PPLC Stock — PPL Corporation

PPL Corporation (PPLC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PPLC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 7.47%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.48%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is -4.8% over the past 0.6 years, 16.7 points behind SPY at 11.9%.

PPL Corporation provides electricity and natural gas service to approximately 3.6 million customers across the United States, operating regulated utilities in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island that handle generation, transmission, and distribution of power from coal, gas, hydro, and solar sources. The company distributes quarterly payments and currently carries a high distribution rate. PPL appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to regulated utility operations with established dividend payments.

PPLC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -4.8% over the past 0.6 years, 16.7 points behind SPY at 11.9%.

PPLC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/24/2026

Distribution rate

7.47%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.48%

Last close

$46.86 (as of 2026-10-16)

Average volume

401734.0

Dividend

$0.875

Ex-dividend date

10/30/2026

Payment date

11/16/2026

Beta

0.577

Payout ratio

0.0%

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (7.47%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.48%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PPLC risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider PPLC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PPLC pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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