PPL Corporation (PPL)
S&P 500 · Utilities · data since 1980-03-17 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-0.06%
7d
+1.03%
30d
-1.90%
YTD
+5.04%
1y
+2.16%
PPL Corporation (PPL) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.5 | 7.5 | -1.3 | -2.0 | -5.5 | 3.5 | -0.4 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | -4.8 | -1.7 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | -1.7 | 1.0 | -4.3 |
| 2024 | -3.3 | 0.7 | 5.4 | -0.3 | 6.8 | -4.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 4.5 | -1.6 | 7.3 | -6.3 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | -8.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | -8.8 | 1.9 | 4.0 | -9.5 | -4.5 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | -1.3 | -11.8 | 10.0 | -0.9 | 6.6 | -9.3 | 7.2 | 0.0 | -12.2 | 4.5 | 11.4 | -0.2 |
| 2021 | -1.9 | -5.3 | 11.8 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -2.5 | 1.4 | 3.5 | -3.7 | 3.3 | -3.4 | 9.6 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | -17.1 | -16.7 | 3.0 | 9.9 | -6.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 10.6 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -4.7 | 5.6 | -4.5 | -0.3 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | -10.1 | 0.2 | 2.9 | -6.1 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | -0.3 | 3.9 | 0.6 | -6.1 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 4.7 | -2.2 | -0.8 | 2.4 | -2.3 | -1.0 | -2.4 | -14.7 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 10.0 | -1.1 | 2.4 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -7.8 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -2.6 | 3.0 |
| 2015 | -2.3 | -3.9 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | -7.7 | 7.9 | -2.6 | 7.5 | 4.6 | -1.1 | 1.4 |
| 2014 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 2.4 | -7.2 | 5.0 | -4.1 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 |
| 2013 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.6 | -11.0 | 3.2 | 5.0 | -3.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| 2012 | -5.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | -3.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -0.7 | -1.2 |
| 2011 | -2.0 | -1.4 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 2.8 | -0.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | -0.8 |
| 2010 | -8.7 | -3.4 | -1.5 | -10.7 | 4.2 | -2.0 | 9.4 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -1.4 | -5.4 | 5.0 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | -9.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -13.0 | 4.4 | -3.0 | 3.7 | 7.0 |
| 2008 | -6.2 | -7.1 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 2.5 | -10.2 | -6.8 | -14.7 | -11.3 | 3.2 | -8.4 |
| 2007 | -0.7 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.4 | -3.5 | 11.7 | -1.4 | 2.8 |
| 2006 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -6.7 | -1.2 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 2.8 | -5.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| 2005 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | -3.1 | -6.2 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 4.5 | 1.8 | -1.1 | -6.0 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | -0.5 | 10.2 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| 2003 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 7.3 | -7.9 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -2.5 | 2.4 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | -3.3 | -3.2 | 22.7 | -3.8 | -7.1 | -5.5 | -0.1 | 10.0 | -9.5 | 6.4 | -3.8 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | -7.2 | 8.9 | -3.2 | 25.1 | 8.6 | -7.5 | -18.2 | -3.6 | -24.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | -1.3 |
| 2000 | 1.4 | -13.2 | 5.5 | 14.0 | -1.1 | -6.1 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 25.6 | -1.4 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| 1999 | -4.3 | -4.7 | -1.8 | 12.9 | 8.1 | 2.7 | -5.9 | -3.2 | -2.5 | 0.0 | -14.8 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | -8.4 | 2.0 | 6.8 | -1.6 | -4.1 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 10.7 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 1997 | -1.6 | 1.1 | -9.8 | -3.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 1.6 | -1.1 | 8.7 | 3.7 |
| 1996 | 3.0 | -3.4 | -0.3 | -7.2 | 1.1 | 5.2 | -5.3 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 6.9 | -2.1 | 2.4 |
| 1995 | 7.9 | 1.2 | -3.5 | -6.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | -1.3 | 13.6 | 8.9 | -3.7 | 10.6 | 2.2 |
| 1994 | -6.5 | -4.5 | -3.0 | 7.1 | -10.2 | -9.6 | 4.5 | 3.0 | -3.4 | -2.5 | 2.6 | -3.0 |
| 1993 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -3.3 | -8.1 | 2.0 |
| 1992 | -5.9 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 8.7 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 1991 | -3.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| 1990 | -4.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | -4.5 | 5.9 | 2.7 | -1.8 | -4.5 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| 1989 | 0.3 | -3.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 6.5 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| 1988 | 12.1 | -0.7 | -4.3 | 1.1 | 5.4 | -0.9 | -1.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 2.1 | -2.0 | 1.1 |
| 1987 | 11.6 | 0.6 | -2.4 | -10.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -5.9 | 7.0 | 0.2 | -2.5 | -4.3 | 1.3 |
| 1986 | 1.3 | 12.9 | -1.9 | -0.4 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 13.3 | 8.5 | -12.3 | 7.5 | -0.6 | -6.4 |
| 1985 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.9 | -11.9 | 10.9 | 2.9 | -6.5 | 4.0 | -4.4 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 8.1 |
| 1984 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -5.8 | 1.8 | 5.4 | -2.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| 1983 | 7.1 | 5.0 | -3.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | -11.5 | 7.1 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 1.0 | -14.9 |
| 1982 | -0.7 | 10.3 | -1.3 | 5.4 | 1.3 | -10.8 | 2.1 | 13.9 | -3.0 | 5.0 | 2.4 | -1.8 |
| 1981 | 4.0 | 10.0 | -9.8 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -7.5 | 4.9 | 13.2 | -6.2 |
| 1980 | · | · | -9.9 | 28.0 | 6.6 | -3.7 | 0.0 | -1.9 | -13.2 | 6.1 | -7.1 | -3.9 |
| Avg | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | -0.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.5% | +0.1% | +0.7% | +1.7% | +2.2% | -0.0% | +1.5% | +1.9% | -0.7% | +2.0% | +1.0% | +0.7% |
| Win rate | 54%/46 | 61%/46 | 51%/47 | 57%/47 | 72%/47 | 55%/47 | 63%/46 | 63%/46 | 52%/46 | 61%/46 | 61%/46 | 61%/46 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-55.4%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±6%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
59%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+27.97%
1980-04
Worst month
-24.33%
2001-09
Longest streaks
7▲ / 5▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About PPL Corporation
PPL Corporation is what “boring but reliable” looks like on a chart — with price receipts on this site going back to 1980. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1980) would be about $8,761 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 1980 at +27.97%; its worst, September 2001 at -24.33%.
- It has closed May in the green 34 out of 47 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.