Operating Cash Flow
PPL Operating Cash Flow increased by 1.6% to $557.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.6%, from $513.00M to $557.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 3.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $858.00M | $457.00M | $292.00M | $502.00M | $477.00M | $532.00M | $219.00M | $430.00M | $412.00M | $806.00M | $110.00M | $282.00M | $766.00M | $781.00M | $511.00M | $513.00M | $602.00M | $966.00M | $548.00M | $557.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -46.7% | -36.1% | +71.9% | -5.0% | +11.5% | -58.8% | +96.3% | -4.2% | +95.6% | -86.4% | +156.4% | +171.6% | +2.0% | -34.6% | +0.4% | +17.3% | +60.5% | -43.3% | +1.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -44.4% | +16.4% | -25.0% | -14.3% | -13.6% | +51.5% | -49.8% | -34.4% | +85.9% | -3.1% | +364.5% | +81.9% | -21.4% | +23.7% | +7.2% | +8.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PPL's operating cash flow?
- PPL (PPL) reported operating cash flow of $557.00M 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 $513.00M to $557.00M.
- 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?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.