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NASDAQ: PLPC Nasdaq Electrical Components & Equipment Next results ~January 27, 2027

B Fundamentals grade

Preformed Line Products Co is a US-listed company in the electrical components & equipment industry. Its financial year ends in December.

Stock price today

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Fair value per share

~$240

Cash-flow model

Base case. Range ~$180–$310 across our lower- and higher-growth cases (5%–15% a year).

Price vs value

Modestly overvalued

The price is inside our value range, 19% above our base value.

Price used: $278.68, November 2, 2026

Preformed Line Products Co valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders0 buying, 2 selling0 purchases and 3 sales by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds103 adding, 85 cuttingOf 38 active managers that changed their stake, 19 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Preformed Line Products files

10-Q filed October 29: Preformed Line Products Co

Model value −9.4%

Revenue for the twelve months to September 2026 was $772m, up 16.3% on a year earlier, slower than the 17.1% growth a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin fell to 4.7% from 6.4% a year earlier. Our model value falls from $250 to $226 a share, against a share price of $291. The rating stays Sell. At that price, our model says the market is pricing in about 14.7% a year of cash-flow growth for five years, faster than the 8.3% a year revenue growth it has delivered.

Source: 10-Q filed October 29, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Earlier notes (2)

10-Q filed July 30: Preformed Line Products Co

Preformed Line Products generated $772m in revenue over the twelve months to June 2026, a rise of 16.3% on the year before but slower than the 17.1% pace recorded a quarter earlier. Margins told a weaker story: free cash flow fell to 4.7% of revenue, down from 6.4% a year earlier. Little has moved in our model value, which sits at $250 a share against a market price of $321. We keep the rating at Sell. At the current price, the market appears to be pricing in cash-flow growth of about 12.3% a year for the next five years, well ahead of the 8.3% a year revenue growth the company has actually delivered.

10-Q on SEC EDGAR

Where Preformed Line Products Co stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to June 2026 was $740m, up 17.1% on a year earlier, faster than the 15.9% growth a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin fell to 4.7% from 6.3% a year earlier. Against its peers on growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet, it grades C+. It passes 6 of our 6 financial-health checks. Our cash-flow model value is $250 a share, against a share price of $321. At that price, our model says the market is pricing in about 12.3% a year of cash-flow growth for five years, faster than the 7.4% a year revenue growth it has delivered.

10-Q on SEC EDGAR

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~January 27, 2027 (estimated)

Preformed Line Products Co's trailing-twelve-month revenue grew 16.3% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of 4.7%.

Our discounted-cash-flow model values the business at ~$240 per share in the base case (~$180–$310 across growth scenarios) — model values under stated assumptions, not a price target.

Current signal Free cash flow diverging from earnings: TTM free cash flow fell 14.1% while net income grew 56.8%: a 71pp divergence.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

  • Fast growth. Revenue grew 16.3% over the last 12 months, against a median of 10.6% for electrical components & equipment companies we cover.
  • Beating expectations. Earnings per share beat the analysts' consensus estimate in each of the last four quarters.
  • Estimates rising. Analysts' consensus for next year's earnings per share has risen 26.3% over 90 days.

Things to watch

  • Volatile shares. Over the past year the shares showed annualised volatility of 65% and a beta of 2.5 against the S&P 500.
  • Weak cash conversion. Free cash flow was 62% of net income over the last 12 months.

Latest results: FY2026 Q3

Filed October 29, 2026
Earnings per share
$3.56 against an average estimate of $3.37: beat by 5.6%
Revenue
$210m, up 17.6% on a year earlier
Share reaction
-8.4% in the first session after the results on October 28, 2026, against 0.0% for the S&P 500
Next report
October 28, 2026

Preformed Line Products' figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day-4.3%
  • 1 week-16.8%
  • 1 month-33.6%
  • This year+35.2%
  • 1 year+31.8%
  • 5 years+322.8%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$772M
Operating margin
10.1%
Net margin
7.6%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$11.87

Growth

Revenue growth
+16.3%
Change in growth rate
−0.8 pts
Share count change
−0.2%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
$36.2M
FCF margin
4.7%
Stock pay % of revenue
1.1%

Earnings

Last results
October 28, 2026
Next results (est.)
January 27, 2027

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Leadership
  2. Results
  3. Insider trade
  4. Results
  5. Announcement

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

Preformed Line Products Co valuation models and calculator

What the price is pricing in

The share price implies about 13.9% a year of cash-flow growth for five years.That is faster than the 8.3% a year revenue growth Preformed Line Products has delivered.

