Dominion Energy vs PPL
D and PPL side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How D and PPL compare
Dominion Energy is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as PPL ($58.6B against $26.8B).
On earnings, Dominion Energy is cheaper: it trades at 19.7× trailing earnings, against 21.1× for PPL.
Dominion Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.9% compared with 13.5% at PPL.
Both pay dividends: Dominion Energy yields 4.0% and PPL 3.2%.
Dominion Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 9 for PPL), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | D | PPL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $58.6B | $26.8B |
| Share price | $66.62 | $35.65 |
| Change, 1 year | 12.9% | −2.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −12.9% | 24.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.34 | 0.41 |
| Employees | 15K | 6,546 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.7× (better) | 21.1× |
| P/S | 3.4× | 2.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.3× (better) | 20.7× |
| PEG | 0.53 (better) | 1.32 |
| FCF yield | – | −7.4% |
| Fair value | $68.35 | $35.02 |
| Margin of safety | 2.5% (better) | −1.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.1% | – |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.1% | 10.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 28.7% (better) | 28.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 28.0% (better) | 27.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −3.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 26.3% (better) | 24.1% |
| Net margin | 16.9% (better) | 13.5% |
| FCF margin | – | −21.2% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.78 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.32 (better) | 8.83 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.78 | 0.91 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.69 | 0.98 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.0% (better) | 3.2% |
| Payout ratio | 77.7% | 64.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −5.0% (better) | −8.1% |
| Buyback yield | −2.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.5% | 3.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.0% | 91.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.12% | 0.17% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$251K |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | – |
Go deeper
- D stock overview
- D income statement
- D valuation and score
- PPL stock overview
- PPL income statement
- PPL valuation and score
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