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.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 173.0% year-over-year to 19.41% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 19.76%, a 57.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 19.73%, up 207.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 19.41%, up from 17.03% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Operating Margin for POWL reached as high as 21.22% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 0.24% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 13.12% across 5 years, with a median of 14.73% in 2024.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 1248 bps in 2023 and sank 173 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 0.86% in 2022, then soared by 1452 bps to 13.34% in 2023, then rose by 10 bps to 14.73% in 2024, then grew by 16 bps to 17.03% in 2025, then rose by 14 bps to 19.41% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 19.41% in Q1 2026, 17.03% in Q4 2025, and 21.22% in Q3 2025.