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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%-1.5pp31.2%-0.8pp32%+0.2pp32.5%-0.1pp32.3%-1.5pp
Operating margin8%-0.7pp8.2%-0.3pp9.2%+2.2pp9.2%+0.7pp8.7%-1.9pp
Net margin4.9%-1.6pp5.3%-1.0pp5.6%-0.1pp6.7%-0.2pp6.5%-1.7pp
Returns
Return on equity7.5%-1.6pp7.9%-1.0pp8.3%+0.4pp9.7%-0.3pp9.2%-3.8pp
Return on invested capital9.5%+0.3pp10%+1.3pp10.5%+2.7pp9.9%+0.4pp9.2%-2.9pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.1×+0.1×1.1×+0.1×1.1×+0.1×1.1×+0.1×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio-0.1×3.2×+0.3×3.1×+0.3×3.1×+0.1×3.1×-0.1×
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×-0.3×-0.4×-0.3×-0.3×-0.3×-0.2×-0.4×
Per Share
Book value per share$96.11+9.2%$96.22+12.7%$94.37+9.5%$92.98+10.9%$88.04+5.3%
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.33B+91.5%$1.01B+61.9%$966.01M+53.5%$761.99M+24.5%$692.18M+9.5%
Price / earnings38.7×+20.9×28.7×+11.8×25.9×+6.8×18×+2.8×17.7×+5.5×
Price / sales1.9×+0.8×1.5×+0.5×1.5×+0.4×1.2×+0.2×1.2×+0.1×
Price / book2.8×+1.2×2.1×+0.6×2.1×+0.6×1.7×+0.2×1.6×+0.1×
EV / EBITDA16.3×+7.1×12.5×+4.0×11.3×+1.2×9.3×+0.6×9.3×+1.8×
Dividend yield0.3%-0.3pp0.4%-0.2pp0.4%-0.2pp0.5%-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.