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 2.93%. The latest PPL payout of $0.273 marks a dividend growth of 6%.
PPL has a dividend yield of 2.93% which is lower than the Utilities sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with the Utilities sector average of 3.15%, PPL's dividend yield is 7% 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 30% from a year ago, the dividend yield marks a decrease of 18%.
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 87.1% which is higher than the Utilities sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with the Utilities sector average of 63.6%, PPL's payout ratio is 37% higher.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
AES Aes Corp | 5.56% | $0.69 | 29.2% |
POR Portland General Electric Co | 4.48% | $2 | 66.2% |
FE Firstenergy Corp | 4.2% | $1.7 | 100% |
EXC Exelon Corp | 4.18% | $1.92 | 78.4% |
DUK Duke Energy CORP | 3.43% | $4.16 | 72.9% |
AEP American Electric Power Co Inc | 3.32% | $3.62 | 64.6% |
SO Southern Co | 3.14% | $2.88 | 71.6% |
ED Consolidated Edison Inc | 3.03% | $3.34 | 63.5% |
NEE Nextera Energy Inc | 2.98% | $2.11 | 62.5% |
PPL PPL Corp | 2.9% | $1.05 | 87.1% |
ETR Entergy Corp | 2.74% | $2.33 | 94.3% |
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 2.93%.
PPL pays four dividends per year.
The dividend payout ratio of PPL is 87.1%.
PPL's dividend yield is less than the Utilities sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from and Sharadar.