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PPL

NYQ:PPL · US69351T1060
Electric UtilitiesLarge

360

26
EV / EBIT46
Price / Owner Earnings64
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield57
Price/Sales46
EV / Gross Profit28
Price/Book65
Return on Capital41
Cash Return on Capital27
Return on Equity23
EBIT Margin67
Gross Profitability37
Cash Conversion45
Accruals26
Owner Earnings Margin25
Sales growth55
Profit Growth60
Long-Term EPS Growth61
Reinvestment63
Price momentum19
Debt load68
Refinancing29
Debt Payback1
Liquidity71
Analyst ratings77
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside79
Market mood51
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

PPL clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectric Utilities
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1994
Employees2,174
Websitepplweb.com
ISINUS69351T1060
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P 500 (USA)
Themes
Power GridUtility Scale SolarBattery Energy Storage System (BESS)Clean EnergyEnergy EfficiencyEnergy StorageElectrical DistributionEnergyMarketing

Description

PPL Corporation (PPL), through its regulated utility subsidiaries, delivers electricity to customers in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Rhode Island; delivers natural gas to customers in Kentucky and Rhode Island; and generates electricity from…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

PPL Corporation is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
83
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jan 2024

All-time low

49

Jan 2023

Average rank

85

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
46
25
36
18
Price/Earnings
59
41
48
54
Price/Book
65
53
65
59
Dividend Yield
57
39
39
31
Value (overall)
65
39
41
33

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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