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POWL Powell Industries (POWL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Industrials · Switchgear & switchboard apparatus · CIK 0000080420
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Form 144 · 2
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about POWL

Insiders, 180 days
-$20.1M net sold
7 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$1.4M
2 notices

Powell Industries insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, POWELL INDUSTRIES INC insiders sold a net $20.1M of stock across 271 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Ni Ping
Corp Controller
SELL
2026-10-20 SECtraded 2026-10-16
700
$117.0K
-11.4%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Feb 11, 2026.
  • The trade is 13.1% of the 5,339 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Corp Controller Ni Ping sold about $117.0K of POWL on Oct 16, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
COPE BRETT ALAN
President & CEO
SELL
2026-10-02 SECtraded 2026-09-30
4,799
$900.6K
-23.7%
Context
  • 44 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 42 sales), the last on Aug 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.9% of the 507,934 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: President & CEO COPE BRETT ALAN sold about $900.6K of POWL on Sep 30, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Mauney William Marshall Jr
Vice President, R&D
SELL
2026-10-02 SECtraded 2026-09-30
301
$56.5K
-23.7%
Context
  • 11 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (11 sales), the last on May 11, 2026.
  • The trade is 2.9% of the 10,552 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Vice President, R&D Mauney William Marshall Jr sold about $56.5K of POWL on Sep 30, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Williams Richard E
Director
SELL
2026-08-17 SECtraded 2026-08-14
2,250
$456.9K
-25.8%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on May 14, 2026.
  • The trade is 6.0% of the 37,380 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Williams Richard E sold about $456.9K of POWL on Aug 14, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
COPE BRETT ALAN
President & CEO
SELL
2026-08-14 SECtraded 2026-08-13
4,500
$931.5K
-31.0%
Context
  • 43 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 41 sales), the last on Jul 9, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.9% of the 512,733 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: President & CEO COPE BRETT ALAN sold about $931.5K of POWL on Aug 13, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
271 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$20.1M over 180 days
-$2.5M over 90 days · -$10.0M of it by a 10%+ holder
below 86% of Industrials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+9.1% year over year
more than 66% of Industrials
Margin
16.4% net margin
more than 92% of Industrials
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
7.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 5.5 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 83% of Industrials
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 20Corp Controller Ni Ping sold $117.0K (Oct 16)
Oct 2President & CEO COPE BRETT ALAN sold $900.6K (Sep 30)
Oct 2Vice President, R&D Mauney William Marshall Jr sold $56.5K (Sep 30)

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+36.3%12M
-15%+53%+122%+191%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-03-19 · POWELL THOMAS W sold $25.0M2026-06-25 · POWELL THOMAS W sold $10.0M2026-02-12 · POWELL THOMAS W sold $5.1M2026-02-11 · POWELL THOMAS W sold $4.7M2026-02-12 · POWELL THOMAS W sold $3.8M2026-02-09 · Birchall John sold $1.4M2026-02-11 · POWELL THOMAS W sold $1.4M2026-05-14 · COPE BRETT ALAN sold $1.3M2026-05-14 · Williams Richard E sold $1.3M2026-06-11 · COPE BRETT ALAN sold $1.2M2026-07-09 · COPE BRETT ALAN sold $1.1M2026-04-09 · COPE BRETT ALAN sold $1.0M2025-12-19 · Mauney William Marshall Jr sold $995.2K2026-08-13 · COPE BRETT ALAN sold $931.5K2026-09-30 · COPE BRETT ALAN sold $900.6K2026-03-12 · COPE BRETT ALAN sold $747.1K2026-02-06 · McKertcher Terry B sold $722.7K2025-12-08 · McKertcher Terry B sold $487.7K2026-08-14 · Williams Richard E sold $456.9K2026-05-28 · Singh Mohit sold $395.8K2026-02-06 · McKertcher Terry B sold $392.0K2026-06-30 · METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM sold $353.9K2026-05-11 · Mauney William Marshall Jr sold $298.4K2026-02-06 · McKertcher Terry B sold $282.5K2026-02-06 · McKertcher Terry B sold $275.0K2026-02-24 · POWELL THOMAS W sold $231.3K2025-12-08 · McKertcher Terry B sold $227.6K2026-02-24 · POWELL THOMAS W sold $224.1K2026-05-14 · Williams Richard E sold $222.5K2026-03-31 · METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM sold $211.0K2026-05-11 · Mauney William Marshall Jr sold $203.1K2026-06-30 · METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM sold $199.1K2026-02-25 · POWELL THOMAS W sold $178.2K2026-06-30 · METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM sold $174.1K2026-02-10 · Eckenrode David L sold $168.2K2026-06-30 · METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM sold $143.5K2026-06-30 · METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM sold $133.9K2026-03-31 · METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM sold $128.6K2026-03-31 · METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM sold $126.1K2026-02-24 · POWELL THOMAS W sold $125.4K2026-03-31 · METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM sold $124.7K2026-05-11 · Mauney William Marshall Jr sold $124.6K2026-08-14 · Williams Richard E filed to sell $456.9K2026-08-13 · COPE BRETT ALAN filed to sell $931.5K2026-07-09 · COPE BRETT ALAN filed to sell $1.1M2026-06-30 · METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM filed to sell $1.3M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns POWL: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in POWL

