---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000080035-26-000028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLPC"
cik: "0000080035"
company_name: "PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2026-07-29T20:24:22+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-29T20:25:04.736347+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Preformed Line Products reports record Q2 net sales $212.7M, EPS $4.49, up 75% YoY

## Summary
- Record quarterly net sales of $212.7M, up 25% from Q2 2025; USA sales up 32% YoY.
- Diluted EPS of $4.49, up 75% from $2.56 in Q2 2025; net income $21.5M vs $12.7M.
- Gross profit margin 34.3%, up 160 bps YoY and 300 bps from Q1 2026.
- All international segments contributed sales increases; acquired Delta Star in Brazil in May 2026.
- Six-month net sales $389M (+22%), net income $32M (+32%); tariff headwinds partially offset gains.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000080035-26-000028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLPC
- cik: 0000080035
- company_name: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2026-07-29T20:24:22+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000008003526000028/0000080035-26-000028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000008003526000028/plpc-20260729.htm

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