Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) compounding analysis
Full-size annual and quarterly year-over-year growth charts for revenue, EPS, operating cash flow, EBITDA, and free cash flow against the 15%, 20%, and 30% bars over 3-, 5-, and 10-year windows, with each metric's valuation multiple vs its own history.
Revenue · 10YDoes not currently clear the 15%+, 20%+, or 30%+ revenue bars over 10Y.
- Score
- 23/100
- 10Y CAGR
- 5.3%
- Median YoY
- 9.7%
- YoY volatility
- σ 24.2pp· choppy
- Quarters ≥ 20%
- 15 of 40
- Negative quarters
- 14
- Valuation vs own 10Y history
- Latest historical P/S 6.2x · 10Y median 0.9x · 97th percentile · as of Oct 2, 2026
How this score is computed
- Quarters at or above 20%: 15 of 40 → 15 of 40 pts
- Steadiness (typical swing 24.2pp) → 7.7 of 25 pts
- Pace (median 9.7% YoY) → 0 of 20 pts
- Latest quarter (8.9% YoY) → 0 of 15 pts
- Score: 23 of 100
Annualized revenue (TTM) · by quarter, last 40
Quarterly YoY revenue growth vs the 20% line
P/S multiple vs its 10Y median
Across metrics · 10Y
| Metric | 10Y CAGR | Median YoY | YoY σ | Qtrs ≥ 20% | Neg. qtrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueRevenue | 5.3% | 9.7% | 24.2pp | 15 of 40 | 14 |
| EPSEPS | 34.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Op cash flowOperating cash flow | 29.2% | -51.4% | 84.1pp | 11 of 40 | 17 |
| EBITDAEBITDA | 20.7% | 12.7% | 77.3pp | 16 of 40 | 14 |
| FCFFree cash flow | — | -48.9% | 85.5pp | 10 of 40 | 16 |
Reported figures over 10Y: annual-series CAGR, median and standard deviation (σ, percentage points) of quarterly year-over-year growth, quarters at or above 20%, and quarters with negative YoY. “—” means the window needs more comparable data.
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