Powell Industries (POWL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Powell Industries (POWL) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 14.76% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.72 percentage points from 17.47% a year earlier and down 1.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Powell Industries (POWL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Powell Industries' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 17.74%, down 0.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +14.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Powell Industries' Return on Assets [ROA] was 17.83% in FY2024 (+9.08 pp), 8.75% in FY2023 (+5.80 pp), 2.96% in FY2022 (+2.82 pp) and 0.14% in FY2021 (-3.41 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.49 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2024, with a gain of 9.30 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2022, with a drop of 3.37 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 16.44% (Q2 2026), 17.01% (Q1 2026) and 16.80% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 11.29% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 13.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 6.87% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 10.23% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 9.76% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 6.41% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 19.57% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 12.31% |
| 10 | Powell Industries | 5.04 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 95.30 Mn | 14.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.85% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.15% |
API Access
Powell Industries Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=POWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "POWL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=POWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();