Powell Industries (POWL) Short-term Investments (2016 - 2026)
Powell Industries (POWL) posted Short-term Investments of $7.18 million for fiscal Q2 2026 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), down 75.9% from $29.75 million a year earlier and down 29.7% from the prior quarter.
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Powell Industries (POWL) Short-term Investments (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Powell Industries' Short-term Investments came in at $24.79 million, down 42.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Powell Industries' Short-term Investments was $43.06 million in FY2024 (+30.0%), $33.13 million in FY2023 (+127.7%), $14.55 million in FY2022 (-26.0%) and $19.67 million in FY2021 (+5.1%).
- The fiscal Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since fiscal Q4 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 14.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2024, with growth of 279.6%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2026, with a decline of 78.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior fiscal quarters was $10.21 million (Q1 2026), $24.79 million (Q4 2025) and $34.57 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 10 | Powell Industries | 7.14 Bn | 4.99 Bn | 95.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 47.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 42.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.17 Mn |
API Access
Powell Industries Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=POWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=POWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();