  • Priced in13.9%
  • Last 12 months16.3%
  • 3 years a year3.6%
  • 5 years a year8.3%

Our cash-flow model with every input fixed except growth over the next five years, solved for the growth at which the model value equals the share price ($289.99, Nov 3, 2026). Cash-flow growth then fades to 2.5% a year; discount rate 8.5%. Delivered figures are revenue growth from SEC filings. This is a model exercise, not investment advice or a forecast of the share price. All companies

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03
Hold12-month view
12-month price target
~$240
Price used
$289.99close November 3, 2026
Implied change
▼ 19%
Uncertainty
Medium

How we got here: a discounted-cash-flow model of Preformed Line Products Co's free cash flow after stock-based pay with after-tax interest added back ($42.1M, FY2026 Q3 TTM), growing 10.8% and 9.7% in the next two years (forecasts, guidance and its record), then back to 10% by year five, and fading to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5%. Lower and higher growth cases span ~$180–~$310 ; that spread sets a 25% margin before we rate Buy or Sell.

Produced by Fundamentalytics' automated valuation model on November 3, 2026, using delayed market prices. Rating meanings, methodology and conflicts: recommendations disclosure and research disclaimer. General research, not personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances. Prices can fall as well as rise.

Our value per share comes from a discounted-cash-flow model of Preformed Line Products Co's free cash flow after stock-based pay ( $42.1M, FY2026 Q3 TTM, with after-tax interest added back): growth for five years as below (the first two years from forecasts, guidance and the company's record), fading to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5%, then cash added and debt and other claims subtracted. These are model values under stated assumptions, not price targets or recommendations.

Valuation models

We value Preformed Line Products Co as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 10.9%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 1.33 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Cash-flow model (DCF) Free cash flow to the firm (after stock pay, with after-tax interest added back), grown then faded to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5% as the firm rate, less debt and other claims. ~$240 ~$180–$310 Primary model, counts double
Price-to-earnings vs peers Earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) price-to-earnings. ~$180 ~$180–$460 Included
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. ~$130 ~$90–$180 Included
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. ~$130 ~$110–$150 Included
Combined value Weighted average of the models that apply: the primary model (cash-flow model (dcf)) counts double. Models more than 5x or less than 0.2x the share price, or more than 3x away from the other models' median, are left out. ~$180 ~$130–$240 4 models

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Preformed Line Products Co with Electrical Components & Equipment in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

What moves the value

  • Revenue growth 5 points lower ▼ −23%
  • Revenue growth 5 points higher ▲ +30%
  • Free-cash-flow margin 1 point lower ▼ −20%
  • Last year's free-cash-flow margin change, if it persists ▼ −25%
  • Discount rate 1 point higher ▼ −15%
Value per share under different assumptions
Discount rate ↓ / growth → −5% growth0% growth5% growth10% growth15% growth20% growth
7% $134$178$237$315$416$547
8.5% $105$137$179$235$307$400
10% $87$112$145$187$242$313

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Now
Share price$37.49$52.72$65.36$50.50$57.00$65.62$62.78$81.57$131.95$126.76$206.13$278.68
Market value$201m$273m$335m$258m$290m$327m$312m$408m$659m$627m$1.0bn$1.4bn
+ Net debt (− = net cash)$2m$16m−$6m−$7m$30m$16m$26m$55m$15m−$26m−$39m−$46m
Enterprise value$203m$289m$329m$251m$320m$343m$338m$463m$674m$601m$980m$1.3bn
Multiples
Price / sales 0.6x0.8x0.9x0.6x0.7x0.7x0.6x0.6x1.0x1.1x1.5x1.8x
Price / earnings 30.1x17.9x26.5x9.7x12.4x11.0x8.7x7.5x10.4x16.9x28.9x23.5x
Price / free cash flow 21.2xn/m14.8x19.2x—19.2x20.5x—9.1x11.9x30.6x37.9x
EV / EBITDA 8.5x8.6x8.5x5.5x6.9x6.3x5.4x5.4x6.5x8.4x12.5x12.8x

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

59 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Preformed Line Products's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 8 / 20

    Net income has been a median 6.0% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 12 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 32.1%, moving by 1.2 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 11 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 8.6%; its worst year was 6.9%.

