Powell Industries (POWL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Powell Industries (POWL) reported Return on Capital Employed of 32.43% for Q1 2026, down 649.0% year-over-year from 5.91% in Q1 2025, and up 0.86% on a QoQ basis from 32.15% in Q4 2025.
Powell Industries (POWL) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 32.43% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 649.0% year-over-year to 32.43% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 32.43% (down 649.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 38.07%, down 530.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 32.43% in Q1 2026 per POWL's latest filing, from 32.15% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 38.92% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.5% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 30.16% (2024), against an average of 22.77%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed surged 2219 bps; it then plunged 649 bps in 2026.
- Tracing POWL's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 4.2% in 2022, then surged by 489 bps to 24.79% in 2023, then soared by 45 bps to 35.98% in 2024, then fell by 11 bps to 32.15% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 32.43% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest POWL Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 32.43% (Q1 2026), 32.15% (Q4 2025), and 34.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 26.52% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 4.38% |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 11.66% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 18.97% |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 13.11% |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 32.43% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 15.83% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 13.24% |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -72.06% |
| 10 | Hayward Holdings | 3.01 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 118.70 Mn | 8.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 38.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 37.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.33% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.35% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.63% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.72% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.84% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.68% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.92% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5.52% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.89% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.32% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.58% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.52% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -3.03% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -6.24% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -8.54% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -7.52% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -5.79% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -1.83% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.03% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 4.41% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 4.59% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 5.27% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 7.13% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.97% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 5.72% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.08% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 2.08% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.23% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 8.00% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 10.91% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 12.94% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 12.09% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.97% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 14.00% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 16.45% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 17.49% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3.25% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -0.32% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.01% |