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POWELL INDUSTRIES INC POWL

Nasdaq · stock · Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

POWELL INDUSTRIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$10.2B
P / E56.4×
P / S9.2×
P / B15.9×
P / FCF65.8×
Dividend yield0.13%
Net margin16.4%
Return on equity28.2%
FCF margin14.0%
Return on capital32.9%
Graham number -63%$76.92

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($76.92); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.70% -2.40% -1.60% 1.90% 3.20% 0.10% 2.60% 7.80% 14.80% 16.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
18.80% 12.80% 14.60% 16.80% 18.20% 16.00% 16.00% 21.10% 27.00% 29.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2.80% -4.90% -2.00% 2.20% 3.70% 0.20% 1.40% 8.90% 17.70% 19.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
4.60% -3.00% -2.40% 3.30% 5.40% 0.20% 4.60% 15.80% 31.00% 28.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
34.3M 34.4M 34.5M 34.9M 35.1M 35.4M 37.8M 36.4M 36.6M 36.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$95.3M -$66.4M -$35.0M -$117.4M -$159.4M -$113.9M -$102.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.40% -2.30% -1.70% 2.10% 3.50% 0.10% 2.80% 7.20% 16.10% 16.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
12.70% 8.40% -7.30% 12.50% 13.00% -7.10% -1.10% 25.00% 9.50% 14.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.01× 0.01× 0.01× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.45 -$0.28 -$0.21 $0.28 $0.47 $0.02 $0.38 $1.50 $4.10 $14.86 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

POWELL INDUSTRIES INC trades at about 14× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.6×–517.2×, median 21.5×).

8.6× 517.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.6×–517.2×); dot = today's 14×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin29.4%27.0%21.1%16.0%16.0%18.2%16.8%14.6%12.8%18.8%
Operating margin19.7%17.7%8.9%1.4%0.2%3.7%2.2%-2.0%-4.9%2.8%
Net margin16.4%14.8%7.8%2.6%0.1%3.2%1.9%-1.6%-2.4%2.7%
FCF margin14.0%9.5%25.0%-1.1%-7.1%13.0%12.5%-7.3%8.4%12.7%
Return on assets16.3%16.1%7.2%2.8%0.1%3.5%2.1%-1.7%-2.3%3.4%
Return on equity28.2%31.0%15.8%4.6%0.2%5.4%3.3%-2.4%-3.0%4.6%
Debt / equity———0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.01×0.01×0.01×
Current ratio2.091.811.571.992.502.192.082.352.922.57

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.