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How PPL Corporation stacks up
PPL · against 57 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
54/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #33 of 58 · scores higher than 44% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including PPL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 54?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Its metrics sit close to the Utilities norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.1% vs peer median 5.2%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.7% vs peer median 2.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 69% of peers. Operating margin: 23.8% vs peer median 18.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PPL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PPL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 57 reported | 5.1% | 5.5% | 39% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 57 reported | 23.8% | 20.9% | 66% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 55 reported | 2.7% | 3.0% | 46% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 55 reported | 8.6% | 9.9% | 30% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 58 reported | 44.1% | 43.9% | 53% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PPL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.5B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 2 | 3.77T INR (≈$45.2B) | 96 | 62 | |
| 3 | 27.0B EUR (≈$29.7B) | 94 | 63 | |
| 4 | 2.41T INR (≈$29.0B) | 91 | 69 | |
| 5 | 23.3B USD | 90 | 78 | |
| 29 | 19.7B USD | 57 | 46 | |
| 29 | 179.3B DKK (≈$26.9B) | 57 | 53 | |
| 29 | 37.6B USD | 57 | 43 | |
| 32 | 200.5B CNY (≈$28.1B) | 55 | 44 | |
| 33 | 26.9B USD | 54 | 50 | |
| 34 | 20.3B EUR (≈$22.4B) | 52 | 42 | |
| 34 | 13.6B USD | 52 | 57 | |
| 36 | 18.7B USD | 50 | 37 | |
| 37 | 1.14T INR (≈$13.7B) | 48 | 39 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score