Does PPL pay a dividend and is it safe?

PPL Corporation (PPL) offers a 2.96% cash dividend yield ($1.07 annualized) and 3.56% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as ELEVATED PAYOUT WATCH.

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Q: Where is PPL trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

PPL last traded at $36.14 (+1.37% on volume of 8,974,633 shares), positioning the stock +5.86% above its 50-day simple moving average ($34.14) and +0.19% above its 200-day simple moving average ($36.07). Across its 52-week range of $31.56 to $40.11, PPL sits at the 53.6% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 64.5 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±3.2% ($34.98 to $37.30).

$36.14 +1.37% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $36.16

PPL Corporation (PPL) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 45/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $26.83B

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As of 2026-11-03, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 45/100 at a spot price of $36.14 (+1.37% 1D, market cap $26.83B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 4/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 13/20, SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 12/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 7/20, and Executive Insider Alignment 9/20. Across 116 tracked Utilities issuers, PPL ranks #76 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Utilities sector (Electric Utilities: Central), PPL carries a Roarable D (45/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 22.7x, gross margin of —, and ROIC of 4.2%. By comparison, FE (FirstEnergy Corp.) holds a C- grade (60/100 RQD, P/E 26.6x, ROIC 5.8%, cap $27.16B) and ES (Eversource Energy (D/B/A)) posts a D grade (47/100 RQD, P/E 11.0x, ROIC 5.5%, cap $25.82B). Among the 5-stock peer group, ES leads on earnings multiple (11.0x) while DTE leads on capital efficiency (8.2% ROIC).

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Per PPL's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0000922224), PPL Corporation generated $9.17B in revenue (+8.6% YoY), $1.18B in net income, and -$1.40B in free cash flow against $45.24B in total assets and $17.99B in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Utilities with deep daily trading liquidity. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $36.16 (+0.06%)🧬 Disciplined Float (+0.80% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 4/20 (E) • 0% FCF Margin

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D- · Rk D

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-5.8% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for PPL)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±3.2%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (45/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY PPL SCORES 45/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+13/20 pts (29% of score)

20D Institutional Volume Accumulation (±3.2% realized swing band)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+12/20 pts (27% of score)

Altman Z-Score 1.18 (DISTRESS RISK (<1.8)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Cash Engine Quality4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Capital intensity & 23.2% operating margin leave 16 pts on the table

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

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Grade E$34.75-0.5% Next Q

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Grade D$34.58+1.5% Next Q

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Grade D$35.09+3% Next Q

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Grade D$36.14-6.3% Hist 90D α

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While PPL currently carries a cautious 45/100 (D) rating due to Cash Engine Quality (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Utilities with deep daily trading liquidity.

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Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($34.14) and Max Pain ($37.95) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $42.12.

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Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Disciplined Float (+0.80% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD

3.56% Total Yield

2.96% Cash ($1.07/yr) + 0.6% Buybacks

PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER

41/100 • ELEVATED PAYOUT WATCH

FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO

96% of FCF

8 consecutive years of payout growth

INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (8.3% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years → $22,197

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $790/yr

Starting Investment: $10,000

Compounding Horizon: 10 Years

$10.8K

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$11.7K

Yr 2

$12.7K

Yr 3

$13.8K

Yr 4

$14.9K

Yr 5

$16.1K

Yr 6

$17.5K

Yr 7

$18.9K

Yr 8

$20.5K

Yr 9

$22.2K

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PPL // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -4.39%▲ RESISTANCE BREAKOUT

2026-11-03O $35.63H $36.14L $35.63C $36.14VOL 5.84M

RES: $35.44SUP: $29.45SMA50: $34.14SMA200: $36.07

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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle

16.4%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +8.6% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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Utilities Rank #76 of 116 ⚔️ FE vs PPL Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Utilities Peer Comparison (PPL vs. FE, ES, CNP, DTE)

Industry: Electric Utilities: Central (56 Tracked Issuers)

Across 116 tracked Utilities securities in the Roarable RQD universe, PPL Corporation (PPL) ranks #76 by composite RQD confidence (45/100, grade D) and #26 by equity capitalization ($26.83B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, ES leads on earnings valuation at 11.0x trailing P/E, while DTE leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 8.2% ROIC and — gross margin. DTE currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 63/100 (C) compared with PPL at 45/100 (D).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
PPL ACTIVE PPL Corporation	D	45/100	22.7x	—	4.2%	+1.37%	$26.83B	Benchmark Subject
FE FirstEnergy Corp.	C-	60/100	26.6x	—	5.8%	+1.54%	$27.16B	/fe-vs-ppl →
ES Eversource Energy (D/B/A)	D	47/100	11.0x	—	5.5%	+1.46%	$25.82B	/es-vs-ppl →
CNP CenterPoint Energy Inc (Holding Co)	D-	42/100	26.6x	96.0%	5.3%	+0.50%	$28.13B	/cnp-vs-ppl →
DTE DTE Energy Company	C	63/100	19.1x	—	8.2%	+0.27%	$28.19B	/dte-vs-ppl →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0000922224 ↗

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), PPL Corporation (PPL) reported GAAP revenue of $9.17B (+8.6% vs. FY2024 revenue of $8.44B , and +10.6% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $1.18B, operating cash flow of $2.63B, and free cash flow of -$1.40B (-201.3% YoY). On the balance sheet, PPL closed FY2025 with $45.24B in total assets against $17.99B in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 1.18, Piotroski F-Score: 7/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$9.17B	$1.18B	$2.63B	-$1.40B	$45.24B	$17.99B
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$8.44B	$888.0M	$2.34B	-$465.0M	$41.07B	$15.95B
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$8.29B	$740.0M	$1.76B	$1.38B	$14.75B	$3.45B

3. PPL Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is PPL stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does PPL compare to FE and ES in the Utilities sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for PPL?

