nVent Electric (NVT) Stock Overview
Designs, manufactures, markets, installs, and services electrical connection and protection solutions in the America, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | US$164.66 |
| 52 Week High | US$175.00 |
| 52 Week Low | US$63.60 |
| Beta | 1.32 |
| 1 Month Change | 15.82% |
| 3 Month Change | 35.19% |
| 1 Year Change | 146.02% |
| 3 Year Change | 267.54% |
| 5 Year Change | 400.79% |
| Change since IPO | 545.73% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • May 15
NVT: Data Center Cooling And Buybacks Will Shape A Balanced Outlook
Analysts have raised their price target for nVent Electric to $181.31 from $127.39, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, the discount rate, and future P/E estimates. What's in the News nVent Electric reported that from October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, it repurchased 0 shares for $0 million under its existing share buyback program, so activity in that period was paused.Seeking Alpha • May 04
nVent Electric: Another Great Year Or Will Oil Shock Spoil The Party (Downgrade)
Summary nVent Electric plc is downgraded to hold as shares approach fair value at 38x PE, despite strong execution and 34%+ EPS growth. The System Protection segment drives over 50% top-line growth, but EBITDA margins lag due to tariff costs and M&A integration. 2026 revenue guidance raised to nearly $5bn with EPS estimate up to $4.5, yet margin expansion remains muted. Peak growth is likely in 2026; risks include AI capex slowdown and oil shock disrupting supply chains and valuation. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Narrative Update • Apr 27
NVT: Rich P/E And Acquisition Pipeline Will Pressure Future Share Returns
Analysts have raised their price target on nVent Electric from about $89 to about $116. This reflects updated views on higher modeled revenue growth and a richer future P/E multiple, partly offset by a lower projected profit margin and a slightly higher discount rate.Narrative Update • Apr 13
NVT: Rich Future P/E And Acquisition Pipeline Will Constrain Forward Returns
Analysts have adjusted the price target for nVent Electric to $89.10 from $85.03, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, and a modestly lower discount rate, along with a slightly reduced future P/E multiple. What's in the News Completion of a share repurchase program covering 6,359,440 shares, or 3.85% of the company, for a total of $352.28 million under the buyback announced on May 17, 2024 (Key Developments).
Narrative Update • Mar 30
NVT: Acquisition Pipeline And Buybacks Will Drive Future Upside Potential
Analysts now set a $150 price target for nVent Electric, up from $145, reflecting updated assumptions that combine a higher revenue growth outlook with slightly lower profit margin expectations and a modestly higher future P/E multiple. What's in the News Completed repurchase of 6,359,440 shares, or 3.85% of shares, for $352.28 million under the buyback program announced on May 17, 2024, with no additional shares repurchased between October 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 16
NVT: Rich Future P/E And Acquisition Ambitions Will Pressure Forward Returns
Analysts now set their fair value estimate for nVent Electric at about $85.03, a slight uptick from roughly $84.94. This reflects updated views on the discount rate, revenue growth near 5.29% and profit margin assumptions around 16.61%, along with a future P/E of about 23.20x.Narrative Update • Mar 02
NVT: Data Center Cooling And Acquisitions Will Support A Balanced Outlook
Analysts have lifted their price target on nVent Electric to about $127 from around $124. This reflects updated assumptions that combine slightly higher modeled revenue growth with a higher future P/E and a somewhat lower profit margin outlook.Narrative Update • Feb 16
NVT: Acquisition Push And Rich Future P/E Will Challenge Return Prospects
Analysts have nudged their fair value estimate for nVent Electric higher from about $81.03 to roughly $84.94 per share, citing updated assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E levels. What's in the News Management highlighted that the balance sheet and net debt-to-EBITDA ratio are in what they view as strong shape.Narrative Update • Feb 02
NVT: Liquid Cooling Partnerships Will Drive Future Upside Potential
Analysts now place their price target for nVent Electric at US$145, up from US$105. This reflects updated assumptions that include a higher discount rate, a lower projected revenue growth rate of 11.999143940767176%, a higher expected profit margin of 16.67269539703771%, and an anticipated future P/E of 34.72235972272747.Narrative Update • Jan 19
NVT: Data Center Cooling And Dividend Growth Will Support A Balanced Outlook
Analysts have modestly raised their price target on nVent Electric to about US$123.62 from about US$121.54, reflecting updated assumptions for slightly higher revenue growth, profit margins, and a nearly similar future P/E multiple. What's in the News Board declares a regular quarterly cash dividend of US$0.21 per ordinary share for the first quarter of 2026, which is 5% above the prior quarterly dividend of US$0.20 per share.Narrative Update • Jan 05
NVT: Future AI Cooling Gains Will Struggle Against Lofty Earnings Expectations
Analysts have modestly trimmed their price target on nVent Electric by about $0.36 per share, citing slightly slower expected revenue growth, which is partially offset by improved profit margin assumptions, as well as a marginally lower discount rate and future P/E multiple. What's in the News Board approves a 5% increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend to USD 0.21 per share for Q1 2026, payable February 6, 2026, to shareholders of record on January 23, 2026 (company announcement) Launch of modular data center liquid cooling solutions, including new row and rack based coolant distribution units, advanced cooling manifolds, updated racks, and a new services program aligned with next generation chip requirements (company announcement) Planned showcase of new liquid cooling solutions and next generation intelligent power distribution units at SC25, including the "We Do Coolstuff" campaign and joint commentary with NVIDIA, Lenovo, HPE and AMD on liquid cooling trends (company announcement) Collaboration with Siemens to develop a combined liquid cooling and power reference architecture tailored for hyperscale AI data center workloads, supporting global deployment and resilience (company announcement) Completion of a USD 352.28 million share repurchase program covering 6,359,440 shares, or about 3.85% of outstanding stock, under the buyback announced May 17, 2024 (company announcement) Valuation Changes The fair value estimate has declined slightly to approximately $81.03 per share from about $81.39, reflecting a modest downward revision.Narrative Update • Dec 13
NVT Will Face Rich Earnings Expectations Amid Growing Data Center Cooling Hype
