---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000922224-26-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PPL"
cik: "0000922224"
company_name: "PPL Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:18:27.904444+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PPL Q1 ongoing EPS $0.63 vs $0.60 YoY; reaffirms FY guidance $1.90-$1.98

## Summary
- GAAP net income $452M ($0.60 EPS); ongoing (non-GAAP) $478M ($0.63 EPS), up from $0.60 in Q1 2025.
- Reaffirms 2026 ongoing EPS forecast $1.90-$1.98 (midpoint $1.94); sees 6-8% annual EPS growth through 2029 near top end.
- Pennsylvania base rate case settlement reached; RI electric/gas infrastructure plans approved supporting ~$330M investment.
- Joint venture with Blackstone advancing — executing turbine reservations, PJM interconnection requests, and land evaluation for data-center generation.
- Kentucky generation projects on track: 1,900 MW gas combined-cycle (first 645 MW in 2027), 240 MW solar, 120 MW battery storage.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000922224-26-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PPL
- cik: 0000922224
- company_name: PPL Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222426000024/0000922224-26-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222426000024/ppl-20260508.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 1101cf7652e0c9b20d1fd8c0a2eb2ae06a7577a5
  claim: PPL Corp reported first-quarter 2026 results: net income $452 million, EPS $0.60. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) today announced first-quarter 2026 reported earnings (GAAP) of $452 million, or $0.60 per share, compared with first-quarter 2025 reported earnings of $414 million, or $0.56 per share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922224/000092222426000024/0000922224-26-000024-index.htm

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