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Preformed Line Products PLPC Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin30.9%-0.3pp31.2%-0.9pp32%-0.5pp32.5%+0.2pp32.3%+0.3pp
Operating margin8%-0.2pp8.2%-0.9pp9.2%0.0pp9.2%+0.5pp8.7%+0.2pp
Net margin4.9%-0.4pp5.3%-0.4pp5.6%-1.1pp6.7%+0.2pp6.5%+0.2pp
Returns
Return on equity7.5%-0.3pp7.9%-0.5pp8.3%-1.3pp9.7%+0.5pp9.2%+0.3pp
Return on invested capital9.5%-0.5pp10%-0.4pp10.5%+0.6pp9.9%+0.7pp9.2%+0.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.1×0.0×1.1×0.0×1.1×0.0×1.1×0.0×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio-0.2×3.2×+0.1×3.1×0.0×3.1×0.0×3.1×+0.2×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
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 / earnings38.7×+9.9×28.7×+2.8×25.9×+7.9×18×+0.2×17.7×+0.9×
Price / sales1.9×+0.4×1.5×+0.1×1.5×+0.3×1.2×+0.1×1.2×+0.1×
Price / book2.8×+0.7×2.1×+0.1×2.1×+0.4×1.7×+0.1×1.6×+0.1×
EV / EBITDA16.3×+3.8×12.5×+1.2×11.3×+2.1×9.3×0.0×9.3×+0.7×
Dividend yield0.3%-0.1pp0.4%0.0pp0.4%-0.1pp0.5%-0.1pp0.6%-0.1pp

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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.