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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About PPL (PPL) Q2 Earnings

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For the quarter ended June 2025, PPL (PPL - Free Report) reported revenue of $2.03 billion, up 7.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.32, compared to $0.38 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.15% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.98 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.37, the EPS surprise was -13.51%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how PPL performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenues- Pennsylvania Regulated: $693 million versus $709.5 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3% change.
  • Revenues- Rhode Island Regulated: $494 million versus $431.56 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +27% change.
  • Revenues- Kentucky Regulated: $837 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $843.64 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.2%.

View all Key Company Metrics for PPL here>>>

Shares of PPL have returned +5.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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