Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) Return on Assets (ROA): 5.18%
Is Preformed Line Products Company’s return on assets (ROA) high or low?
Preformed Line Products Company's return on assets (ROA) of 5.18% is 32% below its 5-year average of 7.62%, near the low end of its 5-year range (5.18%–10.50%).
As of Sunday, June 14, 2026. 12.65% below its 12-month average of 5.93%.
PLPC Return on Assets (ROA) Chart
PLPC Average Return on Assets (ROA) Chart
PLPC Current vs Average Return on Assets (ROA) Chart
PLPC Return on Assets (ROA) Metrics
RETURN ON ASSETS (ROA)
5.18%
RETURN ON ASSETS (ROA) AVG TTM
5.93%
RETURN ON ASSETS (ROA) AVG 3Y
7.98%
RETURN ON ASSETS (ROA) AVG 5Y
7.62%
RETURN ON ASSETS (ROA) AVG 10Y
6.23%
RETURN ON ASSETS (ROA) AVG 15Y
6.55%
RETURN ON ASSETS (ROA) AVG 20Y
6.91%
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
-12.65%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
-35.11%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
-31.99%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
-16.85%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
-20.95%
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
-25.03%
PLPC Competitors' Return on Assets (ROA)
| NAME | MARKET CAP | RETURN ON ASSETS (ROA) | TTM | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) | $1.84B | 5.18% | 5.93% | 7.98% | 7.62% |
| Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (EPAC) | $1.85B | 10.76% | 11.11% | 7.60% | 5.95% |
| Ameresco, Inc. (AMRC) | $1.49B | 0.68% | 1.17% | 1.83% | 2.26% |
| T1 Energy Inc (TE) | $1.48B | -27.82% | -30.26% | -20.56% | -26.24% |
| Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK) | $2.61B | 17.93% | 18.06% | 19.03% | 10.98% |
| Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN) | $2.64B | -0.26% | 0.31% | 2.94% | 4.83% |
| Trinity Industries, Inc. (TRN) | $2.76B | 3.06% | 2.29% | 1.61% | 1.16% |
| Kforce Inc. (KFRC) | $891.60M | 8.99% | 11.80% | 14.98% | 14.42% |
| Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (AP) | $240.46M | -13.69% | -6.63% | -4.91% | -3.11% |
| SCHMID Group N.V. Class A Ordinary Shares (SHMD) | $231.68M | -105.90% | -77.28% | -29.77% | -22.39% |
Asset Efficiency
ROA
5.2%
ROE
7.2%
Preformed Line Products Company Return on Assets (ROA) Formula & Definition
ROA = Net Income / Total Assets
Return on assets measures how efficiently a company generates profit from its total assets.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
Preformed Line Products Company Return on Assets (ROA) FAQ
- What is the return on assets (ROA) for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The return on assets (ROA) for PLPC stock is 5.18%.
- Is Preformed Line Products Company's return on assets (ROA) high or low?
- Preformed Line Products Company's return on assets (ROA) of 5.18% is 32% below its 5-year average of 7.62%, near the low end of its 5-year range (5.18%–10.50%).
- What is the TTM average return on assets (ROA) for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The TTM average return on assets (ROA) for PLPC stock is 5.93%.
- What is the 3Y average return on assets (ROA) for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The 3Y average return on assets (ROA) for PLPC stock is 7.98%.
- What is the 5Y average return on assets (ROA) for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The 5Y average return on assets (ROA) for PLPC stock is 7.62%.
- What is the 10Y average return on assets (ROA) for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The 10Y average return on assets (ROA) for PLPC stock is 6.23%.
- What is the 15Y average return on assets (ROA) for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The 15Y average return on assets (ROA) for PLPC stock is 6.55%.
- What is the 20Y average return on assets (ROA) for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
- The 20Y average return on assets (ROA) for PLPC stock is 6.91%.
Preformed Line Products Company Return on Assets (ROA) History
| DATE | RETURN ON ASSETS (ROA) |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 5.40% |
| 2024-12-31 | 6.46% |
| 2023-12-31 | 10.50% |
| 2022-12-31 | 9.57% |
| 2021-12-31 | 7.31% |
| 2020-12-31 | 6.46% |
| 2019-12-31 | 5.37% |
| 2018-12-31 | 7.41% |
| 2017-12-31 | 3.52% |
| 2016-12-31 | 4.47% |
| 2015-12-31 | 2.06% |
| 2014-12-31 | 3.63% |
| 2013-12-31 | 6.19% |
| 2012-12-31 | 8.79% |
| 2011-12-31 | 9.47% |
| 2010-12-31 | 8.23% |
| 2009-12-31 | 9.92% |
| 2008-12-31 | 9.23% |
| 2007-12-31 | 6.95% |
| 2006-12-31 | 7.05% |
| 2005-12-31 | 7.11% |
| 2004-12-31 | 8.21% |
| 2003-12-31 | 2.93% |
| 2002-12-31 | -0.79% |
| 2001-12-31 | 3.21% |
| 2000-12-31 | 6.48% |
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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