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Powell Industries POWL Business Segments — Research and development expenses

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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
Operating margin19.8%+0.6pp
Net margin16.5%+0.5pp
FCF margin17%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.9%-7.2pp
Debt / equity0×0.0×
Current ratio2.3×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Powell Industries in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

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 business segments — research and development expenses?
Powell Industries (POWL) reported business segments — research and development expenses of $4.29M in Q1 2026.
How has Powell Industries's business segments — research and development expenses changed year-over-year?
Powell Industries's business segments — research and development expenses increased by 56.2% year-over-year, from $2.75M to $4.29M.
What does business segments — research and development expenses mean?
Reflects investments in the design, engineering, and innovation of new electrical distribution and control technologies. This spending is essential for maintaining the company's competitive edge in custom-engineered industrial solutions.