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PPL Corporation

PPL Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$32.03

▲ +0.06 (+0.2%)

52w hi$39.17
52w lo$31.97
Vol6.89M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.49

Short-0.33
Medium-0.70
Long-0.40

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

PPL Corporation

Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric

Market cap$24.10B
Enterprise value$44.15B
Trailing P/E18.95x
Forward P/E15.12x
EV / EBITDA11.74x
P / S (ttm)2.56x
Profit margin13.5%
Return on equity8.6%
Revenue growth+4.2%
Earnings growth+21.2%
Debt / equity135.43

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.24
Sector-0.10
Technical-0.38
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.05

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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.

United States · www.pplweb.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.14
Corr SPX0.13
Annual vol18.1%
Annual ret+1.0%
Sharpe0.05
Max DD-19.7%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$42.13
High / Low$48.00 / $36.00
Median$42.00
Analysts15
Strong Buy3
Buy9
Hold4
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-04-21Morgan Stanley→ Overweight
2026-04-13Jefferies→ Buy
2026-04-08Barclays→ Overweight
2026-03-16Mizuho→ Neutral
2026-03-16BMO Capital→ Outperform
2026-03-05Evercore ISI Group→ Outperform

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-07Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-06-30Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-06-04Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-05-18Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2026-05-15Material Obligation, Other Material Event…read
2026-05-13Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote…read
2026-05-08Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-03-24Other Material Eventread
2026-03-13Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-03-06Other Material Eventread
2026-02-26Material Agreement, Exhibitsread
2026-02-20Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders8
Top-5 share98.3%
HHI3,409 (concentrated)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
Fidelity / FMR LLC$591.13M16.26M
Citadel Advisors$570.62M15.70M
AQR Capital Management$105.45M2.90M
Capital Research / Capital World$83.63M2.30M
Bridgewater Associates$53.39M1.47M
State Street Corp$16.95M347.00K
Millennium Management$7.81M160.16K
T. Rowe Price Group$39.61K1.09M

As of 2026-06-30

Dividends

Yield (TTM)1.74%
$ / share (TTM)$0.56
5y CAGR-8.0%

Annual dividend per share

2021$1.66
2022$0.88
2023$0.96
2024$1.03
2025$1.09
2026$0.28

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-078-Kview
2026-08-0710-Qview
2026-07-234view
2026-07-024view
2026-07-024view
2026-07-023view
2026-07-024view
2026-07-024view
2026-07-024view
2026-07-024view
2026-07-024view
2026-07-024view
2026-06-308-Kview
2026-06-154view
2026-06-1011-Kview

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 13 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$8.29B-0.3%
Operating income$1.63B-0.1%
Net income$1.18B-1.0%
Cash from ops$2.63B+4.4%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$31.98$32.19$31.56$32.036.89M
Sep 24$32.32$32.39$31.91$31.976.49M
Sep 23$32.70$32.77$32.20$32.255.24M
Sep 22$33.08$33.26$32.81$32.885.47M
Sep 21$33.37$33.41$33.00$33.054.23M

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