AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Powell Industries (POWL)

Powell Industries Q4 revenue rises 8% to $298 million; EPS $4.22, up 12%

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Powell Industries reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 revenue of $298 million, up 8%, and diluted earnings of $4.22 per share, up 12% from a year earlier. For the full fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, revenue rose 9% to $1.1 billion and diluted EPS rose 21% to $14.86. The company gave no numeric fiscal 2026 guidance, saying only that it expects another year of solid financial results.

Key points

  • Q4 fiscal 2025 net income was $51.4 million, or $4.22 per diluted share, versus $3.77 a year earlier.
  • Backlog was $1.4 billion as of September 30, 2025, up 3% from a year earlier but down 2% from June 30, 2025.
  • Q4 new orders were $271 million, up 1% from the prior year but down from $362 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2025.
  • Full-year net income was $180.7 million, or $14.86 per diluted share, up 21% from $149.8 million in fiscal 2024.

The filing

CompanyPowell Industries (POWL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 18, 2025, 4:28 PM ET
Accession number0000080420-25-000145

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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