Powell Industries, Inc.(POWL)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

POWL•NASDAQ

$320.30

$11.67B mkt cap·64.7× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026

SectorIndustrials IndustryElectrical Equipment Sub-IndustryPower Distribution and Switchgear

AboutPowell Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for the distribution, control, and monitoring of electrical energy. The company's principal products include integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, and bus duct systems, as well as traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears. Its products have application in voltages ranging from 480 volts to 38,000 volts; and are used in oil and gas refining, onshore and offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, liquid natural gas terminals, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper, and other heavy industrial markets. It also provides value-added services, such as spare parts, field service inspection, installation, commissioning, modification and repair, retrofit and retrofill components for existing systems, and replacement circuit breakers for switchgear. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Mexico, and Central and South America. Powell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.Show more

Revenue$1.1B+9.1%
EBITDA$225M+21.3%
Net Income$181M+20.6%
EPS (Diluted)4.95+20.9%
Gross Margin29.37%+8.9%
EBITDA Margin20.39%+11.2%
Operating Margin19.73%+11.7%
Net Margin16.37%+10.6%
ROE32.17%-11.1%
ROIC90.61%-8.9%
Debt/Equity0.00+3.2%

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POWL Key Insights

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Company is almost debt free
✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 28.4%
✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 61.1%
✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 97 (top 3%)
✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 16.3%

✗Weaknesses

✗Expensive at 18.2x book value

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

POWL Price & Volume

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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POWL Growth Metrics

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years5.25%

5 Years16.32%

3 Years27.52%

TTM4.5%

Profit CAGR

10 Years34.34%

5 Years61.09%

3 Years136.08%

TTM7.82%

EPS CAGR

10 Years34.1%

5 Years59.94%

3 Years134.67%

TTM7.79%

Return on Capital

10 Years10.69%

5 Years20.14%

3 Years32.68%

Last Year37.47%

POWL Recent Earnings

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →

●Beat EPS 11/12 qtrs (92%)●Beat Revenue 7/12 qtrs (58%)

Q2 2026Latest

May 4, 2026

EPS

$1.25

Est $1.34

-6.7%

Revenue

$297M

Est $298M

-0.5%

Q1 2026

Feb 3, 2026

EPS

$1.13

Est $0.95

+18.9%

Revenue

$251M

Est $256M

-2.1%

Q4 2025

Nov 18, 2025

EPS

$4.22

Est $3.78

+11.6%

Revenue

$298M

Est $292M

+2.2%

Q3 2025

Aug 5, 2025

EPS

$3.96

Est $3.73

+6.2%

Revenue

$286M

Est $298M

-4.0%

Quarter	Date	EPS (Act vs Est)	Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026Latest	May 4, 2026	$1.25vs $1.34-6.7%	$297Mvs $298M-0.5%
Q1 2026	Feb 3, 2026	$1.13vs $0.95+18.9%	$251Mvs $256M-2.1%
Q4 2025	Nov 18, 2025	$4.22vs $3.78+11.6%	$298Mvs $292M+2.2%
Q3 2025	Aug 5, 2025	$3.96vs $3.73+6.2%	$286Mvs $298M-4.0%

Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

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Compare POWL vs Peers

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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POWL Income Statement