  • Cash conversion 11 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 9 of 10 years, at a median 4.1% of revenue.

  • Discipline 17 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 0.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.8% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Analysts' consensus

Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $13.27 +86% $813m +22%
Next $14.26 +8% $878m +8%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved +26.3% in 90 days, across 1 analysts.

How the EPS forecast has moved

The consensus EPS forecast for the current fiscal year is +36.1% on 90 days ago. In the last 30 days, 1 analyst raised Preformed Line Products Co's forecast and 0 cut it.

Consensus EPS forecast Preformed Line Products Co, last 90 days
$8.00 $10.00 $12.00 $14.00 $16.00 90 days ago 60 days ago 30 days ago 7 days ago Now Current fiscal year, 90 days ago: $9.75 Current fiscal year, 60 days ago: $9.75 Current fiscal year, 30 days ago: $13.27 Current fiscal year, 7 days ago: $13.27 Current fiscal year, Now: $13.27 $13.27 Next fiscal year, 90 days ago: $11.29 Next fiscal year, 60 days ago: $11.29 Next fiscal year, 30 days ago: $14.26 Next fiscal year, 7 days ago: $14.26 Next fiscal year, Now: $14.26 $14.26

Average of analysts' published estimates (third-party data).

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Period Current fiscal yearNext fiscal year
90 days ago $9.75$11.29
60 days ago $9.75$11.29
30 days ago $13.27$14.26
7 days ago $13.27$14.26
Now $13.27$14.26

Earnings against estimates

Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Sept 2026 $3.37 $3.56 +5.6%
Jun 2026 $2.41 $4.49 +86.3%
Mar 2026 $1.82 $2.14 +17.6%
Dec 2025 $1.64 $1.72 +4.9%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

How our valuation uses these forecasts

Our cash-flow model grows Preformed Line Products Co's revenue by +10.8% next year and +9.7% the year after, then fades back toward its own record by year five. Next year's rate weighs analysts' consensus (+11.8%, weight 45%) and the company's own record (+10.0%, weight 55%) . How the weights are set.

Analyst recommendations

1 analysts, Oct 2026
Buy1100%
Hold00%
Sell00%

Monthly trend

  1. Oct 202611
  2. Sep 202611

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Preformed Line Products Co, by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
6.7%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
1.92
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
−3%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
69%
of shares
Held by insiders
48.8%
of shares
Employees
3,734
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

Market data may be delayed

What moved the share price

Last 12 months +31.8%

$211.52 on October 31, 2025 to $278.68

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $632m $740m +17.1%
Net margin 6.7% 5.8% −13.1%
P/E multiple 24.7x 31.7x +28.2%
Share count 5m 5m +1.0%

Biggest factor: p/e multiple.

Last 3 years +143.3%

$114.56 on November 3, 2023 to $278.68

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $699m $740m +5.9%
Net margin 10.1% 5.8% −42.1%
P/E multiple 8.2x 31.7x +286.1%
Share count 5m 5m +2.7%

Biggest factor: p/e multiple.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
PLPC−4%+30%+62%−4%+63%+35%
Industry peers (median)−5%−34%−18%−8%+11%−36%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
PLPC42%42%58%42%67%73%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
PLPC−29%−17%−39%−18%−22%−42%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since November 3, 2015: 60% from June 22, 2018 to March 18, 2020. Getting back needed a 147% gain, reached on November 18, 2022, 975 days after the low.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$185.74 – $480.52
From 52-week high
−42.0%
vs 50-day average
−28.4%
vs 200-day average
−18.6%
Volatility (1 year)
65%
Beta vs S&P 500
2.52

