Powell Industries (POWL) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Powell Industries (POWL) reported Gross Margin of 29.65% for Q1 2026, down 30.0% year-over-year from 42.35% in Q1 2025, and up 4.27% on a QoQ basis from 28.43% in Q4 2025.
Powell Industries (POWL) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 29.65% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin fell 30.0% year-over-year to 29.65% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 30.1% (up 194.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 29.37%, up 240.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin climbed to 29.65% in Q1 2026 per POWL's latest filing, from 28.43% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 31.39% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 14.07% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 24.84% (2023), against an average of 24.31%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin sank 76 bps; it then jumped 950 bps in 2023.
- Tracing POWL's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 15.34% in 2022, then surged by 62 bps to 24.84% in 2023, then retreated by 1 bps to 24.65% in 2024, then climbed by 15 bps to 28.43% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 29.65% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest POWL Gross Margin figures stand at 29.65% (Q1 2026), 28.43% (Q4 2025), and 31.39% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 37.73% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 30.03% |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 35.88% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 33.32% |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 39.32% |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 29.65% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 49.29% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 29.44% |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -13.21% |
| 10 | Hayward Holdings | 3.01 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 118.70 Mn | 46.51% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.18% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.36% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.82% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 14.45% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 17.14% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 18.93% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 18.08% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 19.59% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 16.27% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 19.23% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 17.49% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 16.22% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.38% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 17.80% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 15.05% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 12.24% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 11.70% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 11.47% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 10.54% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 15.11% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 13.59% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 19.78% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 20.48% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 19.76% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 15.44% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 18.45% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 18.64% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 14.28% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 13.81% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 15.81% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 19.66% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 21.52% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 20.46% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 22.67% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 21.31% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 20.23% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 22.06% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 26.30% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 22.59% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 18.86% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 12.94% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 15.96% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 15.47% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 19.88% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 20.75% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 22.03% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 27.54% |