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

Powell Industries (POWL) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 19.41% in Q1 2026.

• Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 19.41%, down 173.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.76% (up 57.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.73%, up 207.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin improved to 19.41% in Q1 2026 per POWL's latest filing, from 17.03% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 21.22% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.24% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 13.12% and a median of 14.73% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Operating Margin soared 1248 bps in 2023, then tumbled 173 bps in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 0.86% in 2022, then soared by 1452 bps to 13.34% in 2023, then climbed by 10 bps to 14.73% in 2024, then gained by 16 bps to 17.03% in 2025, then climbed by 14 bps to 19.41% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows POWL's Operating Margin at 19.41% in Q1 2026, 17.03% in Q4 2025, and 21.22% in Q3 2025.