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

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DateValue
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%