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Sep'17	Sep'18	Sep'19	Sep'20	Sep'21	Sep'22	Sep'23	Sep'24	Sep'25	TTM
Sales/Revenue	395.91M	448.72M	517.18M	518.5M	470.56M	532.58M	699.31M	1.01B	1.1B	1.13B
Revenue Growth %	-29.96%	13.34%	15.26%	0.26%	-9.25%	13.18%	31.31%	44.77%	9.08%	4.5%
Cost of Goods Sold	345.14M	383.36M	430.2M	424.1M	395.5M	447.56M	551.75M	739.27M	779.94M	791.28M
COGS % of Revenue	87.18%	85.44%	83.18%	81.79%	84.05%	84.04%	78.9%	73.02%	70.63%	-
Gross Profit	50.77M▲ 0%	65.36M▲ 28.7%	86.98M▲ 33.1%	94.4M▲ 8.5%	75.06M▼ 20.5%	85.02M▲ 13.3%	147.55M▲ 73.6%	273.09M▲ 85.1%	324.38M▲ 18.8%	340.78M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %	12.82%	14.56%	16.82%	18.21%	15.95%	15.96%	21.1%	26.98%	29.37%	30.1%
Gross Profit Growth %	-52.2%	28.73%	33.08%	8.53%	-20.48%	13.26%	73.56%	85.08%	18.78%	-
Operating Expenses	68.78M	73.69M	76.45M	73.83M	74.04M	77.79M	85.03M	94.31M	106.41M	116.61M
OpEx % of Revenue	17.37%	16.42%	14.78%	14.24%	15.74%	14.61%	12.16%	9.32%	9.64%	-
Selling, General & Admin	61.52M	66.77M	69.95M	67.66M	67.22M	70.83M	78.81M	84.89M	95.4M	103.16M
SG&A % of Revenue	15.54%	14.88%	13.53%	13.05%	14.28%	13.3%	11.27%	8.39%	8.64%	-
Research & Development	6.91M	6.72M	6.33M	6.26M	6.83M	6.96M	6.22M	9.43M	11.01M	13.34M
R&D % of Revenue	1.74%	1.5%	1.22%	1.21%	1.45%	1.31%	0.89%	0.93%	1%	-
Other Operating Expenses	0	747K	177K	-100K	0	0	0	0	0	112K
Operating Income	-19.34M▲ 0%	-9.12M▲ 52.8%	11.46M▲ 225.6%	20.57M▲ 79.5%	1.02M▼ 95.0%	7.22M▲ 608.9%	62.52M▲ 765.4%	178.77M▲ 185.9%	217.86M▲ 21.9%	223.72M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %	-4.88%	-2.03%	2.22%	3.97%	0.22%	1.36%	8.94%	17.66%	19.73%	19.76%
Operating Income Growth %	-222.73%	52.83%	225.64%	79.49%	-95.05%	608.93%	765.45%	185.95%	21.86%	-
EBITDA	-6.58M	3.78M	23.54M	31.15M	11.38M	16.62M	71.13M	185.64M	225.13M	231.84M
EBITDA Margin %	-1.66%	0.84%	4.55%	6.01%	2.42%	3.12%	10.17%	18.34%	20.39%	20.48%
EBITDA Growth %	-122.63%	157.44%	522.53%	32.33%	-63.48%	46.13%	327.85%	161.01%	21.27%	7.9%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	12.76M	12.9M	12.08M	10.58M	10.36M	9.4M	8.61M	6.87M	7.26M	8.12M
EBIT	-16.75M	-7.49M	12.56M	20.56M	1.02M	7.22M	62.52M	178.77M	233.55M	228.21M
Net Interest Income	390K	676K	873K	753K	73K	334K	6.43M	17.32M	15.69M	16.74M
Interest Income	558K	883K	1.1M	981K	277K	334K	6.43M	17.32M	15.69M	16.74M
Interest Expense	168K	207K	230K	228K	204K	0	0	0	0	0
Other Income/Expense	2.42M	1.42M	873K	-241K	73K	2.62M	6.43M	17.32M	15.69M	16.74M
Pretax Income	-16.92M▲ 0%	-7.7M▲ 54.5%	12.33M▲ 260.2%	20.33M▲ 64.8%	1.09M▼ 94.6%	9.84M▲ 801.4%	68.95M▲ 600.5%	196.09M▲ 184.4%	233.55M▲ 19.1%	240.46M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %	-4.27%	-1.72%	2.38%	3.92%	0.23%	1.85%	9.86%	19.37%	21.15%	21.24%
Income Tax	-7.43M	-547K	2.44M	3.67M	461K	-3.89M	14.43M	46.24M	52.8M	53.53M
Effective Tax Rate %	43.93%	7.1%	19.82%	18.05%	42.22%	-39.56%	20.92%	23.58%	22.61%	22.26%
Net Income	-9.49M▲ 0%	-7.15M▲ 24.6%	9.89M▲ 238.3%	16.66M▲ 68.5%	631K▼ 96.2%	13.74M▲ 2077.0%	54.52M▲ 296.9%	149.85M▲ 174.8%	180.75M▲ 20.6%	186.93M▲ 0%
Net Margin %	-2.4%	-1.59%	1.91%	3.21%	0.13%	2.58%	7.8%	14.8%	16.37%	16.51%
Net Income Growth %	-161.16%	24.6%	238.28%	68.45%	-96.21%	2077.02%	296.92%	174.82%	20.62%	7.82%
Net Income (Continuing)	-9.49M	-7.15M	9.89M	16.66M	631K	13.74M	54.52M	149.85M	180.75M	186.93M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)	-0.28▲ 0%	-0.21▲ 25.3%	0.28▲ 237.1%	0.47▲ 67.1%	0.02▼ 96.2%	0.38▲ 2053.4%	1.50▲ 291.3%	4.10▲ 173.1%	4.95▲ 20.9%	5.12▲ 0%
EPS Growth %	-161.03%	25.3%	237.1%	67.06%	-96.23%	2049.53%	291.3%	173.11%	20.91%	7.79%
EPS (Basic)	-0.28	-0.21	0.28	0.48	0.02	0.39	1.53	4.17	4.99	-
Diluted Shares Outstanding	34.36M	34.52M	34.9M	35.08M	35.37M	35.83M	36.36M	36.56M	36.5M	36.54M
Basic Shares Outstanding	34.29M	34.52M	34.71M	34.87M	35.12M	35.39M	35.64M	35.95M	36.19M	36.38M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	121.31%	72.42%	1924.25%	89.05%	22.75%	8.44%	7.12%	-

