Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Preformed Line Products (PLPC) reported Free Cash Flow of -$3.9 million for Q1 2026, up 25.84% year-over-year from -$3.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 133.47% on a QoQ basis from $11.8 million in Q4 2025.
Preformed Line Products (PLPC) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$3.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 25.84% year-over-year to -$3.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $34.7 million (down 24.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $33.3 million, down 36.9% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow eased to -$3.9 million in Q1 2026 per PLPC's latest filing, from $11.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $32.6 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$13.2 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $8.3 million (2025), against an average of $8.2 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Free Cash Flow soared 727.94%; it then slumped 389.97% in 2025.
- Tracing PLPC's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $1.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 588.68% to $11.1 million in 2023, then soared by 86.35% to $20.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 42.87% to $11.8 million in 2025, then sank by 133.47% to -$3.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLPC Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$3.9 million (Q1 2026), $11.8 million (Q4 2025), and $8.3 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 765.40 Mn |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 47.43 Mn |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 49.10 Mn |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 46.00 Mn |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | -42.20 Mn |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 49.34 Mn |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 73.30 Mn |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 131.16 Mn |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -176.11 Mn |
| 10 | Preformed Line Products | 1.76 Bn | 1.69 Bn | 55.22 Mn | -3.95 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -13.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -13.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -3.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -3.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 11.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 11.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -9.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -9.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -969,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -969,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -4.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -4.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -1.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -1.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -2.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -2.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 5.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 5.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -3.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -3.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 16.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 16.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -3.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -3.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 8.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 8.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -5.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -5.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -4.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -4.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 8.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 8.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -1.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -1.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -1.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -1.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 994,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 994,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 6.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 6.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -7.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -7.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -2.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -2.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 8.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 8.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -7.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -7.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 10.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 10.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 10.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 10.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -1.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -1.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -4.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -4.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 6.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 6.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 930,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 930,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -5.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -5.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 7.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 7.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 8.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 8.34 Mn |