Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG · Electric Utilities
$72.02
1.0%PPL
PPL · Electric Utilities
$34.98
1.0%The short version
- Public Service Enterprise Group is the larger business, with $12.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $9.0B for PPL.
- Public Service Enterprise Group grew revenue faster (18.3%, against 6.9%).
- Public Service Enterprise Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (24.5% operating margin, against 23.6% operating margin).
- Public Service Enterprise Group turned more of its sales into free cash flow (0.2% FCF margin, against −15.5% FCF margin).
- Public Service Enterprise Group earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (6.7%, against 5.4%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of PPL’s earnings: a P/E of 22.0x against 17.9x for Public Service Enterprise Group.
| Latest fiscal year | PEG · FY25 | PPL · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $35.9B | $26.5B |
| Revenue | $12.2B | $9.0B |
| Free cash flow | $26.0M | −$1.4B |
| Net income | $2.1B | $1.2B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 18.3% | 6.9% |
| 5-year growth | 4.9% | 10.6% |
| Share count change | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 24.5% | 23.6% |
| Net margin | 17.4% | 13.1% |
| FCF margin | 0.2% | −15.5% |
| Return on capital | 6.7% | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | 12.8% | 8.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $23.9B | $18.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.7x | 5.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.3B | $794M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 17.9x | 22.0x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 |
FY16
PEG $9.0B
PPL $7.5B
FY17
PEG $9.1B
PPL $7.4B
FY18
PEG $9.7B
PPL $7.8B
FY19
PEG $10.1B
PPL $5.6B
FY20
PEG $9.6B
PPL $5.5B
FY21
PEG $9.7B
PPL $5.8B
FY22
PEG $9.8B
PPL $7.9B
FY23
PEG $11.2B
PPL $8.3B
FY24
PEG $10.3B
PPL $8.5B
FY25
PEG $12.2B
PPL $9.0B
PEG
PPL
FY16
PEG 17.8%
PPL 39.1%
FY17
PEG 15.7%
PPL 39.0%
FY18
PEG 23.7%
PPL 36.6%
FY19
PEG 19.3%
PPL 27.2%
FY20
PEG 23.6%
PPL 29.0%
FY21
PEG −8.8%
PPL 24.6%
FY22
PEG 14.1%
PPL 17.4%
FY23
PEG 32.8%
PPL 19.6%
FY24
PEG 22.9%
PPL 20.6%
FY25
PEG 24.5%
PPL 23.6%
PEG
PPL
FY16
PEG −$886M
PPL −$30.0M
FY17
PEG −$930M
PPL −$672M
FY18
PEG −$999M
PPL −$417M
FY19
PEG $213M
PPL $184M
FY20
PEG $179M
PPL $476M
FY21
PEG −$983M
PPL $297M
FY22
PEG −$1.4B
PPL −$425M
FY23
PEG $481M
PPL −$632M
FY24
PEG −$1.2B
PPL −$465M
FY25
PEG $26.0M
PPL −$1.4B
PEG
PPL
FY16
PEG 4.6%
PPL 7.6%
FY17
PEG 5.5%
PPL 5.7%
FY18
PEG 6.3%
PPL 7.1%
FY19
PEG 5.6%
PPL 3.6%
FY20
PEG 5.9%
PPL 3.3%
FY21
PEG −2.1%
PPL 2.8%
FY22
PEG 4.2%
PPL 4.4%
FY23
PEG 8.9%
PPL 4.6%
FY24
PEG 6.2%
PPL 4.6%
FY25
PEG 6.7%
PPL 5.4%
PEG
PPL
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