POWL
Powell Industries Inc Industrials Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus Russell 3000
$156.26Close
$5.7BMarket cap
$93.90 – $321.8052-week range
Nov 17, 2026Next report
Highlights
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 3 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 19 · weaker than 81% of stocks over 12 months
- Far from its high 51% below its 52-week high
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
51%
1wk
up 3.5%
price change
1mo
down 15.3%
price change
12-month return
up 24%
market up 11% ·
its own up 4%
F-score
5 / 9
Mixed
Altman Z
10.22
Low risk
P/E
31.3×
price / earnings
PEG
1.50
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
8.8×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 4.2%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
40%
of the market · around average
Revenue growth
up 9%
year on year
EPS growth
up 8%
latest quarter · +9 pts
Sales growth
up 9%
latest quarter · +2 pts
ROE
up 32%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 14%
$154.8M FCF
D/E
—
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
-2.0×
net cash
Interest cover
—EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- profitability slipped from last year
- profits not fully backed by cash
- issued more shares
- assets working less efficiently
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- reduced long-term debt
- short-term liquidity improved
- gross margin widened
Repair signals
- Gross margin 27.0% → 29.4%
Trade setup
ATR%
6.5%
$10.08 a day · 2×ATR $136.09
RS
19 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
3 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
1.1×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
1.16
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Nov 17, 2026
Trend template · 3 of 8
- Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: fails
- 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
- 200-day average rising for a month: passes
- 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
- Price above the 50-day average: fails
- At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
- Within 25% of the 52-week high: fails
- RS rank 70 or higher: fails
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- No restatement or impairment
- Equity positive
- Interest covered
- No material dilution
- Profits tracking cash
- Margins and revenue not shrinking
Last reported
Aug 3, 2026
Last shock
Oct 22, 2026-12% in one session2.1× volumeno filing matched+4% since
Financials
- Gross 29%
- Net 16%
- Free cash 14%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Sep 30, 2020 | FY2021Sep 30, 2021 | FY2022Sep 30, 2022 | FY2023Sep 30, 2023 | FY2024Sep 30, 2024 | FY2025Sep 30, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $518.5M | $470.6M | $532.6M | $699.3M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | 18% | 16% | 16% | 21% | 27% | 29% |
| Operating income | $19.1M | $1.0M | $7.2M | $62.5M | $178.8M | $217.9M |
| Net income | $16.7M | $631,000 | $13.7M | $54.5M | $149.8M | $180.7M |
| Net margin | 3% | 0% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 16% |
| Earnings per share | $0.47 | $0.02 | $0.38 | $1.50 | $4.10 | $4.95 |
| Free cash flow | $67.2M | -$33.4M | -$6.0M | $174.7M | $96.7M | $154.8M |
| Free cash margin | 13% | -7% | -1% | 25% | 10% | 14% |
| Cash | $160.2M | $114.3M | $102.0M | $245.9M | $315.3M | $450.7M |
| Long-term debt | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | — | — | — |
| Shareholders' equity | $306.6M | $301.2M | $297.2M | $345.0M | $483.1M | $640.8M |
| Shares outstanding | 37.27m | 37.49m | 37.76m | 35.59m | 35.97m | 36.21m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 35d |
| May 5, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 35d |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 35d |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 50d |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 37d |
| May 7, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 37d |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 38d |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 51d |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 31d |
| May 1, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 31d |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 31d |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Annual ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 67d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Results · Other events ↗ |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| May 5, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| May 4, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Charter or bylaws ↗ |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Shareholder vote · Other events ↗ |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Results · Other events ↗ |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Other events ↗ |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Results · Other events ↗ |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Director or officer change ↗ |