nVent Electric vs Woodward
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I put nVent Electric and Woodward side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- nVent Electric is the larger business, with $3.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.6B for Woodward.
- nVent Electric grew revenue faster (29.5%, against 7.3%).
- Woodward earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (16.8%, against 9.3%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of nVent Electric’s earnings: a P/E of 35.4x against 34.0x for Woodward.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
nVent Electric
NVT
7/10
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on equityShare count change
Woodward
WWD
3/10
Return on capitalPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | NVT FY25 | WWD FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $21.2B | $18.6B |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $3.6B |
| Free cash flow | $372M | $340M |
| Net income | $710M | $442M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 29.5% | 7.3% |
| 5-year growth | 14.3% | 7.4% |
| Share count change | −2.1% | −1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 37.7% | 26.8% |
| Operating margin | 15.8% | — |
| Net margin | 18.2% | 12.4% |
| FCF margin | 9.6% | 9.5% |
| Return on capital | 9.3% | 16.8% |
| Return on equity | 20.4% | 18.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.3B | $378M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6x | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $384M | $238M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 35.4x | 34.0x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.