Powell Industries vs Vicor
Powell Industries reported revenue of $1.1 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.4 times Vicor's $453 million in fiscal 2025. Powell Industries' revenue grew 9.1% in its latest year, and Vicor's grew 26.1%. Powell Industries had an operating margin of 19.7%, against 18.1% at Vicor. Free cash flow was $155 million at Powell Industries and $119 million at Vicor. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 30 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Powell Industries | Vicor | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.1B | $453M |
| Revenue growth | 9.1% | 26.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 16.3% | 8.8% |
| Gross margin | 29.4% | 57.3% |
| Operating margin | 19.7% | 18.1% |
| Net margin | 16.4% | 26.2% |
| Free cash flow | $155M | $119M |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.0% | 26.3% |
| Return on capital | 116.3% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −2.1x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $13M | $35M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.2% | 0.6% |
| Last close | $133.12 | $146.88 |
| P/E at the last close | 26.9× | 38.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $68.4 million | sold $398.8 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Powell Industries and Vicor pages.