PPL's last dividend of $0.273 per share was on Mar 10, 2025 (ex-date). The annualized dividend payment of $1.05 per share represents a current dividend yield of 3.06%. The latest PPL payout of $0.273 marks a dividend growth of 6%.
PPL has a dividend yield of 3.06% which is lower than the Utilities sector, the industry and its peers average. But if we consider the Utilities sector average of 3.13%, PPL's dividend yield is only 2.2% lower. The current dividend yield is less than the historical average of 4.4% of the last 5 years.
PPL has a history of paying dividends since 1994. Our records of PPL show that the company has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS marks an increase of 7% since one year ago. But with the stock price up by 17% from a year ago, the dividend yield marks a decrease of 8%.
Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
---|---|---|
Mar 10, 2025 | $0.273 | 3.05% |
Dec 10, 2024 | $0.258 | 3.13% |
Sep 10, 2024 | $0.258 | 3.15% |
Jun 10, 2024 | $0.258 | 3.53% |
Mar 7, 2024 | $0.258 | 3.64% |
Dec 7, 2023 | $0.24 | 3.68% |
Sep 7, 2023 | $0.24 | 3.85% |
Jun 8, 2023 | $0.24 | 3.46% |
Mar 9, 2023 | $0.24 | 3.44% |
Dec 8, 2022 | $0.225 | 3.01% |
Sep 8, 2022 | $0.225 | 3.6% |
Jun 17, 2022 | $0.225 | 4.95% |
Mar 9, 2022 | $0.2 | 5.41% |
Dec 9, 2021 | $0.415 | 5.8% |
Sep 9, 2021 | $0.415 | 5.57% |
Jun 9, 2021 | $0.415 | 5.73% |
Mar 9, 2021 | $0.415 | 6.09% |
Dec 9, 2020 | $0.415 | 5.75% |
Sep 9, 2020 | $0.415 | 5.97% |
Jun 9, 2020 | $0.415 | 5.83% |
Mar 9, 2020 | $0.415 | 5.68% |
Dec 9, 2019 | $0.413 | 4.89% |
Sep 9, 2019 | $0.413 | 5.61% |
Jun 7, 2019 | $0.413 | 5.3% |
Mar 7, 2019 | $0.413 | 5.12% |
Dec 7, 2018 | $0.41 | 5.28% |
Sep 7, 2018 | $0.41 | 5.46% |
Jun 7, 2018 | $0.41 | 6.29% |
Mar 8, 2018 | $0.41 | 5.74% |
Dec 7, 2017 | $0.395 | 4.51% |
Sep 7, 2017 | $0.395 | 4% |
Jun 7, 2017 | $0.395 | 3.91% |
Mar 8, 2017 | $0.395 | 4.26% |
Dec 7, 2016 | $0.38 | 4.59% |
Sep 7, 2016 | $0.38 | 4.37% |
Jun 8, 2016 | $0.38 | 3.9% |
Mar 8, 2016 | $0.38 | 4.19% |
Dec 8, 2015 | $0.378 | 4.53% |
Sep 8, 2015 | $0.378 | 5% |
Jun 8, 2015 | $0.373 | 4.95% |
Mar 6, 2015 | $0.373 | 4.69% |
PPL has a payout ratio of 77.4% which is higher than the Utilities sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with the Utilities sector average of 62.7%, PPL's payout ratio is 23% higher.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
AES Aes Corp | 6.85% | $0.7 | 37.9% |
POR Portland General Electric Co | 4.85% | $2 | 70.2% |
FE Firstenergy Corp | 4.21% | $1.72 | 91.5% |
EXC Exelon Corp | 3.65% | $1.56 | 58% |
AEP American Electric Power Co Inc | 3.6% | $3.67 | 70.7% |
DUK Duke Energy CORP | 3.6% | $4.18 | 69.3% |
ED Consolidated Edison Inc | 3.29% | $3.36 | 61.9% |
SO Southern Co | 3.28% | $2.9 | 69% |
NEE Nextera Energy Inc | 3.1% | $2.16 | 80.7% |
PPL PPL Corp | 3.06% | $1.05 | 77.4% |
ETR Entergy Corp | 2.89% | $2.37 | 75.6% |
Yes, PPL has paid four dividends in the last 12 months. PPL has been paying dividends since 1994.
PPL's last dividend ex-date was on Mar 10, 2025. The dividend amount was $0.273 per share.
On an annual basis PPL pays $1.05 per share.
Currently PPL's dividend yield is 3.06%.
PPL pays four dividends per year.
The dividend payout ratio of PPL is 77.4%.
PPL's dividend yield is in line with the Utilities sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield.