POWL
Powell Industries, Inc.
POWL has a slight edge over RDW overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
POWL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
POWL's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
POWL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $83.03 | -41% |
| Forward | 21x | $142 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $135 | -4.6% |
| Current | 27x | $142 | — |
| Expensive | 51x | $266 | +87% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
POWL's PE is in its fair range at 27x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 21x next year's earnings.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
POWL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for POWL, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RDW's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
POWL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.71 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.21 | +8.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.11 | +7.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.13 | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.95 | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.80 | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.74 | +69% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.39 | +107% |
| Q3 2024 | $4.10 | +173% |
POWL has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
POWL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $311.7M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $296.6M | +6.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $251.2M | +4% |
| Q3 2025 | $298M | +8.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $286.3M | -0.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $278.6M | +9.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $241.4M | +24% |
| Q3 2024 | $275.1M | +32% |
POWL's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $312M last quarter, up 8.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 21% | +5.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 20% | +6.1 points |
POWL has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $109M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
POWL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $93.7M | +122% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.3M | +169% |
| Q4 2025 | $41.6M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $59.3M | +$73.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $42.3M | +242% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.3M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.9M | -58% |
| Q3 2024 | -$14.4M | -120% |
POWL has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
POWL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +20K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +79K shares |
| 3 years | +0.5% | +184K shares |
| 5 years | +4.1% | +1.4M shares |
| Available history | +4.9% | +1.7M shares |
POWL has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
POWL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
POWL has more cash than debt.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
POWL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.7 | Oversold |
POWL's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
POWL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | POWL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 24x | 13% above |
| PE % | 56 | 58 | 2 pts below |
POWL is trading at 27x earnings, a 13% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
POWL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $165.6 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $191.5 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $197.6 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $138.4 | 2.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $89.4 | 59% above |
POWL has the edge over RDW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below its 200-week average.
POWL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.4 | $10.2 | -38% |
| 2021 | $10.2 | $9.84 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | $9.84 | $11.9 | +21% |
| 2023 | $11.9 | $29.5 | +148% |
| 2024 | $29.5 | $77.0 | +161% |
| 2025 | $77.0 | $113.6 | +48% |
| 2026 YTD | $113.6 | $141.8 | +25% |
POWL has the edge over RDW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2024 to −74% in 2022. It's up 12% so far in 2026.