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PLANTRONICS INC /CA/

PLANTRONICS INC /CA/ is an American telephone and telegraph apparatus company, incorporated in Delaware.1 It is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$1.7BRevenue, fiscal 20222
$17.9MNet income, fiscal 20222
  • IndustryTelephone & Telegraph Apparatus1
  • HeadquartersSanta Cruz, California1
  • Incorporated inDE3
  • Business address345 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, Ca 95061-18023
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer3

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2022

40.8%Gross margin2
-1.9%Operating margin2
1.1%Net margin2
-2.7%Revenue growth, 20222
88.9%Return on equity2

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2022

  • Cost of revenue53¢$995.1M
  • Research and development10¢$183.6M
  • Selling, general and admin26¢$499.8M
  • Interest4¢$69.7M
  • Income tax6¢$120.2M
  • Profit1¢$17.9M

Out of $1.7B in revenue.2

Financial statements

Revenue45672$1.7B in 2022+94% since 2015
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B2015: $865.0M$865.0M20152016: $856.9M$856.9M2016−1%2017: $881.2M$881.2M2017+3%2018: $856.9M$856.9M2018−3%2019: $1.7B$1.7B2019+95%2020: $1.7B$1.7B2020+1%2021: $1.7B$1.7B2021+2%2022: $1.7B$1.7B2022−3%
Gross profit45672$686.1M in 2022+49% since 2015
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M2015: $461.6M$461.6M20152016: $434.7M$434.7M2016−6%2017: $441.4M$441.4M2017+2%2018: $439.1M$439.1M2018−1%2019: $694.1M$694.1M2019+58%2020: $552.2M$552.2M2020−20%2021: $776.6M$776.6M2021+41%2022: $686.1M$686.1M2022−12%
Operating income45672-$32.2M in 2022
-$1.0B-$750.0M-$500.0M-$250.0M0$250.0M2015: $149.1M$149.1M20152016: $108.0M$108.0M2016−28%2017: $125.1M$125.1M2017+16%2018: $123.5M$123.5M2018−1%2019: -$109.3M-$109.3M20192020: -$804.1M-$804.1M2020+636%2021: $12.6M$12.6M20212022: -$32.2M-$32.2M2022
Net income45672$17.9M in 2022−84% since 2015
-$1.0B-$750.0M-$500.0M-$250.0M0$250.0M2015: $112.3M$112.3M20152016: $68.4M$68.4M2016−39%2017: $82.6M$82.6M2017+21%2018: -$869.0K-$869.0K20182019: -$135.6M-$135.6M2019+15500%2020: -$827.2M-$827.2M2020+510%2021: -$57.3M-$57.3M2021−93%2022: $17.9M$17.9M2022
Fiscal year20152016201720182019202020212022
Revenue$865.0M4$856.9M5$881.2M6$856.9M7$1.7B6$1.7B2$1.7B2$1.7B2
Cost of revenue$403.4M4$422.2M5$439.8M6$417.8M7$980.4M6$1.1B2$951.1M2$995.1M2
Gross profit$461.6M4$434.7M5$441.4M6$439.1M7$694.1M6$552.2M2$776.6M2$686.1M2
Research and development$91.6M4$90.4M5$88.3M6$84.2M7$201.9M6$218.3M2$209.3M2$183.6M2
Selling, general and admin$229.6M4$221.3M5$223.8M6$229.4M7$567.9M6$595.5M2$488.4M2$499.8M2
Operating expenses$718.3M2
Operating income$149.1M4$108.0M5$125.1M6$123.5M7-$109.3M6-$804.1M2$12.6M2-$32.2M2
Interest$241.0K4$25.1M5$29.2M6$29.3M7$83.0M6$92.6M2$82.6M2$69.7M2
Income before tax-$102.2M2
Income tax$33.0M4$13.8M5$19.1M6$101.1M7-$50.1M6-$69.4M2-$7.5M2-$120.2M2
Net income$112.3M4$68.4M5$82.6M6-$869.0K7-$135.6M6-$827.2M2-$57.3M2$17.9M2
Earnings per share$2.694$2.005$2.566-$0.037-$3.616-$20.862-$1.402$0.422
Earnings per share (diluted)$2.634$1.965$2.516-$0.037-$3.616-$20.862-$1.402$0.412
Shares (weighted, basic)42.6M shares2
Shares (weighted, diluted)43.9M shares2

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Corporate structure

PLANTRONICS INC /CA/ sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of PLANTRONICS INC /CA/

  • PLANTRONICS INC /CA/ Santa Cruz, California

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What PLANTRONICS INC /CA/ reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Land$15.1M2 Apr 2, 2022$15.6M2 Apr 3, 2021−3.4%
Buildings and improvements$137.7M2 Apr 2, 2022$131.8M2 Apr 3, 2021+4.5%
Machinery and equipment$175.2M2 Apr 2, 2022$177.8M2 Apr 3, 2021−1.5%
Computer equipment and software$63.6M2 Apr 2, 2022$60.2M2 Apr 3, 2021+5.6%
Construction in progress$7.4M2 Apr 2, 2022$7.5M2 Apr 3, 2021−1.5%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$399.0M2 Apr 2, 2022$393.0M2 Apr 3, 2021+1.5%
Accumulated depreciation$271.9M2 Apr 2, 2022$252.1M2 Apr 3, 2021+7.9%
Property and equipment, net$127.0M2 Apr 2, 2022$140.9M2 Apr 3, 2021−9.8%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$45.5M2 Apr 2, 2022$40.2M2 Apr 3, 2021+13.3%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$170.0M2 Apr 2, 2022$202.6M2 Apr 3, 2021−16.1%
Marketable securities, current$13.7M2 Apr 2, 2022$14.6M2 Apr 3, 2021−5.9%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$796.2M2 Apr 2, 2022$796.2M2 Apr 3, 20210%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$230.5M2 Apr 2, 2022$341.6M2 Apr 3, 2021−32.5%
Accumulated amortization$555.1M2 Apr 2, 2022$441.1M2 Apr 3, 2021+25.8%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$230.5M2 Apr 2, 2022$341.6M12 Apr 3, 2021−32.5%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$234.1M2 Apr 2, 2022$194.4M2 Apr 3, 2021+20.4%
Raw materials$90.2M2 Apr 2, 2022$87.0M2 Apr 3, 2021+3.6%
Work in process$1.7M2 Apr 2, 2022$9.5M2 Apr 3, 2021−82.6%
Finished goods$142.3M2 Apr 2, 2022$97.8M2 Apr 3, 2021+45.4%

