PPL Dividend History & Yield Analysis

PPL has 60+ recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
3.10%
Forward yield
3.17%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$1.12
Annualized rate
$1.14
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.2850
5-year dividend CAGR
-8.03%
Consecutive growth years
3

Yields calculated against a market price of $35.95.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$0.5700
  • 2025$1.09
  • 2024$1.03
  • 2023$0.9600
  • 2022$0.8750
  • 2021$1.66
  • 2020$1.66
  • 2019$1.65
  • 2018$1.64
  • 2017$1.58
  • 2016$1.52
  • 2015$1.48
  • 2014$1.39
  • 2013$1.37
  • 2012$1.34
  • 2011$1.30
  • 2010$1.30
  • 2009$1.29
  • 2008$1.25
  • 2007$1.14
  • 2006$1.02
  • 2005$1.13
  • 2004$0.7636
  • 2003$0.7172
  • 2002$0.6708

PPL Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

PPL dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-10$0.2850
2026-03-012026-03-10$0.2850
2025-12-012025-12-10$0.2730
2025-09-012025-09-10$0.2730
2025-06-012025-06-10$0.2730
2025-03-012025-03-10$0.2730
2024-12-012024-12-10$0.2580
2024-09-012024-09-10$0.2580
2024-06-012024-06-10$0.2580
2024-03-012024-03-07$0.2580
2023-12-012023-12-07$0.2400
2023-09-012023-09-07$0.2400
2023-06-012023-06-08$0.2400
2023-03-012023-03-09$0.2400
2022-12-012022-12-08$0.2250
2022-09-012022-09-08$0.2250
2022-06-012022-06-17$0.2250
2022-03-012022-03-09$0.2000
2021-12-012021-12-09$0.4150
2021-09-012021-09-09$0.4150
2021-06-012021-06-09$0.4150
2021-03-012021-03-09$0.4150
2020-12-012020-12-09$0.4150
2020-09-012020-09-09$0.4150
2020-06-012020-06-09$0.4150
2020-03-012020-03-09$0.4150
2019-12-012019-12-09$0.4130
2019-09-012019-09-09$0.4130
2019-06-012019-06-07$0.4130
2019-03-012019-03-07$0.4130
2018-12-012018-12-07$0.4100
2018-09-012018-09-07$0.4100
2018-06-012018-06-07$0.4100
2018-03-012018-03-08$0.4100
2017-12-012017-12-07$0.3950
2017-09-012017-09-07$0.3950
2017-06-012017-06-07$0.3950
2017-03-012017-03-08$0.3950
2016-12-012016-12-07$0.3800
2016-09-012016-09-07$0.3800
2016-06-012016-06-08$0.3800
2016-03-012016-03-08$0.3800
2015-12-012015-12-08$0.3780
2015-09-012015-09-08$0.3780
2015-06-012015-06-08$0.3730
2015-03-012015-03-06$0.3474
2014-12-012014-12-08$0.3474
2014-09-012014-09-08$0.3474
2014-06-012014-06-06$0.3474
2014-03-012014-03-06$0.3474
2013-12-012013-12-06$0.3428
2013-09-012013-09-06$0.3428
2013-06-012013-06-06$0.3418
2013-03-012013-03-06$0.3418
2012-12-012012-12-06$0.3353
2012-09-012012-09-06$0.3353
2012-06-012012-06-06$0.3353
2012-03-012012-03-07$0.3353
2011-12-012011-12-07$0.3260
2011-09-012011-09-07$0.3260

Does PPL pay dividends?

Yes. PPL pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.2850 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-06-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the PPL yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($1.12) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the PPL DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.