Powell Industries (POWL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Powell Industries (POWL) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 32.43% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 32.43%, down 649.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 32.43% (down 649.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 38.07%, down 530.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed rose to 32.43% in Q1 2026 per POWL's latest filing, from 32.15% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 38.92% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 0.5% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 22.77% and a median of 30.16% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed jumped 2219 bps in 2024, then slumped 649 bps in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 4.2% in 2022, then jumped by 489 bps to 24.79% in 2023, then surged by 45 bps to 35.98% in 2024, then decreased by 11 bps to 32.15% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 32.43% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows POWL's Return on Capital Employed at 32.43% in Q1 2026, 32.15% in Q4 2025, and 34.62% in Q3 2025.