Utilities
PPL Corporation(PPL)
Live Price
Offline$35.38
+0.14% today
1Y Change
+4.20%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 5, 2026
- Market Cap
- $28.28B
- Revenue Growth
- +6.9%
- EPS Growth
- +33.3%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.9%
Coverage: 240 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 5, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
PPL Corporation (PPL) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $28.28B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $35.38 and up 4.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 5, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +6.9%, EPS growth of +33.3%, a dividend yield of 2.9%. What stands out right now is revenue +6.9%, EPS +33.3%, free cash flow -201.3% with operating margin 23.6% and ROIC 4.1%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 23.6 and price/sales 3.1. Stock Foundry combines PPL price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+6.9% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+23.6% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
23.6 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +6.9% and EPS at +33.3%, with operating margin around 23.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.9%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 29, 2026 | โ | -3.2% | -4.6% | -8.6% |
2026 Feb 20, 2026 | +0.2% | -0.5% | +4.1% | -2.4% |
2025 Nov 5, 2025 | +4.4% | +0.4% | +1.4% | -6.1% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
PPL Max Drawdown
-13.29%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for PPL and SPY.
Company Overview
PPL Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
PPL 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.
- Leadership
- Vincent Sorgi
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 6.7k
- Street Address
- 645 Hamilton Street
- Mailing
- Allentown, PA, 18101
- Region
- Allentown, PA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 610 774 5151
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 23.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.6
- Price/Sales
- 3.1
- Price/Book
- 1.9
Growth
- Revenue
- +6.9%
- EPS
- +33.3%
- Free Cash Flow
- -201.3%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 39.1%
- Operating Margin
- 23.6%
- Net Margin
- 13.1%
- ROE
- 8.2%
- ROIC
- 4.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.30
- Current Ratio
- 0.86
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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