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PLPC Financials Preformed Line Products Co

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 7.5% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (3.4% vs 7.5% per year).
  • Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 8.2% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 14.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • The company holds more cash ($83M) than total debt ($39M).
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-6.8% vs 7.5% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 42× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 0.5× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 11.7% of earnings and 12.4% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has declined 0.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $335M $670M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 18% 35% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$14M $29M $72M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $45M $90M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$49M $29M $108M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $669M $35M 31.2% 8.2% $33M $39M $83M
2024 $594M $37M 32.0% 8.5% $53M $29M $57M
2023 $670M $63M 35.1% 12.6% $72M $62M $54M
2022 $637M $54M 33.8% 10.9% -$14M $90M $37M
2021 $517M $36M 32.1% 9.2% $15M $60M $36M
2020 $466M $30M 33.0% 8.6% $17M $56M $45M
2019 $445M $23M 31.6% 7.3% -$2M $66M $39M
2018 $421M $27M 31.4% 7.8% $13M $35M $44M
2017 $378M $13M 31.4% 6.9% $23M $37M $46M
2016 $337M $15M 32.5% 6.4% $1M $46M $33M
2015 $7M $32M $32M
2014 $13M $34M
2013 $21M -$3M $15M
2012 $29M $29M $10M
2011 $31M -$2M $31M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced PLPC against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 28.0 56.1 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.5 3.0 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 0.4 0.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is PLPC growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Preformed Line Products Co's revenue has grown 7.5% per year, and net income grown 3.4% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does PLPC have?

As of FY2025, Preformed Line Products Co reported $39M of total debt against $83M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 42×.

What is PLPC's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 31.2%, operating margin 8.2%, and net margin 5.3%.

What is PLPC's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Preformed Line Products Co traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 56.1× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.