BN · rank #16 · 2026-10-19
POWL
NASDAQ · $6.02B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +24.5% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +16.8% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +16.5% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.3% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 2.10 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 0.01× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +62.0% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | -5% |
| Market cap (USD) | $6.02B |
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Summary
Powell Industries designs and manufactures custom-engineered medium-voltage switchgear, power-control rooms, and electrical distribution systems for data center, utility, and energy infrastructure customers.
Rationale
The name effectively captures the AI data center power infrastructure bottleneck, demonstrated by $934 million in Q3 orders—including a $400+ million data center award—and a record $2.4 billion backlog.
Material risks
- 1Powell lacks proprietary patent protection or sole-source contracts, exposing its custom-engineered integration model to potential pricing pressure or market share loss against mega-cap competitors like Eaton, ABB, Siemens, and Schneider Electric.
- 2Order backlog is concentrated in large capital projects and remains vulnerable to customer delays, project cancellations, or execution friction as capacity expands across its facilities.
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