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% on a QoQ basis from 10.32% in Q4 2025.
Preformed Line Products (PLPC) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.43% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 53.0% year-over-year to 10.43% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.43% (down 53.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.05%, up 48.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 10.43% in Q1 2026 per PLPC's latest filing, from 10.32% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 21.27% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 8.58% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.7% (2025), against an average of 13.52%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed soared 805 bps; it then sank 1269 bps in 2024.
- Tracing PLPC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 15.97% in 2022, then rose by 7 bps to 17.05% in 2023, then sank by 37 bps to 10.7% in 2024, then dropped by 4 bps to 10.32% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 10.43% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLPC Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 10.43% (Q1 2026), 10.32% (Q4 2025), and 11.68% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 26.52% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 4.38% |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 11.66% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 18.97% |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 13.11% |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 32.43% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 15.83% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 13.24% |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -72.06% |
| 10 | Preformed Line Products | 1.76 Bn | 1.69 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 12.82% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 11.54% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.39% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.94% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.78% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.90% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.92% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.91% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.38% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.34% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 11.18% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 11.35% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.32% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.75% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.88% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.78% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.04% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.52% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.87% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 5.32% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 5.83% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.48% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -0.81% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.27% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.08% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 2.48% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.37% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.27% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 9.72% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 10.87% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.25% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.99% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 3.70% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 5.60% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 17.06% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 15.70% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 17.23% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 17.58% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 16.51% |