Powell Industries (POWL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Powell Industries (POWL) reported Tax Rate of 24.54% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.21 percentage points from 24.75% a year earlier and down 1.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powell Industries (POWL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Powell Industries' Tax Rate came in at 22.25%, down 0.32 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 22.61%, down 0.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of +4.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Tax Rate came in at 23.58% in FY2024 (+2.66 pp), 20.92% in FY2023 and 42.22% in FY2021 (+24.16 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of 11.85% in fiscal Q1 2025 and a high of 304.54% in fiscal Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.18 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 4.67 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 281.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 25.73% (Q2 2026), 12.00% (Q1 2026) and 23.87% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 22.94% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 27.38% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 28.11% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 21.24% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 22.25% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 15.63% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 25.27% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 24.40% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 23.15% |
| 10 | Powell Industries | 5.04 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 95.30 Mn | 24.54% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 304.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.52% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 34.00% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 22.33% |
Powell Industries Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=POWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=POWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();