Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Preformed Line Products' (PLPC) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 7.78% in Q1 2026, down 106.0% year-on-year from 129.68% in Q1 2025, and up 425.59% on a QoQ basis from 2.39% in Q4 2025.
Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Preformed Line Products (PLPC) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 7.78% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 106.0% year-over-year to 7.78% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 172.31%, a 16361.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1198.59%, up 119004.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 7.78%, up from 2.39% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for PLPC reached as high as 15.94% in Q1 2023 and fell as low as 2.39% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 9.24% across 5 years, with a median of 8.84% in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin soared 910 bps in 2023 and tumbled 1287 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 14.47% in 2022, then tumbled by 67 bps to 4.77% in 2023, then soared by 120 bps to 10.48% in 2024, then sank by 123 bps to 2.39% in 2025, then jumped by 426 bps to 7.78% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 7.78% in Q1 2026, 2.39% in Q4 2025, and 7.37% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrovaya | 424.38 Bn | 424.36 Bn | 6.04 Mn | 12.10% |
| 2 | Vertiv Holdings | 116.45 Bn | 113.95 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 16.61% |
| 3 | Bloom Energy | 61.23 Bn | 58.77 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 9.61% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.93 Bn | 25.43 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 17.39% |
| 5 | nVent Electric | 25.66 Bn | 25.47 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 15.76% |
| 6 | Advanced Energy Industries | 11.88 Bn | 11.18 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 13.37% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.90 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 606.40 Mn | 16.14% |
| 8 | Powell Industries | 9.42 Bn | 8.87 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 19.41% |
| 9 | EnerSys | 7.49 Bn | 7.05 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 12.52% |
| 10 | Preformed Line Products | 1.60 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 55.22 Mn | 7.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.84% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.66% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.57% |