AEIS vs POWL vs TRTN-PA Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Powell Industries and Triton International Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$143.10 -27.7% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.21B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.21%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Advanced Energy Industries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Energy Industries 4, Triton International 4, Powell Industries 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISPOWLTRTN-PALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.46B $5.21B $2.50B AEIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.3x 27.3x 3.6x TRTN-PA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 27.7x — AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.7% +7.0% +36.3% TRTN-PA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.7% 16.5% 528.7% TRTN-PA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% — 7.7% AEIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 5.6x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.19% 0.21% 0.00% POWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.5% +12.9% -3.7% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +72.9%/yr -2.5%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 65.6% 8.3% TRTN-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 72/100 43/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

AEISPOWLTRTN-PA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEISPOWLTRTN-PA
Valuation 28 #147 of 204 50 #103 of 204 90 #21 of 204
Growth 85 #30 of 191 92 #17 of 191 21 #151 of 191
Profitability 61 #74 of 189 97 #6 of 189 64 #69 of 189
Financial Health 61 #86 of 221 76 #54 of 221 8 #204 of 221
Shareholder Returns 18 #130 of 159 47 #85 of 159 34 #105 of 159
Overall 51 72 43
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRTN-PA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEISPOWLTRTN-PASPY
1 month -28.8%-27.7%-2.8% -1.0%
3 months -35.7%-31.3%-5.0% -0.4%
6 months -41.4%-55.3%-4.8% +4.5%
Year to date +1.0%+34.7%-3.4% +12.4%
1 year +8.5%+12.9%-3.7% +13.6%
3 years +130.6%+436.0%-2.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +32.1%+75.1%-0.9% +20.8%
5 years +122.3%+1,442.0%-11.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +17.3%+72.9%-2.5% +10.4%
10 years +348.9%+1,101.2%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +16.2%+28.2%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAEISPOWLTRTN-PASPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%65.6%8.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.3%70.2%9.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.642.340.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.130.20-0.44 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-55.9%-15.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.6%-55.6%-6.3% -1.6%
52-week high $389.05$322.05$26.42 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$94.02$24.58 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEISPOWLTRTN-PA
P/E now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 25.5x 27.3xmedian 25.5x 3.6xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 4.5xmedian 1.9x 34.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.4x 19.4xmedian 14.4x 7.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 119.0xmedian 23.3x 21.4xmedian 23.3x 5.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.2x 6.9xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 1.16 0.38median 1.16 -0.26median 1.16

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEISPOWLTRTN-PA
Revenue $2.27B $1.16B $72.04M
Gross profit $915.20M $348.18M $1.86M
Operating income $363.20M $227.67M $754.49M
Net income $288.80M $190.86M $837.82M
Free cash flow $71.10M $243.96M $499.45M
R&D $254.60M $14.98M –
EPS (diluted) $6.98 $5.21 $6.91
Cash & equivalents $1.42B $633.56M $62.50M
Total debt $1.27B – $6.35B
Shares (diluted) 41.40M 36.60M 55.10M
Enterprise value $4.15B $3.06B $2.29B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEISPOWLTRTN-PA
P/E 29.3x 27.3x 3.6x
P/FCF 119.0x 21.4x 5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 37.5x 20.4x 2.8x
P/S 3.7x 4.5x 34.8x
P/B 5.3x 6.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 6.9x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 19.4x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 20.1x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 4.0x 122.1x
EV/FCF 116.8x 18.8x 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.8x 17.9x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 0.38 -0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISPOWLTRTN-PA
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.7% 7.0% 36.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 21.0% -13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.4% 11.9% -44.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 39.2% -39.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 150.1% 8.0% -16.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 74.2% -7.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.2% 8.8% -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 73.1% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.3% 8.6% -28.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 72.8% -13.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 153.9% -17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 25.5% -14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.0% 201.1% 17.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 25.0% -24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISPOWLTRTN-PA
Gross margin 40.3% 30.1% 2.6%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 20.4% 1,563%
Operating margin 16.0% 19.7% 1,047%
Pretax margin 15.2% 21.2% 677.9%
Net margin 12.7% 16.5% 528.7%
FCF margin 3.1% 21.1% 693.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 22.1% 1,252%
Return on equity 19.0% 26.1% 31.1%
Return on assets 8.2% 14.8% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 10.9% – 7.7%
Return on capital employed 12.9% 34.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.2% 0.5% 20.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISPOWLTRTN-PA
Debt / assets 34.7% – 65.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 5.6x
Debt / FCF 17.8x – 12.7x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 46.2% 71.8%
Equity / assets 43.6% 53.8% 28.2%
Interest coverage 25.0x – 2.8x
Current ratio 3.6x 2.0x –
Quick ratio 2.6x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 2.0x 1.0x –
Altman Z-score 4.55 7.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISPOWLTRTN-PA
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – -6.7%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 0.2% -6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.8% 5.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.3% 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.6% 87.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% -31.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEISPOWLTRTN-PA
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 $5.17FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +26.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +26.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISPOWLTRTN-PA
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.0% –
Institutions holding 680 583 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% -4.3% –
Institutions buying 388 320 –
Institutions selling 220 215 –
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.49 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEISPOWLTRTN-PA
AEIS 1.00 0.64 0.01
POWL 0.64 1.00 0.05
TRTN-PA 0.01 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, POWL and TRTN-PA?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.46B, Powell Industries (POWL) $5.21B, Triton International (TRTN-PA) $2.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, POWL and TRTN-PA?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 29.3x, Powell Industries (POWL) 27.3x, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 19.7x, Powell Industries (POWL) 27.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +31.7%, Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) +36.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 12.7%, Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 528.7%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.9%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +8.5%, Powell Industries (POWL) +12.9%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -3.7%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +17.3%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +72.9%/yr, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Powell Industries (POWL) has the highest dividend yield: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.19%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.21%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 0.00%. Triton International (TRTN-PA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Triton International (TRTN-PA) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 67.3%, Powell Industries (POWL) 65.6%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, POWL and TRTN-PA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.