POWL vs TRTN-PA vs VRT Stock Comparison

Powell Industries, Triton International and Vertiv Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$168.48 -10.6% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.67B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$245.95 -1.0% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$89.00B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.12B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Triton International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Triton International 4, Powell Industries 4, Vertiv Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPOWLTRTN-PAVRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.67B $1.37B $89.00B VRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.7x 3.6x 42.4x TRTN-PA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.6x — 35.6x POWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +36.3% +35.3% TRTN-PA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.5% 528.7% 16.0% TRTN-PA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.7% 26.3% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.6x -0.3x VRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% -2.0% +23.4% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +81.3%/yr -2.1%/yr +57.2%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.0% 8.2% 67.6% TRTN-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 38/100 59/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

POWLTRTN-PAVRT

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-PAVRT
Valuation 41 #120 of 203 89 #24 of 203 25 #153 of 203
Growth 90 #19 of 188 21 #148 of 188 99 #3 of 188
Profitability 98 #5 of 183 63 #68 of 183 99 #3 of 183
Financial Health 74 #56 of 216 8 #198 of 216 59 #90 of 216
Shareholder Returns 46 #83 of 152 8 #140 of 152 15 #129 of 152
Overall 70 38 59
  • POWL ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TRTN-PA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPOWLTRTN-PAVRTSPY
1 month -10.6%-1.0%-1.0% +0.7%
3 months -19.5%-4.1%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months -39.2%-2.3%-25.1% +7.1%
Year to date +58.6%-2.0%+51.8% +12.8%
1 year +23.8%-2.0%+23.4% +11.9%
3 years +570.1%+0.1%+542.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +88.6%+0.0%+86.0% +22.8%
5 years +1,854.5%-10.0%+857.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +81.3%-2.1%+57.2% +10.9%
10 years +1,334.2%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +30.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePOWLTRTN-PAVRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.0%8.2%67.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.8%9.8%67.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.500.092.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.37-0.240.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-15.2%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.7%-5.0%-34.6% -1.2%
52-week high $322.05$26.42$376.23 $779.14
52-week low $94.02$25.03$149.83 $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-PAVRT
P/E now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 25.8x 3.6xmedian 25.8x 45.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 35.2xmedian 1.9x 7.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 14.6x 7.8xmedian 14.6x 30.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 22.2x 5.1xmedian 22.2x 30.1xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 17.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 1.45 -0.26median 1.45 0.45median 1.45

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-PAVRT
Revenue $1.16B $72.04M $13.12B
Gross profit $348.18M $1.86M $5.00B
Operating income $227.67M $754.49M $2.64B
Net income $190.86M $837.82M $2.10B
Free cash flow $243.96M $499.45M $3.15B
R&D $14.98M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.21 $6.91 $5.34
Cash & equivalents $633.56M $62.50M $3.51B
Total debt – $26.08B $2.93B
Shares (diluted) 36.60M 55.10M 392.68M
Enterprise value $3.51B $1.16B $77.85B

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-PAVRT
P/E 32.2x 3.6x 45.1x
P/FCF 25.2x 5.1x 30.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 2.8x 25.8x
P/S 5.3x 35.2x 7.2x
P/B 8.1x 0.9x 17.2x
P/Tangible book 8.2x 0.9x 25.1x
EV/EBITDA 23.3x 7.8x 30.6x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 11.7x 35.6x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 122.5x 7.2x
EV/FCF 22.6x 17.7x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 9.8x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 -0.26 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOWLTRTN-PAVRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 36.3% 35.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.0% -13.5% 25.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.9% -44.5% 44.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 39.2% -39.7% 30.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.0% -16.1% 54.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 74.2% -7.3% 52.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.8% -10.8% 102.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.1% 9.0% 102.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.6% -28.0% 102.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 72.8% -13.8% 101.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 153.9% -17.1% 138.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.5% -14.7% 71.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.1% 17.0% 133.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.0% -24.1% 73.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOWLTRTN-PAVRT
Gross margin 30.1% 2.6% 38.1%
EBITDA margin 20.4% 1,563% 23.4%
Operating margin 19.7% 1,047% 20.1%
Pretax margin 21.2% 677.9% 19.9%
Net margin 16.5% 528.7% 16.0%
FCF margin 21.1% 693.3% 24.0%
Operating cash flow margin 22.1% 1,252% 27.9%
Return on equity 26.1% 31.1% 40.9%
Return on assets 14.8% 8.6% 12.3%
Return on invested capital – 7.7% 26.3%
Return on capital employed 34.0% – 31.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 20.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOWLTRTN-PAVRT
Debt / assets – 65.3% 16.1%
Debt / equity – 2.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.6x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 12.7x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 46.2% 71.8% 69.7%
Equity / assets 53.8% 28.2% 30.3%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 73.2x
Current ratio 2.0x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 8.29 – 6.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOWLTRTN-PAVRT
Dividend yield 0.2% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield – -6.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -6.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.8% – –

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-PAVRT
Forward P/E 32.6xFY2026 – 35.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.17FY2026 – $6.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 – +64.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% – +40.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.24BFY2026 – $14.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 – +43.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.2% – +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOWLTRTN-PAVRT
Held by institutions 75.0% – 81.7%
Institutions holding 582 – 2,039
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% – +0.0%
Institutions buying 319 – 1,170
Institutions selling 215 – 692
Buyers to sellers 1.48 – 1.69

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-PAVRT
POWL 1.00 0.07 0.62
TRTN-PA 0.07 1.00 0.06
VRT 0.62 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Powell Industries (POWL) $5.67B, Triton International (TRTN-PA) $1.37B, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $89.00B.

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

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Powell Industries (POWL) 29.7x, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.6x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 42.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Powell Industries (POWL) is cheapest (Powell Industries (POWL) 32.6x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 35.6x). 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%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +35.3%.

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%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 16.0%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Triton International (TRTN-PA) 7.7%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 26.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: Powell Industries (POWL) +23.8%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.0%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +23.4%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Powell Industries (POWL) +81.3%/yr, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.1%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +57.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Powell Industries (POWL) 0.00%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 0.00%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 0.00%. Triton International (TRTN-PA) and Vertiv Holdings (VRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Triton International (TRTN-PA) has been the steadiest (Powell Industries (POWL) 64.0%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.2%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 67.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 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.