PPL (PPL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
PPL
PPL
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-3.2%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.75B | 0.7% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $46.00M | −$46.00M | 0.74B | 0.2% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $33.00M | −$33.00M | 0.74B | 0.2% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $37.00M | −$37.00M | 0.74B | -3.7% | — |
| 2021 | $1.00B | $37.00M | $966.00M | 0.76B | -0.6% | 4.48% |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $29.00M | −$29.00M | 0.77B | 4.4% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $36.00M | −$36.00M | 0.74B | 4.0% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $26.00M | −$26.00M | 0.71B | 3.1% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $38.00M | −$38.00M | 0.69B | 1.0% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $28.00M | −$28.00M | 0.68B | 1.2% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $31.00M | −$31.00M | 0.67B | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $64.00M | −$64.00M | 0.67B | 0.4% | — |
| 2013 | $74.00M | $0.00 | $74.00M | 0.66B | 14.0% | 0.42% |
| 2012 | $250.00M | $49.00M | $201.00M | 0.58B | 5.6% | 1.62% |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.55B | 27.7% | — |
| 2010 | $54.00M | $0.00 | $54.00M | 0.43B | 14.7% | 0.46% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.38B | 0.4% | — |
| 2008 | $38.00M | $0.00 | $38.00M | 0.37B | -2.5% | 0.36% |
| 2007 | $712.00M | $0.00 | $712.00M | 0.38B | 5.9% | 3.97% |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.36B | -11.4% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.41B | 10.1% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.37B | 6.1% | — |
| 2003 | $31.00M | $0.00 | $31.00M | 0.35B | 14.7% | 0.44% |
| 2002 | $250.00M | $0.00 | $250.00M | 0.31B | 4.2% | 4.82% |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.29B | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.29B | -4.8% | — |
| 1999 | $416.00M | $0.00 | $416.00M | 0.30B | -8.9% | — |
| 1998 | $419.00M | $0.00 | $419.00M | 0.33B | 1.6% | — |
| 1997 | $369.00M | $0.00 | $369.00M | 0.33B | 2.5% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.32B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does PPL buy back its own stock?
- Yes, PPL (PPL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is PPL diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has PPL's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -3.2% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).