Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)

NASDAQ: PLPC · USD

$351

+1.96 (+0.6%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	1.7B
Revenue (ttm)	740.2M
Net income (ttm)	43.1M
EPS (ttm)	$8.82
Shares out	4.9M
P/E (trailing)	39.8x
P/E (forward)	26.1x
Dividend	$0.84 (0.24%)
Volume	98,971
Beta	0.90

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Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 740.2M
Net income (ttm): 43.1M
EPS (ttm): $8.82
P/E (trailing): 39.8x
P/E (forward): 26.1x
Market cap: 1.7B

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Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E26.1

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Trailing P/E39.8

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ROE9

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ROIC10.8

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000080035
Company name	Preformed Line Products Company
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	740444104
Earnings date	2026-11-10
Earnings time	amc
Employees	3,734
Employees change	333
Employees growth	9.79%
Enterprise value	$1.7B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1947
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Electrical Equipment & Parts
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US7404441047
Last 10-K release date	2026-03-05
Last earnings date	2026-07-29
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	1998-06-11
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$1.7B
Market cap category	Small-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-10
Options	No
Price	$351.38
Price currency	USD
Sector	Industrials
SIC code	1623
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	PLPC
U.S. state	Ohio
Website	https://plp.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	15.65x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	21.74x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	16.54x
Earnings yield	2.51%
EV/Earnings	39.39x
EV/EBIT	25.54x
EV/EBITDA	18.69x
EV/FCF	49.32x
EV/Sales	2.29x
FCF / EV yield	2.03%
FCF yield	2%
Forward EV/Sales	2x
Forward P/E	26.12x
Forward P/S	2.03x
Graham number	141.82148
Graham upside	-59.72%
Industry forward P/E	26.83x
Industry P/E	253.26x
Lynch fair value	$56.04
Lynch upside	-84.08%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	62.97x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	26.46x
P/B ratio	3.45x
P/E ratio	39.83x
P/FCF ratio	50.01x
P/OCF ratio	23.86x
P/S ratio	2.33x
PEG ratio	0.86x
Price / tangible book value	3.84x
Price/EBITDA ratio	18.95x
Sector forward P/E	26.03x
Sector P/E	40.37x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	8.98%
EBITDA margin	12.27%
Effective tax rate	24.92%
FCF margin	4.65%
Gross margin	31.44%
Operating margin	8.98%
Pretax margin	7.76%
Profit margin	5.82%
Profit per employee	$11,541
Profitable quarters	45
Profitable years	23
Revenue per employee	$198,220
ROA	6.25%
ROA (5Y)	7.08%
ROCE	11.76%
ROE	9.02%
ROE (5Y)	12.19%
ROIC	10.79%
ROIC (5Y)	11.9%
SBC / revenue	0.96%
Tax / revenue	1.93%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	3.04%
EPS growth (Q)	75.39%
EPS growth (QoQ)	109.81%
EPS growth 10Y	18.29%
EPS growth 3Y	-14.2%
EPS growth 5Y	6.66%
EPS growth quarters	1
EPS growth years	0
FCF growth	-13.21%
FCF growth (Q)	-1.57%
FCF growth 3Y	0.2%
FCF growth 5Y	5.42%
Gross profit growth	13.25%
Gross profit growth (Q)	31.79%
Gross profit growth 3Y	-2.77%
Gross profit growth 5Y	7.15%
Net income growth	1.75%
Net income growth (Q)	69.29%
Net income growth (QoQ)	104.37%
Net income growth 3Y	-15.04%
Net income growth 5Y	6.35%
Net income growth quarters	1
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	9.29%
OCF growth (Q)	-6.36%
OCF growth (QoQ)	316.98%
OCF growth 10Y	12.3%
OCF growth 3Y	-2.64%
OCF growth 5Y	9.17%
Operating income growth	14.7%
Operating income growth (Q)	64.91%
Operating income growth 3Y	-14.82%
Operating income growth 5Y	7.61%
Revenue growth	17.07%
Revenue growth (Q)	25.4%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	20.65%
Revenue growth 10Y	8%
Revenue growth 3Y	1.93%
Revenue growth 5Y	8.31%
Revenue growth quarters	7
Revenue growth years	1

