What is PPL's operating cash flow?

PPL (PPL) reported operating cash flow of $557M in Q1 2026.

How has PPL's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

PPL's operating cash flow increased by 8.6% year-over-year, from $513M to $557M.

What is the long-term trend for PPL's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PPL's operating cash flow has grown at a 3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.27B to $2.63B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

PPL PPL Operating Cash Flow

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

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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%

EPS (diluted)$0.36+50.0%

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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CapEx$1.1B+33.4%

Free cash flow-$501.0M-78.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$27.85B+10.1%

Enterprise value$45.85B+10.3%

P/E22.9×-2.7×

P/S3×+0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin23.6%+2.0pp

Net margin13.1%+1.6pp

FCF margin-17.4%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.3%+1.3pp

Debt / equity1.3×+0.1×

Current ratio1×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by PPL in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: PPL (PPL) reported operating cash flow of $557M in Q1 2026.
How has PPL's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: PPL's operating cash flow increased by 8.6% year-over-year, from $513M to $557M.
What is the long-term trend for PPL's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PPL's operating cash flow has grown at a 3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.27B to $2.63B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.