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