For the quarter ended December 2025, PPL (PPL) reported revenue of $2.27 billion, up 2.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.41, compared to $0.34 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.34 billion, representing a surprise of -2.75%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -1.21%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.42.
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- Rhode Island Regulated: $539 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $654.75 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -14.6%.
- Revenues- Pennsylvania Regulated: $815 million versus $787.13 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.7% change.
- Revenues- Kentucky Regulated: $919 million compared to the $920.06 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.4% year over year.
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Shares of PPL have returned +3.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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