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(PPL) PPL - Ratings and Ratios

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

Electricity, Natural Gas, Generation

Electric Utilities
Market Cap in USD: 25,003m

IPO / Inception: 1985-04-08
Return 12m vs S&P 500: -2.28%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 23.13%
EPS Trend: 46.7%

Last SUE: 0.25
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

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

Last SUE: 0.35
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	3.18%
Yield on Cost 5y	4.96%
Yield CAGR 5y	-11.20%
Payout Consistency	91.6%
Payout Ratio	64.3%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	17.2%
Value at Risk 5%th	29.3%
Relative Tail Risk	3.67%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	0.37
Alpha	3.95
CAGR/Max DD	0.37

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.332
Beta	0.199
Beta Downside	0.215

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	24.73%
Mean DD	6.65%
Median DD	5.97%

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 (6% = 538.7m TTM)

FCFTA -0.03 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -0.97pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue -11.79% (prev 8.07%; Δ -19.86pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.06 (>3.0%) and CFO 2.59b > Net Income 1.09b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (17.87b) to EBITDA (3.52b) ratio: 5.07 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 0.77 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (744.3m) change vs 12m ago 0.58% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 41.72% (prev 40.91%; Δ 0.81pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 21.27% (prev 20.46%; Δ 0.81pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 2.73 (EBITDA TTM 3.52b / Interest Expense TTM 788.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

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 (Balance) 3.14b / Total Assets 43.94b

(D) 0.10 = Book Value of Equity 2.96b / Total Liabilities 29.53b

Total Rating: 0.52 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 50.77

1. Piotroski 4.0pt

2. FCF Yield -2.65%

3. FCF Margin -12.65%

4. Debt/Equity 1.32

5. Debt/Ebitda 5.07

6. ROIC - WACC (= 1.15)%

7. RoE 7.65%

8. Rev. Trend 56.54%

9. EPS Trend 46.72%

What is the price of PPL shares?

As of December 18, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 34.34 with a total of 8,166,044 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.25%, over one month by -5.93%, over three months by -2.78% and over the past year by +9.90%.

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	40.2	17.1%
Analysts Target Price	40.2	17.1%
ValueRay Target Price	36.7	6.7%

PPL Fundamental Data Overview December 11, 2025

Market Cap USD = 25.00b (25.00b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 22.9932
P/E Forward = 17.4825
P/S = 2.7846
P/B = 1.7414
P/EG = 1.2062
Beta = 0.703
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 = 42.89b USD (25.00b + Debt 18.99b - CCE 1.10b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.73 (Ebit TTM 2.15b / Interest Expense TTM 788.0m)
FCF Yield = -2.65% (FCF TTM -1.14b / Enterprise Value 42.89b)
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 = 0.98 (Enterprise Value 42.89b / 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 = 2.49% (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 = 4.22% (E(25.00b)/V(43.99b) * Re(6.75%) + D(18.99b)/V(43.99b) * Rd(1.11%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 6.75% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.38%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -1.14b)
EPS Correlation: 46.72 | EPS CAGR: 23.13% | SUE: 0.25 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 56.54 | Revenue CAGR: 11.57% | SUE: 0.35 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.59 | Chg30d=-0.007 | Revisions Net=+2 | Analysts=8
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.95 | Chg30d=-0.001 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+7.8% | Growth Revenue=+5.8%

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