nVent Electric plc

NVT· NYSE· Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)

Market cap
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P/FCF
–
EV/Sales
–
FCF margin
9.6%
ROIC, 5 yr avg
–
Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
+14.3%
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Company statistics

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Profile · FY2025

Market cap
–
Enterprise value
–
Diluted shares
164.6M
Revenue
$3.9B
Free cash flow
$371.9M
Owner earnings
$334.4M

Valuation · FY2025

P/E
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P/FCF
–
P/Owner earnings
–
EV/Sales
–
EV/FCF
–
P/B
–

Margins · FY2025

Gross
37.7%
Operating
15.8%
Net
18.2%
Free cash flow
9.6%
Owner earnings
8.6%
Stock pay
1.0%

Returns

ROIC, FY2025
9.5%
ROIC, 5 yr avg
–
ROE, FY2025
19.0%
ROE, 5 yr avg
14.6%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue, 3 yr
19.3%
Revenue, 5 yr
14.3%
Revenue, 9 yr
7.0%
Diluted EPS, 3 yr
21.9%
Diluted EPS, 5 yr
–
Diluted EPS, 9 yr
–
Free cash flow, 3 yr
1.6%
Free cash flow, 5 yr
4.1%
Free cash flow, 9 yr
2.8%

Financial health · FY2025

Cash and investments
$237.5M
Total debt
$1.6B
Net debt
$1.3B
Debt/Equity
0.4x
Debt/FCF
4.2x

Shareholder returns · FY2025

Dividend yield
–
Payout ratio
18.4%
Buyback yield
–
Shareholder yield
–
Share count, 5 yr
-0.6%

Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks

Reported numbers open their filing · computed ones show the formula · ˢ split-adjusted

Revenue

$3.9B

+7.0% a year over 9 years

FY2016: Revenue $2.1BFY2017: Revenue $2.1BFY2018: Revenue $2.2BFY2019: Revenue $2.2BFY2020: Revenue $2.0BFY2021: Revenue $2.5BFY2022: Revenue $2.3BFY2023: Revenue $2.7BFY2024: Revenue $3.0BFY2025: Revenue $3.9B
FY2016FY2025

Margins

Gross37.7%Operating15.8%Net18.2%

FY2025

FY2016: Gross 39.5%, Operating 15.7%, Net 12.2%FY2017: Gross 40.1%, Operating 15.1%, Net 17.2%FY2018: Gross 39.6%, Operating 14.0%, Net 10.4%FY2019: Gross 39.3%, Operating 15.1%, Net 10.1%FY2020: Gross 37.5%, Operating 1.9%, Net -2.4%FY2021: Gross 38.3%, Operating 14.4%, Net 11.1%FY2022: Gross 35.9%, Operating 13.5%, Net 17.4%FY2023: Gross 40.3%, Operating 17.3%, Net 21.2%FY2024: Gross 40.2%, Operating 17.5%, Net 11.0%FY2025: Gross 37.7%, Operating 15.8%, Net 18.2%
FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow and owner earnings

Free cash flow$371.9MOwner earnings$334.4M

Free cash flow +2.8% a year

FY2016: Free cash flow $289.5M, Owner earnings $276.1MFY2017: Free cash flow $377.9M, Owner earnings $363.3MFY2018: Free cash flow $304.0M, Owner earnings $291.2MFY2019: Free cash flow $297.5M, Owner earnings $281.4MFY2020: Free cash flow $304.0M, Owner earnings $290.1MFY2021: Free cash flow $333.8M, Owner earnings $317.2MFY2022: Free cash flow $354.1M, Owner earnings $330.8MFY2023: Free cash flow $462.5M, Owner earnings $440.7MFY2024: Free cash flow $569.1M, Owner earnings $541.8MFY2025: Free cash flow $371.9M, Owner earnings $334.4M
FY2016FY2025

