---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000080035-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLPC"
cik: "0000080035"
company_name: "PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:35:40.789097+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Preformed Line Products Q1: sales +19% to $176.3M, EPS $2.14 vs $2.33 YoY

## Summary
- Net sales $176.3M, up 19% YoY; USA sales grew 26% on energy/communications demand.
- Diluted EPS $2.14 ($10.5M net income), down from $2.33 ($11.5M) in Q1 2025.
- Gross profit margin 31.3%, up 150 bps from Q4 2025; supply chain optimization cited.
- Net income hit by $1.3M income tax charge from French subsidiary.
- Management notes tariff/geopolitical uncertainties but strong liquidity for M&A and capex.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000080035-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLPC
- cik: 0000080035
- company_name: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000008003526000015/0000080035-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000008003526000015/plpc-20260429.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000080035-26-000015
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000080035-26-000015.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $176.3 million, net income $10.5 million, EPS $2.14 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Revenue: $176.3 million
  - Net income: $10.5 million
  - EPS: $2.14 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: – April 29, 2026 - Preformed Line Products Company (NASDAQ: PLPC) today reported financial results for its first quarter of 2026. Q1 2026 highlights: • Quarterly net sales of $176.3 million, an increase of 19% from Q1 2025. • USA sales growth of 26% from Q1 2025, driven by robust demand in energy and communications markets. • Gross profit margin of 31.3%, up 150
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000008003526000015/0000080035-26-000015-index.htm

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