What is POWL's five-year median P/E?

25.9x. Half of POWL's weekly readings since December 2021 were higher and half were lower. This page has 742 weekly readings, from Aug 6, 2012 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares POWL only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

Powell Industries Inc (POWL) valuation history

IndustrialsPart of the AI Power theme

$150.95

Latest weekly close · Market cap $5.5B

Within its usual range

As of Oct 24, 2026

POWL's P/E of 29.0x is higher than 65% of its weekly readings since December 2021.

Weekly P/E since December 2021

P/E each weekMiddle half of its readingsMedian 25.9×

Median: 25.9×
Low to high: 11.9×–499.5×
Versus median: +12%
History starts: December 2021

P/E

65thpercentile

of its weekly readings since December 2021

Within its usual range

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +7%accelerating
EPS: +9%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

POWL P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile
Dec 29, 2025	23.7×	46
Dec 30, 2024	20.0×	32
Dec 25, 2023	19.7×	22
Dec 26, 2022	30.6×	50
Dec 27, 2021	491.5×	99
Dec 28, 2020	20.6×	24
Dec 30, 2019	57.3×	61
Dec 31, 2018	n/a	Too little history
Dec 25, 2017	n/a	Too little history
Dec 26, 2016	28.7×	66

Industrials peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare POWL with peers

Industrials peers of POWL on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
AMEAmetek	34.9×	Above its usual range	86
AYIAcuity Inc	18.7×	Within its usual range	36
EMREmerson Electric	35.1×	Above its usual range	85
NXTNextpower Inc	20.4×	Within its usual range	56
ROKRockwell Automation	39.7×	Within its usual range	67

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About this history

What is POWL's current P/E?: POWL's P/E of 29.0x is higher than 65% of its weekly readings since December 2021.
What is POWL's five-year median P/E?: 25.9x. Half of POWL's weekly readings since December 2021 were higher and half were lower. This page has 742 weekly readings, from Aug 6, 2012 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares POWL only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.