POWL Balance Sheet

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Sep'17	Sep'18	Sep'19	Sep'20	Sep'21	Sep'22	Sep'23	Sep'24	Sep'25	TTM
Total Current Assets	250.07M	276.66M	328.57M	335.66M	302.46M	369.98M	621.99M	776.48M	931.72M	1.01B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	95.19M	49.75M	124.68M	178.92M	133.98M	116.51M	279.01M	358.39M	475.53M	544.89M
Cash Only	68.36M	36.58M	118.64M	160.22M	114.31M	101.95M	245.88M	315.33M	450.74M	537.71M
Short-Term Investments	26.83M	13.17M	6.04M	18.7M	19.67M	14.55M	33.13M	43.06M	24.79M	7.18M
Accounts Receivable	113.63M	182M	167.7M	121.42M	132.66M	194.57M	267.31M	317.29M	353.74M	238.31M
Days Sales Outstanding	104.76	148.04	118.35	85.47	102.9	133.34	139.52	114.4	116.92	90.78
Inventory	18.45M	21.35M	29.2M	28.97M	29.84M	50.41M	63.87M	85.87M	84.72M	86.3M
Days Inventory Outstanding	19.51	20.33	24.78	24.93	27.53	41.11	42.25	42.4	39.65	39.73
Other Current Assets	4M	630K	2.65M	1.95M	1.6M	3.81M	6.38M	7.44M	7.13M	138.88M
Total Non-Current Assets	164.91M	153.29M	138.84M	136.62M	133.73M	123.4M	130.26M	151.7M	177.27M	171.65M
Property, Plant & Equipment	139.42M	128.76M	120.81M	119.59M	112.91M	100.81M	99.06M	104.64M	112.71M	113.78M
Fixed Asset Turnover	2.84x	3.48x	4.28x	4.34x	4.17x	5.28x	7.06x	9.67x	9.80x	10.05x
Goodwill	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	6.13M	6.04M
Intangible Assets	716K	510K	334K	157K	0	0	0	500K	6.14M	5.61M
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100K	500K
Other Non-Current Assets	23.55M	17.07M	11.58M	12.23M	15.18M	12.43M	13.13M	18.31M	18.75M	76.01M
Total Assets	414.99M▲ 0%	429.95M▲ 3.6%	467.41M▲ 8.7%	472.28M▲ 1.0%	436.19M▼ 7.6%	493.38M▲ 13.1%	752.24M▲ 52.5%	928.18M▲ 23.4%	1.11B▲ 19.5%	1.18B▲ 0%
Asset Turnover	0.95x	1.04x	1.11x	1.10x	1.08x	1.08x	0.93x	1.09x	1.00x	1.02x
Asset Growth %	-10.28%	3.61%	8.71%	1.04%	-7.64%	13.11%	52.47%	23.39%	19.48%	81.56%
Total Current Liabilities	85.58M	117.85M	157.9M	152.95M	121.16M	186.37M	395.69M	428.01M	446.39M	447.28M
Accounts Payable	33.27M	40.71M	51.18M	35.03M	45.25M	63.42M	56.67M	73.63M	67.08M	75.14M
Days Payables Outstanding	35.18	38.76	43.42	30.15	41.76	51.72	37.49	36.35	31.39	29.59
Short-Term Debt	400K	400K	400K	400K	400K	0	0	0	0	880K
