POWL vs TRTN-PA vs AEIS Stock Comparison

Powell Industries, Triton International and Advanced Energy Industries 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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

POWLTRTN-PAAEIS

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasurePOWLTRTN-PAAEISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.6%8.3%67.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.2%9.9%70.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.340.102.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.20-0.440.13 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-15.2%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.6%-6.3%-45.6% -1.6%
52-week high $322.05$26.42$389.05 $779.14
52-week low $94.02$24.58$188.88 $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.

MultiplePOWLTRTN-PAAEIS
P/E now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 25.5x 3.6xmedian 25.5x 29.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.9x 34.8xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 14.4x 7.8xmedian 14.4x 19.2xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 23.3x 5.0xmedian 23.3x 119.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 5.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.16 -0.26median 1.16 1.16median 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 monthsPOWLTRTN-PAAEIS
Revenue $1.16B $72.04M $2.27B
Gross profit $348.18M $1.86M $915.20M
Operating income $227.67M $754.49M $363.20M
Net income $190.86M $837.82M $288.80M
Free cash flow $243.96M $499.45M $71.10M
R&D $14.98M – $254.60M
EPS (diluted) $5.21 $6.91 $6.98
Cash & equivalents $633.56M $62.50M $1.42B
Total debt – $6.35B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 36.60M 55.10M 41.40M
Enterprise value $3.06B $2.29B $4.15B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOWLTRTN-PAAEIS
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.0% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – -6.7% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -6.7% 0.3%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

POWLTRTN-PAAEIS
POWL 1.00 0.05 0.64
TRTN-PA 0.05 1.00 0.01
AEIS 0.64 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Powell Industries (POWL) 27.3x, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.6x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Powell Industries (POWL) 27.7x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 19.7x). 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: Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) +36.3%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +31.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

Powell Industries (POWL) has the highest dividend yield: Powell Industries (POWL) 0.21%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 0.00%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.19%. 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 (Powell Industries (POWL) 65.6%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.3%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.