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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000080420-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "POWL"
cik: "0000080420"
company_name: "POWELL INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T05:30:12.249371+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Powell Industries Q1 net income up 19% to $41.4M; orders surge 63% to $439M

## Summary
- Revenue $251M, up 4% YoY; gross margin 28.4% vs 24.7% prior year.
- Net income $41.4M ($3.40 diluted EPS) vs $34.8M ($2.86) prior year.
- New orders $439M (book-to-bill 1.7); backlog $1.6B, up 16% YoY.
- Secured first data center megaproject and a large LNG Gulf Coast award.
- Quarterly dividend increased to $0.27/share (annualized $1.08), payable March 18.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000080420-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: POWL
- cik: 0000080420
- company_name: POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80420/000008042026000013/0000080420-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80420/000008042026000013/powl-20260203.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000080420-26-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000080420-26-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000080420-26-000013.txt

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