Growth Metrics

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

Powell Industries (POWL) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.27% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 3.0% to 0.27% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.27% through Dec 2025, down 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.3% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.27% at Powell Industries, down from 0.27% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.31% in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.01% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.14%, with a median of 0.13% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital decreased -6bps in 2021, then increased 18bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2021, then soared by 860bps to 0.05% in 2022, then soared by 313bps to 0.2% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 54bps to 0.3% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 0.27% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.27%, 0.27%, and 0.29% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.