Powell Industries (POWL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2022)
Powell Industries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 2.44% in fiscal Q4 2022 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2022), up 2.24 percentage points from 0.19% a year earlier and up 2.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Powell Industries (POWL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2022) Analysis & Trends
For FY2022 (ended Sep 30, 2022), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Powell Industries came in at 2.41%, up 2.22 percentage points from FY2021.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +5.69 percentage points (FY2017 to FY2022).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.19% in FY2021 (-4.95 pp), 5.14% in FY2020 (+2.10 pp), 3.05% in FY2019 (+5.75 pp) and -2.70% in FY2018 (+0.58 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2022 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.71 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q2 2020 (a gain of 6.89 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2018 (a drop of 9.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, POWL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2022 was 0.25% (Q3 2022), -0.50% (Q2 2022) and -0.62% (Q1 2022).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Powell Industries | 7.14 Bn | 4.99 Bn | 95.30 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.19% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.68% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.13% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.11% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.38% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.92% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.80% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.08% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.47% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.60% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -5.00% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -6.08% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -5.20% |
API Access
Powell Industries Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=POWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=POWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();