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Powell Industries POWL Operating margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$296.6M+6.5%
Gross profit$87.9M+5.4%
Operating income$57.6M-2.3%
Net income$45.9M-1.0%
EPS (diluted)$1.25-1.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$537.7M+49.6%
Total debt$2.0M+38.6%
Total equity$709.1M+31.0%
Total assets$1.2B+22.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$51.2M+128%
CapEx$1.8M-55.0%
Free cash flow$49.3M+169%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.83B+220%
Enterprise value$10.29B+256%
P/E57.9×+38.4×
P/S9.6×+6.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin30.1%+1.9pp
Net margin16.5%+0.5pp
FCF margin17%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.9%-7.2pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio2.3×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Powell Industries’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Powell Industries’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Powell Industries's operating margin?
Powell Industries (POWL) reported operating margin of 19.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Powell Industries's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Powell Industries's operating margin increased by 3.0% year-over-year, from 19.2% to 19.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Powell Industries's operating margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Powell Industries's operating margin has grown at a 39.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.7% to 19.7%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.