Powell Industries (POWL) Research & Development (2012 - 2026)

Powell Industries (POWL) reported Research & Development of $4.3 million for Q1 2026, up 56.19% year-over-year from $2.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 31.28% quarter-over-quarter from $3.3 million in Q4 2025.

Powell Industries (POWL) Research & Development (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Powell Industries (POWL) has 15 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $4.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $4.3 million, up 56.19% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $13.3 million (up 28.65% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $11.0 million, up 17.11% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development improved to $4.3 million in Q1 2026 per POWL's latest filing, from $3.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $4.3 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $1.4 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $2.3 million and a median of $2.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Research & Development dropped 20.99% in 2023, then soared 70.29% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $1.5 million in 2022, then surged by 31.05% to $2.0 million in 2023, then grew by 25.88% to $2.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 31.95% to $3.3 million in 2025, then surged by 31.28% to $4.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows POWL's Research & Development at $4.3 million in Q1 2026, $3.3 million in Q4 2025, and $3.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Novonix 479.97 Bn 479.92 Bn - -
2 Vertiv Holdings 114.69 Bn 112.19 Bn 999.70 Mn -
3 Bloom Energy 79.53 Bn 77.06 Bn 225.54 Mn 56.85 Mn
4 nVent Electric 27.08 Bn 26.89 Bn 445.60 Mn 22.70 Mn
5 Hubbell 26.67 Bn 26.16 Bn 505.30 Mn -
6 Advanced Energy Industries 13.19 Bn 13.19 Bn 200.90 Mn 62.40 Mn
7 Powell Industries 10.63 Bn 10.09 Bn 87.94 Mn 4.29 Mn
8 Ballard Power Systems 10.07 Bn 9.54 Bn 5.64 Mn 10.94 Mn
9 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.39 Bn 9.12 Bn 520.40 Mn -
10 EnerSys 8.53 Bn 8.10 Bn 290.87 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 1.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.77 Mn