NYSE$PPL

PPL Corp · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported earnings for the first quarter of 2022, with ongoing EPS surpassing the previous year.

PPL Corporation announced first-quarter 2022 reported earnings of $273 million, or $0.37 per share, compared to a net loss in the same period last year. Earnings from ongoing operations were $305 million, or $0.41 per share, up from $219 million, or $0.28 per share, in the previous year.

  • Announced 2022 first-quarter reported earnings (GAAP) of $0.37 per share.
  • Achieved 2022 first-quarter ongoing earnings per share of $0.41 vs. $0.28 in 2021.
  • Focused on strategically repositioning PPL for long-term growth and success.
  • Remained confident in the value of Narragansett Electric acquisition and prepared to close promptly with National Grid.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.78B

Previous: $1.5B+19.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.41

Previous: $0.28+46.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$427M

Previous: -$471M+9.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$154M

Previous: -$2.31B+93.3%
Net Income

$273M

Previous: -$1.84B+114.8%
Operating Income

$454M

Previous: $415M+9.4%
Gross Profit

$1.57B

Previous: $1.32B+18.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$4.25B

Previous: $421M+909.3%
Total Assets

$34.1B

Previous: $47.8B-28.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$11M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

PPL · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.78B

Q1 2022+19%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 8 of 16 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

PPL expects to provide a strategic update, including annualized dividend and earnings forecasts, as well as details on its plan to achieve long-term competitive earnings per share growth, at an investor day following the conclusion of the Rhode Island appeals process.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.3%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

36 / 72 earnings

Positive

+4.8%

Q2 2020

Best reaction

-4.7%

Q4 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.6%-3.3%-2.8%
Q4 2025+1.5%+3.5%-1.1%
Q3 2025+0.3%+1.6%-6.6%
Q1 2025+0.3%-0.3%-4.5%
Q4 2024-0.3%-0.9%+1.1%
Q3 2024-1.5%-0.0%+7.3%
Q2 2024-0.9%+0.6%+5.3%
Q1 2024+1.7%+2.3%+6.8%
Q4 2023-0.1%+1.6%+0.7%
Q3 2023+2.7%+5.0%+7.2%
Q2 2023-2.0%-1.5%-7.0%
Q1 2023+0.9%+0.2%-6.9%
Q4 2022-2.2%-2.6%-5.7%
Q3 2022+0.8%+0.4%+9.8%
Q2 2022-1.7%-3.3%-0.5%
Q1 2022+1.2%-2.1%+3.3%
Q4 2021-4.7%-7.2%-5.2%
Q3 2021-2.0%-1.9%-2.2%
Q2 2021+2.8%+1.7%+5.8%
Q1 2021+1.1%+1.5%+0.2%
Q4 2020-1.4%-2.1%+5.4%
Q3 2020-1.1%+6.5%+2.5%
Q2 2020+4.8%+7.0%+2.2%
Q1 2020+4.0%+1.1%+23.7%
Q4 2019-1.0%-3.3%-24.4%
Q3 2019-0.5%+0.7%+2.5%
Q2 2019+2.8%+1.4%+3.9%
Q1 2019+0.4%-0.4%-4.3%
Q4 2018-1.5%-0.7%+5.9%
Q3 2018+1.4%+2.0%+0.6%
Q2 2018-1.6%-0.7%+6.5%
Q1 2018+0.9%-4.3%-6.0%
Q4 2017+0.8%-3.1%-9.9%
Q3 2017-1.8%-2.8%-3.4%
Q2 2017-0.4%-0.3%+0.4%
Q1 2017+1.4%+1.0%+5.5%
Q4 2016+1.3%+1.1%+5.3%
Q3 2016-1.3%-0.9%-3.6%
Q2 2016-1.7%-1.0%-4.6%
Q1 2016+2.1%
Q4 2015-1.4%
Q3 2015+2.9%
Q2 2015-0.9%
Q1 2015+1.6%
Q4 2014-1.7%
Q3 2014+3.6%
Q2 2014+0.0%
Q1 2014+1.4%
Q4 2013+0.8%
Q3 2013-0.1%
Q2 2013+0.5%
Q1 2013-1.6%
Q4 2012-0.2%
Q3 2012+1.3%
Q2 2012+3.7%
Q1 2012+0.4%
Q4 2011-0.6%
Q3 2011-0.3%
Q2 2011-0.6%
Q1 2011-0.1%
Q4 2010+0.3%
Q3 2010-0.5%
Q2 2010+1.8%
Q1 2009+0.2%
Q1 2010+1.4%
Q4 2009+0.4%
Q4 2007+0.4%
Q3 2008-2.1%
Q3 2009-2.1%
Q4 2008-0.3%
Q2 2008-0.3%
Q2 2009-0.3%

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