Ppl (PPL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Ppl's (PPL) Debt Ratio stood at 0.44 in Q2 2026, up 4.5% from 0.42 a year earlier and up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Ppl (PPL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ppl's Debt Ratio came in at 0.43, up 4.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Debt Ratio has increased for five straight years.
- Across earlier years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.41 in FY2024 (+2.9%), 0.40 in FY2023 (+5.8%), 0.38 in FY2022 (+11.5%) and 0.34 in FY2021 (+2.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has increased for 19 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 12.9% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 35.3% in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.44 (Q1 2026), 0.43 (Q4 2025) and 0.43 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 175.87 Bn | 162.61 Bn | - | 0.45 |
| 2 | Southern | 106.81 Bn | 97.86 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 0.47 |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 98.78 Bn | 95.04 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 0.45 |
| 4 | National Grid | 82.13 Bn | 54.43 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 70.46 Bn | 67.63 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 0.43 |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 59.07 Bn | 57.06 Bn | - | 0.44 |
| 7 | Sempra | 55.87 Bn | 54.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 0.32 |
| 8 | Entergy | 50.05 Bn | 39.18 Bn | - | 0.44 |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 49.61 Bn | 43.08 Bn | - | 0.45 |
| 10 | Ppl | 26.98 Bn | 23.24 Bn | - | 0.44 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.33 |
API Access
Ppl Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=PPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "PPL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=PPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();