Growth Metrics

Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Preformed Line Products (PLPC) has disclosed Operating Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 6.79% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 369.0% to 6.79% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.24% through Dec 2025, down 31.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 8.24% for FY2025, 31.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 6.79% at Preformed Line Products, down from 7.37% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 472.55% in Q1 2022, with the low at 4.77% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 33.05%, with a median of 9.62% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin soared 46339bps in 2022, then tumbled -45661bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 8.34% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 73bps to 14.47% in 2022, then plummeted by -67bps to 4.77% in 2023, then surged by 120bps to 10.48% in 2024, then crashed by -35bps to 6.79% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 6.79%, 7.37%, and 10.1% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.