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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 return on invested capital?
- PPL (PPL) reported return on invested capital of 5.5% in Q1 2026.
- How has PPL's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- PPL's return on invested capital increased by 11.9% year-over-year, from 5% to 5.5%.
- What is the long-term trend for PPL's return on invested capital?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PPL's return on invested capital has grown at a 15.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 11.9% to 20.8%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
- How do you interpret return on invested capital?
- The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
- How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
- Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.