Preformed Line Products PLPC Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 30.9%-0.3pp | 31.2%-0.9pp | 32%-0.5pp | 32.5%+0.2pp | 32.3%+0.3pp | |
| Operating margin | 8%-0.2pp | 8.2%-0.9pp | 9.2%0.0pp | 9.2%+0.5pp | 8.7%+0.2pp | |
| Net margin | 4.9%-0.4pp | 5.3%-0.4pp | 5.6%-1.1pp | 6.7%+0.2pp | 6.5%+0.2pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 7.5%-0.3pp | 7.9%-0.5pp | 8.3%-1.3pp | 9.7%+0.5pp | 9.2%+0.3pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5%-0.5pp | 10%-0.4pp | 10.5%+0.6pp | 9.9%+0.7pp | 9.2%+0.5pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 3×-0.2× | 3.2×+0.1× | 3.1×0.0× | 3.1×0.0× | 3.1×+0.2× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.3×+0.1× | -0.4×-0.1× | -0.4×0.0× | -0.3×-0.1× | -0.2×0.0× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $96.11-0.1% | $96.22+2.0% | $94.37+1.5% | $92.98+5.6% | $88.04+3.1% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.33B+30.8% | $1.01B+4.9% | $966.01M+26.8% | $761.99M+10.1% | $692.18M+10.6% | |
| Price / earnings | 38.7×+9.9× | 28.7×+2.8× | 25.9×+7.9× | 18×+0.2× | 17.7×+0.9× | |
| Price / sales | 1.9×+0.4× | 1.5×+0.1× | 1.5×+0.3× | 1.2×+0.1× | 1.2×+0.1× | |
| Price / book | 2.8×+0.7× | 2.1×+0.1× | 2.1×+0.4× | 1.7×+0.1× | 1.6×+0.1× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.3×+3.8× | 12.5×+1.2× | 11.3×+2.1× | 9.3×0.0× | 9.3×+0.7× | |
| Dividend yield | 0.3%-0.1pp | 0.4%0.0pp | 0.4%-0.1pp | 0.5%-0.1pp | 0.6%-0.1pp |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Preformed Line Products's profit margins?
- Preformed Line Products (PLPC) runs a 30.9% gross margin and a 8.0% operating margin, with a 4.9% net margin.
- Where do Preformed Line Products's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Preformed Line Products's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
