Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus · SIC 3613

POWELL INDUSTRIES INC

POWL

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Latest revenue

$296.6M

as of 2026-03-31

Latest net income

$45.9M

as of 2026-03-31

Net margin

15.5%

as of 2026-03-31

Price · 5Y

+93.3% / yr 79.5 pts / yr vs S&P 500 2565.7% total
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delayed ≤15 min
$279.22
3.13%
Market cap
$10.17B
Enterprise value
$10.17B
P/E (trailing)
56.3×
Forward P/E
P/B
Dividend yield
0.3%
52-wk high
$612.50
52-wk low
$164.26
Beta
Shares out
36.4M

5-year trend

What this company does

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Item 1. Business Overview Powell Industries, Inc. is a Delaware corporation founded by William E. Powell in 1947. We develop, design, manufacture and service custom-engineered equipment and systems that distribute, control and monitor the flow of electrical energy and provide protection to motors, transformers and other electrically powered equipment. Our major subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned, include Powell Electrical Systems, Inc.; Powell Canada, Inc.; Powell (UK) Limited; and Powell Industries International Limited. We are headquartered in Houston, Texas and primarily serve the oil and gas and petrochemical markets, the electric utility market, and commercial and other…

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Generated from POWL's filing dated 2025-11-19

Key risks

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Item 1A. Risk Factors Our business is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described below. If any of the following risks occur, the business’s financial condition, cash flows, liquidity and results of operations may be negatively impacted, and we may not be able to achieve our quarterly, annual or long-range plans. Additional risks and uncertainties not known to us or not described below may also negatively impact our business and results of operations. This Annual Report also includes statements reflecting assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions or beliefs about future events that are intended as…

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Generated from POWL's filing dated 2025-11-19

Profitability

Gross margin

29.4%

8.9%

Operating margin

19.7%

11.7%

Net margin

16.4%

10.6%

Return on equity

28.2%

9.1%

Return on assets

16.3%

1.0%

Leverage

Debt / equity

0.73×

20.7%

Long-term debt / equity

0.00×

Debt / assets

42.2%

12.0%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-31

$296.6M+6.5%$45.9M-1.0%15.5%

Q4 2025

2025-12-31

$251.2M+4.0%$41.4M+19.1%16.5%

Q3 2025

2025-09-30

$298.0M+8.3%$51.4M+11.7%17.3%

Q2 2025

2025-06-30

$286.3M-0.7%$48.2M+4.4%16.8%

Q1 2025

2025-03-31

$278.6M+9.2%$46.3M+38.3%16.6%

Q4 2024

2024-12-31

$241.4M+24.4%$34.8M+44.3%14.4%

Q3 2024

2024-09-30

$275.1M$46.1M16.7%

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$288.2M+49.8%$46.2M+150.5%16.0%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$0

Insider selling

$60.5M

Net activity

−$60.5M

Distinct insiders

11

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-14

Brett Alan Cope

President & CEO

Sale4,440$301.00$1.3M
2026-05-14

Richard E Williams

Director

Sale4,370$298.88$1.3M
2026-05-14

Richard E Williams

Director

Sale740$300.66$222.5K
2026-05-14

Richard E Williams

Director

Sale140$301.05$42.1K
2026-05-11

William Marshall Mauney Jr

Vice President, R&D

Sale927$321.86$298.4K
2026-05-11

William Marshall Mauney Jr

Vice President, R&D

Sale386$322.70$124.6K
2026-05-11

William Marshall Mauney Jr

Vice President, R&D

Sale176$323.82$57.0K
2026-05-11

William Marshall Mauney Jr

Vice President, R&D

Sale313$324.87$101.7K
2026-05-11

William Marshall Mauney Jr

Vice President, R&D

Sale623$325.97$203.1K
2026-05-11

William Marshall Mauney Jr

Vice President, R&D

Sale66$327.06$21.6K
2026-05-11

William Marshall Mauney Jr

Vice President, R&D

Sale9$327.69$2.9K
2026-04-09

Brett Alan Cope

President & CEO

Sale4,440$233.96$1.0M
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale40$510.16$20.4K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale80$511.76$40.9K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale80$513.07$41.0K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale140$516.09$72.3K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale162$517.35$83.8K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale202$518.67$104.8K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale240$519.47$124.7K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale200$520.85$104.2K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale204$522.15$106.5K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale120$522.88$62.7K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale40$528.67$21.1K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale40$530.81$21.2K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale40$532.74$21.3K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale120$534.62$64.2K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale240$535.81$128.6K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale393$536.81$211.0K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale200$537.51$107.5K
2026-03-31

Michael William Metcalf

Exec Vice President

Sale234$539.07$126.1K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns POWL

Institutional value

$3.10B

Total shares held

6.0M

Distinct holders

321

-34 vs prior

As of

2026-03-31

Prior: 2025-12-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1BlackRock, Inc.1.4M$760.8M+1.9K (+0.1%)Added
2FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP516.6K$279.5M-9.5K (-1.8%)Trimmed
3VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC424.6K$229.7MNew
4VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC383.6K$207.6MNew
5DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP323.6K$175.1M-39.2K (-10.8%)Trimmed
6Fisher Asset Management, LLC256.9K$139.0M-60.4K (-19.0%)Trimmed
7Invesco Ltd.241.8K$130.8M+26.8K (+12.5%)Added
8FEDERATED HERMES, INC.156.8K$84.8M-28.4K (-15.3%)Trimmed
9JANE STREET GROUP, LLC154.4K$83.5M+153.1K (+12212.7%)Added
10UBS Group AG146.1K$79.1M+48.1K (+49.0%)Added
11Capital World Investors95.8K$51.9M+30.9K (+47.6%)Added
12ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC88.2K$47.7M-8.5K (-8.8%)Trimmed
13Bank of New York Mellon Corp73.3K$39.6M-2.1K (-2.8%)Trimmed
14VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO66.2K$35.8MNew
15PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC65.1K$35.2M+20.0K (+44.5%)Added
16Stephens Investment Management Group LLC59.8K$32.3M-17.0K (-22.2%)Trimmed
17Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC52.3K$29.0MNew
18BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS42.2K$22.8M+40.0K (+1828.2%)Added
19Public Sector Pension Investment Board41.3K$22.3M+2.1K (+5.4%)Added
20ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP41.2K$22.3M-20.6K (-33.3%)Trimmed

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

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