Ppl (PPL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Ppl (PPL) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.29% for Q2 2026, up 0.20 percentage points from 5.09% a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Ppl (PPL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ppl's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.51%, up 0.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +0.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ppl's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.73% in FY2024 (+0.09 pp), 4.63% in FY2023 (+0.30 pp), 4.33% in FY2022 (+0.62 pp) and 3.71% in FY2021 (-1.27 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 3.97% in Q3 2022 to a high of 5.32% in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last 12 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2025, with a gain of 0.67 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 0.79 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 5.30% (Q1 2026), 5.32% (Q4 2025) and 5.28% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 181.60 Bn | 168.35 Bn | - | 4.25% |
| 2 | Southern | 104.77 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.08% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 99.63 Bn | 95.89 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 5.14% |
| 4 | National Grid | 82.14 Bn | 54.44 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.86 Bn | 66.65 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 5.11% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 60.31 Bn | 58.30 Bn | - | 3.53% |
| 7 | Entergy | 51.91 Bn | 38.35 Bn | - | 4.74% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.13 Bn | 50.25 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 2.53% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 50.13 Bn | 43.61 Bn | - | 4.08% |
| 10 | Ppl | 26.98 Bn | 23.23 Bn | - | 5.29% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.29% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.51% |
API Access
Ppl Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();