Powell Industries Inc (POWL) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 4, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Powell Industries Inc stock $161, price $143, upside +12.8%, quality 70 out of 100. Rating: undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
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60‑month range $5.94 – $321.80 · fair‑value band $114.44 – $225.48 · the $143.10 price screens below the $161.38 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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Powell Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems.
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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.
Stock analysis
Powell Industries Inc (POWL) currently trades at $143.10, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $161.38, implying the stock looks roughly 11% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $81.90 per share, and 0 of the 26 models we run sit above the $143.10 price.
Bear case: the Economic Profit group reads lowest at $35.03, and 26 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $114.44 (bear) to $225.48 (bull), the price of $143.10 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 70/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Powell Industries Inc reported revenue of $1.1B in FY2025 versus $471M in FY2021, a compound +23.8%/yr. Reported net income was $181M in FY2025, compounding +311.4%/yr from FY2021. FY2021 was a trough year, so the rate overstates the trend.
Key figures
Market cap $5.2B Mid · P/E ratio 27.4 · P/S ratio 4.52 · EPS (TTM) $5.22 · Dividend yield 0.3% · Net margin 16.5% · Return on equity 28.3% · Return on assets (EBIT) 9.8%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 78 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 56% below its 52-week high and 52% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −35% fair-value upside, at 13%, POWL screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$114.44Fair Value $161.38Bull$225.48
Price $143.10 · Upside +12.8%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 12 months old). Earnings retained since then ($4.86 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 6 officers or directors sold shares worth $10.1M and none bought.
SalePing NiCorp Controller2× since Feb 11, 2026: 770 shares, avg. $205.58$158,298Oct 16, 2026
SaleBrett Alan CopePresident & CEO, Director7× since Mar 12, 2026: 28,539 shares, avg. $253.60$7.2MSep 30, 2026
SaleWilliam Marshall Mauney JrVice President, R&D3× since Dec 19, 2025: 5,801 shares, avg. $320.79$1.9MSep 30, 2026
SaleRichard E WilliamsDirector2× since May 14, 2026: 7,500 shares, avg. $270.35$2.0MAug 14, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleMichael William MetcalfExec Vice President2× since Mar 31, 2026: 7,500 shares, avg. $381.98$2.9MJun 30, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleThomas W Powell10% owner4× since Feb 11, 2026: 110,529 shares, avg. $461.02$51.0MJun 25, 2026
SaleMohit SinghDirector1,350 shares at $293.21$395,834May 28, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleDavid L EckenrodeAssistant Secretary/Treasurer295 shares at $570.00$168,150Feb 10, 2026
SaleJohn BirchallManaging Director2,400 shares at $582.50$1.4MFeb 9, 2026
SaleTerry B McKertcherVice President, Operations2× since Dec 8, 2025: 5,100 shares, avg. $468.17$2.4MFeb 6, 2026
Plus 11 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.100/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+9.1%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+27.5%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+16.3%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +5.3% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+7.3%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
≈ +42.6%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+42.3%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.3%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.42.3% vs 19.9%, picking up
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.4% → 20%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
⚠ Approximate: the rate leans on 2025, which sits 230% above its own trend.
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes about as much growth as the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+18.8%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+13.8%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +16.0% a year for the price and +11.1% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (88 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
AI conclusion: Powell's record backlog signals robust demand for custom electrical systems in data centers and utilities as its main strength, while execution and capacity constraints that restrict revenue growth to single digits form its primary weakness.
Main risk: Larger multinational competitors such as ABB, Eaton, Schneider Electric and Siemens with greater resources could offer integrated solutions or lower prices and take market share from Powell's custom electrical systems.
Bull case: Powell could strengthen its niche in custom-engineered, high-voltage systems for data centers and utilities by expanding capacity and deepening relationships with hyperscalers to maintain pricing power despite larger rivals.
Bear case: If larger competitors capture more standardized demand or supplier issues cause repeated delays, Powell might lose key projects, face margin pressure and struggle to convert its backlog into sustained revenue growth.
