PPL Corp (PPL) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.56%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value 2.61×; Formula and calculation Operating income ÷ reported interest expense..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-03-31; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.56% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31. $53.00M ÷ $9.41B × 100 ≈ 0.56% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | 2.61× | Operating income ÷ reported interest expense. $2.20B ÷ $842.00M ≈ 2.61× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 9.41B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 53.00M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 2.20B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | 842.00M USD | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: Reported. Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $9.41B | $53.00M | $2.20B | $842.00M | (m) | 0.56% | 2.61× | Reported |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $9.17B | $49.00M | $2.13B | $808.00M | (m) | 0.53% | 2.63× | Reported |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | $9.01B | (m) | $2.03B | $788.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.58× | Reported |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | $8.85B | (m) | $1.89B | $766.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.47× | Reported |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | $8.69B | (m) | $1.87B | $749.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.50× | Reported |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $8.44B | $46.00M | $1.74B | $738.00M | (m) | 0.54% | 2.36× | Reported |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | $8.24B | (m) | $1.75B | $721.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.43× | Reported |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $8.20B | (m) | $1.76B | $698.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.52× | Reported |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $8.15B | (m) | $1.68B | $681.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.46× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $8.29B | $33.00M | $1.63B | $666.00M | (m) | 0.40% | 2.45× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | (m) | $8.52B | (m) | $1.58B | $646.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.44× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $8.66B | (m) | $1.48B | $617.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.40× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $8.48B | (m) | $1.42B | $570.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.49× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | (m) | $7.79B | (m) | $1.37B | $513.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.68× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | $7.07B | (m) | $1.35B | $469.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.87× | Reported |
| 2022-06-30 | (m) | $6.42B | (m) | $1.44B | $516.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.78× | Reported |
| 2022-03-31 | (m) | $6.07B | (m) | $1.46B | $872.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.68× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | (m) | $5.84B | (m) | $1.42B | $918.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.55× | Reported |
| 2021-09-30 | (m) | $7.83B | (m) | $2.71B | $1.33B | (m) | (m) | 2.04× | Reported |
| 2021-06-30 | (m) | $7.70B | (m) | $2.72B | $1.31B | (m) | (m) | 2.07× | Reported |
| 2021-03-31 | (m) | $7.64B | $29.00M | $2.79B | $1.00B | (m) | 0.38% | 2.79× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | (m) | $7.56B | $29.00M | $2.80B | $1.00B | (m) | 0.38% | 2.80× | Reported |
| 2020-09-30 | (m) | $7.58B | $29.00M | $2.79B | $998.00M | (m) | 0.38% | 2.80× | Reported |
| 2020-06-30 | (m) | $7.63B | $29.00M | $2.83B | $1.01B | (m) | 0.38% | 2.81× | Reported |
| 2020-03-31 | (m) | $7.68B | $28.00M | $2.88B | $1.00B | (m) | 0.36% | 2.87× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | (m) | $7.70B | $36.00M | $2.84B | $994.00M | (m) | 0.47% | 2.86× | Reported |
| 2019-09-30 | (m) | $7.71B | $29.00M | $2.80B | $991.00M | (m) | 0.38% | 2.83× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | $7.63B | $29.00M | $2.76B | $976.00M | (m) | 0.38% | 2.83× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | $7.70B | $25.00M | $2.78B | $965.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 2.88× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | (m) | $7.78B | $26.00M | $2.85B | $963.00M | (m) | 0.33% | 2.96× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | $7.77B | $29.00M | $3.11B | $950.00M | (m) | 0.37% | 3.27× | Reported |
| 2018-06-30 | (m) | $7.76B | $32.00M | $3.16B | $936.00M | (m) | 0.41% | 3.38× | Reported |
| 2018-03-31 | (m) | $7.64B | $34.00M | $3.16B | $923.00M | (m) | 0.45% | 3.42× | Reported |
| 2017-12-31 | (m) | $7.45B | $38.00M | $3.07B | $901.00M | (m) | 0.51% | 3.41× | Reported |
| 2017-09-30 | (m) | $7.35B | (m) | $2.99B | $886.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.37× | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | (m) | $7.40B | (m) | $3.00B | $879.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.41× | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | (m) | $7.46B | (m) | $3.02B | $881.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.43× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | (m) | $7.52B | (m) | $3.05B | $888.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.43× | Reported |
| 2016-09-30 | (m) | $7.46B | (m) | $2.95B | $897.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.29× | Reported |
| 2016-06-30 | (m) | $7.45B | (m) | $2.85B | $895.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.19× | Reported |
| 2016-03-31 | (m) | $7.45B | (m) | $2.76B | $886.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.12× | Reported |
| 2015-12-31 | (m) | $7.67B | (m) | $2.83B | $871.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.25× | Reported |
| 2015-09-30 | (m) | $11.48B | $66.00M | $3.32B | $1.03B | (m) | 0.57% | 3.22× | Reported |
| 2015-06-30 | (m) | $11.48B | $82.00M | $3.32B | $1.02B | (m) | 0.71% | 3.24× | Reported |
| 2015-03-31 | (m) | $13.47B | $64.00M | $3.62B | $1.01B | (m) | 0.48% | 3.58× | Reported |
| 2014-12-31 | (m) | $11.50B | $64.00M | $3.27B | $1.02B | (m) | 0.56% | 3.20× | Reported |
| 2014-09-30 | (m) | $10.43B | (m) | $2.37B | $1.03B | (m) | (m) | 2.29× | Reported |
| 2014-06-30 | (m) | $10.05B | (m) | $2.32B | $1.02B | (m) | (m) | 2.28× | Reported |
| 2014-03-31 | (m) | $10.63B | (m) | $2.36B | $1.02B | (m) | (m) | 2.32× | Reported |
| 2013-12-31 | (m) | $11.86B | (m) | $2.34B | $1.01B | (m) | (m) | 2.33× | Reported |
| 2013-09-30 | (m) | $12.23B | (m) | $3.13B | $1.00B | (m) | (m) | 3.12× | Reported |
| 2013-06-30 | (m) | $11.53B | (m) | $2.94B | $1.00B | (m) | (m) | 2.93× | Reported |
| 2013-03-31 | (m) | $10.63B | (m) | $2.75B | $982.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.80× | Reported |
| 2012-12-31 | (m) | $12.29B | (m) | $3.11B | $961.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.24× | Reported |
| 2012-09-30 | (m) | $13.28B | (m) | $3.22B | $934.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.45× | Reported |
| 2012-06-30 | (m) | $14.00B | (m) | $3.32B | $926.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.59× | Reported |
| 2012-03-31 | (m) | $13.94B | (m) | $3.35B | $954.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.51× | Reported |
| 2011-12-31 | (m) | $12.74B | (m) | $3.10B | $898.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.45× | Reported |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.87B | $593.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.15× | Reported |
| 2010-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.54B | $521.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.95× | Reported |
| 2010-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.18B | $454.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.59× | Reported |
| 2010-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.04B | $421.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.47× | Reported |
| 2009-12-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $961.00M | $396.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.43× | Reported |
| 2009-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.79B | $455.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.94× | Reported |
| 2008-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2007-12-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.66B | $472.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.51× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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