Powell Industries declares $0.09 quarterly dividend
Powell Industries’ board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share on its common stock.
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Form Type
8-K
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Powell Industries’ board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable December 16, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business November 18, 2026.
8-K Event Classification
2 items: 8.01, 9.01
2 items
Item 8.01
Other Events
Other
Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Quarterly cash dividend: $0.09 per share
Record date: November 18, 2026
Payment date: December 16, 2026
3 metrics
Quarterly cash dividend
$0.09 per share
Declared on common stock
Record date
November 18, 2026
Shareholders of record at the close of business
Payment date
December 16, 2026
Quarterly cash dividend
Key Terms
cash dividend, shareholders of record
2 terms
cash dividend financial
"declared a quarterly cash dividend"
A cash dividend is a payment made by a company to its shareholders directly in money, usually on a regular schedule. It is a way for investors to receive a portion of the company's profits, similar to earning interest or a bonus for holding the company's stock. Cash dividends provide income to shareholders and can indicate the company's financial health and stability.
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Powell Industries declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share, payable December 16, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business November 18, 2026.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): November 3, 2026
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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(713 ) 944-6900
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N/A
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 8.01 – Other Events.
On November 3, 2026, Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL) (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2026. This dividend will be paid on December 16, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Report.
Exhibit Number | Description | ||||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 3, 2026 | ||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: November 4, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Michael W. Metcalf | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael W. Metcalf | |||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President | |||||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial and Principal Accounting Officer | |||||||||||||||||
| (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||||||||||||||
Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE| For Immediate Release | Contact: | Michael Metcalf, CFO | ||||||||||||
| Powell Industries, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| 713-947-4422 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Winters | ||||||||||||||
| Alpha IR Group | ||||||||||||||
| POWL@alpha-ir.com | ||||||||||||||
| 312-445-2870 | ||||||||||||||
Powell Industries Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
HOUSTON — November 3, 2026 — Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), a leading supplier of custom engineered solutions for the management, control and distribution of electrical energy, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.09 per share. The dividend is payable on December 16, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2026.
Powell Industries, Inc., headquartered in Houston, designs, manufactures and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for the distribution, control and monitoring of electrical energy. Powell markets include large industrial customers such as utilities, oil and gas producers, refineries, petrochemical plants, pulp and paper producers, mining operations and commuter railways. For more information, please visit powellind.com.
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