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PPL (PPL) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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PPL (PPL - Free Report) reported $2.11 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.3%. EPS of $0.33 for the same period compares to $0.32 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.03% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.18 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.35, the EPS surprise was -5.71%.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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: $744 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $744.91 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.4%.
  • Revenues- Rhode Island Regulated: $479 million versus $545 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3% change.
  • Operating Income- PPL Electric Utility: $227 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $249.02 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for PPL here>>>

Shares of PPL have returned -2.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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