Leadership

Who has led PLANTRONICS INC /CA/, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. S. Kenneth Kannappan2006–2016
  2. Joseph B. Burton2016–2020
  3. Robert C. Hagerty2020
  4. David M. Shull2020–2022

Chair

  1. Robert C. Hagerty2020

President

  1. Carsten Trads2006–2009
  2. S. Kenneth Kannappan2006–2010
  3. Vicki L. Marion2008–2009
  4. David M. Shull2020–2021

Chief financial officer

  1. Barbara Vaughn Scherer2006–2012
  2. Pamela J. Strayer2012–2019
  3. Charles D. Boynton2019–2022
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (44)

Timeline

  1. Aug 29, 20228-K Ended a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale; Listing notice or transfer65
  2. Aug 22, 20228-K Shareholder vote66
  3. Aug 11, 20228-K Results of operations67
  4. Jul 27, 20228-K Entered a material agreement; Change to shareholders' rights68
  5. Jun 23, 20228-K Shareholder vote; Other events69
  6. May 27, 20228-K Results of operations70
  7. Mar 28, 20228-K Entered a material agreement; Executive or director change; Other events71
  8. Feb 18, 20228-K Executive or director change72
  9. Feb 8, 20228-K Results of operations73
  10. Dec 29, 20218-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation74
  11. Oct 28, 20218-K Results of operations75
  12. Sep 11, 2020New chief executive David M. Shull becomes CEO16
  13. Feb 25, 2020New chief executive Robert C. Hagerty becomes CEO15
  14. Nov 8, 2016New chief executive Joseph B. Burton becomes CEO17
  15. Oct 31, 2006New chief executive S. Kenneth Kannappan becomes CEO18

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Aug 11, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results67
  2. May 27, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results70
  3. Feb 8, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results73
  4. Oct 28, 2021Reported quarterly or annual results75

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

108 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 annual reports, 3 quarterly reports, 11 major events, 31 insider forms, 8 large holders, 54 other. The latest 20:

  1. Sep 8, 2022SC 13G/A PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ EDGAR
  2. Sep 8, 202215-12G EDGAR
  3. Aug 31, 20224 EDGAR
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  17. Aug 30, 2022EFFECT EDGAR
  18. Aug 30, 2022EFFECT EDGAR
  19. Aug 30, 2022EFFECT EDGAR
  20. Aug 30, 2022EFFECT EDGAR

The 108 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

7 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 7 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 2, 2022JOURET GUIDODirectorSale800$39.80$31.8KForm 4
Jun 1, 2022JOURET GUIDODirectorSale400$39.48$15.8KForm 4
May 17, 2022JOURET GUIDODirectorSale800$39.35$31.5KForm 4
Mar 1, 2022JOURET GUIDODirectorSale400$27.70$11.1KForm 4
Feb 15, 2022JOURET GUIDODirectorSale800$28.48$22.8KForm 4
Dec 1, 2021JOURET GUIDODirectorSale400$26.06$10.4KForm 4
Nov 2, 2021JOURET GUIDODirectorSale2,700$28.35$76.5KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How PLANTRONICS INC /CA/ is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/1
  • CIK0000914025
  • Employer ID (EIN)77-02076921
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer1
  • Incorporated inDelaware1
  • Fiscal year endsApril 11
  • Industry code (SIC)3661 Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus1
  • Business address345 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-18021
  • Mailing address345 Encinal Street, Po Box 1802, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-18021
  • Phone83142030021
  • Shares outstanding43,993,852 as of Aug 9, 202210
  • Public float$1.1B as of Oct 1, 20212
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 10, 19951
  • Filings1,935 in all: 4 (1,187), 8-K (208), SC 13G/A (117), 10-Q (79), 3 (44), SC 13G (37), S-8 POS (30), DEF 14A (28)1
    All 45 form types

    S-8 (27), DEFA14A (26), 10-K (23), 11-K (12), UPLOAD (12), ARS (11), CORRESP (11), 8-K/A (10), SD (9), EFFECT (5), POS AM (5), S-3 (5), 10-Q/A (4), 4/A (4), CT ORDER (4), SC 13D/A (4), 10-K405 (3), DEFR14A (3), DFAN14A (3), S-3/A (3), 10-K/A (2), 424B3 (2), 424B4 (2), PRE 14A (2), 15-12G (1), 25-NSE (1), 424A (1), 424B5 (1), 5 (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-A12B/A (1), CERTNYS (1), DEFM14A (1), PREC14A (1), PREM14A (1), S-3ASR (1), SC 13D (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) May 27, 2022
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 11, 2022
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Jul 25, 2022
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 29, 2022

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