PPL (PPL) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 1.88 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)

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What is PPL 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

PPL's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.88.

The historical rank and industry rank for PPL's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

PPL' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.48 Med: 2.5 Max: 4.36
Current: 1.88

During the past 13 years, PPL's highest Yield on Cost was 4.36. The lowest was 1.48. And the median was 2.50.

PPL's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than
81.4% of 430 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 4.63 vs PPL: 1.88

Competitive Comparison of PPL's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, PPL's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

PPL's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, PPL's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PPL's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

PPL 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of PPL is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

PPL (NYSE:PPL) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

PPL 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Related Terms

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PPL (PPL) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA, USA, 18101-1179

Website

https://www.pplweb.com

PPL is a holding company of regulated utilities in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Rhode Island. The Pennsylvania regulated delivery and transmission segment distributes electricity to customers in central and eastern Pennsylvania. LG&E and KU are involved in regulated electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in Kentucky. The Kentucky utilities also serve gas customers. Narragansett operates electric and gas utilities in Rhode Island.

Executives

Tadd J Henninger	officer: Vice President and Treasurer	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Crockett John R Iii	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
David J Bonenberger	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Linda G Sullivan	director	P.O.BOX 800, 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Francis X Sullivan	officer: EVP and COO	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Bergstein Joseph P Jr	officer: VP-IR and Treasurer	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Vincent Sorgi	officer: Vice President and Controller	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Stephanie R Raymond	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Gregory N Dudkin	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Angela K Gosman	officer: SVP and CHRO	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Heather B Redman	director	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Wendy E Stark	officer: SVP, GC and Corp Sec	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Joanne H Raphael	officer: SVP, GC & Corp Sec	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Art P Beattie	director	600 NORTH 18TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM AL 35291
William H Spence	officer: Executive VP and COO	UNIVERSITY OFFICE PLAZA, 252 CHAPMAN RD., PO BOX 6066, NEWARK DE 19714-0066