Preformed Line Products Co (PLPC) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $1.47BP/E 25.3Yield 0.27%
Preformed Line Products Co grew revenue 16.3% to $771.57M over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 28.5% to $78.26M, moving the operating margin from 9.2% to 10.1%. Free cash flow was $36.23M, down 14.1% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $1.47B, 25.3 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.47B
- P/E ratio
- 25.3
- Price to sales
- 1.90
- Price to book
- 2.87
- Dividend yield
- 0.27%
- Free cash flow yield
- 2.47%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $771.57M
- Net income
- $58.50M
- EPS, diluted
- $11.91
- Free cash flow
- $36.23M
- Book value per share
- $101.06
- Diluted shares
- 5M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Mar 3, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Previous close
- $285.27
- Open
- $302.42
- Day's range
- $294.49 – $306.50
- Volume
- 71,332
- Average volume (20 days)
- 87,026
- Index membership
- Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.81
- 52-week range
- $184.02 – $504.69
- RSI (14 days)
- 42.7
- Volatility (1 year)
- 68.2%
- Relative volume
- 0.82×
- WACC
- 8.7%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2010, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | PLPC | S&P 500 | Difference | PLPC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -24.2% | -2.4% | −21.8 pts | ||
| 3 months | -37.4% | -1.2% | −36.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | +46.0% | +12.3% | +33.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +46.3% | +12.4% | +33.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +148.0% | +78.8% | +69.1 pts | +35.3% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +351.8% | +75.2% | +276.7 pts | +35.2% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +522.4% | +311.1% | +211.3 pts | +20.1% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
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Press releases
Releases Preformed Line Products filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Preformed Line Products
Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction
Preformed Line Products Company designs and manufactures products and infrastructure systems used in building and maintaining overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks. The enterprise provides solutions to secure, terminate, protect, and connect cables and wires across three main business segments: Energy Products, Communications Products, and Special Industries Products. Its portfolio includes formed wire products, outside plant closures, connectors, solar hardware mounting, electric vehicle charging station foundations, and drone inspection services. PLP caters to public and private energy utilities, telecommunications providers, cable operators, contractors, distributors, value-added resellers, and governmental agencies.
Company profile, executives and historyPreformed Line Products stock: common questions
What is Preformed Line Products's stock price?
PLPC closed at $301.00 on Nov 11, 2026, up 5.51% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $184.02 and $504.69.
What is Preformed Line Products's market cap?
Preformed Line Products was worth $1.47B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is PLPC's P/E ratio?
PLPC trades at 25.3 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $11.91 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Preformed Line Products make?
Preformed Line Products reported revenue of $771.57M for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 16.3% from a year earlier.
Does Preformed Line Products pay a dividend?
Yes. Preformed Line Products paid $0.81 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 0.27% at the latest price.
When does Preformed Line Products report earnings next?
Preformed Line Products is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Mar 3, 2027, after the close. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has PLPC stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, PLPC returned +46.3% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many PLPC shares are sold short?
0M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 4.35% of the float, or 1.8 days of average trading volume.
Who are Preformed Line Products's competitors?
Companies most similar to Preformed Line Products by business, industry and size include ESOA, MYRG, DY, PRIM, MTZ.
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