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Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) Stock Analysis

Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) is a Electrical Equipment & Parts stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

PLPC

$398.45

+$5.82 (+1.48%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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PLPC Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$398.68
Previous Close
$392.63
Day's Range
394.53–406.49
52-Week Range
184.02–504.69
Volume
86.70K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.93
Valuation
Market Cap
$1.95B
P/E Ratio
44.27
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
2.63
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
9.00
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$669.34M+12.74%
Net Income (FY)
$35.28M−4.88%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
5.82%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
4.89M
1-Year Return
+108.93%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.83+0.21%
Ex-Dividend Date
July 1, 2026
Earnings Date
October 28, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
98.01K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

PLPC Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+93.20%
2025+62.61%
2024−3.93%
2023+61.77%
2022+29.93%
2021−4.34%
2020+15.14%
2019+12.87%
2018−22.73%
2017+23.98%
2016 (partial year)+31.06%

As of September 4, 2026.

PLPC Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$669.34M$35.28M5.3%
2024$593.71M$37.09M6.2%
2023$669.68M$63.33M9.5%
2022$637.02M$54.40M8.5%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$669.34M$208.54M$55.14M$35.28M5.3%
2024$593.71M$189.81M$50.76M$37.09M6.2%
2023$669.68M$234.85M$84.15M$63.33M9.5%
2022$637.02M$215.18M$75.89M$54.40M8.5%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

PLPC Dividend History

$0.80+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.633—
2025$0.804+0.0%
2024$0.804+0.0%
2023$0.804+33.3%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.633—
2025$0.804+0.0%
2024$0.804+0.0%
2023$0.804+33.3%
2022$0.603−25.0%
2021$0.804+0.0%
2020$0.804+0.0%
2019$0.804+0.0%
2018$0.804+0.0%
2017$0.804+100.0%
2016$0.402—

Most recent payment: $0.21 per share, ex-dividend July 1, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

PLPC Valuation vs Electrical Equipment & Parts Median

Median of 55 stocks
MetricPLPCElectrical Equipment & Parts medianvs median
P/E44.2738.9914% above
P/S ratio2.631.9336% above
Profit margin5.82%0.00%5.8 pts above

Medians across 55 Electrical Equipment & Parts stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Company Overview

Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) carries a market capitalisation of $1.95B. It is classified in the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry, within the Industrials sector. Headcount on file is 3,734.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $184.02 to $504.69. PLPC last closed at $398.45 on September 4, 2026. That is +$5.82 (+1.48%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 116.53% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Preformed Line Products Company reported revenue of $669.34M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $593.71M, that is a change of +12.74%. Net income for the same year was $35.28M. That is −4.88% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 5.82%. That is 5.8 percentage points above the Electrical Equipment & Parts median of 0%. Trailing earnings per share are 9.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $637.02M in 2022 to $669.34M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 44.27. That is 13.54% above the Electrical Equipment & Parts median of 38.99. The price-to-sales ratio is 2.63. On price-to-sales that is 36.45% above the Electrical Equipment & Parts median of 1.93. The medians here are taken across 55 Electrical Equipment & Parts companies that report the metric.

The reported beta is 0.93. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 45.91%. The trailing one-year price return is +108.93%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +26.41%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 0.21% on the latest price. That is 0.3 percentage points below the Electrical Equipment & Parts median yield of 0.55%. The indicated annual rate is $0.83 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is July 1, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.63 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.80 a share.

2026 is still running; the price is +93.20% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2025 returned +62.61% and 2018 returned −22.73%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) operates in the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Preformed Line Products Company PLPC $1.95B 44.3
Vertiv Holdings Co VRT $108.00B 61.0
Bloom Energy Corporation BE $74.48B 304.7
nVent Electric plc NVT $25.25B 43.3

The Electrical Equipment & Parts industry average P/E ratio is 39.0x. Preformed Line Products Company trades at a P/E of 44.3.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Preformed Line Products Company

Preformed Line Products Company designs and manufactures products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks in the United States, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers energy products for supporting, protecting, terminating, and splicing transmission, and distribution lines, as well as bolted, welded, and compressed connectors for substations; optical ground wire and all dielectric self-supporting fiber optic cables; and string hardware products, polymer insulators, wildlife protection, substation fittings, and motion control devices like spacer dampers. It also provides communications products, such as rugged outside plant closures to protect and support wireline and wireless networks; demarcation related products, including wall boxes, pre-terminated cabinets, wall plates, and passive components; and formed wire products, utility pole line hardware, motion control products, and cable storage devices. In addition, the company offers special industries products comprising hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, plastic products, cable dynamics/vibration solutions, interior/exterior connectors, tools, and urethane solutions; drone inspection services for transmission and distribution power lines, substations, generation facilities, and communications assets; mounting solutions for photovoltaic solar, commercial, industrial, utility, and residential applications; and EV charging station foundations. It serves public and private energy utilities, and communication companies; cable operators, contractors, and subcontractors; and distributors and value-added resellers through a direct sales force and manufacturing representatives. Preformed Line Products Company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio.

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