PLPCPreformed Line Products Company
−0.2% today · +52.9% over a year
7/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 68% of the instruments we score
Trend, Dividend safety: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 39.6). Dividend yield 0.24%.
Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) valuation against sector peers: P/E 39.6 (sector median 25.7), P/B 3.4, EV/EBIT 25.2, free-cash-flow yield 2.0%, P/S 2.3.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Industrials companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | PLPC | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 39.6 | 25.7 · n=263 | 54% above |
| P/B | 3.4 | 3.7 · n=296 | 6% below |
| P/S | 2.3 | 2.1 · n=304 | 12% above |
| EV/EBIT | 25.2 | 20.2 · n=245 | 25% above |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.0% | 4.0% · n=292 | 50% below |
| Dividend yield | 0.24% | 0.50% · n=332 | 52% below |
| Return on equity | 9.0% | 14.5% · n=305 | 38% below |
| Return on invested capital | 11.1% | 11.3% · n=283 | near the median |
| Gross margin | 31.4% | 32.9% · n=254 | near the median |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.31 | 1.58 · n=252 | 120% below |
Value factor: 22 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| CATCaterpillar | 30.2 | 16.9 | 24.5 | 3.3% | 1.1% | 7/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEGE Aerospace | 34.2 | 17.8 | — | 2.6% | 0.6% | —/10 |
| RTXRTX Corporation | 31.5 | 3.8 | 26.0 | 3.6% | 1.4% | 6/10 |
| GEVGE Vernova | 22.4 | 20.4 | 77.7 | 7.4% | 0.2% | 7/10 |
| UNPUnion Pacific Corporation | 23.2 | 8.0 | 19.3 | 3.8% | 1.9% | 10/10 |
| DEDeere & Company | 35.4 | 6.2 | — | 3.5% | 1.0% | —/10 |
| ETNEaton Corporation | 39.9 | 7.5 | — | 2.6% | 1.1% | 4/10 |
| LMTLockheed Martin | 22.3 | 14.5 | 17.3 | 5.8% | 2.2% | 8/10 |
| UBERUber | 13.9 | 4.9 | 21.3 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 7/10 |
| BABOEING | 18.1 | 20.2 | 16.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Jun 2026 · filed 30 Jul 2026
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