Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 60.20 | 22.86 | 31.63 | 30.05 | 92.52 | 15.61 | 15.03 | 15.00 | 20.79 | 16.47 | 16.58 | 25.94 | 13.41 | 9.59 | 7.48 | 6.35 | 7.54 | 5.55 | 6.37 | 9.04 | 7.56 |
| — | +46.5% | +110.4% | +100.3% | +345.0% | -5.3% | -9.3% | -42.2% | +55.0% | +71.8% | +121.7% | +308.6% | +78.0% | +72.7% | +17.5% | -29.7% | -0.3% | -46.1% | -46.3% | -72.0% | +60.8% | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.14 | 2.31 | 1.89 | 1.48 | 1.36 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.26 | 1.08 | 0.88 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.60 |
| — | +98.2% | +62.1% | +56.0% | +25.7% | +4.8% | +3.4% | -16.1% | -14.2% | +3.3% | +28.3% | +82.7% | +133.4% | +131.4% | +55.2% | -0.3% | -9.4% | -32.2% | -21.4% | -14.8% | +24.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 4.47 | 3.98 | 2.82 | 2.15 | 2.08 | 1.72 | 1.59 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.54 | 1.58 | 2.03 | 1.97 | 1.68 | 1.17 | 1.08 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 1.05 |
| — | +131.6% | +77.0% | +43.5% | +40.1% | +15.7% | +3.4% | -5.1% | -26.8% | -24.5% | -8.4% | +34.9% | +87.4% | +114.9% | +76.3% | +13.6% | +3.3% | -24.0% | -18.2% | -12.7% | +20.0% | |
| P/FCF | 63.03 | 26.95 | — | 21.66 | 29.19 | 10.67 | — | 7.66 | 27.51 | 6.29 | 86.67 | 14.81 | 6.23 | 16.91 | 9.37 | 65.16 | 22.78 | — | — | 21.78 | 17.00 |
| — | +152.5% | — | +182.9% | +6.1% | +69.6% | — | -48.3% | +341.8% | -62.8% | +825.4% | -77.3% | -72.7% | — | — | +199.2% | +34.0% | — | — | +95.8% | +233.5% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 26.46 | 14.23 | 16.43 | 13.78 | 12.48 | 8.45 | 9.07 | 6.84 | 10.08 | 9.34 | 9.66 | 13.75 | 8.50 | 6.39 | 5.28 | 3.89 | 4.98 | 4.14 | 7.35 | 5.61 | 5.35 |
| — | +68.2% | +81.0% | +101.5% | +23.7% | -9.5% | -6.0% | -50.3% | +18.7% | +46.2% | +83.0% | +253.3% | +70.5% | +54.3% | -28.2% | -30.6% | -6.8% | -33.2% | +9.3% | -53.2% | +54.2% | |
| EV / EBIT | 37.53 | 16.94 | 22.43 | 19.59 | 88.55 | 10.94 | 12.13 | 8.63 | 15.27 | 13.70 | 14.46 | 24.95 | 10.21 | 7.33 | 6.08 | 4.67 | 4.54 | 6.00 | 7.81 | 7.76 | 7.03 |
| — | +54.8% | +84.9% | +127.1% | +479.7% | -20.1% | -16.1% | -65.4% | +49.6% | +87.1% | +137.8% | +434.6% | +124.8% | +22.0% | -22.1% | -39.8% | -35.4% | -17.2% | -12.7% | -58.7% | +67.6% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 31.4% | 34.3% | 31.3% | 29.8% | 29.7% | 32.7% | 32.8% | 33.3% | 31.1% | 31.9% | 31.3% | 33.0% | 33.7% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.6% | 35.2% | 32.2% | 30.4% | 30.3% | 31.9% |
| — | +5.1% | -4.4% | -10.4% | -4.7% | +2.3% | +4.6% | +0.8% | -7.7% | -12.5% | -14.1% | -9.8% | -4.3% | +13.1% | +20.1% | +20.8% | +10.5% | -0.3% | -11.2% | -1.9% | -9.5% | |
| Operating Margin | 8.2% | 13.1% | 7.8% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 10.1% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 4.8% | 12.5% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 14.5% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 6.8% | 8.3% | 9.7% |
| — | +29.9% | -13.7% | -35.2% | +4.3% | +24.0% | +9.8% | +119.7% | -43.5% | -47.4% | -48.5% | -67.0% | +19.1% | +41.0% | +133.1% | +73.5% | +8.7% | +14.7% | -25.4% | +155.6% | -27.1% | |
