Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Preformed Line Products' (PLPC) quarterly Research & Development came in at $13.8 million in Q1 2026, up 13.04% year-on-year from $12.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 60.27% on a QoQ basis from $34.7 million in Q4 2025.

Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Preformed Line Products (PLPC) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $13.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 13.04% year-over-year to $13.8 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $67.7 million, a 338.71% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $52.0 million, up 137.24% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $13.8 million, down from $34.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for PLPC reached as high as $34.7 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$15.7 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $6.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $6.2 million in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development slumped 48.07% in 2023 and surged 343.65% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$13.9 million in 2022, then decreased by 12.51% to -$15.7 million in 2023, then grew by 9.13% to -$14.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 343.65% to $34.7 million in 2025, then slumped by 60.27% to $13.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $13.8 million in Q1 2026, $34.7 million in Q4 2025, and $6.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Electrovaya 424.38 Bn 424.36 Bn 6.04 Mn 1.48 Mn
2 Vertiv Holdings 116.45 Bn 113.95 Bn 999.70 Mn -
3 Bloom Energy 61.23 Bn 58.77 Bn 225.54 Mn 56.85 Mn
4 Hubbell 25.93 Bn 25.43 Bn 505.30 Mn -
5 nVent Electric 25.66 Bn 25.47 Bn 445.60 Mn 22.70 Mn
6 Advanced Energy Industries 11.88 Bn 11.18 Bn 200.90 Mn 62.40 Mn
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.90 Bn 9.48 Bn 606.40 Mn -
8 Powell Industries 9.42 Bn 8.87 Bn 87.94 Mn 4.29 Mn
9 EnerSys 7.49 Bn 7.05 Bn 290.87 Mn -
10 Preformed Line Products 1.60 Bn 1.60 Bn 55.22 Mn 13.77 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 34.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 13.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 12.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -14.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 5.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -15.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 5.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 5.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 12.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -13.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 11.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 4.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -10.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 10.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 10.10 Mn