Powell Industries Inc (POWL)
Return on total capital
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 154,615 | 210,731 | 207,895 | 188,465 | 178,773 | 152,461 | 116,725 | 87,310 | 62,520 | 43,078 | 22,375 | 12,604 | 7,224 | 773 | -1,435 | -2,905 | 1,176 | 1,834 | 6,167 | 16,949 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 640,770 | 594,905 | 541,363 | 496,332 | 483,073 | 436,739 | 393,785 | 366,320 | 345,026 | 324,070 | 305,795 | 298,472 | 297,206 | 295,948 | 292,870 | 295,579 | 301,223 | 302,941 | 306,332 | 307,845 |
| Return on total capital | 24.13% | 35.42% | 38.40% | 37.97% | 37.01% | 34.91% | 29.64% | 23.83% | 18.12% | 13.29% | 7.32% | 4.22% | 2.43% | 0.26% | -0.49% | -0.98% | 0.39% | 0.61% | 2.01% | 5.51% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $154,615K ÷ ($—K + $640,770K)
= 24.13%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Powell Industries Inc
POWL
24.13%
Acuity Brands Inc
AYI
19.63%
Energizer Holdings Inc
ENR
258.03%