PPL (PPL) Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates

Company Performance - PPL reported quarterly earnings of $0.32 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.37 per share, and down from $0.38 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -13.51% [1] - The company posted revenues of $2.03 billion for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.15%, compared to year-ago revenues of $1.88 billion [2] - Over the last four quarters, PPL has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates three times [2] Stock Performance - PPL shares have increased about 11% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 8.2% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $0.47 on $2.18 billion in revenues, and for the current fiscal year, it is $1.82 on $8.64 billion in revenues [7] Industry Outlook - The Utility - Electric Power industry, to which PPL belongs, is currently in the top 34% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact PPL's stock performance [5]