
Ameren's rising earnings estimates, stronger profitability, larger capital plan and recent share gains give it the edge over PPL despite a richer valuation.
PPL Corporation is an energy company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States.
| Revenue (TTM) | $9.31B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $4.03B |
| EBITDA | $3.65B |
| Operating Margin | 27.20% |
| Return on Equity | 8.32% |
| Return on Assets | 3.12% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $12.54 |
| Book Value | $19.97 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.80 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 2.94 |
| EV/Revenue | 4.949 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.06 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 7.30% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.80% |
| Shares Outstanding | $752.35M |
| Float | $750.21M |
| % Insiders | 0.14% |
| % Institutions | 89.07% |
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Ameren's rising earnings estimates, stronger profitability, larger capital plan and recent share gains give it the edge over PPL despite a richer valuation.

ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PPL Corporation today announced it has signed the White House's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, reaffirming the company's long-standing commitment to affordability, reliability and responsible growth.

PPL Corporation PPL is benefiting from a disciplined cost management strategy that helps control operating expenses and improve efficiency. These efforts support financial stability and create greater flexibility to invest in infrastructure.

ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) will release consolidated second-quarter 2026 earnings results on Friday, Aug. 7.

The latest trading day saw PPL (PPL) settling at $35.71, representing a -1.08% change from its previous close.

PPL's $23 billion grid investment plan targets reliability, outage reduction and 10.3% annual rate base growth through 2029.

PPL's data center-driven demand and $23 billion investment plan support growth, but premium valuation and lower returns warrant patience.

Skyrocketing demand from artificial intelligence data centers is exacerbating shortages of critical grid equipment like transformers across the U.S., driving up costs, stretching out wait times and spurring utilities and developers to lock in orders far in advance.

PPL's balanced portfolio and regulated utilities support decarbonization, stable cash flows and long-term earnings growth as electricity demand rises.

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