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PPL PPL Cash ratio

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.8B+10.8%
Operating income$745.0M+9.9%
Net income$452.0M+9.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.3B+268%
Total debt$19.2B+15.1%
Total equity$15.0B+5.1%
Total assets$46.3B+10.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$557.0M+8.6%
CapEx$1.1B+33.4%
Free cash flow-$501.0M-78.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$26.62B+7.7%
Enterprise value$44.61B+8.5%
P/E21.8×-3.0×
P/S2.9×0.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin23.6%+2.0pp
Net margin13.1%+1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.3%+1.3pp
Debt / equity1.3×+0.1×
Current ratio+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from PPL’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: PPL’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is PPL's cash ratio?
PPL (PPL) reported cash ratio of 0.3× in Q1 2026.
How has PPL's cash ratio changed year-over-year?
PPL's cash ratio increased by 227.1% year-over-year, from 0.1× to 0.3×.
What is the long-term trend for PPL's cash ratio?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PPL's cash ratio has grown at a -41.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.4× to 0.6×.
What does cash ratio mean?
How much of its short-term bills the company could pay with cash on hand right now.
How do you interpret cash ratio?
A buffer against stress, but persistently high cash ratios can indicate under-deployed capital. Interpret alongside the company's capital-allocation strategy.
How does cash ratio compare across companies?
Varies widely by business model and treasury policy; best read against the company's own history.