Growth Metrics

Powell Industries (POWL) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Powell Industries (POWL) reported Operating Expenses of $30.1 million for Q1 2026, up 22.92% year-over-year from $24.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.01% on a QoQ basis from $28.4 million in Q4 2025.

Powell Industries (POWL) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $30.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 22.92% year-over-year to $30.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $116.5 million (up 19.85% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $106.4 million, up 12.86% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $30.1 million in Q1 2026 per POWL's latest filing, from $28.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $30.2 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $18.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $23.4 million (2023), against an average of $23.8 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 24.4% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 4.05% in 2023.
  • Tracing POWL's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $18.4 million in 2022, then climbed by 21.44% to $22.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 7.34% to $24.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 18.67% to $28.4 million in 2025, then grew by 6.01% to $30.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest POWL Operating Expenses figures stand at $30.1 million (Q1 2026), $28.4 million (Q4 2025), and $30.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Vertiv Holdings 125.39 Bn 122.89 Bn 999.70 Mn 451.80 Mn
2 Bloom Energy 85.22 Bn 82.75 Bn 225.54 Mn 153.35 Mn
3 nVent Electric 26.63 Bn 26.44 Bn 445.60 Mn 249.90 Mn
4 Hubbell 25.22 Bn 24.72 Bn 505.30 Mn 241.50 Mn
5 Advanced Energy Industries 12.25 Bn 12.25 Bn 200.90 Mn 132.60 Mn
6 Powell Industries 10.16 Bn 9.61 Bn 87.94 Mn 30.13 Mn
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 8.82 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.40 Mn 387.40 Mn
8 EnerSys 8.70 Bn 8.26 Bn 290.87 Mn 19.72 Mn
9 Plug Power 5.25 Bn 4.87 Bn -21.61 Mn 87.88 Mn
10 Hayward Holdings 3.01 Bn 2.78 Bn 118.70 Mn 69.85 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 30.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 28.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 30.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 27.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 24.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 23.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 24.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 24.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 23.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 22.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 22.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 21.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 23.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 18.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 23.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 18.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 18.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 17.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 18.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 18.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 18.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 18.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 17.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 18.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 20.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 18.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 20.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 18.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 18.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 17.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 20.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 17.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 17.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 17.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 17.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 16.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 18.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 17.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 19.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 21.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 24.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 25.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 21.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 19.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 22.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 22.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 22.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 24.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 24.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 23.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 23.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 24.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 22.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 21.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 10.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 24.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 21.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 19.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 15.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 19.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 21.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 20.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 21.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 21.08 Mn