PPL Corporation | Large-cap | Utilities

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 2.5B
Gross Profit 1.1B 44.45%
Operating Income 678.0M 27.08%
Net Income 414.0M 16.53%

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 41.1B
Total Liabilities 27.0B
Shareholders Equity 14.1B
Debt to Equity 1.92

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 534.0M
Free Cash Flow -349.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

PPL Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i8.5B8.3B7.9B5.8B5.5B
Cost of Goods Sold i5.1B5.0B5.0B3.1B2.7B
Gross Profit i3.4B3.3B2.9B2.7B2.8B
Gross Margin % i40.1%39.4%36.5%46.9%50.9%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i--40.0M-47.0M-21.0M2.0M
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i0-40.0M-47.0M-21.0M2.0M
Operating Income i1.7B1.6B1.4B1.4B1.6B
Operating Margin % i20.6%19.6%17.4%24.6%29.0%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i33.0M32.0M4.0M12.0M9.0M
Interest Expense i738.0M666.0M513.0M918.0M634.0M
Other Non-Operating Income81.0M-72.0M50.0M3.0M-7.0M
Pre-tax Income i1.1B924.0M915.0M521.0M954.0M
Income Tax i228.0M184.0M201.0M503.0M314.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i20.4%19.9%22.0%96.5%32.9%
Net Income i888.0M740.0M756.0M-1.5B1.5B
Net Margin % i10.5%8.9%9.6%-25.6%26.8%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i3.2B3.0B2.6B2.6B2.6B
EPS (Basic) i$1.20$1.00$1.02$-1.93$1.91
EPS (Diluted) i$1.20$1.00$1.02$-1.93$1.91
Basic Shares Outstanding i737756000737036000736027000762902000768590000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i737756000737036000736027000762902000768590000

Income Statement Trend

PPL Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i306.0M331.0M356.0M3.6B442.0M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i961.0M950.0M896.0M583.0M603.0M
Inventory i511.0M505.0M443.0M322.0M302.0M
Other Current Assets405.0M344.0M335.0M106.0M130.0M
Total Current Assets i2.9B2.9B2.8B5.0B20.9B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i79.0M72.0M92.0M266.0M237.0M
Goodwill i4.8B4.8B4.8B1.8B1.8B
Intangible Assets i314.0M306.0M313.0M343.0M351.0M
Long-term Investments----52.0M
Other Non-Current Assets419.0M459.0M395.0M451.0M387.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i38.2B36.3B35.0B28.2B27.2B
Total Assets i41.1B39.2B37.8B33.2B48.1B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i1.2B1.1B1.2B679.0M745.0M
Short-term Debt i854.0M993.0M1.3B543.0M2.2B
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities837.0M816.0M862.0M619.0M11.6B
Total Current Liabilities i3.3B3.3B3.8B2.3B15.1B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i16.0B14.6B12.9B10.7B13.6B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i3.5B3.2B3.1B3.3B2.7B
Other Non-Current Liabilities452.0M385.0M361.0M479.0M564.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i23.7B22.0B20.1B17.2B19.7B
Total Liabilities i27.0B25.3B23.9B19.5B34.7B
Equity
Common Stock i8.0M8.0M8.0M8.0M8.0M
Retained Earnings i2.8B2.7B2.7B2.6B5.3B
Treasury Stock i928.0M948.0M967.0M1.0B0
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i14.1B13.9B13.9B13.7B13.4B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i16.8B15.6B14.2B11.2B15.9B
Working Capital i-453.0M-408.0M-965.0M2.7B5.8B

Balance Sheet Composition

PPL Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i888.0M740.0M714.0M18.0M640.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i1.4B1.3B1.2B1.1B1.1B
Stock-Based Compensation i46.0M33.0M37.0M37.0M29.0M
Working Capital Changes i21.0M-172.0M-313.0M27.0M-98.0M
Operating Cash Flow i2.4B1.8B1.8B1.1B1.7B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-----3.2B
Acquisitions i00-3.5B10.6B0
Investment Purchases i----0
Investment Sales i0---9.0M
Investing Cash Flow i-13.0M7.0M-3.5B10.5B-3.2B
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-00-1.0B0
Dividends Paid i-747.0M-704.0M-787.0M-1.3B-1.3B
Debt Issuance i1.9B3.3B850.0M650.0M2.1B
Debt Repayment i0-1.9B-264.0M-5.7B-1.0B
Financing Cash Flow i435.0M650.0M709.0M-8.1B90.0M
Free Cash Flow i-465.0M-632.0M-425.0M297.0M476.0M
Net Change in Cash i2.9B2.5B-1.0B3.5B-1.5B

Cash Flow Trend

PPL Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 25.21
Forward P/E 18.46
Price to Book 1.75
Price to Sales 2.88
PEG Ratio 18.46

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 11.49%
Operating Margin 27.40%
Return on Equity 7.02%
Return on Assets 2.97%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.81
Debt to Equity 121.31
Beta 0.67

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $1.34
Book Value per Share $19.35
Revenue per Share $11.74

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
ppl25.0B25.211.757.02%11.49%121.31
NextEra Energy 146.9B24.862.897.59%22.85%152.94
Southern Company 104.4B22.763.0812.24%16.54%188.38
Duke Energy 91.4B19.501.849.48%15.62%168.90
American Electric 57.7B20.842.1110.42%13.71%171.50
Dominion Energy 49.5B22.391.887.72%15.63%145.20

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.