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-37.7M
Depreciation and amortization	$24.4M
EBIT	$66.5M
EBITDA	$90.8M
EPS	$8.82
FCF per share	$7.04
Financing cash flow	$-17.5M
Free cash flow	$34.4M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$27.3M
Gross profit	$232.7M
Income taxes	$14.3M
Investing cash flow	$-47.1M
Net borrowing	$7.7M
Net cash flow	$9.3M
Net income	$43.1M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$65.1M
Operating income	$66.5M
Revenue	$740.2M
Stock-based compensation	$7.1M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	6.66
Book value per share	$101.33
Debt / EBITDA	0.56
Debt / equity	0.11
Debt / FCF	1.51
Goodwill	$36.4M
Interest coverage	61.54
Long-term assets	$301M
Long-term liabilities	$70.4M
Net cash (debt)	$23.8M
Net cash / market cap	1.39%
Net cash growth	7.72%
Net debt / EBITDA	-0.26
Net debt / equity	-0.05
Net debt / FCF	-0.69
Piotroski F-Score	5
Property, plant and equipment	$238.3M
Shareholders' equity	$494.6M
Tangible book value	$448.7M
Tangible book value per share	$91.93
Total assets	$697.5M
Total cash	$75.9M
Total debt	$52.1M
Total liabilities	$202.9M
WACC	8.99%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	1.11
Current assets	$396.5M
Current liabilities	$132.5M
Current ratio	2.99
Inventory turnover	3.49
Net working capital	$196.8M
Quick ratio	1.71
Working capital	$264M
Working capital turnover	2.95

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	1.28%
Dividend growth	5%
Dividend growth (10Y)	0.49%
Dividend growth (3Y)	1.64%
Dividend growth (5Y)	0.98%
Dividend growth years	0
Dividend payment date	2026-10-20
Dividend payment years	52
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$0.84
Dividend yield	0.24%
Ex-dividend date	2026-10-01
FCF payout ratio	11.93%
Last dividend	$0.21
Payout ratio	9.52%
Shareholder yield	1.52%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	701.35%
10Y return CAGR	24.39%
10Y total return	786.44%
150-day SMA	$369.96
15Y price change	446.58%
15Y return CAGR	13.33%
15Y total return	553.35%
1D price change	0.56%
1M price change	-17.03%
1M total return	-16.99%
1W price change	-1.43%
1W total return	-1.43%
1Y price change	53.66%
1Y return CAGR	54.13%
1Y total return	54.09%
20-day SMA	$375.39
200-day SMA	$341.95
20Y price change	881.91%
20Y return CAGR	13.62%
20Y total return	1,184.74%
3M price change	12.64%
3M total return	12.7%
3Y price change	165.32%
3Y return CAGR	39.09%
3Y total return	169.16%
50-day SMA	$397.11
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	$504.69
52-week high date	2026-08-12
52-week low	$184.02
52-week low date	2025-11-21
5Y price change	418.57%
5Y return CAGR	39.92%
5Y total return	436.17%
6M price change	-0.63%
6M total return	-0.53%
All-time high	$504.69
All-time high date	2026-08-12
All-time low	$13.25
All-time low date	2000-01-11
Average true range (ATR)	$18.19
Average volume	71.2K
Beta (1Y)	1.71
Beta (2Y)	1.05
Beta (5Y)	0.9
Change from 52-week high	-30.38%
Change from 52-week low	90.95%
Change from all-time high	-30.41%
Change from all-time low	2,550.79%
Change from open	-0.18%
Day's gap	0.74%
Dollar volume	$34.8M
High price	$354.00
Low price	$349.00
Monthly RSI	64.7
Open price	$352.00
Position in 52-week range	47.6%
Premarket change	3.88%
Premarket close	$349.42
Premarket price	$362.99
Premarket volume	9.9K
Previous close	$349.42
Price vs 150-day SMA	-5.06%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-6.43%
Price vs 200-day SMA	2.71%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-11.55%
Relative volume	1.39
RSI	39.25
Sharpe ratio	0.92
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.8
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.85
Sortino ratio	1.71
Sortino ratio (3Y)	1.43
Sortino ratio (5Y)	1.55
Volume	99K
Weekly RSI	47.86
YTD price change	69.91%
YTD total return	70.39%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	2.6M
Float percentage	52.52%
Shares change (QoQ)	-2.7%
Shares change (YoY)	-1.28%
Shares held by insiders	47.45%
Shares held by institutions	68.37%
Shares outstanding	4.9M
Short % of float	5.44%
Short % of shares	2.86%
Short ratio	2 days

Deeper analysis on PLPC

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Forecast

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)

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