Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.81%
5Y share count change
-3.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$3.62B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is down 3.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for PPL (PPL)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for PPL (PPL)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for PPL (PPL)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for PPL (PPL)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for PPL (PPL) came in at $0.00.
PPL buyback spend plunged from $1.00B in 2021 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
The highest annual buyback spend of $1.00B was reported in 2021. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1995.
PPL Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
PPL buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
PPL Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
PPL buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
PPL Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
PPL buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
PPL Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
PPL buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2021.
PPL Buyback Spend 2021: $1.00B
PPL buyback spend in 2021 was $1.00B.
See more financial history for PPL (PPL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 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 | 4.48% | 0.76B | -0.6% | |
| 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 | 0.42% | 0.66B | +14.0% | |
| 2012 | $250.00M | $49.00M | $201.00M | 1.62% | 0.58B | +5.6% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.55B | +27.7% | |
| 2010 | $54.00M | $0.00 | $54.00M | 0.46% | 0.43B | +14.7% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.38B | +0.4% | |
| 2008 | $38.00M | $0.00 | $38.00M | 0.36% | 0.37B | -2.5% | |
| 2007 | $712.00M | $0.00 | $712.00M | 3.97% | 0.38B | +5.9% | |
| 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 | 0.44% | 0.35B | +14.7% | |
| 2002 | $250.00M | $0.00 | $250.00M | 4.82% | 0.31B | +4.2% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$1.00B
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$74.00M
- 2012$250.00M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$54.00M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$38.00M
- 2007$712.00M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$31.00M
- 2002$250.00M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$416.00M
- 1998$419.00M
- 1997$369.00M
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for PPL (PPL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for PPL (PPL)
How PPL splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as PPL, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $3.32B | |
| $958.00M | |
| $400.00M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $3.32B
- $958.00M
- $400.00M
- $0.00
- $0.00
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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