Deferred Revenue (Current)	26.67M	43.17M	71.46M	79.44M	42.43M	79.86M	279.8M	287.76M	297.95M	899.6M
Other Current Liabilities	20.84M	30.06M	30.99M	31.09M	28.05M	37.25M	48.63M	51.22M	63.09M	371.26M
Current Ratio	2.92x	2.35x	2.08x	2.19x	2.50x	1.99x	1.57x	1.81x	2.09x	2.09x
Quick Ratio	2.71x	2.17x	1.90x	2.01x	2.25x	1.71x	1.41x	1.61x	1.90x	1.90x
Cash Conversion Cycle	89.08	129.61	99.71	80.26	88.68	122.74	144.28	120.44	125.17	100.92
Total Non-Current Liabilities	8.11M	10.46M	10.36M	12.71M	13.81M	9.8M	11.53M	17.09M	21.83M	23.69M
Long-Term Debt	1.6M	1.2M	800K	400K	0	0	0	0	0	1.07M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	3.43M	2.41M	545K	663K	621K	782K	2.06M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.71M	5.3M	19.83M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	6.51M	9.26M	9.56M	8.87M	11.4M	9.26M	10.87M	13.76M	15.75M	66.38M
Total Liabilities	93.69M	128.31M	168.26M	165.65M	134.97M	196.17M	407.22M	445.11M	468.21M	470.97M
Total Debt	2M	1.6M	1.2M	6.59M	4.23M	2.32M	1.44M	1.22M	1.66M	1.96M
Net Debt	-66.36M	-34.98M	-117.44M	-153.63M	-110.09M	-99.63M	-244.44M	-314.12M	-449.07M	-535.76M
Debt / Equity	0.01x	0.01x	0.00x	0.02x	0.01x	0.01x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x
Debt / EBITDA	-	0.42x	0.05x	0.21x	0.37x	0.14x	0.02x	0.01x	0.01x	0.01x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-	-9.25x	-4.99x	-4.93x	-9.68x	-5.99x	-3.44x	-1.69x	-1.99x	-1.99x
Interest Coverage	-99.71x	-36.19x	54.63x	90.17x	5.00x	-	-	-	-	-
Total Equity	321.3M▲ 0%	301.64M▼ 6.1%	299.15M▼ 0.8%	306.63M▲ 2.5%	301.22M▼ 1.8%	297.21M▼ 1.3%	345.03M▲ 16.1%	483.07M▲ 40.0%	640.77M▲ 32.6%	709.07M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %	-4.18%	-6.12%	-0.83%	2.5%	-1.76%	-1.33%	16.09%	40.01%	32.64%	134.6%
Book Value per Share	9.35	8.74	8.57	8.74	8.52	8.30	9.49	13.21	17.55	19.40
Total Shareholders' Equity	321.3M	301.64M	299.15M	306.63M	301.22M	297.21M	345.03M	483.07M	640.77M	709.07M
Common Stock	122K	123K	124K	124K	125K	126K	127K	128K	129K	129K
Retained Earnings	310.6M	291.53M	289.42M	294.02M	282.5M	283.64M	325.28M	462.19M	629.85M	710.53M
Treasury Stock	-25M	-25M	-25M	-25M	-25M	-25M	-25M	-25M	-25M	0
Accumulated OCI	-18.75M	-21.78M	-24.55M	-24.51M	-20.36M	-29M	-26.91M	-24.36M	-27.04M	-28.13M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

