PPL (PPL) to Announce Earnings on Friday

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

PPL (NYSE:PPL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 last year, the business earned $0.60 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect PPL to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

PPL Stock Down 0.7%

PPL opened at $34.92 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $26.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.29, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.00. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $36.86. PPL has a twelve month low of $33.17 and a twelve month high of $40.10.

PPL Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 10th were given a $0.285 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. PPL’s payout ratio is 69.51%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on PPL. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of PPL from $40.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Mizuho upgraded shares of PPL to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 3rd. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of PPL from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings downgraded PPL from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating on shares of PPL in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $41.67.

Insider Transactions at PPL

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PPL

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PPL. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its position in shares of PPL by 28.2% during the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 12,144 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $425,000 after acquiring an additional 2,668 shares during the last quarter. Pinebridge Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of PPL in the 4th quarter valued at $1,060,000. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. boosted its position in shares of PPL by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. now owns 29,947 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 925 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of PPL by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 24,991 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $929,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of PPL by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 9,325 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $347,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the last quarter. 76.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About PPL

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.