| Net Margin | 5.3% | 10.1% | 6.0% | 4.9% | 1.5% | 7.5% | 7.8% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 4.3% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 9.7% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 7.9% |
| — | +35.0% | -23.0% | -22.1% | -71.8% | +11.0% | +13.8% | +43.8% | -44.6% | -40.0% | -42.1% | -55.2% | +31.2% | +34.2% | +32.4% | +42.3% | -9.1% | +25.8% | +45.5% | +203.0% | -22.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 7.9% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 3.5% |
| — | +56.8% | -17.4% | -27.1% | -68.8% | +25.5% | +16.0% | +58.2% | -52.1% | -57.0% | -60.0% | -67.6% | +5.8% | +26.8% | +52.0% | +66.7% | +2.4% | +39.0% | +54.7% | +207.5% | -26.6% | |
| ROA | 5.7% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| — | +52.4% | -19.0% | -27.5% | -68.8% | +28.4% | +22.4% | +71.3% | -46.4% | -51.7% | -55.9% | -65.2% | +10.6% | +30.7% | +52.3% | +64.5% | +1.6% | +35.7% | +53.5% | +212.3% | -24.8% | |
| ROIC | 9.8% | 4.6% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2.8% |
| — | +53.8% | -4.5% | -37.0% | +20.7% | +48.9% | +21.6% | +163.0% | -45.7% | -57.6% | -60.3% | -73.7% | +1.4% | +34.9% | +160.1% | +93.4% | +18.3% | +22.6% | -23.2% | +157.8% | -29.4% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
| — | +3.2% | -10.5% | +15.9% | -1.7% | -11.0% | -37.5% | -49.6% | -43.6% | -54.0% | -35.8% | -37.0% | -29.5% | -5.2% | -7.5% | +24.1% | +7.2% | +5.6% | +11.6% | -3.8% | -14.9% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.61 | 1.51 | 2.11 | 2.68 | 2.47 | 2.04 | 2.30 | 1.64 | 2.79 | 2.85 | 3.85 | 5.86 | 2.93 | 2.99 | 2.82 | 3.18 | 4.11 | 3.97 | 7.03 | 4.37 | 4.40 |
| — | -26.0% | -8.1% | +63.1% | -11.3% | -28.5% | -40.4% | -72.0% | -4.8% | -4.7% | +36.5% | +84.0% | -28.7% | -24.6% | -59.8% | -27.1% | -6.7% | -12.8% | +40.6% | -50.3% | +13.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.17 | 2.99 | 3.00 | 3.17 | 3.09 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 2.91 | 2.81 | 2.93 | 3.15 | 2.92 | 2.49 | 2.79 | 2.71 | 2.85 | 2.56 | 2.57 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.37 |
| — | -2.8% | -2.6% | +8.8% | +10.0% | +4.9% | -2.1% | -0.2% | +12.9% | +5.2% | +16.4% | +2.6% | -2.7% | +8.7% | +4.6% | +10.4% | +7.8% | +6.6% | +5.4% | +4.4% | -5.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.87 | 1.88 | 1.78 | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.81 | 1.71 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.73 | 1.58 | 1.39 | 1.62 | 1.51 | 1.57 | 1.44 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.42 |
| — | +2.7% | -1.8% | +9.2% | +17.9% | +16.4% | +4.4% | +8.4% | +12.4% | -2.9% | +14.6% | +0.9% | -3.7% | +7.7% | +1.0% | +4.9% | +1.2% | +5.3% | +4.2% | -2.4% | -7.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | 36.01 | 120.02 | 62.77 | 42.37 | 1.57 | 55.42 | 37.36 | 46.52 | 18.39 | 19.85 | 16.02 | 9.56 | 20.61 | 25.26 | 27.09 | 23.70 | 27.72 | 19.18 | 22.32 | 21.24 | 22.86 |
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Preformed Line Products Company's current P/E is 60.2x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 44.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Preformed Line Products Company's current operating margin is 8.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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