As far as I remember , for a transformer the performance of coupling between primary and secondary is important and the power factor aspect . With no-load this dependency (that is pf) is known .
Coming to DC machines or TL (especially) the distribution of components are not pure L . They can be collectively looked at as say Zc . Load or Line regulation can be easily calculated by load's Z
Even though there are two answers I see here I am not clear about your question. For getting clarityvwe have to look into definition of regulation and see where we stand.