Powell Industries, Inc.: stock overview

POWLNASDAQIndustrials · Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus

Price

$142.72

November 13, 2026Market cap $5.2B

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Notes on these figures

The share price has fallen 32% since Aug 4, 2026, when the 10-Q these figures come from was filed ($211.38 then, $142.72 on Nov 13, 2026). The figures date from before that move.10-Q
The latest annual figures the company filed are for 2025, more than a year ago. Newer ones may be late.

In short

Powell Industries had revenue of $1.2B over the last 12 months and net income of $191M, a net margin of 16.5%. Revenue grew by 16.3% a year on average over the last 5 years. At $142.72 the shares trade at a P/E of 27.1, against a median of 18.4 over the last 4 fiscal years. It holds more cash than debt, by $634M. It pays a dividend yielding 0.25%.

From its SEC filings (latest fiscal year to September 30, 2025) and the price of November 13, 2026.

Its SEC filings

Market cap: $5.2B; 36.28M shares
P/E: 27.1; Today27.1
Median18.4
Revenue, 12 months: $1.2B; +16.3% a year over 5 years
Net margin: 16.5%; FY2025: 16.4%, above 85% of its industry

Worth knowing

What a holder would want to hear from the company's SEC filings of the last three years. Each with its filing, without comment.

3 fiscal years in figures

Each fiscal year's figures as the company filed them, and the share price at its end.

FY2023–FY2025 fiscal years

+25.7% a year over 2 years

FY2025Sep 30, 202510-K
Revenue$1.1B
FY2024Sep 30, 202410-K
Revenue$1.0B
FY2023Sep 30, 202310-K
Revenue$699M

Year	Revenue	Net income	EPS	Free cash flow	Dividend per share	Price
FY2025Sep 30, 202510-K	$1.1B	$181M	$4.95	$155M	$0.36	$101.60
FY2024Sep 30, 202410-K	$1.0B	$150M	$4.10	$97M	$0.35	$74.00
FY2023Sep 30, 202310-K	$699M	$55M	$1.50	$175M	$0.35	$27.63

Fiscal years in figures

POWL's revenue, profit, cash flow and dividend with each year-end price, from FY2010 to FY2022, 13 more fiscal years

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Key figures

The company's current figures in five groups. Each term is explained behind its ⓘ.

Valuation

Market cap 3-year median: $2.7B: $5.2B
Enterprise value: $4.5B
P/E 3-year median: 18.4: 27.1
EV / EBIT: 20.0
EV / Revenue: 3.9
P/B 3-year median: 5.5: 6.9
FCF yield 3-year median: 4.2%: 4.7%
Earnings yield 3-year median: 5.4%: 3.7%

Profitability

Gross margin: 30.1%
Operating margin: 19.7%
Net margin 3-year median: 14.8%: 16.5%
ROIC: 26.3%
ROIC, 5-year average: 14.5%
ROE: 28.3%

Growth

Revenue, yearly change: +9.1%
EPS, yearly change: +20.9%
FCF, yearly change: +60.1%
Revenue, average a year: +16.3%
EPS, average a year: +59.9%

The yearly change compares FY2025 with FY2024.

Balance sheet

Cash: $634M
Total debt: $2.5M
Of which operating leases: $2.5M
Net cash: $634M
Net debt / EBITDA: -2.7x
Interest cover: –
Current ratio: 1.97

Balance sheet of June 30, 2026.

Returns to shareholders

Dividend yield 3-year median: 0.5%: 0.25%
Buybacks: –
Total returned: 0.25%
Shares, yearly change: +0.6%

Valuation against its own pastEach fiscal year's P/E, P/FCF and P/B beside today's, and the DCF calculator for the company.Valuation

Against its industry

Where its margins and returns stood in fiscal 2025 among the SEC filers of its industry (SIC code 36).

Gross margin

29.4%

Above 38% of the 179 companies in its industry, and 37% of all.

Operating margin

19.7%

Above 88% of the 189 companies in its industry, and 82% of all.

Net margin

16.4%

Above 85% of the 193 companies in its industry, and 77% of all.

ROE

27.0%

Above 89% of the 176 companies in its industry, and 90% of all.

ROA

16.5%

Above 94% of the 194 companies in its industry, and 95% of all.

Revenue growth

9.1%

Above 52% of the 183 companies in its industry, and 59% of all.

From the yearly figures every company files with the SEC, for those with revenue of at least $25 million. The industry is the first two digits of the SIC code.

The company at the SEC

How it is registered and when its fiscal year ends.

Name at the SEC: POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
CIK: 80420
Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry (SIC): 3613 · Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus
Fiscal year ends: September 30
Latest annual report: September 30, 2025
Reporting currency: USD
Shares: 36.28M

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What is POWL's market cap?

Powell Industries, Inc.'s market cap is $5.2B, at a price of $142.72 on November 13, 2026 and 36.28M shares.

What is POWL's P/E?

POWL's P/E is 27.1, on earnings per share of $5.21 over the last 12 months. The median over the last 4 fiscal years was 18.4.

How much revenue does POWL have?

Powell Industries had revenue of $1.2B over the last 12 months. Over the last 5 years it changed by +16.3% a year on average.

Does POWL pay a dividend?

Yes. Powell Industries paid $0.36 per share over the last 12 months, a yield of 0.25% at today's price. All the figures are in the Dividend section.

Where do the figures come from?

From Powell Industries, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and the share price. They hold no analyst estimates and no score, and they are not a recommendation.

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