Growth Metrics

Powell Industries (POWL) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Powell Industries (POWL) has disclosed Operating Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 17.03% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 229.0% to 17.03% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 20.2% through Dec 2025, up 242.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 19.73% for FY2025, 207.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 17.03% at Powell Industries, down from 21.22% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 21.22% in Q3 2025, with the low at 4.03% in Q4 2021.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 10.02%, with a median of 12.27% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin plummeted -711bps in 2021, then skyrocketed 1248bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 4.03% in 2021, then surged by 121bps to 0.86% in 2022, then surged by 1452bps to 13.34% in 2023, then increased by 10bps to 14.73% in 2024, then rose by 16bps to 17.03% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 17.03%, 21.22%, and 21.0% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.