Diluted shares

164.6M

-9.2% over 9 years, net buybacks

FY2016: Diluted shares 181.2MFY2017: Diluted shares 181.2MFY2018: Diluted shares 180.8MFY2019: Diluted shares 173.0MFY2020: Diluted shares 169.6MFY2021: Diluted shares 169.7MFY2022: Diluted shares 168.3MFY2023: Diluted shares 168.2MFY2024: Diluted shares 168.2MFY2025: Diluted shares 164.6M
FY2016FY2025

Return on invested capital

9.5%

FY2025

FY2016: ROIC –FY2017: ROIC –FY2018: ROIC 7.7%FY2019: ROIC 8.1%FY2020: ROIC –FY2021: ROIC 8.8%FY2022: ROIC 7.7%FY2023: ROIC –FY2024: ROIC 5.6%FY2025: ROIC 9.5%
FY2016FY2025

Net debt (below zero)

-$1.3B

$1.3B more debt than cash

FY2016: Net cash –FY2017: Net cash $26.9MFY2018: Net cash -$782.7MFY2019: Net cash -$958.2MFY2020: Net cash -$825.5MFY2021: Net cash -$949.7MFY2022: Net cash -$785.7MFY2023: Net cash -$1.6BFY2024: Net cash -$2.0BFY2025: Net cash -$1.3B
FY2016FY2025

Every figure, year by year

Fiscal yearFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
The business
Revenue$2.1B$2.1B$2.2B$2.2B$2.0B$2.5B$2.3B$2.7B$3.0B$3.9B
Revenue growth–-0.9%5.5%-0.4%-9.3%23.2%-6.8%16.3%12.6%29.5%
Gross margin39.5%40.1%39.6%39.3%37.5%38.3%35.9%40.3%40.2%37.7%
Operating margin15.7%15.1%14.0%15.1%1.9%14.4%13.5%17.3%17.5%15.8%
Net income$259.1M$361.7M$230.8M$222.7M-$47.2M$272.9M$399.8M$567.1M$331.8M$710.2M
Net margin12.2%17.2%10.4%10.1%-2.4%11.1%17.4%21.2%11.0%18.2%
Diluted EPS–$2.00$1.28$1.29$-0.28$1.61$2.38$3.37$1.97$4.31
Return on invested capital?––7.7%8.1%–8.8%7.7%–5.6%9.5%
Cash
Operating cash flow$364.0M$409.7M$343.5M$336.3M$344.0M$373.3M$394.6M$528.1M$643.1M$465.2M
Capital expenditure$74.5M$31.8M$39.5M$38.8M$40.0M$39.5M$40.5M$65.6M$74.0M$93.3M
Free cash flow$289.5M$377.9M$304.0M$297.5M$304.0M$333.8M$354.1M$462.5M$569.1M$371.9M
Stock-based compensation$13.4M$14.6M$12.8M$16.1M$13.9M$16.6M$23.3M$21.8M$27.3M$37.5M
Owner earnings?$276.1M$363.3M$291.2M$281.4M$290.1M$317.2M$330.8M$440.7M$541.8M$334.4M
Free cash flow per share$1.60$2.09$1.68$1.72$1.79$1.97$2.10$2.75$3.38$2.26
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$0$0$62.9M$120.7M$119.0M$117.7M$117.0M$116.8M$126.8M$130.4M
Share repurchases$0$0$56.0M$235.7M$43.2M$111.5M$65.9M$60.8M$100.0M$253.1M
Diluted shares181.2M181.2M180.8M173.0M169.6M169.7M168.3M168.2M168.2M164.6M
Share count change?–0.0%-0.2%-4.3%-2.0%0.1%-0.8%-0.1%0.0%-2.1%
Balance sheet
Cash and equivalents$21.5M$26.9M$159.0M$106.4M$122.5M$49.5M$297.5M$185.1M$131.2M$237.5M
Short-term investments––––––––––
Total debt–$0$941.7M$1.1B$948.0M$999.2M$1.1B$1.8B$2.2B$1.6B
Net debt–-$26.9M$782.7M$958.2M$825.5M$949.7M$785.7M$1.6B$2.0B$1.3B
Shareholders' equity$3.5B$3.8B$2.7B$2.6B$2.4B$2.5B$2.7B$3.1B$3.2B$3.7B

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