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POWELL INDUSTRIES INC POWL
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC (POWL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.13% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $1.1B at a 16.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.36 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-06 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-27 | JP Morgan | Overweight (init) |
| 2026-03-05 | GLJ Research | Hold (init) |
| 2026-02-05 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-01-23 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral (init) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.438 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.568 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.196 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.369 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWL | POWELL INDUSTRIES INC | 5/9 | 7.48 | 56.4 | +9.1% |
| LFUS | LITTELFUSE INC /DE | 6/9 | 4.6 | — | +8.9% |
| ABBNY | ABB LTD | 4/9 | 3.45 | — | +9.5% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
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.
FAQ
Is POWL financially healthy?
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does POWL pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. POWELL INDUSTRIES INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.13% with a 7.1% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is POWL?
In FY2025, POWELL INDUSTRIES INC had a net margin of 16.4% and a return on equity of 28.2%.
Is POWL overvalued or undervalued?
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC trades at about 14.0× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.6×–517.2×, median 21.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for POWL?
The average Wall-Street price target for POWELL INDUSTRIES INC is $301.25, about 44.8% above the recent price, from 4 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is POWL a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on POWELL INDUSTRIES INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 56.4×, a dividend yield of 0.13%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.