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

POWL planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Williams Richard E
Filed 2026-08-14
$456.9K
COPE BRETT ALAN
Filed 2026-08-13
$931.5K
COPE BRETT ALAN
Filed 2026-07-09
$1.1M
METCALF MICHAEL WILLIAM
Filed 2026-06-30
$1.3M
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Brett A. Cope
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$2.9M
$9.6M
$1.1M
+280%
+52%
2022
$2.3M
$2.1M
$820.5K
-6%
+12%
2021
$2.4M
$2.5M
$870.6K
+6%
+36%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $20.1M sold by insiders over 180 days, $1.4M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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POWL financials

Revenue growth
+9.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
16.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.2B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+16.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$244.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.00x
long-term 2022-09-30 (45 months older than the period end) plus current 2022-09-30 (45 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt to cover
Return on equity
+28.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+15.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+111.0%
operating income after a 22.3% effective tax rate, over long-term 2022-09-30 (45 months older than the period end) plus current 2022-09-30 (45 months older than the period end) plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+32.6%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
14.67x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$4.9B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-08-03 shares, plus long-term 2022-09-30 (45 months older than the period end) plus current 2022-09-30 (45 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+4.4%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
1.26x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 12%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-092024-092023-092022-09
Revenue$1.1B$1.0B$699.3M$532.6M
Gross profit$324.4M$273.1M$147.6M$85.0M
Operating income$217.9M$178.8M$62.5M$7.2M
Net income$180.7M$149.8M$54.5M$13.7M
EPS (diluted)14.8612.294.501.15
Operating cash flow$167.9M$108.7M$182.6M-$3.6M
Cash$450.7M$315.3M$245.9M$102.0M
Long-term debtn/an/an/a$0
Dividends paid$12.9M$12.7M$12.4M$12.2M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

POWL Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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POWL ranks highest on financial health (99th percentile) and profitability (96th), and lowest on insider conviction (7th), among Industrials peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersRisk
Profitability
96
Inputs
  • Return on equity+28.3% · 90 pct, sector of 198
  • Return on assets+15.6% · 96 pct, sector of 224
  • Return on invested capital+111.0% · 100 pct, sector of 107
  • Return on capital employed+32.6% · 96 pct, sector of 195
Financial health
100
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.00x · 100 pct, sector of 214
  • Cash flow to debtno debt to cover
Growth
77
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+9.1% · 66 pct, sector of 254
  • Backlog growth, YoY+71.4% · 89 pct, sector of 89
Insider conviction
7
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$20.1M · 13 pct, sector of 170
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 172
Risk and compliance
54
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+7.7% · 26 pct, sector of 269
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 191
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+15.1% · 36 pct, sector of 197
2 not measured: Institutional and government, US patents
  • Institutional and government needs 1 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than five funds report holding it; no Congress trades in 365 days; no federal contracts in 180 days; no lobbying filings in the last four quarters
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

POWL filings, in plain words

Are Powell Industries insiders buying or selling POWL?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Powell Industries insiders were net sellers, a net $20.1M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 7 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of POWL?

Yes. 2 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $1.4M of stock; the latest, by Williams Richard E, was filed 2026-08-14.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Powell Industries insiders were net sellers of POWL, a net $20.1M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 7 sellers. None of the 29 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 2 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $1.4M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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