# Powell Industries Inc. (POWL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Electrical Equipment. Price $181.17, market value $6.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 34.7×** (5-yr avg 105.4×, 3-yr avg 18.9×). Powell Industries Inc. trades at 34.7× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 105.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 25.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.24**. A PEG of 1.24 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 5.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.7×.
- **Price / book: 8.7×**. The shares trade at 8.7× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.7%** (5-yr avg 2.1%). Free cash flow equals 3.7% of the market value, above its five-year average of 2.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 2.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 30.1%**. Powell Industries Inc. keeps 30.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 19.7%**. 19.7% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 16.4%**. 16.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 28.2%**. 28.2% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 94.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 94.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 17.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 17.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.1%** (3-yr 27.5%/yr, 5-yr 16.3%/yr). Revenue grew 9.1% over the last year, against 16.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 20.9%** (3-yr 134.7%/yr, 5-yr 59.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 20.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 2.09** (quick 2.09). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.09 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 11.44**. A Z-score of 11.44 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.20%** ($0.36 per share, trailing). Powell Industries Inc. yields 0.20%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 7%** (5% of free cash flow). 7% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 13**. 13 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.6%/yr** (1-yr 1.1%). The dividend has grown 0.6% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Powell Industries Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $280.00 (+55% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 101.1%** (YTD 70.6%, 3-mo -36.4%). The shares are up 101.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -44.8%** (101.5% above the low). Trading 45% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 38**. An RSI of 38 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.36** (volatility 63%). Beta of 2.36 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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