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PPLC vs SO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
PPL Corporation Corporate (NYSE) VS. Southern Company (The) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PPLC 3
— SO 11
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: SO
LAST: $46.63 (-1.33%) • MKT CAP: $35.57B
valuation
9.4x
LAST: $93.71 (+0.77%) • MKT CAP: $106.97B
valuation
8.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PPLC VS. SO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PPLC | SO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.20% | 6.90% | -2.70 | SO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 9.4x | 8.5x | +0.90 | SO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -3.94% | -2.74% | -1.20 | SO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 23.20% | 24.70% | -1.50 | SO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.90% | 14.70% | -1.80 | SO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.60% | 10.60% | -2.00 | SO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.23% | 2.82% | -0.59 | SO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.42 | 0.98 | +0.44 | PPLC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | PPLC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 5.20% | 5.50% | -0.30 | PPLC | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.5 | 66.6 | -12.14 | SO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.51 | 0.58 | -0.07 | SO | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 28.0x | 22.9x | +5.10 | SO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $35.57B | $106.97B | -$71.41B | SO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PPLC REV | SO REV | PPLC GROSS % | SO GROSS % | PPLC FCF | SO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $9.17B | $29.55B | 44.0% | 44.0% | -$1.40B | -$2.94B |
| FY 2024 | $8.44B | $26.72B | 44.0% | 44.0% | -$465.0M | $833.0M |
| FY 2023 | $8.29B | $25.25B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $1.38B | $6.42B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PPLC // BETA 0.51
SO // BETA 0.58