Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026)
Preformed Line Products' Price to Earnings was 46.50 in Q2 2026, up 150.2% from 18.58 a year earlier and up 20.5% from the prior quarter.
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Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Preformed Line Products came in at 28.75, up 69.9% from FY2024.
- Price to Earnings has now increased for three consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Price to Earnings was 16.93 in FY2024 (+63.2%), 10.37 in FY2023 (+37.8%), 7.53 in FY2022 (-15.3%) and 8.89 in FY2021 (-21.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Price to Earnings in data going back to Q1 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Earnings has increased for 14 straight quarters, with growth averaging 72.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 150.2%); the worst was Q2 2022 (a decline of 42.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, PLPC's Price to Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 38.60 (Q1 2026), 28.75 (Q4 2025) and 25.78 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 10 | Preformed Line Products | 1.99 Bn | 1.69 Bn | 73.01 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 46.50 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 38.60 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.75 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.78 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.58 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.74 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.93 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.02 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.14 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.28 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.37 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.82 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.92 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.98 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.53 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.47 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.65 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.67 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.89 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.83 |
API Access
Preformed Line Products Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=PLPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "PLPC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=PLPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();