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Total Debt for PPL (PPL)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$20.24B

YoY change

+15.1%

5Y CAGR

+4.1%

Peak year (2019)

$23.04B

Total Debt history chart for PPL (PPL) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: $19.35B

Total Debt growth chart for PPL (PPL) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: +15.1%

Total Debt history table for PPL (PPL) from 1995 to 2025

  • 2025$19.35B+15.1%
  • 2024$16.81B+7.7%
  • 2023$15.60B+9.7%
  • 2022$14.23B+26.9%
  • 2021$11.21B-29.3%
  • 2020$15.86B-31.2%
  • 2019$23.04B+4.6%
  • 2018$22.03B+3.5%
  • 2017$21.27B+10.5%
  • 2016$19.25B-3.6%
  • 2015$19.96B+5.7%
  • 2014$18.89B-12.6%
  • 2013$21.61B+7.4%
  • 2012$20.13B+8.4%
  • 2011$18.57B+39.0%
  • 2010$13.36B+71.6%
  • 2009$7.78B-8.6%
  • 2008$8.52B+11.2%
  • 2007$7.66B-2.8%
  • 2006$7.88B+6.7%
  • 2005$7.38B-5.2%
  • 2004$7.79B-9.4%
  • 2003$8.60B+19.2%
  • 2002$7.21B+26.6%
  • 2001$5.70B-2.1%
  • 2000$5.82B+11.1%
  • 1999$5.24B+26.4%
  • 1998$4.14B+25.9%
  • 1997$3.29B+2.1%
  • 1996$3.22B+1.8%
  • 1995$3.17B—

Total Debt values are taken from PPL's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Total Debt at PPL (PPL)

According to PPL's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $20.24B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, PPL (PPL) total debt totalled $19.35B – grew 15.1% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), PPL total debt expanded at a +4.1% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.

The record annual total debt stands at $23.04B, reached in 2019; the historical low of $3.17B was recorded in 1995.

PPL Total Debt by Year

PPL Total Debt 2025: $19.35B

In 2025, PPL reported total debt of $19.35B, grew 15.1% from 2024.

PPL Total Debt 2024: $16.81B

PPL total debt in 2024 was $16.81B, grew 7.7% from 2023.

PPL Total Debt 2023: $15.60B

2023's total debt for PPL came in at $15.60B, grew 9.7% from 2022.

PPL Total Debt 2022: $14.23B

PPL posted total debt of $14.23B in 2022, grew 26.9% from 2021.

PPL Total Debt 2021: $11.21B

PPL total debt in 2021 was $11.21B.

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