nVent Electric vs Woodward
nVent Electric reported revenue of $3.9 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Woodward's $3.6 billion in fiscal 2025. nVent Electric's revenue grew 29.5% in its latest year, and Woodward's grew 7.3%. Free cash flow was $372 million at nVent Electric and $340 million at Woodward. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| nVent Electric | Woodward | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $3.6B |
| Revenue growth | 29.5% | 7.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 14.3% | 7.4% |
| Gross margin | 37.7% | 26.8% |
| Operating margin | 15.8% | — |
| Net margin | 18.2% | 12.4% |
| Free cash flow | $372M | $340M |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.6% | 9.5% |
| Return on capital | 9.3% | 16.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.6x | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $384M | $238M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.1% | −1.0% |
| Last close | $129.18 | $305.66 |
| P/E at the last close | 35.4× | 34.0× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $50.2 million | sold $32.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the nVent Electric and Woodward pages.