---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000080035-26-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLPC"
cik: "0000080035"
company_name: "PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T21:55:28.601386+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Preformed Line Products Q4 sales up 4% to $173.1M; FY adj EPS $8.70 (+16%); dividend raised 5%

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $173.1M (+4% YoY); FY sales $669.3M (+13% YoY).
- FY2025 GAAP diluted EPS $7.14; adjusted diluted EPS $8.70 (+16% YoY).
- Backlog grew 22% to $232.8M, reflecting robust demand.
- Quarterly dividend increased 5% to $0.21 per share.
- Tariff headwinds persist; new Poland facility on track for later in 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000080035-26-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLPC
- cik: 0000080035
- company_name: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000008003526000004/0000080035-26-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000008003526000004/plpc-20260304.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000080035-26-000004.txt

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