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PPL return on equity (ROE)

PPL's return on equity is 8.65%: net income of 1.32B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 15.21B USD.

Today
8.65%
Average, 5 years
5.78%
Low, 5 years
0.13%
High, 5 years
8.65%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 1.32B ÷ 15.21B = 8.65%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

What drives PPL's return on equity?

Net margin
13.1%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.20×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
3.04×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
7.9%
FY2025
  • FY202513.1% × 0.20 × 3.04 = 7.9%
  • FY202410.5% × 0.21 × 2.92 = 6.3%
  • FY20238.9% × 0.21 × 2.82 = 5.3%
  • FY20229.6% × 0.21 × 2.72 = 5.4%
  • FY2021-25.6% × 0.17 × 2.42 = -10.8%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today8.65%1.32B15.21B
FY202531 Dec 20257.92%1.18B14.88B
FY202431 Dec 20246.31%888.00M14.08B
FY202331 Dec 20235.31%740.00M13.93B
FY202231 Dec 20225.13%714.00M13.92B
FY202131 Dec 20210.13%18.00M13.72B
FY202031 Dec 20204.79%640.00M13.37B
FY201931 Dec 20195.67%736.00M12.99B
FY201831 Dec 201815.67%1.83B11.66B
FY201731 Dec 201710.48%1.13B10.76B
FY201631 Dec 201619.21%1.90B9.90B
FY201531 Dec 201516.16%1.60B9.92B
FY201431 Dec 201410.54%1.44B13.63B
FY201331 Dec 201310.97%1.37B12.47B
FY201231 Dec 201214.61%1.53B10.48B
FY201131 Dec 201114.03%1.51B10.78B
FY201031 Dec 201011.68%959.00M8.21B
FY200931 Dec 20097.75%426.00M5.50B
FY200831 Dec 200818.71%950.00M5.08B
FY200731 Dec 200723.18%1.29B5.56B
FY200631 Dec 200616.89%865.00M5.12B
FY200531 Dec 200515.17%678.00M4.47B
FY200431 Dec 200416.27%698.00M4.29B
FY200331 Dec 200322.18%734.00M3.31B
FY200231 Dec 20029.02%208.00M2.31B
FY200131 Dec 20019.23%179.00M1.94B
FY200031 Dec 200024.32%513.00M2.11B
FY199931 Dec 199929.47%504.00M1.71B
FY199831 Dec 199821.41%404.00M1.89B
FY199731 Dec 199711.01%320.00M2.91B
FY199631 Dec 199611.12%357.00M3.21B
FY199531 Dec 199511.44%350.50M3.06B
FY199431 Dec 1994—244.30M—
FY199331 Dec 1993—348.10M—
FY199231 Dec 1992—346.70M—
FY199131 Dec 1991—348.40M—
FY199031 Dec 1990—343.90M—
FY198931 Dec 1989—353.40M—
FY198831 Dec 1988—332.00M—
FY198731 Dec 1987—302.50M—
FY198631 Dec 1986—300.10M—
FY198531 Dec 1985—290.60M—

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about PPL's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings