(PPL) PPL - Overview
Stock: Electricity, Natural Gas, Generation
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 3.19% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 4.75% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | -9.94% |
| Payout Consistency | 93.8% |
| Payout Ratio | 80.5% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 17.7% |
| Relative Tail Risk | 3.53% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.40 |
| Alpha | 4.07 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.191 |
| Beta Downside | 0.180 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 20.30% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.56 |
Description: PPL PPL December 17, 2025
PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) is a regulated utility that serves roughly 3.5 million electricity and natural-gas customers across Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Rhode Island. The business is organized into three geographic regulated segments-Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island-and also operates generation assets primarily in Kentucky.
Key recent metrics: FY 2023 revenue was $9.3 billion, adjusted earnings per share (EPS) came in at $2.71, and the company maintained a regulated return on equity (ROE) of about 9.5 %. PPL’s dividend yield sits near 5 %, supported by a 5-year average payout ratio of ~70 %.
Sector drivers that materially affect PPL include the stability of state-level utility rate cases, the pace of electricity decarbonization (which pressures capital allocation toward renewable generation), and macro-economic factors such as interest-rate movements that influence the cost of financing its largely debt-funded infrastructure.
For a deeper, data-rich look at how these dynamics play out in PPL’s valuation, a quick scan of ValueRay’s analyst toolkit can be a useful next step.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.0
| Net Income: 1.09b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.97 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -11.79% < 20% (prev 8.07%; Δ -19.86% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 2.59b > Net Income 1.09b |
| Net Debt (17.87b) to EBITDA (3.52b): 5.07 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.77 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (744.3m) vs 12m ago 0.58% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 41.72% > 18% (prev 0.41%; Δ 4131 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 21.27% > 50% (prev 20.46%; Δ 0.81% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.73 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 3.52b / Interest Expense TTM 788.0m) |
Altman Z'' 0.52
| A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 3.63b - Total Current Liabilities 4.69b) / Total Assets 43.94b |
| B: 0.07 (Retained Earnings 3.14b / Total Assets 43.94b) |
| C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 2.15b / Avg Total Assets 42.21b) |
| D: 0.10 (Book Value of Equity 2.96b / Total Liabilities 29.53b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 0.52 = B |
Beneish M -2.98
| DSRI: 1.07 (Receivables 1.46b/1.26b, Revenue 8.98b/8.28b) |
| GMI: 0.98 (GM 41.72% / 40.91%) |
| AQI: 0.97 (AQ_t 0.12 / AQ_t-1 0.12) |
| SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 8.98b / 8.28b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 1.09b - CFO 2.59b) / TA 43.94b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -2.98 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
What is the price of PPL shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.86%, over one month by +2.02%, over three months by -0.82% and over the past year by +9.38%.
Is PPL a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 8
- Buy: 4
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the PPL price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 39.7 | 10.7% |
| Analysts Target Price | 39.7 | 10.7% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 39.6 | 10.6% |
PPL Fundamental Data Overview February 03, 2026
P/E Forward = 18.6916
P/S = 2.951
P/B = 1.8605
P/EG = 1.2887
Revenue TTM = 8.98b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.15b USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.52b USD
Long Term Debt = 16.94b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.05b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 18.99b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 17.87b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 44.38b USD (26.50b + Debt 18.99b - CCE 1.10b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.73 (Ebit TTM 2.15b / Interest Expense TTM 788.0m)
EV/FCF = -39.07x (Enterprise Value 44.38b / FCF TTM -1.14b)
FCF Yield = -2.56% (FCF TTM -1.14b / Enterprise Value 44.38b)
FCF Margin = -12.65% (FCF TTM -1.14b / Revenue TTM 8.98b)
Net Margin = 12.16% (Net Income TTM 1.09b / Revenue TTM 8.98b)
Gross Margin = 41.72% ((Revenue TTM 8.98b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.23b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 44.66% (prev 41.04%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.01 (Enterprise Value 44.38b / Total Assets 43.94b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.11% (Interest Expense 210.0m / Debt 18.99b)
Taxrate = 20.10% (80.0m / 398.0m)
NOPAT = 1.72b (EBIT 2.15b * (1 - 20.10%))
Current Ratio = 0.77 (Total Current Assets 3.63b / Total Current Liabilities 4.69b)
Debt / Equity = 1.32 (Debt 18.99b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 14.41b)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.07 (Net Debt 17.87b / EBITDA 3.52b)
Debt / FCF = -15.73 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 17.87b / FCF TTM -1.14b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 14.27b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.59% (Net Income 1.09b / Total Assets 43.94b)
RoE = 7.65% (Net Income TTM 1.09b / Total Stockholder Equity 14.27b)
RoCE = 6.88% (EBIT 2.15b / Capital Employed (Equity 14.27b + L.T.Debt 16.94b))
RoIC = 5.37% (NOPAT 1.72b / Invested Capital 31.99b)
WACC = 4.23% (E(26.50b)/V(45.48b) * Re(6.62%) + D(18.99b)/V(45.48b) * Rd(1.11%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 6.62% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.38%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -1.14b)
EPS Correlation: -15.44 | EPS CAGR: -47.40% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 56.54 | Revenue CAGR: 11.57% | SUE: 0.35 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.60 | Chg30d=-0.000 | Revisions Net=+0 | Analysts=9
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.95 | Chg30d=-0.003 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=+7.5% | Growth Revenue=+5.9%