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Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) Stock Analysis

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) is a Electrical Equipment & Parts stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

POWL

$181.17

+$6.01 (+3.43%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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POWL Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$175.51
Previous Close
$175.16
Day's Range
175.51–182.58
52-Week Range
89.26–328.00
Volume
475.20K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.19
Valuation
Market Cap
$6.60B
P/E Ratio
34.64
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
25.92
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.92
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
5.70
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
5.23
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$1.10B+9.08%
Net Income (FY)
$180.75M+20.62%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
16.49%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
36.43M
1-Year Return
+101.09%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.36+0.20%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 19, 2026
Earnings Date
November 17, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
742.05K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

POWL Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+70.64%
2025+44.49%
2024+152.21%
2023+155.63%
2022+24.34%
2021+3.60%
2020−37.60%
2019+101.58%
2018−9.92%
2017−24.00%
2016 (partial year)+7.42%

As of September 4, 2026.

POWL Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends September
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.10B$180.75M16.4%
2024$1.01B$149.85M14.8%
2023$699.31M$54.53M7.8%
2022$532.58M$13.74M2.6%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.10B$324.38M$217.86M$180.75M16.4%
2024$1.01B$273.09M$178.77M$149.85M14.8%
2023$699.31M$147.55M$62.52M$54.53M7.8%
2022$532.58M$85.02M$7.22M$13.74M2.6%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of September 30, 2025.

POWL Dividend History

$0.36+1.1% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.182—
2025$0.364+1.1%
2024$0.354+0.8%
2023$0.354+1.2%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.182—
2025$0.364+1.1%
2024$0.354+0.8%
2023$0.354+1.2%
2022$0.354+0.0%
2021$0.354+0.0%
2020$0.354+0.0%
2019$0.354+0.0%
2018$0.354+0.0%
2017$0.354+300.0%
2016$0.091—

Most recent payment: $0.09 per share, ex-dividend May 20, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

POWL Valuation vs Electrical Equipment & Parts Median

Median of 55 stocks
MetricPOWLElectrical Equipment & Parts medianvs median
P/E34.6438.9911% below
P/S ratio5.701.93196% above
Profit margin16.49%0.00%16.5 pts above

Medians across 55 Electrical Equipment & Parts stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Company Overview

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) is capitalised at $6.60B on the latest close. It is classified in the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry, within the Industrials sector. The company reports 3,143 employees.

The most recent close on file for POWL is $181.17, dated September 4, 2026. That is +$6.01 (+3.43%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $89.26 to $328.00. The latest close sits 102.96% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $1.10B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $1.01B, that is a change of +9.08%. Net income for the same year was $180.75M. That is +20.62% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 16.49%. That is 16.5 percentage points above the Electrical Equipment & Parts median of 0%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 5.23.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $532.58M in 2022 to $1.10B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 34.64. That is 11.16% below the Electrical Equipment & Parts median of 38.99. The forward P/E on file is 25.92. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.92. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 5.7 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 195.65% above the Electrical Equipment & Parts median of 1.93. The medians here are taken across 55 Electrical Equipment & Parts companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +101.09%. Measured over 10 years, that is +32.85% a year compounded. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.19. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 55.61%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 0.2%. That is 0.4 percentage points below the Electrical Equipment & Parts median yield of 0.55%. At the indicated rate that is $0.36 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is August 19, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $0.18 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.36 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2023 returned +155.63% and 2020 returned −37.60%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the price is +70.64% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) operates in the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Powell Industries, Inc. POWL $6.60B 34.6
Vertiv Holdings Co VRT $108.00B 61.0
Bloom Energy Corporation BE $74.48B 304.7
nVent Electric plc NVT $25.25B 43.3

The Electrical Equipment & Parts industry average P/E ratio is 39.0x. Powell Industries, Inc. trades at a P/E of 34.6.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Powell Industries, Inc.

Powell Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems. The company's products portfolio includes integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, and electrical houses; and traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, switches, and bus duct systems. It also provides field service inspection, installation, commissioning, modification, and repair services; spare parts; retrofit and retrofill components for existing systems; and replacement circuit breakers for switchgears. The company serves onshore and offshore production, liquefied natural gas facilities and terminals, pipelines and refineries, petrochemical, electric utility, light rail traction power, mining and metals, pulp and paper, data centers, commercial construction, and other industrial markets, as well as universities and government entities. It operates in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Mexico, the Asia/Pacific, and Central and South America. Powell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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