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% quarter-over-quarter from $11.8 million in Q4 2025.

Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Preformed Line Products (PLPC) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$3.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$3.9 million, up 25.84% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $34.7 million (down 24.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $33.3 million, down 36.9% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to -$3.9 million in Q1 2026 per PLPC's latest filing, from $11.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $32.6 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$13.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $8.2 million and a median of $8.3 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow surged 727.94% in 2023, then plunged 389.97% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.6 million in 2022, then soared by 588.68% to $11.1 million in 2023, then surged by 86.35% to $20.6 million in 2024, then slumped by 42.87% to $11.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 133.47% to -$3.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLPC's Free Cash Flow at -$3.9 million in Q1 2026, $11.8 million in Q4 2025, and $8.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Novonix 479.97 Bn 479.92 Bn - -
2 Vertiv Holdings 114.69 Bn 112.19 Bn 999.70 Mn 765.40 Mn
3 Bloom Energy 79.53 Bn 77.06 Bn 225.54 Mn 47.43 Mn
4 nVent Electric 27.08 Bn 26.89 Bn 445.60 Mn 49.10 Mn
5 Hubbell 26.67 Bn 26.16 Bn 505.30 Mn 46.00 Mn
6 Advanced Energy Industries 13.19 Bn 13.19 Bn 200.90 Mn -42.20 Mn
7 Powell Industries 10.63 Bn 10.09 Bn 87.94 Mn 49.34 Mn
8 Ballard Power Systems 10.07 Bn 9.54 Bn 5.64 Mn -4.51 Mn
9 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.39 Bn 9.12 Bn 520.40 Mn 73.30 Mn
10 Preformed Line Products 1.86 Bn 1.79 Bn 55.22 Mn -3.95 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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