Growth Metrics

Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Preformed Line Products (PLPC) has disclosed Return on Sales for 16 consecutive years, with 0.05% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 1.0% to 0.05% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.05% through Dec 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.05% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.05% at Preformed Line Products, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 6.15% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.01% in Q4 2021.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.37%, with a median of 0.07% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales skyrocketed 609bps in 2022, then crashed -603bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.01% in 2021, then surged by 1635bps to 0.1% in 2022, then tumbled by -55bps to 0.04% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 44bps to 0.06% in 2024, then decreased by -22bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.05%, 0.01%, and 0.07% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.