Powell Industries (POWL) Projected to Announce Earnings on Monday

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) is expected to post its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Monday, August 3rd. Analysts expect Powell Industries to announce earnings of $1.49 per share and revenue of $316.70 million for the quarter. Parties can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by ($0.09). Powell Industries had a return on equity of 28.61% and a net margin of 16.51%.The company had revenue of $296.62 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $298.12 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Powell Industries to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Powell Industries Price Performance

Shares of POWL stock opened at $232.21 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $270.49 and a 200-day moving average of $221.16. Powell Industries has a 12-month low of $69.00 and a 12-month high of $328.00. The firm has a market cap of $8.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.44, a PEG ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.13.

Powell Industries Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th were given a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 20th. Powell Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on POWL shares. Zacks Research lowered Powell Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Glj Research raised shares of Powell Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on shares of Powell Industries from $160.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Powell Industries from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Powell Industries from $310.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $236.67.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Brett Alan Cope sold 4,440 shares of Powell Industries stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.55, for a total value of $1,072,482.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 517,233 shares in the company, valued at approximately $124,937,631.15. The trade was a 0.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, major shareholder Thomas W. Powell sold 33,958 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $294.49, for a total value of $10,000,291.42. Following the sale, the insider owned 564,736 shares in the company, valued at approximately $166,309,104.64. The trade was a 5.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 55,088 shares of company stock valued at $16,070,066. 2.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Powell Industries during the fourth quarter valued at about $230,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Powell Industries in the fourth quarter worth about $468,000. Vision One Management Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Powell Industries by 160.5% in the fourth quarter. Vision One Management Partners LP now owns 61,448 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $19,588,000 after acquiring an additional 37,857 shares during the period. Galaxy Group Investments LLC purchased a new position in Powell Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,532,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Powell Industries by 52.6% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,120 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,907,000 after acquiring an additional 3,145 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.77% of the company’s stock.

About Powell Industries

Powell Industries, Inc is an industrial electrical engineering company specializing in the design, manufacture and integration of customized power control and distribution solutions. The firm’s offerings range from medium‐voltage switchgear and power control centers to bus duct, motor control centers and specialty transformers. Powell also provides automation systems, protective relaying, metering, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) platforms, and turnkey engineering services to help clients manage critical power infrastructure.

Serving the oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, utility, mining and industrial sectors, Powell’s products are engineered to meet demanding performance, safety and reliability requirements.