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±7.2%
After a week
7 up, 4 down
typical move ±12.4%
After a month
8 up, 3 down
typical move ±14.9%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
October 28, 2026 −8.4% 0.0% — —
July 29, 2026 +24.0% +0.1% +58.6% +41.7%
April 29, 2026 −6.8% +1.0% +2.7% +3.7%
March 4, 2026 −0.9% +0.1% +6.4% +20.6%
October 29, 2025 −4.2% −1.1% −7.4% −10.3%
July 30, 2025 +8.0% −0.5% +9.5% +38.2%
May 1, 2025 0.0% +2.2% −1.3% +1.9%
March 13, 2025 +17.4% +0.7% +20.8% +14.0%
October 30, 2024 −3.3% −2.3% +6.0% +6.9%
July 31, 2024 −5.0% +0.2% −11.4% −10.6%
May 1, 2024 +4.1% +0.6% +6.6% +11.0%
March 7, 2024 −3.9% +0.4% −5.2% −4.5%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Preformed Line Products Co in five measures

Fundamentals grade B
Growth Profitability Cash Balance sheet Value

Growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet are percentiles against the companies we cover in the same industry, from SEC filings (100 = best). Value compares the share price with our modelled value range (50 = at our base value; higher = cheaper). A description of reported data and our model — not a quality score or advice.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Preformed Line Products Co
$550M $600M $650M $700M $750M $800M FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q4: $669.7M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q1: $628.8M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $585.7M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $572.2M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $593.7M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $601.4M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $632.2M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $663.3M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $669.3M Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $697.1M Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $740.2M Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q3: $771.6M $771.6M

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 30, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY23 Q4 $669.7M
FY24 Q1 $628.8M
FY24 Q2 $585.7M
FY24 Q3 $572.2M
FY24 Q4 $593.7M
FY25 Q1 $601.4M
FY25 Q2 $632.2M
FY25 Q3 $663.3M
FY25 Q4 $669.3M
FY26 Q1 $697.1M
FY26 Q2 $740.2M
FY26 Q3 $771.6M
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Preformed Line Products Co
-20% -10% 0% 10% 20% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q4: 5.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q1: -7.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: -16.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: -17.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -11.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: -4.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: 8.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: 15.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: 12.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: 15.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: 17.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q3: 16.3% 16.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 30, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY23 Q4 5.1%
FY24 Q1 -7.6%
FY24 Q2 -16.2%
FY24 Q3 -17.6%
FY24 Q4 -11.3%
FY25 Q1 -4.4%
FY25 Q2 8.0%
FY25 Q3 15.9%
FY25 Q4 12.7%
FY26 Q1 15.9%
FY26 Q2 17.1%
FY26 Q3 16.3%
Operating margin (TTM) Preformed Line Products Co
6% 8% 10% 12% 14% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 12.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 10.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 8.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 7.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 8.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 8.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 9.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 9.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 8.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 8.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 9.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 10.1% 10.1%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 30, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY23 Q4 12.6%
FY24 Q1 10.6%
FY24 Q2 8.5%
FY24 Q3 7.0%
FY24 Q4 8.5%
FY25 Q1 8.7%
FY25 Q2 9.2%
FY25 Q3 9.2%
FY25 Q4 8.2%
FY26 Q1 8.0%
FY26 Q2 9.0%
FY26 Q3 10.1%
FCF margin (TTM) Preformed Line Products Co
4% 6% 8% 10% 12% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 10.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 9.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 12.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 7.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 8.9% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 7.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 6.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 6.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 5.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 5.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 4.7% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 4.7% 4.7%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 30, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY23 Q4 10.8%
FY24 Q1 9.1%
FY24 Q2 12.0%
FY24 Q3 7.6%
FY24 Q4 8.9%
FY25 Q1 7.6%
FY25 Q2 6.3%
FY25 Q3 6.4%
FY25 Q4 5.0%
FY26 Q1 5.0%
FY26 Q2 4.7%
FY26 Q3 4.7%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Where the money goes

FY2025, from the 10-K

Each dollar Preformed Line Products took in during FY2025, followed through to profit: what it cost to make, what went on running the business, and what was left after tax.

