Powell Industries (POWL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Powell Industries (POWL) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 34.05% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.51 percentage points from 36.56% a year earlier but up 1.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Powell Industries (POWL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Powell Industries posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 38.07%, down 5.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +32.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 43.37% in FY2024 (+15.84 pp), 27.53% in FY2023 (+24.93 pp), 2.59% in FY2022 (+2.29 pp) and 0.31% in FY2021 (-5.71 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -0.93% in fiscal Q1 2022 and a high of 38.92% in fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 22.19 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 6.49 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 32.43% (Q2 2026), 32.15% (Q1 2026) and 34.62% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 22.25% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 25.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 12.64% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 17.64% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 18.67% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 15.15% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 38.87% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 31.72% |
| 10 | Powell Industries | 5.04 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 95.30 Mn | 34.05% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 34.05% |
| 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% |
API Access
Powell Industries Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=POWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=POWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();