Preformed Line Products Co (PLPC) stock

PLPCNasdaqWater, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line ConstructionFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 18/3032% above fair value

$301.00+15.73 (+5.51%)

Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $1.47BP/E 25.3Yield 0.27%

Preformed Line Products statistics

113 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Mar 3, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: Oct 1, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $1.47B; $4.37B
Enterprise Value: $1.42B; $4.56B
PE Ratio: 25.27; 28.09
PS Ratio: 1.90; 0.96
PB Ratio: 2.87; 3.54
P/TBV Ratio: 3.08; 15.87
P/FCF Ratio: 40.55; 28.53
P/OCF Ratio: 16.32; 16.52

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.84; 1.10
EV / EBITDA: 13.77; 13.82
EV / EBIT: 18.19; 17.72
EV / FCF: 39.29; 33.26

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 5M; 54M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.25%; 1.37%
Shares Change (QoQ): -0.00%; 0.03%
Float: 3M; 31M
Shares Held by Insiders: 29.2%; 21.7%
Shares Held by Institutions: 70.0%; 86.0%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 150,232; –
Short Interest Change: 4.84%; -1.29%
Short % of Float: 4.35%; 5.26%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 3.08%; 4.61%
Days to Cover: 1.83; 3.07

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $504.69; –
52-Week Low: $184.02; –
20-Day Moving Average: $318.24; –
50-Day Moving Average: $371.90; –
200-Day Moving Average: $344.14; –
Average True Range (14): $23.81; –
Price Change (1 Week): 5.54%; 4.01%
Price Change (1 Month): -22.7%; -10.9%
Price Change (3 Months): -32.7%; -19.7%
Price Change (6 Months): -13.3%; -40.5%
Price Change (YTD): 45.6%; -9.73%
Price Change (1 Year): 40.5%; -10.1%
Price Change (3 Years): 144.4%; 124.8%
Price Change (5 Years): 338.3%; 146.0%
Price Change (10 Years): 462.6%; 196.9%
Average Volume (10 Days): 102,637; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 87,026; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 86,758; –
Relative Volume: 0.82; 0.82
Relative Strength Index (14): 42.7; 44.7
Volatility (1 Year): 68.2%; 61.0%
Beta (5 Years): 0.81; 1.03

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 32.4%; 14.7%
Operating Margin: 10.1%; 3.97%
Pretax Margin: 10.4%; 3.56%
Profit Margin: 7.58%; 2.38%
EBITDA Margin: 13.4%; 4.07%
FCF Margin: 4.70%; 2.34%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 12.0%; 12.0%
Return on Assets (ROA): 8.44%; 2.50%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 12.7%; 12.1%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 13.2%; 8.34%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.85; 1.29
Quick Ratio: 1.60; 0.68
Debt / Equity: 0.10; 0.71
Debt / EBITDA: 0.52; 2.81
Debt / FCF: 1.48; 6.02
Net Debt / EBITDA: -0.44; 1.93
Interest Coverage: 52.32; 2.82

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 16.3%; 16.6%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 56.8%; 16.3%
EPS Growth (YoY): 57.7%; 21.7%
FCF Growth (YoY): -14.1%; -2.87%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 1.66%; 8.69%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 7.49%; 10.9%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -13.1%; 26.7%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 3.61%; 10.2%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.11; 1.32
Inventory Turnover: 3.40; 40.74
Revenue Per Employee: $206.63K; $462.97K
Profits Per Employee: $15.67K; $12.28K
Employee Count: 3,734; 2,500
WACC: 8.73%; 9.66%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $771.57M; $3.90B
Gross Profit: $249.85M; $548.10M
Operating Income: $78.26M; $78.26M
Pretax Income: $80.62M; $108.21M
Net Income: $58.50M; $34.95M
EBITDA: $103.38M; $193.04M
EPS (Diluted): $11.91; $2.55

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $99.27M; $116.09M
Total Debt: $53.56M; $211.28M
Net Cash (Debt): $45.71M; -$55.51M
Net Cash Per Share: $9.37; -$1.64
Equity (Book Value): $512.60M; $993.37M
Book Value Per Share: $105.03; $18.82
Tangible Book Value: $476.46M; $14.53M
Working Capital: $273.94M; $216.86M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $90.04M; $90.04M
Capital Expenditures: -$53.81M; -$54.00M
Free Cash Flow: $36.23M; $37.70M
FCF Per Share: $7.42; $2.60

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 3.98%; 2.16%
FCF Yield: 2.47%; 2.66%
Dividend Yield: 0.27%; –
Buyback Yield: -0.02%; 0.68%
Shareholder Yield: 0.25%; 0.60%
Dividend Per Share: $0.81; –
Dividend Growth (YoY): 1.25%; –
Years of Dividend Growth: 1; –
Payout Ratio: 7.09%; –
FCF Payout Ratio: 11.4%; 25.3%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $1.50M; $9.48M
Income Tax: $22.11M; $46.43M
Effective Tax Rate: 27.4%; 24.6%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $167.76; $43.03
Graham Upside: -44.3%; -53.3%
Altman Z-Score: 6.86; 2.65
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 6
Beneish M-Score: -2.74; -2.74

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%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

0M PLPC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 4.8% from the previous report, or 4.35% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 63.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	150,232	+4.8%	81,950	1.8
Oct 15, 2026	143,295	+2.6%	72,742	2.0
Sep 30, 2026	139,596	-5.7%	75,232	1.9
Sep 15, 2026	148,104	-2.1%	66,579	2.2
Aug 31, 2026	151,247	-8.2%	78,859	1.9
Aug 14, 2026	164,740	-27.8%	124,977	1.3
Jul 31, 2026	228,156	-7.0%	101,324	2.3
Jul 15, 2026	245,216	+6.6%	89,735	2.7
Jun 30, 2026	230,019	-6.6%	104,739	2.2
Jun 15, 2026	246,350	+2.6%	101,715	2.4
May 29, 2026	239,996	+5.6%	92,128	2.6
May 15, 2026	227,330	+9.3%	114,063	2.0

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Preformed Line Products's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is PLPC.

Compare: PLPC vs ESOA · PLPC vs MYRG · PLPC vs DY · PLPC vs PRIM · PLPC vs MTZ

Revenue growth16.3% · median 22.8%

Gross margin32.4% · median 12.7%

Operating margin10.1% · median 3.9%

Net margin7.6% · median 3.6%

Company	Revenue	Growth
MTZ	$17.29B	+25.7%
PRIM	$7.06B	-5.4%
DY	$6.88B	+37.8%
MYRG	$4.31B	+22.8%
PLPC	$771.57M	+16.3%
ESOA	$467.37M	+21.2%

Company

Next earnings (est.): Mar 3, 2027, after close
Exchange: Nasdaq
Industry: Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction
Fiscal year ends: December 31
Employees: 3,734
Held by institutions: 70.0%
Auditor: Ernst & Young LLP
SEC CIK: 80035

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