PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
PLPCNasdaq
$327.43
↓ -0.4%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +109.7%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$1.6B
Enterprise Value
$1.7B
P/E
47.1
P/S
2.3
P/B
3.4
EV/EBITDA
20.8
PEG
—
FCF Yield
2.1%
Dividend Yield
0.3%
Revenue (TTM)
$697.1M
Net Income (TTM)
$34.3M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$34.7M
Gross Margin
30.9%
Operating Margin
8.0%
Net Margin
4.9%
ROE
7.2%
ROIC
8.0%
Debt / Equity
0.1
Net Cash
-$40.6M
Return 1Y
+114.4%
Company profile
Preformed Line Products Company designs and manufactures products and systems used in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks. It provides formed wire products to support, protect, terminate, and secure power conductor and communication cables. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Mayfield, Ohio.
- CEO
- Robert G. Ruhlman
- Sector
- Construction
- Industry
- Construction
- Employees
- 3,260
- Headquarters
- Ohio
- Website
- preformed.com
Management & directors
- Klaus Andrew SCFO
- Ruhlman Jon RyanPresident
- Morcos Assaad AVP, US Manufacturing
- O'Shaughnessy TimothyV.P. Human Resources
- Olenik John JVP-Research & Engineering
- Hofstetter John MExecutive Vice President
- Ruhlman Robert GExecutive Chairman
- Mckenna Dennis FCEO
- Vaccariello Caroline SaylorGeneral Counsel&Corp Secretary
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
PLPC Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$176.3M↑ +18.7%
Diluted EPS$2.14↓ -8.2%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $466.4M | $517.4M | $637.0M | $669.7M | $593.7M | $669.3M |
| Gross profit | $154.0M | $166.2M | $215.2M | $234.8M | $189.8M | $208.5M |
| Operating income | $40.2M | $47.5M | $69.4M | $84.2M | $50.8M | $55.1M |
| Net income | $29.8M | $35.7M | $54.4M | $63.3M | $37.1M | $35.3M |
| Diluted EPS | $5.98 | $7.19 | $10.88 | $12.68 | $7.50 | $7.14 |
| Operating cash flow | $41.6M | $33.6M | $26.2M | $107.6M | $67.5M | $73.5M |
| Free cash flow | $17.1M | $15.2M | -$14.4M | $72.3M | $52.8M | $33.3M |
| Gross margin | 33.0% | 32.1% | 33.8% | 35.1% | 32.0% | 31.2% |
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 8.5% | 8.2% |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $138.7M | $147.0M | $167.1M | $148.5M | $169.6M | $178.1M | $173.1M | $176.3M |
| Gross profit | $44.3M | $45.8M | $55.6M | $48.7M | $55.4M | $52.8M | $51.6M | $55.2M |
| Operating income | $11.3M | $10.4M | $17.5M | $13.1M | $17.1M | $13.1M | $11.7M | $13.7M |
| Net income | $9.4M | $7.7M | $10.5M | $11.5M | $12.7M | $2.6M | $8.4M | $10.5M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.89 | $1.54 | $2.13 | $2.33 | $2.56 | $0.53 | $1.72 | $2.14 |
| Operating cash flow | $28.3M | $9.4M | $24.1M | $5.7M | $26.9M | $18.9M | $21.9M | $6.0M |
| Free cash flow | $24.6M | $5.8M | $20.6M | -$5.3M | $18.6M | $8.3M | $11.8M | -$3.9M |
| Gross margin | 31.9% | 31.1% | 33.3% | 32.8% | 32.7% | 29.7% | 29.8% | 31.3% |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 7.1% | 10.5% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 7.4% | 6.8% | 7.8% |
| Net margin | 6.8% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
Company news
Jul 13, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Klaus Andrew S· CFO | D | 635 | $362.22 | $230,009.70 | filing |
| 2026-06-11 | Ruhlman Jon Ryan· President | D | 1,000 | $360.68 | $360,680.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-10 | Olenik John J· VP-Research & Engineering | D | 1,000 | $360.91 | $360,910.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-10 | Morcos Assaad A· VP, US Manufacturing | D | 1,000 | $360.91 | $360,910.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-10 | O'Shaughnessy Timothy· V.P. Human Resources | D | 750 | $360.91 | $270,682.50 | filing |
| 2026-06-10 | Morcos Assaad A· VP, US Manufacturing | Option exercise | 1,000 | $132.40 | $132,400.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-08 | Hofstetter John M· Executive Vice President | D | 3,446 | $358.45 | $1.2M | filing |
| 2026-03-13 | RUHLMAN ROBERT G· Executive Chairman | D | 2,500 | $259.73 | $649,325.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-12 | Olenik John J· VP-Research & Engineering | D | 752 | $260.84 | $196,151.68 | filing |
| 2026-03-12 | CORLETT GLEN E | D | 400 | $260.24 | $104,096.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | McKenna Dennis F· CEO | D | 7,887 | $260.34 | $2.1M | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Hofstetter John M· Executive Vice President | D | 6,000 | $260.34 | $1.6M | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Klaus Andrew S· CFO | D | 2,365 | $260.34 | $615,704.10 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Ruhlman Jon Ryan· President | D | 2,000 | $260.34 | $520,680.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Morcos Assaad A· VP, US Manufacturing | D | 1,750 | $260.34 | $455,595.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | David C Sunkle | D | 1,600 | $260.34 | $416,544.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Vaccariello Caroline Saylor· General Counsel&Corp Secretary | D | 1,547 | $260.34 | $402,745.98 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | O'Shaughnessy Timothy· V.P. Human Resources | D | 1,244 | $260.34 | $323,862.96 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Morcos Assaad A· VP, US Manufacturing | Option exercise | 1,750 | $132.40 | $231,700.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-04 | RUHLMAN ROBERT G· Executive Chairman | Tax withholding | 5,924 | $245.42 | $1.5M | filing |
| 2026-02-04 | McKenna Dennis F· CEO | Tax withholding | 2,223 | $245.42 | $545,568.66 | filing |
| 2026-02-04 | Klaus Andrew S· CFO | Tax withholding | 1,496 | $245.42 | $367,148.32 | filing |
| 2026-02-04 | Ruhlman Jon Ryan· President | Tax withholding | 1,494 | $245.42 | $366,657.48 | filing |
| 2026-02-04 | Hofstetter John M· Executive Vice President | Tax withholding | 1,424 | $245.42 | $349,478.08 | filing |
| 2026-02-04 | Vaccariello Caroline Saylor· General Counsel&Corp Secretary | Tax withholding | 1,278 | $245.42 | $313,646.76 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.