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Navigator Holdings Ltd. NVGS

NYSE · stock · Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight · website · IPO 2013-11-21 · LEI

Navigator Holdings Ltd. statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.2B
P / E12.4×
P / S2.1×
P / B1.0×
P / FCF10.6×
Dividend yield1.19%
Net margin17.1%
Return on equity8.0%
FCF margin19.9%
Return on capital8.2%
Graham number +20.3%$24.72

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($24.72); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
15.20% 1.80% -1.90% -5.50% -0.10% -7.60% 11.30% 14.90% 15.10% 17.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
26.50% 15.80% 13.40% 10.80% 12.60% -0.70% 12.80% 24.90% 25.30% 28.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
4.70% 0.60% -0.60% -1.80% 0.00% -2.80% 4.60% 6.70% 6.90% 8.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
55.8M 55.9M 55.7M 55.8M 55.9M 77.2M 77.6M 74.6M 71.8M 68.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$571.6M $710.1M $604.4M $652.9M $626.9M $692.1M $615.4M $533.7M $374.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.60% 0.30% -0.30% -0.90% 0.00% -1.40% 2.60% 3.70% 3.90% 4.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
28.90% 24.80% 24.80% 17.90% -3.10% 37.20% 19.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.66× 0.80× 0.71× 0.76× 0.73× 0.73× 0.65× 0.55× 0.41× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.80 $0.10 -$0.10 -$0.30 -$0.01 -$0.48 $0.69 $1.10 $1.19 $1.47 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Navigator Holdings Ltd. trades at about 14× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.9×–123×, median 14.6×).

7.9× 123×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.9×–123×); dot = today's 14×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin28.2%25.3%24.9%12.8%-0.7%12.6%10.8%13.4%15.8%26.5%
Net margin17.1%15.1%14.9%11.3%-7.6%-0.1%-5.5%-1.9%1.8%15.2%
FCF margin19.9%37.2%-3.1%17.9%———24.8%24.8%28.9%
Return on assets4.4%3.9%3.7%2.6%-1.4%-0.0%-0.9%-0.3%0.3%2.6%
Return on equity8.0%6.9%6.7%4.6%-2.8%-0.0%-1.8%-0.6%0.6%4.7%
Debt / equity—0.41×0.55×0.65×0.73×0.73×0.76×0.71×0.80×0.66×
Current ratio1.180.691.381.431.051.271.151.121.020.73

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.