---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000922224-23-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PPL"
cik: "0000922224"
company_name: "PPL Corp"
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T23:52:05.386070+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PPL Q1 ongoing EPS $0.48 vs $0.41; reaffirms 2023 forecast and growth targets

## Summary
- Reported EPS $0.39 (GAAP) vs $0.37; ongoing EPS $0.48 vs $0.41, up 17% YoY.
- Reaffirms 2023 ongoing EPS forecast $1.50-$1.65, midpoint $1.58.
- Plans $12B infrastructure investment over 4 years; $2.5B in 2023.
- Targets 6-8% annual EPS/dividend growth through at least 2026.
- Kentucky Regulated ongoing EPS down $0.04 to $0.22 on mild weather and higher financing costs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000922224-23-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PPL
- cik: 0000922224
- company_name: PPL Corp
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+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/922224/000092222423000029/0000922224-23-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222423000029/ppl-20230504.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000922224-23-000029
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000922224-23-000029.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000922224-23-000029.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  PPL Corp reported the quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: EPS $0.39 per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - EPS: $0.39 per share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: PPL Corporation ("PPL") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222423000029/0000922224-23-000029-index.htm

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