Stock comparison
Powell Industries
Watts Water Technologies
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
POWL
Powell Industries
Market cap
$10.17B
Sector
Industrials
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
Market cap
$10.1B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Powell Industries POWL
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | POWL | WTS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 60C | 71B | WTS |
| Benjamin Graham | 84A | 80A | POWL |
| Philip Fisher | 68B | 65B | POWL |
| Peter Lynch | 73B | 55C | POWL |
| Joel Greenblatt | 67C | 49D | POWL |
| Charlie Munger | 64C | 59C | POWL |
| Terry Smith | 61C | 59C | POWL |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | POWL | WTS |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $10.17B | $10.1B |
| P/E (TTM) | 59.9x | 27.3x |
| EV/EBIT | 49.1x | 20.7x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 23.71% | 15.18% |
| Gross margin | 30.1% | 49.25% |
| Net margin | 16.51% | 14.32% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 23.77% | 7.75% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 3.08% | 20.03% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.0x | 0.1x |
| Dividend yield | 0.12% | 0.7% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
POWL leads on
- Debt / Equity0.0xvs 0.1x+97%
- EPS CAGR 5y3.08%vs 20.03%+94%
- Revenue CAGR 5y23.77%vs 7.75%+67%
- ROIC (TTM)23.71%vs 15.18%+36%
WTS leads on
- Dividend yield0.7%vs 0.12%+83%
- EV/EBIT20.7xvs 49.1x+58%
- P/E (TTM)27.3xvs 59.9x+55%
- Gross margin49.25%vs 30.1%+39%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.