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Powell Industries Inc(POWL)

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QUALITY SIGNAL
4-STAR RATING
PASS
LAST CLOSE
$183.96
09/18/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for POWL

09/18/2026: POWL (4-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

The Upturn Star Rating and the current BUY, SELL, or PASS advisory are generated by Upturn’s AI advisory engine based on proprietary signal analysis, price behavior, advisory history, and historical signal performance.

Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Price Behavior

Rolling Over
PRICE PATH

Rolling Over

The price momentum is slowing down and beginning to turn downward.

Choppy
PRICE STABILITY

Choppy

The stock has experienced frequent reversals and pronounced short-term price swings.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit 86.9%
Avg. Invested days 28
Today’s Advisory PASS
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Stock Returns Performance Upturn Returns Performance icon 4.0
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

POWL receives a 3-star rating, supported by solid unit economics, and solid company fundamentals. The rating is constrained by weak price momentum.

Company Fundamentals

POWL has solid overall fundamentals (4 stars), with solid financial health, solid growth momentum, and strong ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, solid earnings growth (+20.6%) and solid cash generation (FCF margin 14.0%) are partially offset by moderate revenue growth (+9.1%).

Financial Health Rating

POWL's financial health is supported by solid liquidity, including working-capital and asset support (WC/assets 43.8%). Profitability is moderate (3 stars), which helps explain the 4-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

Free-cash-flow growth is POWL's strongest growth driver at +60.1% FY2025 versus FY2024 (strong, 5 stars). By comparison, earnings growth (+20.6%, solid) is also solid, while revenue growth (+9.1%, moderate) holds the profile back, so recent growth is not broad-based across the business.

Ownership

Institutional ownership is 93.4% and approximately 79.2% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership of 20.61% supports management-shareholder alignment.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

BlackRock Inc 11.58%
First Trust Advisors L.P. 3.92%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 3.50%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC 3.16%
State Street Corp 2.98%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

POWL generates approximately $294 of gross profit, $197 of operating income, and $140 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Strong margins, cash conversion, and capital efficiency support the rating.

Economic Dimensions

Effective Tax Rate: 22.61%

Quantitative Style Profile

POWL has a high-quality, liquid profile. Weak momentum is the primary drawback, while valuation that is moderately attractive rather than deeply discounted.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Quality TiltSmall / Mid Cap RiskShort Squeeze RiskHighly Liquid / Institution-Friendly

Key Highlights

Company Size Mid-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 6.70B USD
Price to earnings Ratio 35.24
1Y Target Price 280
Price to earnings Ratio 35.24
1Y Target Price 280
Volume (30-day avg) 544.4K shares
Beta 1.19
52 Weeks Range 92.10 - 327.74
Updated Date 09/20/2026
52 Weeks Range 92.10 - 327.74
Updated Date 09/20/2026
Dividends yield (FY) 0.20%
Basic EPS (TTM) 5.22

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

Revenue by Geography

Geography revenue - Year on Year

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Valuation

Trailing PE 35.24
Forward PE 28.09
Enterprise Value 6.07B
Price to Sales(TTM) 5.79
Enterprise Value 6.07B
Price to Sales(TTM) 5.79
Enterprise Value to Revenue 5.24
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 25.69
Shares Outstanding 36.43M
Shares Floating 28.84M
Shares Outstanding 36.43M
Shares Floating 28.84M
Percent Insiders 20.61
Percent Institutions 93.38

Financial Metrics

🧭 Investment Snapshot

Total Revenue (Scale)

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Net Income (Profit)

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Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

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📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

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EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

Information icon Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, indicating operating cash potential. It is needed to compare operating performance across companies without accounting or financing differences.

Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

Information icon Revenue minus cost of revenue, showing profit after direct production costs. It is needed to evaluate core business profitability before overhead expenses.

🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

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Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

Information icon Total debt including both short-term and long-term components. It is needed to assess the company’s leverage and financial risk.

Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

Information icon Current assets minus current liabilities, indicating short-term liquidity strength. It is needed to assess whether the company can meet its short-term obligations.

🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

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Total Assets (Asset Base)

Information icon The full value of everything the company owns, including cash, inventory, equipment, and investments. It is needed to understand the resource base used to generate revenue.

Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

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Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

Information icon Indirect costs of running the business such as salaries, marketing, and administration. It is needed to understand how much it costs to sustain ongoing business operations.

Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

About Powell Industries Inc

Exchange NASDAQ
Headquarters Houston, TX, United States
IPO Launch date 1990-03-26
Chairman of the Board, President & CEO Mr. Brett A. Cope
Sector Industrials
Industry Electrical Equipment & Parts
Full time employees 3143
Full time employees 3143

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.