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FE vs PPL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE) VS. PPL Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FE 5
— PPL 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: PPL
LAST: $46.91 (+0.17%) • MKT CAP: $27.11B
valuation
16.1x
LAST: $35.65 (+0.06%) • MKT CAP: $26.81B
valuation
7.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FE VS. PPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FE | PPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.80% | 4.20% | +1.60 | FE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 16.1x | 7.9x | +8.20 | PPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.14% | -5.23% | +16.37 | FE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 14.60% | 23.20% | -8.60 | PPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.80% | 12.90% | -6.10 | PPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.00% | 8.60% | +3.40 | FE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.75% | 2.96% | +0.79 | FE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.74 | 1.18 | -0.44 | PPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.5 | 64.2 | -0.70 | PPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.63 | 0.70 | -0.07 | PPL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.7x | 21.1x | +3.60 | PPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $27.11B | $26.81B | $296.4M | FE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FE REV | PPL REV | FE GROSS % | PPL GROSS % | FE FCF | PPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $15.09B | $9.17B | — | — | $3.02B | -$1.40B |
| FY 2024 | $13.47B | $8.44B | — | — | $2.28B | -$465.0M |
| FY 2023 | $12.87B | $8.29B | — | — | $807.9M | $1.38B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FE // BETA 0.63
PPL // BETA 0.70