PPL (PPL) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.12 (As of Dec. 2023)

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PPL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $993 Mil. PPL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14,611 Mil. PPL's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13,933 Mil. PPL's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.12.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for PPL's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

PPL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.82 Med: 1.58 Max: 2.01
Current: 1.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of PPL was 2.01. The lowest was 0.82. And the median was 1.58.

PPL's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
59.92% of 474 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.84 vs PPL: 1.12

PPL Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for PPL's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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PPL Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.77

1.19

0.82

1.02

1.12

PPL Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.02	1.04	1.06	1.06	1.12

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, PPL's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

PPL Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, PPL's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PPL's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

PPL Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

PPL's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(993	+	14611)	/	13933
	=	1.12

PPL's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(993	+	14611)	/	13933
	=	1.12

PPL (NYSE:PPL) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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PPL (PPL) Business Description

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Address

Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA, USA, 18101-1179

Website

https://www.pplweb.com

PPL is a holding company of regulated utilities in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Rhode Island. The Pennsylvania regulated delivery and transmission segment distributes electricity to customers in central and eastern Pennsylvania. LG&E and KU are involved in regulated electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in Kentucky. The Kentucky utilities also serve gas customers. Narragansett operates electric and gas utilities in Rhode Island.

Executives

Tadd J Henninger	officer: Vice President and Treasurer	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Crockett John R Iii	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
David J Bonenberger	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Linda G Sullivan	director	P.O.BOX 800, 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Francis X Sullivan	officer: EVP and COO	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Bergstein Joseph P Jr	officer: VP-IR and Treasurer	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Vincent Sorgi	officer: Vice President and Controller	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Stephanie R Raymond	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Gregory N Dudkin	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Angela K Gosman	officer: SVP and CHRO	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Heather B Redman	director	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Wendy E Stark	officer: SVP, GC and Corp Sec	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Joanne H Raphael	officer: SVP, GC & Corp Sec	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Art P Beattie	director	600 NORTH 18TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM AL 35291
William H Spence	officer: Executive VP and COO	UNIVERSITY OFFICE PLAZA, 252 CHAPMAN RD., PO BOX 6066, NEWARK DE 19714-0066