Powell Industries, Inc.

POWL Industrials Electrical Equipment & Parts

Powell Industries, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $1.1 billion, up 9.08% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+8.90%
EPS
+7.25%
Free cash flow
+121.7%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

126.73 16.37 −11.44%
Market cap
$4.6B
P/E
24.1×
Fwd P/E
29.1×
Dividend yield
0.28%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
7.68
Beneish M
−2.36
Dividend safety
86/100

Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) Return on equity

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Powell Industries, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 28.3%, down 3.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (32.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.89% (fiscal 2017) to 36.2% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry median of 0.00% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 32.2% (4.02)
FY2024 36.2% 19.21
FY2023 17.0% 12.39
FY2022 4.59% 4.38
FY2021 0.21% (5.29)
FY2020 5.50% 2.21
FY2019 3.29% 5.59
FY2018 −2.30% 0.59
FY2017 −2.89% (7.53)
FY2016 4.64% 1.96

Against its own ten years

Low −2.89% High 36.2%
Ten-year median 4.59%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ENR Energizer Holdings, Inc. compare 42.2%
POWL Powell Industries, Inc. 28.3%
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. compare 19.9%
AYI Acuity, Inc. compare 18.6%
ENS Enersys compare 18.4%
NVT nVent Electric PLC compare 17.6%
FPS Forgent Power Solutions, Inc. compare 13.2%
HAYW Hayward Holdings, Inc. compare 10.9%
PLUG Plug Power, Inc. compare −139.6%
Electrical Equipment & Parts industry median 0.00%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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