Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and Diluted EPS Computations

Reconciliations of the amounts of income and shares of PPL common stock (in thousands) for the periods ended June 30 used in the EPS calculation are:

	Three Months				Six Months
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Income (Numerator)
Net income	$	344	$	441	$	898	$	907
Less amounts allocated to participating securities	1		1		1		1
Net income available to PPL common shareowners - Basic and Diluted	$	343	$	440	$	897	$	906
Shares of Common Stock (Denominator)
Weighted-average shares - Basic EPS	768,768		721,785		768,358		721,406
Add incremental non-participating securities:
Share-based payment awards	640		897		715		960
Forward sale agreements	—		8,233		—		8,070
Weighted-average shares - Diluted EPS	769,408		730,915		769,073		730,436
Basic EPS
Net Income available to PPL common shareowners	$	0.45	$	0.61	$	1.17	$	1.26
Diluted EPS
Net Income available to PPL common shareowners	$	0.45	$	0.60	$	1.17	$	1.24

Common Stock Issuances

For the periods ended June 30, PPL issued common stock related to stock-based compensation plans and the DRIP as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months		Six Months
	2020	2019	2020	2019
Stock-based compensation plans	9	52	607	642
DRIP	509	417	943	875

Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Diluted EPS

For the periods ended June 30, the following shares (in thousands) were excluded from the computations of diluted EPS because the effect would have been antidilutive.

	Three Months		Six Months
	2020	2019	2020	2019
Stock-based compensation awards	1,170	—	710	—