Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) FCF Payout Ratio: 11.62%
Is Preformed Line Products Company’s FCF payout ratio high or low?
Preformed Line Products Company's FCF payout ratio of 11.62% is 25% below its 5-year average of 15.48%, near the low end of its 5-year range (5.68%–27.13%).
15.80% above its 12-month average of 10.03%.
PLPC FCF Payout Ratio Chart
PLPC Average FCF Payout Ratio Chart
PLPC Current vs Average FCF Payout Ratio Chart
PLPC FCF Payout Ratio Metrics
FCF PAYOUT RATIO
11.62%
FCF PAYOUT RATIO AVG TTM
10.03%
FCF PAYOUT RATIO AVG 3Y
8.58%
FCF PAYOUT RATIO AVG 5Y
15.48%
FCF PAYOUT RATIO AVG 10Y
56.24%
FCF PAYOUT RATIO AVG 15Y
82.25%
FCF PAYOUT RATIO AVG 20Y
75.63%
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
+15.80%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
+35.39%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
-24.92%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
-79.34%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
-85.87%
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
-84.64%
Payout Ratio Comparison
FCF Payout Ratio
11.6%
Earnings Payout Ratio
11.4%
Dividend Yield
0.22%
FCF Yield
1.88%
Annual FCF Payout Ratio History
| Year | Free Cash Flow | Dividends Paid | FCF Payout Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $33.34M | $4.12M | 12.4% |
| 2024 | $52.83M | $4.08M | 7.7% |
| 2023 | $72.31M | $4.11M | 5.7% |
| 2022 | ($14.45M) | $4.10M | N/A (Loss) |
| 2021 | $15.21M | $4.13M | 27.1% |
| 2020 | $17.07M | $4.18M | 24.5% |
| 2019 | ($2.25M) | $4.23M | N/A (Loss) |
| 2018 | $13.45M | $4.09M | 30.4% |
| 2017 | $22.60M | $4.10M | 18.1% |
| 2016 | $1.25M | $4.17M | 333.9% |
| 2015 | $9.47M | $4.39M | 46.3% |
| 2014 | $7.59M | $4.41M | 58.1% |
| 2013 | $0.51M | $2.31M | 456.4% |
| 2012 | $29.34M | $6.49M | 22.1% |
| 2011 | ($1.86M) | $4.38M | N/A (Loss) |
| 2010 | $16.41M | $4.34M | 26.5% |
| 2009 | $18.35M | $4.27M | 23.3% |
| 2008 | $8.26M | $4.25M | 51.4% |
| 2007 | $5.03M | $4.29M | 85.4% |
| 2006 | $4.56M | $4.51M | 98.9% |
| 2005 | $13.83M | $4.58M | 33.1% |
| 2004 | $6.68M | $4.59M | 68.7% |
| 2003 | $16.71M | $4.62M | 27.7% |
| 2002 | $13.88M | $4.62M | 33.3% |
| 2001 | $10.98M | $4.03M | 36.7% |
| 2000 | $9.12M | $3.48M | 38.2% |
Formula: FCF Payout Ratio = Dividends Paid / Free Cash Flow × 100
FCF payout and earnings payout:
- FCF represents operating cash flow after capital expenditures
- FCF payout compares dividends paid with free cash flow
- FCF payout above 100% means dividends paid exceeded free cash flow for the period
- Earnings payout compares dividends paid with net income
Reading the series: Use the chart and table to compare dividend payments with cash generation over time.
Preformed Line Products Company FCF Payout Ratio Formula & Definition
FCF Payout Ratio measures what percentage of free cash flow is paid out as dividends. Unlike earnings-based payout, it compares dividends with cash generated after capital expenditures.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
Preformed Line Products Company FCF Payout Ratio FAQ
- What is the FCF payout ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The FCF payout ratio for PLPC stock is 11.62%.
- Is Preformed Line Products Company's FCF payout ratio high or low?
- Preformed Line Products Company's FCF payout ratio of 11.62% is 25% below its 5-year average of 15.48%, near the low end of its 5-year range (5.68%–27.13%).
- What is the TTM average FCF payout ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The TTM average FCF payout ratio for PLPC stock is 10.03%.
- What is the 3Y average FCF payout ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The 3Y average FCF payout ratio for PLPC stock is 8.58%.
- What is the 5Y average FCF payout ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The 5Y average FCF payout ratio for PLPC stock is 15.48%.
- What is the 10Y average FCF payout ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The 10Y average FCF payout ratio for PLPC stock is 56.24%.
- What is the 15Y average FCF payout ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The 15Y average FCF payout ratio for PLPC stock is 82.25%.
- What is the 20Y average FCF payout ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The 20Y average FCF payout ratio for PLPC stock is 75.63%.
Preformed Line Products Company FCF Payout Ratio History
| DATE | FCF PAYOUT RATIO |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 12.35% |
| 2024-12-31 | 7.72% |
| 2023-12-31 | 5.68% |
| 2021-12-31 | 27.13% |
| 2020-12-31 | 24.51% |
| 2018-12-31 | 30.40% |
| 2017-12-31 | 18.14% |
| 2016-12-31 | 333.87% |
| 2015-12-31 | 46.34% |
| 2014-12-31 | 58.11% |
| 2013-12-31 | 456.44% |
| 2012-12-31 | 22.13% |
| 2010-12-31 | 26.47% |
| 2009-12-31 | 23.28% |
| 2008-12-31 | 51.43% |
| 2007-12-31 | 85.37% |
| 2006-12-31 | 98.88% |
| 2005-12-31 | 33.10% |
| 2004-12-31 | 68.74% |
| 2003-12-31 | 27.66% |
| 2002-12-31 | 33.26% |
| 2001-12-31 | 36.69% |
| 2000-12-31 | 38.16% |
About Preformed Line Products Company
Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC), along with its subsidiaries, specializes in the design and manufacturing of a comprehensive range of products and integrated systems. These solutions are vital for constructing and maintaining overhead, ground-level, and underground network infrastructures across various industries, including energy, telecommunications, cable operation, and information technology. Their offerings encompass specialized formed wire products engineered to support, safeguard, terminate, and secure power conductors and communication cables, while also managing cable dynamics. Furthermore, PLPC provides diverse hardware components intended to brace and shield transmission conductors, such as spacers, spacer-dampers, stockbridge dampers, corona suppression devices, and various compression fittings used in dead-end applications. The company also produces protective closures essential for shielding fixed-line communication networks, including both copper and fiber optic cables, from moisture, environmental hazards, and other potential contaminants. Additional products include hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, resale items, underground connectors, solar hardware systems, guy markers, tree guards, fiber optic cable markers, pedestal markers, and urethane products, serving a multitude of applications in the energy, renewable energy, communications, cable, and specialized sectors. PLPC serves a global clientele, reaching public and private energy utilities, communication companies, cable operators, financial institutions, government agencies, contractors, subcontractors, distributors, and value-added resellers throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company markets its products via both an internal direct sales force and through manufacturing representatives. Established in 1947, Preformed Line Products Company is headquartered in Mayfield, Ohio.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Electrical Equipment & Parts
- CEO
- Dennis F. McKenna