Powell Industries Inc vs Vertiv Holdings Co

Powell Industries Inc (POWL) is overvalued and Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. POWL is the closer of the two: -56%, against -211% for VRT.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Powell Industries Inc (POWL)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $122.65; the price of $191.90 is 56% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 44/100 on 2 of 12 signals

Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT)

Discounting its cash flows at 13.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $81.56; the price of $253.46 is 211% above that value, and 64% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 68/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricPOWLVRT
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$191.90$253.46
Intrinsic value$122.65$81.56
Margin of safety-56%-211%
Leak Score44/100 (2/12)68/100 (10/12)
Market cap$7.0B$97.6B
Revenue growth, 5 years16.3%18.5%
Operating margin19.8%19.8%
Net margin16.5%15.1%
Return on equity28.2%43.9%
Debt to equity0.000.70
P/E36.8x57.4x
Forward P/E27.9x27.7x
P/B9.3x20.5x
Dividend yield0.6%0.1%

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