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PPL (PPL) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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PPL (PPL - Free Report) reported $2.77 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.8%. EPS of $0.63 for the same period compares to $0.60 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.86% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.62 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.61, the EPS surprise was +4.13%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

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- Rhode Island Regulated: $595 million versus $658.5 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5% change.
  • Revenues- Pennsylvania Regulated: $971 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $867.71 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18.6%.
  • Operating Income- PPL Electric Utility: $294 million compared to the $324.58 million average estimate based on two analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for PPL here>>>

Shares of PPL have returned -7.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11% 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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