Forgent Power Solutions, Inc. (FPS)
Similar size · 1.88x market cap
Power distribution equipment. Electrical distribution equipment for data centers, the grid and energy-intensive facilities.
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Powell Industries, Inc.
Electrical Equipment & Parts · United States
USD 183.964.1% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
- Market cap (USD)
- US$6.70B
- Trailing P/E
- 35.24x
- Forward P/E
- 26.32x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 8.9%
- Trailing net margin
- 16.5%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 0.2%
Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Next earnings: 2026-11-17 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).
Company background
Powell Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems. The company's products portfolio includes integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, and electrical houses; and traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, switches, and bus duct systems. It also provides field service inspection, installation, commissioning, modification, and repair services; spare parts; retrofit and retrofill components for existing systems; and replacement circuit breakers for switchgears. The company serves onshore and offshore production, liquefied natural gas facilities and terminals, pipelines and refineries, petrochemical, electric utility, light rail traction power, mining and metals, pulp and paper, data centers, commercial construction, and other industrial markets, as well as universities and government entities. It operates in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Mexico, the Asia/Pacific, and Central and South America. Powell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Company websiteQ3 FY2026
Go beyond the headline.
POWL (Powell Industries): A Record $934M Order Book — And 57% Of It Was Three Orders. Q3 FY2026
Published 2026-08-04
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| Metric | POWLPowell Industries, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | FPSForgent Power Solutions, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | NVTnVent Electric plcSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 |
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| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$6.70B | US$12.58B | US$25.55B |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 26.32x | 19.64x | 24.36x |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | 25.70x | 46.31x | 25.66x |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 8.9% | 94.3% | 52.8% |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 20.6% | 19.9% | 18.8% |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | 2.8% | -0.7% | 1.8% |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | -2.67x | 2.43x | 1.31x |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 0.00x | 1.05x | 0.41x |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 35.24x | 131.47x | 43.86x |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 8.86x | 18.17x | 6.41x |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 5.25x | 8.13x | 5.57x |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 7.6% | — | 98.0% |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 30.1% | 35.0% | 36.5% |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 16.5% | 5.8% | 12.4% |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 28.3% | 17.0% | 15.7% |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | 16.4% | -6.2% | 9.4% |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 0.2% | — | 0.5% |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 6.9% | 0.0% | 22.8% |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 1.97x | 1.54x | 1.80x |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 1.19 | — | 1.35 |
YouTube · Q4 FY2026 · 2026-09-15
nVent Electric plc (NVT)
Larger industry benchmark · 3.81x market cap
Power distribution equipment. Electrical connection and protection products across a broader industrial and infrastructure portfolio.
YouTube · Q1 2026 · 2026-05-02
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Research history for POWL
Q3 FY20262026-08-04
POWL (Powell Industries): A Record $934M Order Book — And 57% Of It Was Three Orders. Q3 FY2026
Presentation · 2026-08-04 · YouTube