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nVent Electric plc NVT

NYSE · stock · Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) · website · IPO 2018-04-16

nVent Electric plc statistics & valuation

Market cap$26.3B
P / E37.1×
P / S6.8×
P / B7.1×
P / FCF47.4×
Dividend yield0.49%
Net margin18.2%
Return on equity19.0%
FCF margin14.3%
Net debt$1.6B
Net debt / EBITDA2.3×
Enterprise value USD$27.9B
EV / EBITDA41.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2.2%
Return on capital10.5%
Graham number -72.6%$46.88

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 ($46.88); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
12.20% 17.20% 10.40% 10.10% -2.40% 11.10% 17.40% 21.20% 11.00% 18.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
39.50% 40.10% 39.60% 39.30% 37.50% 38.30% 35.90% 40.30% 40.20% 37.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
15.70% 15.10% 14.00% 15.10% 1.90% 14.40% 13.50% 17.30% 17.50% 15.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.40% 9.50% 8.60% 8.60% -2.00% 10.90% 14.60% 18.00% 10.20% 19.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
181.2M 181.2M 180.8M 173.0M 169.6M 169.7M 168.3M 168.2M 168.2M 164.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$26.9M $782.7M $958.2M $825.5M $949.7M $785.7M $1.60B $2.15B $1.56B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.80% 7.70% 5.10% 4.80% -1.10% 5.80% 8.20% 9.20% 4.90% 10.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
13.70% 18.00% 13.70% 13.50% 15.20% 13.60% 15.40% 17.30% 18.90% 14.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.35× 0.41× 0.39× 0.40× 0.40× 0.57× 0.67× 0.42× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.00 $1.28 $1.29 -$0.28 $1.61 $2.38 $3.37 $1.97 $4.31 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

nVent Electric plc trades at about 39.7× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 16.7×–33×, median 19.5×).

16.7× 39.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (16.7×–33×); dot = today's 39.7×.

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
Gross margin37.7%40.2%40.3%35.9%38.3%37.5%39.3%39.6%40.1%39.5%
Operating margin15.8%17.5%17.3%13.5%14.4%1.9%15.1%14.0%15.1%15.7%
Net margin18.2%11.0%21.2%17.4%11.1%-2.4%10.1%10.4%17.2%12.2%
FCF margin14.3%18.9%17.3%15.4%13.6%15.2%13.5%13.7%18.0%13.7%
Return on assets10.4%4.9%9.2%8.2%5.8%-1.1%4.8%5.1%7.7%5.8%
Return on equity19.0%10.2%18.0%14.6%10.9%-2.0%8.6%8.6%9.5%7.4%
Debt / equity0.42×0.67×0.57×0.40×0.40×0.39×0.41×0.35×0.00×—
Current ratio1.631.731.821.891.431.701.731.831.87—

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