POWL

Powell Industries, Inc.
IndustrialsElectrical Equipment & PartsNASDAQ
$284.42
+$14.36 (5.05%)today
Conviction
6/ 10
Fair Value$172.56
Upside-39.33%
Signal0
Market Cap$7.2B
52W Range$51.49–$204.17
Next EarningsMay 5

Conviction History

Conviction Changes

Mar 18, 2026, 7:16 AM76conviction-rescore
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Price History

FAIR VALUE ANALYSISMonte Carlo · 5,000 runs · 99% valid
Fair Value$242.42
Current Price$516.00
Upside / Down-53.0%
P(Undervalued)0.0%
P(20%+ Up)0.0%
P(15%+ Down)100.0%

Fair Value Distribution — percentile bands

0.0% of simulations place fair value above current price

WHAT IS PRICED IN

Revenue-Based Reverse DCF

30.4%/yr

±4.7% · revenue growth to justify current price

FCF-Based Reverse DCF

30.0%/yr

±3.8% · FCF growth to justify current price

THE GAP

Market pricing margin expansion or capex normalization

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Bull Case

Fortress balance sheet (zero debt, $491M cash) with $1.6B backlog providing 18+ months revenue visibility. Margin expansion from 24.6% to 28.4% suggests structural improvement in project execution and pricing power on custom-engineered electrical infrastructure.

Bear Case

Revenue growth only 4% despite booming end markets — suggests capacity constraints or customer concentration risk. 10x P/S and 34x trailing PE price in near-perfect execution; any margin reversion to historical 12-14% would compress earnings 30%+. Fixed-price contracts carry liquidated damages exposure.

Thesis Breakers

Margin reversion below 20%, backlog cancellations, loss of key data center customers

Updated Mar 11

Research Feed

sec_10qMar 15
Conviction: unchanged
Q1 FY2026 10-Q Deep Dive: Margin Expansion & Execution Excellence Confirm Thesis, But Valuation Remains Stretched

POWL Q1 delivered exceptional operational execution with 380bps gross margin expansion to 28.4% and .5M positive contract estimate revisions. $1.6B backlog (M in next 12mo) provides strong demand visi...

sec_10qMar 14
Conviction: unchanged
POWL Q1 FY2026 10-Q Re-Read: Contract Estimate Revision Nuance

Re-read confirms Q1 FY2026 thesis. Critical nuance: $10.5M contract estimate revisions inflated gross margin ~420bps. Underlying margin ~24-26% is the right baseline. Electric utility +35% YoY now 27....

sec_10qMar 13
Conviction: unchanged
POWL Q1 FY2026 10-Q Deep Read (Quarter ended Dec 31, 2025)

Q1 FY2026: Revenue $251M (+4% YoY), gross margin 28.4% (+370 bps), EPS $3.40 (+19%), backlog surges to $1.6B (from $1.4B), electric utility revenue +35% to $69M (27.6% of mix). Cash $491M, zero debt. ...

sec_10kMar 11
Conviction: unchanged
POWL 10-K FY2025 Annual Report Deep Read

10-K confirms thesis: FY2025 revenue .1B (+9%), gross margin expanded to 29% (from 27%), net income .7M (+21%), EPS .86. Fortress balance sheet: M cash, zero debt. Backlog .4B (+3%). Revenue diversifi...

sec_10qMar 10
Conviction: unchanged
POWL 10-Q FQ1 2026 Analysis

POWL Q1 FY2026 crushing margins (+380 bps) on 4% revenue growth. Strong backlog ($1.6B, $933M in 12m), fortress balance sheet ($491M cash, zero debt), favorable contract revisions ($10.5M). Traditiona...