PPL (PPL) Expected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Friday

PPL (NYSE:PPL) is expected to release its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Friday, August 7th. Analysts expect PPL to announce earnings of $0.3406 per share and revenue of $2.1902 billion for the quarter. Individuals may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, August 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

PPL (NYSE:PPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.02. PPL had a return on equity of 9.41% and a net margin of 13.09%.The company had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.51 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.60 earnings per share. PPL’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect PPL to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

PPL Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of PPL stock opened at $35.22 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.57. PPL has a 1 year low of $33.17 and a 1 year high of $40.10. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27.

PPL Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 10th were issued a dividend of $0.285 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $1.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. PPL’s payout ratio is presently 69.51%.

Insider Activity at PPL

In other PPL news, Director Kristen Robinson sold 37,107 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.05, for a total value of $929,530.35. Following the transaction, the director owned 222,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,583,569.85. The trade was a 14.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Ashley F. Johnson sold 34,993 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.08, for a total value of $772,645.44. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 561,482 shares in the company, valued at $12,397,522.56. The trade was a 5.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.34% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PPL

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in PPL by 39.5% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 19,166 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $692,000 after buying an additional 5,428 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in shares of PPL by 40.7% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 62,375 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,252,000 after buying an additional 18,057 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in shares of PPL by 13.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 26,861 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $971,000 after buying an additional 3,084 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of PPL by 64.9% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,695 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $159,000 after acquiring an additional 1,848 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of PPL by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 5,299 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $180,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.99% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on PPL. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of PPL in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on PPL from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of PPL in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings downgraded PPL from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on PPL from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PPL presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $41.67.

PPL Company Profile

PPL Corporation is an energy company that owns and operates electric transmission and distribution infrastructure and provides related customer services. The company’s core business centers on delivering electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers through regulated utility operations, maintaining grid reliability, responding to outages and managing customer billing and account services.

PPL’s activities include construction and maintenance of distribution and transmission lines, meter and grid management, and programs to support energy efficiency and the interconnection of distributed resources.