---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000922224-23-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PPL"
cik: "0000922224"
company_name: "PPL Corp"
filed_at: "2023-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T08:29:17.724585+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PPL 2022 ongoing EPS $1.41 beats forecast midpoint; dividend raised 7% to $0.24

## Summary
- 2022 ongoing EPS $1.41, exceeding forecast midpoint; reported EPS $1.02.
- Quarterly dividend raised 7% to $0.24/share; payable April 3, record March 10.
- 2023 EPS guidance reaffirmed $1.50-$1.65 (midpoint $1.58); 6-8% annual growth through 2026 reaffirmed.
- Targets $12B capex 2023-2026, 5.6% avg rate base growth, no equity issuance through 2026.
- Rhode Island Energy contributed $0.08/share ongoing since May 2022 acquisition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000922224-23-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PPL
- cik: 0000922224
- company_name: PPL Corp
- filed_at: 2023-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222423000008/0000922224-23-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222423000008/ppl-20230217.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000922224-23-000008.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  PPL Corp reported Q4 2022 results: EPS 0.28.
  - Period: Q4 2022
  - EPS: 0.28
  - Result: reported results
  source text: PPL’s fourth-quarter 2022 reported earnings were $190 million, or $0.26 per share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222423000008/0000922224-23-000008-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  PPL Corp reported Q4 2022 results: EPS 0.28.
  - Period: Q4 2022
  - EPS: 0.28
  - Result: reported results
  source text: fourth-quarter 2022 earnings from ongoing operations were $209 million, or $0.28 per share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222423000008/0000922224-23-000008-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  PPL Corp reported FY 2023 results: EPS $1.50 to $1.65. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: FY 2023
  - EPS: $1.50 to $1.65
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: PPL today reaffirmed its 2023 earnings forecast range of $1.50 to $1.65 per share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222423000008/0000922224-23-000008-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  PPL Corp reported FY 2022 (year ended December 31, 2022) results: net income 1.04 billion, EPS 1.41.
  - Period: FY 2022 (year ended December 31, 2022)
  - Net income: 1.04 billion
  - EPS: 1.41
  - Result: reported results
  source text: PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) today announced 2022 reported earnings (GAAP) of $756 million, or $1.02 per share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222423000008/0000922224-23-000008-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  PPL Corp reported FY 2022 (year ended December 31, 2022) results: net income 1.04 billion, EPS 1.41.
  - Period: FY 2022 (year ended December 31, 2022)
  - Net income: 1.04 billion
  - EPS: 1.41
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Adjusting for special items, 2022 earnings from ongoing operations (non-GAAP) were $1.04 billion, or $1.41 per share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222423000008/0000922224-23-000008-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.