PLPC Industrials

Preformed Line Products Company

$311.51+11.78%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 10, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Electrical Equipment & Parts
Country: United States
Market cap: 1.5B USD
Enterprise value: 1.7B USD
Full-time employees: 3,734

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Strength: lower risk than most peers: more short-term liquidity and less debt relative to equitylower risk: more liquidity and less debt vs equity
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.90 vs a peer median of 0.64), though less than the overall marketbigger price swings (beta 0.90 vs peers 0.64)

Ranks #676 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 30%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $13M vs $2M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025. Shares outstanding changed −0.6% from December 2022 to July 2026.
Over three fiscal years Preformed Line Products recorded $13M of stock-based pay expense and spent $2M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Preformed Line Products recorded $13M of stock-based pay expense and spent $2M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue +5.1%, operating profit −21%.
Since 2022, Preformed Line Products's revenue changed +5.1% while operating profit fell 21%: costs rose faster than sales.
Fast revenue growth. Revenue grew 17% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before, faster than 83% of peers.
Revenue grew 17% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before, faster than 83% of its peers.

StockQuotient Score

61/ 100▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 59 → Nov 4 61 (+2)

Valuation

Is the price right?

39/100

Weak▲ 4 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 35 → 39

Share price -10.8%+4

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield2.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.32Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield6.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.20Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield2.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.39Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield32.5%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

60/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 6.2%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth2.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.19Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth1.9%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.36Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth17.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.66Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

66/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROA
▲ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin9.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.25Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets6.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.28Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital11.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.77Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin31.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity8.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Lower

Lower relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Current ratio
▲ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.90

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.94Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio2.99×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.56Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity0.08×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.94Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Preformed Line Products

Is Preformed Line Products getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 61/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Preformed Line Products valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 39/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Free cash flow yield 2.3% vs a peer median of 3.7% (weaker than 63% of peers).Free cash flow yield 2.3% vs peers 3.7% (weaker than 63% of peers).
Is Preformed Line Products growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 60/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Revenue growth 17.1% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 83% of peers).Revenue growth 17.1% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 83% of peers).
How profitable is Preformed Line Products?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 66/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 6.2% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 78% of peers).Return on assets 6.2% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 78% of peers).
How risky is Preformed Line Products?: Lower risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.99× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 84% of peers).Current ratio 2.99× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 84% of peers). Beta 0.90 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 69% of peers).Beta 0.90 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 69% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 30, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	697.1M USD	740.2M USD	+6.2%
Net income (12 months)	34.3M USD	43.1M USD	+25.7%
Operating margin	8.0%	9.0%	+1.0 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	34.7M USD	34.4M USD	−0.8%
Debt	40.6M USD	41.0M USD	+0.9%
Cash	69.5M USD	76.2M USD	+9.7%
Shares outstanding	4.9M	4.9M	+0.0%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Industrials · 318 companies

Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.

85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Industrials: too few Electrical Equipment & Parts companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	32.1%	33.8%	35.1%	32.0%	31.2%	▼ 0.8 pts
Operating margin	9.2%	10.9%	12.6%	8.5%	8.2%	▼ 0.3 pts
Net margin	6.9%	8.5%	9.5%	6.2%	5.3%	▼ 1.0 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	7.3%	9.6%	10.5%	6.5%	5.4%	▼ 1.1 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	11.3%	15.2%	15.2%	8.8%	7.4%	▼ 1.4 pts
Free cash flow margin	2.9%	-2.3%	10.8%	8.9%	5.0%	▼ 3.9 pts
Current ratio	2.58×	2.85×	2.92×	2.91×	3.17×	▲ 8.8%
Quick ratio	1.49×	1.57×	1.58×	1.71×	1.87×	▲ 9.2%
Debt to equity	0.20×	0.26×	0.17×	0.07×	0.09×	▲ 29%
Interest coverage	23.50×	21.58×	21.55×	22.85×	42.31×	▲ 85%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers

Strength: lower risk than most peers: more short-term liquidity and less debt relative to equitylower risk: more liquidity and less debt vs equity

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.90 vs a peer median of 0.64), though less than the overall marketbigger price swings (beta 0.90 vs peers 0.64)

Ranks #676 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 30%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $13M vs $2M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025. Shares outstanding changed −0.6% from December 2022 to July 2026.

Over three fiscal years Preformed Line Products recorded $13M of stock-based pay expense and spent $2M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Preformed Line Products recorded $13M of stock-based pay expense and spent $2M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.

Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue +5.1%, operating profit −21%.

Since 2022, Preformed Line Products's revenue changed +5.1% while operating profit fell 21%: costs rose faster than sales.

Fast revenue growth. Revenue grew 17% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before, faster than 83% of peers.

Revenue grew 17% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before, faster than 83% of its peers.

Questions investors ask about Preformed Line Products

Is Preformed Line Products getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 61/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Preformed Line Products valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 39/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Free cash flow yield 2.3% vs a peer median of 3.7% (weaker than 63% of peers).Free cash flow yield 2.3% vs peers 3.7% (weaker than 63% of peers).

Is Preformed Line Products growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 60/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Revenue growth 17.1% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 83% of peers).Revenue growth 17.1% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 83% of peers).

How profitable is Preformed Line Products?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 66/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 6.2% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 78% of peers).Return on assets 6.2% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 78% of peers).

How risky is Preformed Line Products?

Lower risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.99× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 84% of peers).Current ratio 2.99× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 84% of peers). Beta 0.90 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 69% of peers).Beta 0.90 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 69% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

697.1M USD

740.2M USD

+6.2%

Net income (12 months)

34.3M USD

43.1M USD

+25.7%

Operating margin

8.0%

9.0%

+1.0 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

34.7M USD

34.4M USD

−0.8%

Debt

40.6M USD

41.0M USD

+0.9%

Cash

69.5M USD

76.2M USD

+9.7%

Shares outstanding

4.9M

4.9M

+0.0%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

32.1%

33.8%

35.1%

32.0%

31.2%

▼ 0.8 pts

Operating margin

9.2%

10.9%

12.6%

8.5%

8.2%

▼ 0.3 pts

Net margin

6.9%

8.5%

9.5%

6.2%

5.3%

▼ 1.0 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

7.3%

9.6%

10.5%

6.5%

5.4%

▼ 1.1 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

11.3%

15.2%

8.8%

7.4%

▼ 1.4 pts

Free cash flow margin

2.9%

-2.3%

10.8%

8.9%

5.0%

▼ 3.9 pts

Current ratio

2.58×

2.85×

2.92×

2.91×

3.17×

▲ 8.8%

Quick ratio

1.49×

1.57×

1.58×

1.71×

1.87×

▲ 9.2%

Debt to equity

0.20×

0.26×

0.17×

0.07×

0.09×

▲ 29%

Interest coverage

23.50×

21.58×

21.55×

22.85×

42.31×

▲ 85%