  1. Revenue $669M
  2. Cost of revenue $461M · 68.8%
  3. Gross profit $209M · 31.2%
  4. Selling, general and admin $127M · 19.0%
  5. Other operating costs $26.2M · 3.9%
  6. Operating income $55.1M · 8.2%
  7. Income tax $10.3M · 1.5%
  8. Interest and other $9.5M · 1.4%
  9. Net income $35.3M · 5.3%

Shares of revenue. Source: Preformed Line Products's 10-K for FY2025, as filed with the SEC. "Other" lines are what the reported lines leave unexplained.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2009 Dec 2009 2010 Dec 2010 2011 Dec 2011 2012 Dec 2012 2013 Dec 2013 2014 Dec 2014 2015 Dec 2015 2016 Dec 2016 2017 Dec 2017 2018 Dec 2018 2019 Dec 2019 2020 Dec 2020 2021 Dec 2021 2022 Dec 2022 2023 Dec 2023 2024 Dec 2024 2025 Dec 2025 LTM Sept 2026
Income
Revenue 257 338 424 439 410 388 355 337 378 421 445 466 517 637 670 594 669 772
Gross profit 85 108 141 144 131 121 103 109 119 132 141 154 166 215 235 190 209 250
EBITDA 27 38 56 56 43 34 24 33 39 45 46 54 63 86 103 72 78 103
Operating income 19 28 45 44 31 21 12 21 26 33 33 40 48 69 84 51 55 78
Net income 23 23 31 29 21 13 7 15 13 27 23 30 36 54 63 37 35 59
Diluted EPS $4.35 $4.33 $5.78 $5.45 $3.77 $2.39 $1.24 $2.95 $2.47 $5.21 $4.58 $5.98 $7.19 $10.88 $12.68 $7.50 $7.14 $11.87
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — +31.5% +25.5% +3.5% −6.7% −5.3% −8.6% −5.1% +12.4% +11.3% +5.7% +4.9% +10.9% +23.1% +5.1% −11.3% +12.7% +16.3%
EBITDA — +41.8% +47.5% −0.3% −22.4% −21.1% −30.0% +40.2% +16.2% +16.7% +2.2% +16.5% +16.8% +35.9% +20.1% −30.5% +9.2% +25.1%
Operating income — +46.4% +59.2% −2.7% −29.4% −31.8% −41.9% +73.9% +21.6% +26.1% −0.9% +23.2% +18.3% +45.9% +21.3% −39.7% +8.6% +28.5%
Net income — −1.0% +34.1% −5.5% −29.7% −37.5% −48.1% — −17.1% +110.1% −12.3% +27.9% +19.9% +52.2% +16.4% −41.4% −4.9% +56.8%
Diluted EPS — −0.5% +33.5% −5.7% −30.8% −36.6% −48.1% — −16.3% +110.9% −12.1% +30.6% +20.2% +51.3% +16.5% −40.9% −4.8% +57.1%
Margins
Gross margin 33.0% 32.0% 33.2% 32.9% 31.9% 31.2% 29.2% 32.5% 31.4% 31.4% 31.6% 33.0% 32.1% 33.8% 35.1% 32.0% 31.2% 32.4%
EBITDA margin 10.4% 11.2% 13.2% 12.7% 10.6% 8.8% 6.7% 9.9% 10.3% 10.8% 10.4% 11.6% 12.2% 13.5% 15.4% 12.1% 11.7% 13.4%
Operating margin 7.6% 8.4% 10.7% 10.0% 7.6% 5.5% 3.5% 6.4% 6.9% 7.8% 7.3% 8.6% 9.2% 10.9% 12.6% 8.5% 8.2% 10.1%
Net margin 9.1% 6.8% 7.3% 6.7% 5.0% 3.3% 1.9% 4.5% 3.3% 6.3% 5.2% 6.4% 6.9% 8.5% 9.5% 6.2% 5.3% 7.6%
Free-cash-flow margin 7.1% 4.9% −0.4% 6.7% −0.7% 2.0% 2.7% 0.4% 6.0% 3.2% −0.5% 3.7% 2.9% −2.3% 10.8% 8.9% 5.0% 4.7%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 29 29 17 50 18 25 20 26 34 23 27 42 34 26 108 67 73 90
Capital spending 11 12 19 21 21 18 11 25 11 10 29 25 18 41 35 15 40 54
Free cash flow 18 16 −2 29 −3 8 9 1 23 13 −2 17 15 −14 72 53 33 36
Stock-based pay 2 3 3 3 3 2 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 5 8
Free cash flow after stock pay 16 13 −5 26 −6 6 9 −0 20 9 −7 13 11 −19 67 49 28 28
Balance sheet
Cash 24 23 32 28 24 30 30 31 44 44 39 45 36 37 54 57 83 99
Total debt 0 11 31 10 15 34 32 47 38 37 69 61 63 93 69 31 45 54
Net debt (negative = net cash) −24 −12 −1 −18 −10 4 2 16 −6 −7 30 16 26 55 15 −26 −39 −46
Diluted shares 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 4 4 4 6 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Buybacks 0 1 1 0 3 0 6 3 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 0 1 2
Total returned 4 5 5 7 5 5 10 7 4 4 7 10 4 4 5 4 5 6

