Growth Metrics

Powell Industries (POWL) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Powell Industries (POWL) has disclosed Research & Development for 14 consecutive years, with $3.3 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 31.95% to $3.3 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $11.8 million through Dec 2025, up 18.67% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $11.0 million for FY2025, 16.69% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $3.3 million at Powell Industries, up from $3.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $3.3 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $1.4 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $2.1 million, with a median of $1.8 million recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Research & Development decreased 20.99% in 2023, then skyrocketed 70.29% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $1.8 million in 2021, then fell by 17.71% to $1.5 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 31.05% to $2.0 million in 2023, then rose by 25.88% to $2.5 million in 2024, then soared by 31.95% to $3.3 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods came in at $3.3 million, $3.1 million, and $2.7 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.