Where is PPL trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

PPL last traded at $36.14 (+1.37% on volume of 8,974,633 shares), positioning the stock +5.86% above its 50-day simple moving average ($34.14) and +0.19% above its 200-day simple moving average ($36.07). Across its 52-week range of $31.56 to $40.11, PPL sits at the 53.6% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 64.5 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±3.2% ($34.98 to $37.30).

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PPL — PPL Corporation: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Methodology: RQD v6.2 Deterministic 5-Pillar & SEC XBRL Audit

Updated: 2025-12-31

1. Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

PPL Corporation (PPL) earns a live Roarable RQD composite score of 45/100, corresponding to a D letter grade (Roarable Sell) at a spot price of $36.14 (+1.37% 1D, market capitalization $26.83B).

Fundamental Cash Engine (4/20): Anchored by return on invested capital (ROIC) of 4.2%, gross margin of —, operating margin of 23.2%, and free cash flow yield of -5.23%.
Whale 13F & Options Flow (13/20) + Insider Conviction (9/20): Tracks institutional 13F accumulation, CBOE options call/put positioning, and SEC Form 4 / Congressional PTR filings.
Macro Regime Fit (7/20) + Forensic Balance Sheet (12/20): Incorporates a 0.70x equity beta, Altman Z-Score of 1.18, Piotroski F-Score of 7/9, and Debt/Equity of 0.76x.

2. Business Model, Unit Margins & SEC Financial Trajectory

PPL Corporation (PPL) is a NYSE-listed issuer in the Utilities sector, Electric Utilities: Central industry (per the company profile). The profile identifies the company as a utility operating in this industry with a market capitalization of $26.8B. Revenue of $9.

In its latest audited SEC EDGAR 10-K filing for FY2025 (filed 2025-12-31), PPL Corporation (PPL) reported $9.17B in annual revenue (up from $8.44B in FY2024, +8.6% YoY) and $1.18B in GAAP net income. Over the multi-year SEC filing window from FY2023 ($8.29B revenue, $740.0M net income) through FY2025, PPL scaled operating cash flow to $2.63B and free cash flow to -$1.40B, backed by $45.24B in total assets against $17.99B in total debt.

3. Institutional Bull vs. Bear Thesis & Valuation Tradeoff

🐂 Primary Bull Case (D • RQD 45/100): Established market leader in Utilities with deep daily trading liquidity. Free cash flow yield of -5.23% and institutional whale pillar of 13/20. With Fundamental Cash Engine at 4/20 and Institutional Whale Flow at 13/20, sustained execution supports upside toward the upper end of the $31.56 – $40.11 52-week range.
🐻 Primary Bear Case & Valuation Risk: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Investors must weigh 22.7x trailing P/E and 7.9x EV/EBITDA against 23.2% operating margins and a 0.70x macro beta.

4. 2nd-Order Butterfly Ripples & Key Questions to Watch

— The Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph records a sector of Utilities and industry of Electric Utilities: Central, but no upstream or downstream dependencies, butterfly links, or proprietary signals are provided, so supply-chain ripples and sector correlations cannot be mapped from the source data.

Key Question #1: Can PPL sustain or expand its 23.2% operating margin and 4.2% ROIC against Electric Utilities: Central peers over the next 4 quarters?
Key Question #2: Following FY2025 revenue of $9.17B and free cash flow of -$1.40B, how will capital allocation balance growth reinvestment against $17.99B in total debt?
Key Question #3: How sensitive is PPL's 21.1x forward P/E multiple to Utilities capital spending cycles and macro interest-rate shifts (Beta 0.70x)?

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📌 Pinned Debate

Piotroski F-Score of 7/9 and a 2.96% dividend yield on a 0.7-beta utility point to a forensically sound, income-oriented profile.

Don't sleep on PPL's setup in Utilities. Piotroski F-Score of 7/9 and a 2.96% dividend yield on a 0.7-beta utility point to a forensically sound, income-oriented profile.. Beta of 0.7 means it moves fast when momentum turns, and the 5-pillar RQD gauge (45/100) backs up the fundamental quality.

VolSurface_Trader 🐂 BULL

Both sides have a point here — PPL's 12/20 balance sheet score keeps downside contained, so the real swing factor next earnings call is backlog and FCF conversion.

RI RiskArb_Desk RQD DEBATE OPENER • Hedged Event Driven 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $28.88 (-19.0%)

Spot @ $35.65

A -5.23% FCF yield and 4.2% ROIC at 22.7x trailing P/E show earnings not converting into free cash flow.

Here is the bear case nobody on the bull side wants to address on PPL: A -5.23% FCF yield and 4.2% ROIC at 22.7x trailing P/E show earnings not converting into free cash flow.. At 22.7x trailing P/E, even a small guidance miss in Electric Utilities: Central triggers a 12-15% air pocket.