PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY (PLPC)
NASDAQIndustrialsElectrical Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-04
$398.45+1.48%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsElectrical Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-04
QuarterlyIQ Insights · PLPC
Price, fair value, and the multiples that frame it on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots inline.
A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $398 the market pays 45× p/e — above the 34× p/e peer median but in line with its own 50× history. That premium reflects a durable franchise our peer-anchored $280 fair value understates; treat the 'expensive vs peers' read with medium confidence. Even valued only for durable growth at sustainable margins, it's worth about $428 — above today's price, so the premium reflects that growth case, not pure multiple expansion. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Score 100 = cheapest in the cohort, 0 = richest. Bars are filled left-to-right based on the peer-relative score (or PEG/self-history where shown).
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dcf fcfe | 12M | $88.77 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| dcf fcff | 12M | $90.08 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| graham number | 12M | $143.56 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | 12M | $398.45 | 23.5 | 16.71 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M |
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Flags: expensive valuation, weak execution quality. Capped at elevated by the Mania regime.
For similar setups historically (n=2,301): about 43% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 77% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
At today's price you pay about 248% over what the business is worth with no growth; closing that gap needs roughly 18.1 years of the forecast growth to come through. These describe the expectations embedded in the price, not a forecast of the move. Reverse-DCF base: $9.40/sh owner earnings.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1, 2026-Q2
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
| $273.75 |
| 38.1 |
| 7.18 |
| TTM |
| high |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $301.10 | 33.9 | 8.88 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/S | 12M | $557.53 | 3.6 | 154.39 | TTM | high |
| residual income | 12M | $94.05 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $443.68 | 50.0 | 8.88 | TTM | high |
| triangulated | 12M | $302.78 | 33.9 | 8.93 | Triangulated | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $275.38 | 38.1 | 7.22 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $500.03 | 33.9 | 14.74 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $683.83 | 3.6 | 189.37 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $736.82 | 50.0 | 14.74 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/FCF | 5Y | $276.47 | 38.1 | 7.25 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $519.49 | 33.9 | 15.32 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/S | 5Y | $710.43 | 3.6 | 196.73 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $765.49 | 50.0 | 15.32 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |