Growth Metrics

Powell Industries (POWL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Powell Industries (POWL) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 0.32% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 4.0% to 0.32% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.32% through Dec 2025, down 4.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.38% for FY2025, 5.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.32% at Powell Industries, down from 0.35% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.39% in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.01% in Q4 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.18%, with a median of 0.17% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -7bps in 2021, then rose 22bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.01% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 551bps to 0.04% in 2022, then soared by 489bps to 0.25% in 2023, then soared by 45bps to 0.36% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 0.32% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.32%, 0.35%, and 0.37% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.