PPL Corp (PPL) closed fiscal year 2025 with 751 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.09 USD per share.
PPL Corp (PPL) closed fiscal year 2025 with 751 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.09 USD per share. Over the year the share count rose by 13.0 M shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 86.7 %. The dividend per share was 1.09 USD, up 5.8 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 794 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 402M | 405M | 519M | 621M | 625M | 677M | 666M | 674M | 680M | 693M | 720M | 767M | 769M | 735M | 736M | 737M | 738M | 751M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 18.7M | 2.79M | 114M | 102M | 3.80M | 51.9M | 0.00M | 8.01M | 5.87M | 13.7M | 26.9M | 46.9M | 1.67M | 0.00M | 1.38M | 0.64M | 0.90M | 13.0M |
| Shares issued (%) | 4.64 % | 0.69 % | 21.97 % | 16.43 % | 0.61 % | 7.67 % | 0.00 % | 1.19 % | 0.86 % | 1.97 % | 3.74 % | 6.11 % | 0.22 % | 0.00 % | 0.19 % | 0.09 % | 0.12 % | 1.73 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -10.9M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -33.8M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -1.64 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -4.60 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 18.7M | 2.79M | 114M | 102M | 3.80M | 51.9M | -10.9M | 8.01M | 5.87M | 13.7M | 26.9M | 46.9M | 1.67M | -33.8M | 1.38M | 0.64M | 0.90M | 13.0M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 4.64 % | 0.69 % | 21.97 % | 16.43 % | 0.61 % | 7.67 % | -1.64 % | 1.19 % | 0.86 % | 1.97 % | 3.74 % | 6.11 % | 0.22 % | -4.60 % | 0.19 % | 0.09 % | 0.12 % | 1.73 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 1.09 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 52.80 % | 127.03 % | 60.34 % | 49.90 % | 54.59 % | 77.70 % | 55.67 % | 147.21 % | 54.15 % | 95.04 % | 62.01 % | 68.27 % | 86.79 % | — | 104.10 % | 95.14 % | 84.12 % | 67.23 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 491M | 517M | 566M | 746M | 833M | 878M | 967M | 1,004M | 1,030M | 1,072M | 1,133M | 1,192M | 1,275M | 1,279M | 787M | 704M | 747M | 794M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 4.59 % | 4.19 % | 5.30 % | 4.72 % | 5.11 % | 5.29 % | 4.28 % | 4.39 % | 4.49 % | 5.11 % | 5.78 % | 4.65 % | 6.09 % | 5.58 % | 2.97 % | 3.54 % | 3.17 % | 3.11 % |
Figures in USD
