Preformed Line Products PE ratio PLPC
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2012.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 37.1×
- 10-year median
- 12.7×
- Against its 10-year history
- 94th
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 7.3× to 56.9×
- Peer median
- 25.7×
Preformed Line Products' PE ratio is 37.1× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $329.37 against $8.88 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.
That is above its ten-year median of 12.7×, higher than on 94% of days in the last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 7.3× in May 2022 to 56.9× in Jun 2026.
The median for 10 engineering and Construction stocks of a similar size is 25.7×.
PE ratio over time
The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 37.1× | 28.1× | 56.9× |
| 2025 | 28.2× | 17.2× | 30.7× |
| 2024 | 19.1× | 8.5× | 21.2× |
| 2023 | 9.1× | 7.9× | 13.8× |
| 2022 | 8.9× | 7.3× | 10.7× |
| 2021 | 10.9× | 9.8× | 12.4× |
| 2020 | 10.5× | 8.3× | 13.5× |
| 2019 | 13.5× | 10.0× | 16.3× |
| 2018 | 12.6× | 11.9× | 28.1× |
| 2017 | 21.3× | 15.3× | 24.1× |
| 2016 | 22.9× | 15.6× | 37.3× |
| 2015 | 37.3× | 17.7× | 38.1× |
| 2014 | 21.8× | 14.6× | 21.8× |
| 2013 | 17.8× | 10.3× | 18.3× |
| 2012 | 9.7× | 8.6× | 10.4× |
Against its peers
Companies in Engineering & Construction nearest Preformed Line Products' size, closest first, today.
| Company | PE ratio |
|---|---|
| PLPCPreformed Line Products | 37.1× |
| WLDNWilldan | 17.0× |
| PRIMPrimoris Services | 25.5× |
| MGMistras | 25.9× |
| MYRGMYR | 24.1× |
| VSECVSE | 51.9× |
| LMBLimbach | 19.0× |
| AGXArgan | 26.2× |
| ROADConstruction Partners | 32.6× |
| KBRKBR | 11.8× |
| BBCPConcrete Pumping | 58.6× |
| Peer median | 25.7× |
Where Preformed Line Products ranks
What the PE ratio tells you
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.
Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.