The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

PPL

Concerning the House

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

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%
Quotation

$35.68

+0.22 (+0.6%)

52w hi$39.49
52w lo$32.75
Vol5.71M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.47

Short-0.33
Medium-0.65
Long-0.38

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

PPL Corporation

Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric

Market cap$26.84B
Enterprise value$46.73B
Trailing P/E21.11x
Forward P/E16.85x
EV / EBITDA12.43x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin13.5%
Return on equity8.6%
Revenue growth+4.2%
Earnings growth+21.2%
Debt / equity135.43
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.13
Corr SPX0.12
Annual vol17.9%
Annual ret+9.4%
Sharpe0.53
Max DD-13.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.23
Sector-0.01
Technical-0.19
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$35.57$35.83$35.53$35.685.71M
Aug 12$35.37$35.50$35.10$35.4610.34M
Aug 11$34.94$35.47$34.89$35.287.69M
Aug 10$35.20$35.40$34.93$34.9914.06M
Aug 7$34.90$35.63$34.41$35.4610.95M