Powell builds custom electrical systems for data centers, utilities and industrial sites, where a record backlog points to strong future demand. Recent quarters, however, delivered only single-digit revenue growth and slight misses versus expectations despite that order book. Will the company convert its backlog into faster results, or will execution and capacity constraints keep growth modest?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Electrical Equipment & Parts · 561 stocks
Beats the industry median on 7/15 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score70 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+12.8% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)28.3% · Top 25%
Return on assets16.3% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)16.5% · Top 25%
Operating margin (12 months)20.6% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)8.9% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)0.3% · Bottom 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.00× · Lowest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Electrical Equipment & Parts median · lower = cheaper
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Is Powell Industries Inc (POWL) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $161.38 versus a price of $143.10, about +13% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of POWL?
Our model-based fair value for Powell Industries Inc is $161.38 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $143.10.
What is the quality score of POWL?
Powell Industries Inc has a Quality Score of 70/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $161.38 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $114.44, optimistic scenario $225.48. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Powell Industries Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $161.38, about +13% upside versus a price of $143.10 (undervalued). Cautious scenario $114.44, optimistic scenario $225.48. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
Powell Industries Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $1.2B (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
Does Powell Industries Inc pay a dividend?
Powell Industries Inc currently shows a dividend yield of 0.25% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 6, 2026).
What growth is priced into Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Powell Industries Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +18.8 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.2 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +16.3 % per year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of POWL use?
Our models discount Powell Industries Inc at 10.2 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 1.17, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Powell Industries Inc that is +18.8 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (10.2 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Powell Industries Inc (POWL) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Powell Industries Inc grew +16.3 % a year. The price currently implies +18.8 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Powell Industries Inc (POWL) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +7.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Powell Industries Inc (+18.8 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 2.96 %: that much free cash flow Powell Industries Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.2 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Powell Industries Inc it is $161.38 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $143.10. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Powell Industries Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, POWL trades below its calculated fair value: price $143.10, fair value $161.38, a gap of about +13% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of POWL?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($143.10); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($161.38). For Powell Industries Inc the two are $18.28 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Powell Industries Inc worth?
The market values Powell Industries Inc at about $5.2B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $143.10; our models calculate a fair value of $161.38 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about POWL?
Our models span a range for Powell Industries Inc: cautious scenario $114.44, base $161.38, optimistic $225.48 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $143.10). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of POWL?
Powell Industries Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.4 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $161.38 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 2.1, P/B 8.2, P/S 4.5, EV/EBITDA 20.3.
What is the PEG ratio of POWL?
The PEG ratio of Powell Industries Inc is 2.10 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
Balance-sheet figures for Powell Industries Inc (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 28.3%, debt of 0.00 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 70/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is POWL from its 52-week high?
Powell Industries Inc trades at $143.10, about 56% below its 52-week high of $321.80 and 52% above the low of $93.90 (as of Nov 4, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $161.38 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Powell Industries Inc?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value Contemporary Amperex Technology Co, ABB Ltd, Vertiv Holdings, Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Powell Industries Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $143.10, calculated fair value $161.38 (+13%), Quality Score 70/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of POWL calculated?
We run Powell Industries Inc through 26 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $161.38, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 15.6% above its aggregate fair value. Powell Industries Inc currently trades 11% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
The closing price on Nov 4, 2026 was $143.10. Our model-based fair value is $161.38, about +13% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Powell Industries Inc right now?
A fairly wide model range ($114.44 to $225.48) leaves room in how you read the outcome. The price sits in the lower half of our model range, the side with the larger margin of safety. The data supports the verdict: every model runs on fully documented inputs.
Where does the earnings growth of Powell Industries Inc (POWL) come from?
Earnings per share at Powell Industries Inc grew +20.6 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +1.5 %, EBIT margin +18.6 %, tax rate +1.6 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −1.4 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Powell Industries Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
The market capitalisation of Powell Industries Inc is $5.2B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Powell Industries Inc is 4.52 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
Earnings per share at Powell Industries Inc are $5.22 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 27.4). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
The dividend yield of Powell Industries Inc is 0.3% (payout 6.9%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
The net margin of Powell Industries Inc is 16.5% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Powell Industries Inc is 28.3% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Powell Industries Inc is 9.8% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
The operating margin of Powell Industries Inc is 20.6% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
Revenue at Powell Industries Inc is growing +8.9% versus a year earlier (3y avg +27.5%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Powell Industries Inc (POWL)?
Earnings per share at Powell Industries Inc are growing +7.6% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Powell Industries Inc (POWL) hold?
Powell Industries Inc holds more cash than debt, $449M net (fiscal year 2025). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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