PPL Corporation (PPL) Stock Analysis
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PPL Corporation (PPL) posted $9.04B in revenue for fiscal 2025 (up 6.9% year over year), at a 13.1% net margin, and has compounded revenue about 10.6%/yr over five years, per its SEC filings.
Data last refreshed August 2, 2026 from SEC filings · how we compute this
The analyst's take on PPL Corporation
PPL Corporation has grown revenue from $7.52B to $9.04B over the last 10 fiscal years, compounding about 10.6% a year. The most recent year was up 6.9%, so growth has cooled from its longer-run pace.
Net margin sits at 13.1%, up 2.6 points year over year. It carries about $19.35B of total debt.
The one thing worth a second look in the filings is heavy debt load.
Synthesised from PPL Corporation's SEC filings — descriptive, not advice. Ask the analyst your own question →
PPL Corporation revenue & earnings — last 10 fiscal years
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.52B | $7.45B | $7.79B | $5.60B | $5.47B | $5.78B | $7.90B | $8.31B | $8.46B | $9.04B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | $1.90B | $1.13B | $1.83B | $1.75B | $1.47B | $-1.48B | $756.00M | $740.00M | $888.00M | $1.18B |
| Net margin | 25.3% | 15.1% | 23.5% | 31.2% | 26.8% | -25.6% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 13.1% |
Source: PPL Corporation SEC filings (10-K). 19 years of history available in the interactive view.
PPL Corporation: 1 potential red flag in the filings
Patterns in the filed statements worth a second look — computed and cited, not AI guesswork, and not a signal to sell. The kind of thing that hides in a 10-K.
- Heavy debt loadTotal debt of $20254M is 7.7× last year's operating cash flow — it would take years of cash flow to clear.
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About PPL Corporation
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.
PPL Corporation — frequently asked questions
What is PPL Corporation's revenue?
PPL Corporation (PPL) reported revenue of $9.04B for fiscal year 2025, up 6.9% from the prior year, according to its SEC filings.
Is PPL Corporation profitable?
Yes. PPL earned net income of $1.18B in fiscal 2025, a net margin of 13.1%.
What is PPL's P/E ratio?
PPL Corporation trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 21.6 based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
How fast is PPL Corporation growing?
PPL's revenue grew at roughly 10.6% per year over the last five fiscal years (compound annual growth rate), computed from SEC-filed statements.
How much debt does PPL Corporation have?
As of fiscal year 2025, PPL carried roughly $19.35B in total debt (short- plus long-term borrowings), per its filed balance sheet.
What is PPL Corporation's market cap?
PPL Corporation (PPL) has a market capitalization of about $0, based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
When does PPL Corporation's fiscal year end?
PPL's fiscal year ends in December. Its most recent annual filing covers the fiscal year ending 2025-12-31.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are computed from PPL Corporation's official SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), covering 19 years of history, refreshed nightly. stockportfolio.pro does not provide investment advice.