POWL Cash Flow Statement

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Sep'17	Sep'18	Sep'19	Sep'20	Sep'21	Sep'22	Sep'23	Sep'24	Sep'25	TTM
Cash from Operations	36.81M	-28.54M	68.76M	72.39M	-30.46M	-3.58M	182.55M	108.66M	167.94M	167.94M
Operating CF Margin %	9.3%	-6.36%	13.3%	13.96%	-6.47%	-0.67%	26.1%	10.73%	15.21%	-
Operating CF Growth %	-50.85%	-177.53%	340.9%	5.29%	-142.08%	88.24%	5196.4%	-40.48%	54.55%	1281.48%
Net Income	-9.49M	-7.15M	9.89M	16.66M	631K	13.74M	54.52M	149.85M	180.75M	186.93M
Depreciation & Amortization	12.76M	12.9M	12.03M	10.54M	10.34M	9.36M	8.61M	6.87M	7.26M	8.12M
Stock-Based Compensation	2.72M	3.15M	3.84M	3.47M	2.58M	4.09M	4.6M	4.75M	4.63M	3.66M
Deferred Taxes	100K	-2.17M	820K	1.47M	-995K	-4.86M	-7.85M	-7.47M	-4.87M	-12K
Other Non-Cash Items	144K	-636K	233K	-248K	48K	-1.84M	-54K	-48K	-237K	-48.03M
Working Capital Changes	30.58M	-34.64M	41.95M	40.5M	-43.06M	-24.06M	122.72M	-45.28M	-19.61M	1.42M
Change in Receivables	47.98M	-37.18M	-20.19M	41.97M	-7.51M	-31.63M	-99.72M	-7.31M	-2.44M	15.63M
Change in Inventory	8.21M	-3.02M	-7.99M	304K	-599K	-21.43M	-13.28M	-21.82M	2.98M	6.95M
Change in Payables	-2.42M	8.15M	9.55M	-15.31M	9.76M	18.59M	-6.17M	16.35M	-7.49M	-26.97M
Cash from Investing	-55.3M	10.14M	2.96M	-17.54M	-2.46M	6.46M	-26.57M	-21.87M	-8.34M	18K
Capital Expenditures	-3.62M	-4.42M	-4.25M	-5.16M	-2.93M	-2.45M	-7.82M	-11.98M	-13.15M	-8.91M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.92%	0.98%	0.82%	1%	0.62%	0.46%	1.12%	1.18%	1.19%	-
Acquisitions	0	0	0	0	0	4.35M	0	0	-11.49M	-11.49M
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	0	1.86M	0	33K	514K	629K	12K	-143K	20K	0
Cash from Financing	-12.67M	-13.03M	-13.85M	-13.1M	-13.17M	-13.31M	-13.06M	-19.25M	-25.12M	-23.98M
Debt Issued (Net)	-400K	-400K	-400K	-400K	-400K	-400K	0	0	0	0
Equity Issued (Net)	-398K	-712K	-1.45M	-629K	-632K	-675K	-652K	-6.6M	-12.25M	-2.04M
Dividends Paid	-11.88M	-11.92M	-12M	-12.07M	-12.14M	-12.23M	-12.41M	-12.65M	-12.87M	-9.69M
Share Repurchases	-398K	-712K	-1.45M	-629K	-632K	-675K	-652K	-6.6M	-12.25M	-2.04M
Other Financing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-12.25M
Net Change in Cash	-29.36M▲ 0%	-31.77M▼ 8.2%	56.91M▲ 279.1%	41.58M▼ 26.9%	-45.9M▼ 210.4%	-12.36M▲ 73.1%	143.92M▲ 1264.4%	69.46M▼ 51.7%	135.41M▲ 95.0%	-359.54M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow	33.18M▲ 0%	-33.05M▼ 199.6%	64.5M▲ 295.2%	67.26M▲ 4.3%	-33.35M▼ 149.6%	-6.03M▲ 81.9%	174.73M▲ 2996.3%	96.68M▼ 44.7%	154.79M▲ 60.1%	143.18M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %	8.38%	-7.36%	12.47%	12.97%	-7.09%	-1.13%	24.99%	9.55%	14.02%	12.65%
FCF Growth %	-53.83%	-199.6%	295.2%	4.28%	-149.58%	81.91%	2996.3%	-44.67%	60.11%	179.97%
FCF per Share	0.97	-0.96	1.85	1.92	-0.94	-0.17	4.81	2.64	4.24	4.24
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	-3.88x	3.99x	6.95x	4.35x	-48.27x	-0.26x	3.35x	0.73x	0.93x	0.77x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taxes Paid	0	354K	0	1.77M	0	533K	17.23M	50.92M	56.13M	0

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Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)	-2.89%	-2.3%	3.29%	5.5%	0.21%	4.59%	16.98%	36.19%	32.17%	28.61%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-5.86%	-2.62%	3.83%	9.22%	0.44%	2.79%	31.45%	99.49%	90.61%	90.61%
Gross Margin	12.82%	14.56%	16.82%	18.21%	15.95%	15.96%	21.1%	26.98%	29.37%	30.1%
Net Margin	-2.4%	-1.59%	1.91%	3.21%	0.13%	2.58%	7.8%	14.8%	16.37%	16.51%
Debt / Equity	0.01x	0.01x	0.00x	0.02x	0.01x	0.01x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x
Interest Coverage	-99.71x	-36.19x	54.63x	90.17x	5.00x	-	-	-	-	-
FCF Conversion	-3.88x	3.99x	6.95x	4.35x	-48.27x	-0.26x	3.35x	0.73x	0.93x	0.77x
Revenue Growth	-29.96%	13.34%	15.26%	0.26%	-9.25%	13.18%	31.31%	44.77%	9.08%	4.5%

POWL SEC Filings & Documents

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Material company update

May 5, 2026·SEC

Material company update

May 4, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 31, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

FY 2025

Nov 19, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Nov 20, 2024·SEC

FY 2023

Dec 6, 2023·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

FY 2026

May 5, 2026·SEC

FY 2026

Feb 4, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 6, 2025·SEC

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Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) reported $1.13B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 566% increase from $170.1M in 1996.

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) grew revenue by 9.1% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) is profitable, generating $186.9M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (16.4% net margin).

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Yes, Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.11%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) has a return on equity (ROE) of 32.2%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) generated $143.2M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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