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

6 of 6 checks passed · September 30, 2026
What it owns · $742m
Short-term assets $422mLonger-term assets $320m
What it owes, and who funded it · $660m
Short-term liabilities $148mShareholders' equity $513m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $422m of assets due within a year against $148m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt $99m of cash against $54m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 10% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 18% to 10% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $90m of operating cash flow against $54m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $78m against $1m of interest.

From Preformed Line Products Co's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$1.9M
Dividends (TTM)
$4.1M
Returned to shareholders
17%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$2M
Diluted share count
−0.2%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
0.4%
dividends 0.3% + buybacks 0.1% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
7%
of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding
65 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in electrical components & equipment
Last 12 months unless stated PLPC PLUG LYTS SHLS ALNT VICR Median
Revenue, last 12 months $772m $744m $689m $588m $575m $561m $154m
Revenue growth, last 12 months 16.3% 10.6% 20.2% 46.9% 10.6% 27.0% 10.6%
Revenue growth, 3-year average 3.6% −5.4% 11.5% 12.8% 1.0% 10.3% 9.2%
Revenue growth, latest quarter 17.6% 2.5% 51.3% 47.4% 10.2% 78.5% 10.2%
Gross margin 32.4% −18.5% 25.1% 31.9% 33.3% 60.6% 29.3%
Operating margin 10.1% −172.8% 5.6% 10.6% 8.4% 24.9% −17.7%
Operating margin, 3-year average 8.8% −218.7% 6.5% 10.8% 7.1% 13.7% −32.6%
Net margin 7.6% −220.6% 3.3% 5.4% 5.0% 32.2% −23.4%
Cash from operations / revenue 11.7% −64.9% 6.4% −3.3% 6.7% 17.1% −6.5%
Free-cash-flow margin 4.7% −70.3% 5.7% −8.8% 4.8% 9.1% −11.0%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 6.2% −132.2% 6.6% 5.0% 7.2% 15.0% −6.8%
Stock pay / revenue 1.1% 7.2% 0.6% 2.1% 0.6% 3.2% 2.5%
Change in share count −0.2% 38.1% 9.3% 1.2% 1.0% 4.0% 10.0%

Median of all 57 companies we cover in electrical components & equipment. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

57 electrical components & equipment companies
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth 16.3% 10.6% 24 of 57
Change in growth rate Growth -0.8pp +0.0pp 30 of 57
Gross margin Profitability 32.4% 29.3% 16 of 54
Operating margin Profitability 10.1% -20.0% 14 of 53
Net margin Profitability 7.6% -23.4% 17 of 57
Free-cash-flow margin Cash generation 4.7% -8.8% 19 of 56
Stock pay as % of revenue Cash generation 1.1% 2.8% 20 of 50
Long-term debt as % of assets Balance sheet 6.4% 17.8% 10 of 40
Change in share count Balance sheet -0.2% 10.0% 12 of 46
Days sales outstanding Balance sheet 65 days 72 days 23 of 50

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to December 31, 2025
Segments
Line of business Revenue YoY
Plp Usa $322M ▲ 16.2%
EMEA $139M ▲ 4.2%
Asia Pacific $132M ▲ 7.0%
Americas $119M ▲ 20.5%

These categories overlap or exclude eliminations, so shares aren't shown.

