(PPL) PPL - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US69351T1060

Electricity, Natural Gas, Generation

Stock: Electric Utilities
Age 40.8y

MCap 27,245m
Avg Vol 4.75M (164M USD)

Beta 0.176
Volatility 17.61%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -47.40%
EPS Trend: -15.4%

Last SUE: -4.00
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 11.57%
Rev. Trend: 56.5%

Last SUE: 0.35
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	3.19%
Yield on Cost 5y	4.71%
Yield CAGR 5y	-9.94%
Payout Consistency	93.8%
Payout Ratio	64.4%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	17.6%
Value at Risk 5%th	30.0%
Relative Tail Risk	3.58%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	0.69
Alpha	6.53
CAGR/Max DD	0.51

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.461
Beta	0.176
Beta Downside	0.175

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	21.89%
Mean DD	5.36%
Median DD	4.62%

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 = A

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 47.72

1. Piotroski: 4.0pt
2. FCF Yield: -2.52%
3. FCF Margin: -12.65%
4. Debt/Equity: 1.32
5. Debt/Ebitda: 5.07
6. ROIC - WACC: 1.14%
7. RoE: 7.65%
8. Revenue Trend: 56.54%
9. EPS Trend: -15.44%

What is the price of PPL shares?

As of January 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 36.63 with a total of 6,211,598 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.58%, over one month by +5.62%, over three months by -2.18% and over the past year by +15.79%.

Is PPL a buy, sell or hold?

PPL has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.18. Therefore, it is recommended to buy PPL.

Strong Buy: 8
Buy: 4
Hold: 5
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the PPL price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	39.9	9%
Analysts Target Price	39.9	9%
ValueRay Target Price	39.9	9%

PPL Fundamental Data Overview January 19, 2026

P/E Trailing = 25.0544
P/E Forward = 18.9753
P/S = 3.0343
P/B = 1.8903
P/EG = 1.3093
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 = 45.13b USD (27.24b + Debt 18.99b - CCE 1.10b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.73 (Ebit TTM 2.15b / Interest Expense TTM 788.0m)
EV/FCF = -39.73x (Enterprise Value 45.13b / FCF TTM -1.14b)
FCF Yield = -2.52% (FCF TTM -1.14b / Enterprise Value 45.13b)
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 = 1.03 (Enterprise Value 45.13b / 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(27.24b)/V(46.23b) * Re(6.56%) + D(18.99b)/V(46.23b) * Rd(1.11%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 6.56% (= 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=+0.003 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=9
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.95 | Chg30d=-0.001 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=+7.6% | Growth Revenue=+6.4%

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