Narrative Update on nVent Electric Analysts have raised their price target on nVent Electric by approximately $8 to reflect expectations for stronger profit margins and a richer fair value estimate, even as they incorporate a slightly higher discount rate and more moderate revenue growth assumptions. What's in the News Launched modular data center liquid cooling solutions, including new row and rack-based coolant distribution units, updated racks and a new services program tailored to next generation AI and high density workloads (company announcement).Narrative Update • Nov 29
NVT: Data Center Expansion And Liquid Cooling Rollouts Will Drive Share Price Higher
Analysts have raised their price target for nVent Electric, increasing the estimated fair value slightly from $121.09 to $121.54 per share. They cite minor but positive adjustments to forecasted revenue growth and discount rates.Narrative Update • Nov 14
NVT: Increased Data Center Demand Will Drive Future Job Creation
Analysts have raised their price target for nVent Electric from $105.84 to $121.09. This reflects updated expectations around the company's valuation and modest adjustments to its financial growth assumptions.Narrative Update • Oct 31
NVT: Manufacturing Expansion And Data Center Demand Will Shape Future Prospects
Analysts have raised their price target for nVent Electric from $104.59 to $105.84 per share, citing improved profit margins and slightly stronger revenue growth projections. What's in the News nVent Electric will expand its manufacturing capacity in Eleanor, West Virginia, adding 117,000 square feet to support demand for large enclosure solutions in the data center industry.Narrative Update • Oct 17
Digitalization, AI And Renewables Will Redefine Electrical Infrastructure
Analysts have raised their price target for nVent Electric by $4.00, citing modest improvements in fair value estimates along with slight adjustments to growth and margin projections. What's in the News nVent Electric announced an expansion of its manufacturing capacity in Eleanor, West Virginia.Narrative Update • Oct 03
Digitalization, AI And Renewables Will Redefine Electrical Infrastructure
Analysts have raised their price target for nVent Electric from $98.17 to $100.59. This increase is supported by expectations of modest improvements in revenue growth and profit margins.Narrative Update • Sep 16
Digitalization, AI And Renewables Will Redefine Electrical Infrastructure
As both the Future P/E and Consensus Revenue Growth forecasts for nVent Electric remained effectively unchanged, analysts have made only a slight upward revision in the fair value, with the consensus price target increasing marginally from $97.17 to $98.17. What's in the News Leased a new 117,000 sq.Analysis Article • Aug 28
We Think nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...Analysis Article • Jun 28
Estimating The Fair Value Of nVent Electric plc (NYSE:NVT)
Key Insights nVent Electric's estimated fair value is US$88.96 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity With US$73.35...Analysis Article • May 29
Does nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...Seeking Alpha • Mar 03
nVent: A Sound Business Is Approaching Interesting Levels
Summary nVent has seen growth through M&A and organic expansion, positioning well in electrical markets despite recent soft organic growth. The sale of its thermal management business and a $700 million acquisition of Trachte LLC have reshaped its portfolio, reducing net debt significantly. Trading at a reasonable 20 times earnings multiple with modest leverage, nVent's focus on electrical & fastening and enclosures shows promising potential for growth. With collaborations like Nvidia and a focus on data centers, I see real value and plan to buy on dips, starting in the high-fifties. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaShareholder Returns
| NVT | US Electrical | US Market | |
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| 7D | 4.1% | 3.2% | 1.2% |
| 1Y | 146.0% | 86.5% | 28.7% |
Return vs Industry: NVT exceeded the US Electrical industry which returned 86.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: NVT exceeded the US Market which returned 28.7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| NVT volatility | |
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| NVT Average Weekly Movement | 7.3% |
| Electrical Industry Average Movement | 13.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.2% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.4% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: NVT has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: NVT's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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| 1903 | 12,000 | Beth Wozniak | www.nvent.com |
nVent Electric plc designs, manufactures, markets, installs, and services electrical connection and protection solutions in the America, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Systems Protection and Electrical Connections. The company provides solutions to protect electronics, systems, and data in mission critical applications, including data centers.
nVent Electric plc Fundamentals Summary
| NVT fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | US$26.63b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$481.90m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$4.33b |
55.3x
P/E Ratio6.2x
P/S RatioIs NVT overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| NVT income statement (TTM) | |
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| Revenue | US$4.33b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$2.72b |
| Gross Profit | US$1.60b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.12b |
| Earnings | US$481.90m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2026
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 2.98 |
| Gross Margin | 37.01% |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.14% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 41.0% |
How did NVT perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
0.5%
Current Dividend Yield27%
Payout RatioDoes NVT pay a reliable dividends?
See NVT dividend history and benchmarks| nVent Electric dividend dates | |
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| Ex Dividend Date | Jul 24 2026 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Aug 07 2026 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 59 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 73 days |
Does NVT pay a reliable dividends?
See NVT dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/26 11:50 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
nVent Electric plc is covered by 20 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Julian Mitchell | Barclays |
| Scott Graham | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Vladimir Bystricky | Citigroup Inc |