From Preformed Line Products Co's 10-K filed March 5, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$1.4B
Institutions reporting
207
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 4.8%
Positions opened / closed
44 / 23

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 103 institutions bought and 85 sold ; the biggest buyer was Wasatch Advisors LP (+264K shares) and the biggest seller Neuberger Berman Group LLC (−99K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Hightower Advisors, LLC $417M 1.0M 29.7% ▲ 4.8%
Wasatch Advisors LP $155M 377K 11.1% ▲ 234.3%
Blackrock, Inc. $93.2M 227K 6.7% ▲ 10.9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $89.7M 218K 6.4% ▼ 23.3%
Mirae Asset Global Etfs Holdings Ltd. $66.9M 163K 4.8% ▲ 8.4%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $45.1M 110K 3.2% ▼ 0.5%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $34.4M 84K 2.5% ▲ 12.0%
FMR LLC $31.1M 76K 2.2% ▼ 10.2%
Royce & Associates LP $28.6M 70K 2.0% ▼ 10.2%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC $27.2M 66K 1.9% ▲ 33.7%
State Street Corp $24.7M 60K 1.8% ▲ 0.7%
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. $20.9M 51K 1.5% New

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Preformed Line Products Co's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $3M 3 trades by 2 insiders · 0% under pre-set plans
Net ▼ $3M net selling
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Ruhlman Randall M 10% owner September 8, 2026 Sell 5,000 $407.78 $2M
Ruhlman Randall M 10% owner September 4, 2026 Sell 142 $400.04 $56,806
Corlett Glen E Director August 5, 2026 Sell 2,000 $457.02 $914,040

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around January 27, 2027 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • October 28, 2026
  • July 29, 2026
  • April 29, 2026
  • March 4, 2026
  • October 29, 2025
  • July 30, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

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How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Preformed Line Products Co in brief

What does Preformed Line Products Co do?
Preformed Line Products Co is a US-listed company in the electrical components & equipment industry. Its financial year ends in December.
What is Preformed Line Products Co's stock ticker?
Preformed Line Products Co trades under the ticker PLPC on Nasdaq. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Preformed Line Products Co's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Preformed Line Products Co reported revenue of $772M, 16.3% higher than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Preformed Line Products Co's free cash flow?
Preformed Line Products Co's free-cash-flow margin is 4.7% of revenue over the trailing twelve months, ranking 19 of the 56 electrical components & equipment companies we cover.
What is Preformed Line Products Co's fair value (intrinsic value) per share?
Our discounted-cash-flow model of Preformed Line Products Co's free cash flow after stock-based pay gives ~$240 per share in the base case, and ~$180–$310 across growth scenarios. These are model values under stated assumptions — not a price target or a recommendation.
Who are Preformed Line Products Co's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Hightower Advisors, LLC, Wasatch Advisors LP and Blackrock, Inc. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
Is Preformed Line Products Co buying back stock, and does it pay a dividend?
Preformed Line Products Co spent $1.9M on share repurchases over the trailing twelve months, and its diluted share count fell 0.2% over the year.
What is Preformed Line Products Co's market cap?
On November 2, 2026, Preformed Line Products Co's market capitalisation was about $1.4B, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.5 and net debt of -$45.7M. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does Preformed Line Products Co pay a dividend?
Yes: Preformed Line Products Co paid $4.1M in dividends over the trailing twelve months, a dividend yield of 0.30% and a payout ratio of 7.1%.
How much debt does Preformed Line Products Co have?
Preformed Line Products Co's debt-to-equity ratio is 10.4%, from its latest balance sheet (18.4% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Preformed Line Products Co's competitors?
In our Electrical Components & Equipment peer group, the companies closest to Preformed Line Products Co are Plug Power Inc, LSI Industries Inc, Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Allient Inc and Vicor Corp. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Preformed Line Products Co's.
Are insiders buying or selling Preformed Line Products Co stock?
Over the last 12 months, Preformed Line Products Co's directors and officers reported 0 open-market purchases and 3 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Preformed Line Products Co's next earnings date?
Around January 27, 2027, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Preformed Line Products Co announces its own schedule.