B | 12.47B | 13.63B | 9.92B | 9.90B | 10.76B | 11.66B | 12.99B | 13.37B | - | 13.91B | 13.93B | 14.08B | 14.88B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 770.01M | 770.01M | 770.22M | 770.98M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.57B | 1.59B | 1.85B | 2.03B | 2.51B | 2.76B | 2.86B | 3.40B | 2.62B | 2.89B | 2.46B | 2.82B | 2.43B | 2.75B | - | 1.73B | 1.76B | 2.34B | 2.63B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -614.00M | -1.63B | -880.00M | -8.23B | -7.95B | -3.12B | -4.29B | -3.33B | -3.59B | -2.93B | -3.16B | -3.36B | -3.08B | -3.26B | - | -5.65B | -2.38B | -2.82B | -4.00B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.33B | 721.00M | -1.27B | 6.31B | 5.77B | 48.00M | 1.63B | 583.00M | 68.00M | -439.00M | 824.00M | 690.00M | 836.00M | 386.00M | - | 709.00M | 650.00M | 435.00M | 2.12B |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.66B | -1.42B | -1.23B | -1.60B | -2.49B | -3.10B | -3.63B | -3.67B | -3.53B | -2.92B | -3.13B | -3.24B | -2.24B | -2.27B | - | -2.15B | -2.39B | -2.81B | -4.03B |
| Free Cash Flow | -86.00M | 171.00M | 627.00M | 436.00M | 20.00M | -341.00M | -773.00M | -271.00M | -918.00M | -30.00M | -672.00M | -417.00M | 184.00M | 476.00M | - | -425.00M | -632.00M | -465.00M | -1.40B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3.21B | 25.00M | -43.00M | 747.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 712.00M | 38.00M | 0 | - | - | 0 | 74.00M | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1.00B | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.5% | 39.4% | 40.1% | 42.7% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.7% | 27.5% | 29.2% | - | 17.4% | 19.6% | 20.6% | 23.5% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.5% | 31.5% | 27.1% | - | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 13.1% |
| ROE % | - | 18.3% | 7.4% | 11.4% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 9.1% | 12.7% | - | 19.2% | 10.5% | 15.7% | 13.4% | 11.0% | - | 5.4% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| ROCE % | - | 10.0% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 8.3% | 8.0% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 7.7% | 7.3% | 3.7% | 4.8% | - | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 5.2% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.40% | 63.22M | $2.24B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.27% | 47.20M | $1.67B |
| 3 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 5.83% | 43.84M | $1.55B |
| 4 | State Street Corporation | 5.24% | 39.42M | $1.39B |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.87% | 36.61M | $1.30B |
| 6 | Invesco Ltd. | 3.84% | 28.92M | $1.02B |
| 7 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 3.26% | 24.51M | $867.38M |
| 8 | T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 2.76% | 20.75M | $734.19M |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.57% | 19.37M | $685.41M |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley | 2.25% | 16.96M | $600.37M |
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