Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Preformed Line Products (PLPC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.43% for Q1 2026, down 53.0% year-over-year from 22.2% in Q1 2025, and up 1.12% quarter-over-quarter from 10.32% in Q4 2025.
Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Preformed Line Products (PLPC) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.43% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.43%, down 53.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.43% (down 53.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.05%, up 48.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 10.43% in Q1 2026 per PLPC's latest filing, from 10.32% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 21.27% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 8.58% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 13.52% and a median of 11.7% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 805 bps in 2023, then tumbled 1269 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 15.97% in 2022, then advanced by 7 bps to 17.05% in 2023, then tumbled by 37 bps to 10.7% in 2024, then fell by 4 bps to 10.32% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 10.43% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLPC's Return on Capital Employed at 10.43% in Q1 2026, 10.32% in Q4 2025, and 11.68% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novonix | 479.97 Bn | 479.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Vertiv Holdings | 114.69 Bn | 112.19 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 26.52% |
| 3 | Bloom Energy | 79.53 Bn | 77.06 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 4.38% |
| 4 | nVent Electric | 27.08 Bn | 26.89 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 11.66% |
| 5 | Hubbell | 26.67 Bn | 26.16 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 18.97% |
| 6 | Advanced Energy Industries | 13.19 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 13.11% |
| 7 | Powell Industries | 10.63 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 32.43% |
| 8 | Ballard Power Systems | 10.07 Bn | 9.54 Bn | 5.64 Mn | -16.28% |
| 9 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.39 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 15.83% |
| 10 | Preformed Line Products | 1.86 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 55.22 Mn | 10.43% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.33% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.81% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.20% |