nVent Electric (NVT) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)

nVent Electric's (NVT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.66% in Q1 2026, up 276.0% year-on-year from 3.1% in Q1 2025, and down 53.97% quarter-over-quarter from 25.34% in Q4 2025.

nVent Electric (NVT) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

nVent Electric's Return on Capital Employed history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.66% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 276.0% year-over-year to 11.66% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.66%, a 276.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.65%, up 132.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 11.66% in Q1 2026 per NVT's latest filing, from 25.34% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 25.34% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 60.07% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.54% (2024), against an average of 9.37%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1455 bps in 2023 and slumped 8270 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.29% in 2022, then jumped by 200 bps to 21.84% in 2023, then decreased by 6 bps to 20.44% in 2024, then rose by 24 bps to 25.34% in 2025, then plunged by 54 bps to 11.66% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NVT Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 11.66% (Q1 2026), 25.34% (Q4 2025), and 60.07% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Electrovaya 424.38 Bn 424.36 Bn 6.04 Mn 8.37%
2 Vertiv Holdings 116.45 Bn 113.95 Bn 999.70 Mn 26.52%
3 Bloom Energy 61.23 Bn 58.77 Bn 225.54 Mn 4.38%
4 Hubbell 25.93 Bn 25.43 Bn 505.30 Mn 18.97%
5 nVent Electric 25.66 Bn 25.47 Bn 445.60 Mn 11.66%
6 Advanced Energy Industries 11.88 Bn 11.18 Bn 200.90 Mn 13.11%
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.90 Bn 9.48 Bn 606.40 Mn 17.52%
8 Powell Industries 9.42 Bn 8.87 Bn 87.94 Mn 32.43%
9 EnerSys 7.49 Bn 7.05 Bn 290.87 Mn 13.24%
10 Hayward Holdings 3.13 Bn 2.90 Bn 118.70 Mn 8.49%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.66%
Dec 31, 2025 25.34%
Sep 30, 2025 -60.07%
Jun 30, 2025 21.61%
Mar 31, 2025 8.90%
Dec 31, 2024 20.44%
Sep 30, 2024 22.63%
Jun 30, 2024 9.42%
Mar 31, 2024 9.54%
Dec 31, 2023 21.84%
Sep 30, 2023 16.91%
Jun 30, 2023 8.02%
Mar 31, 2023 7.96%
Dec 31, 2022 7.29%
Sep 30, 2022 9.68%
Jun 30, 2022 9.25%
Mar 31, 2022 8.90%
Dec 31, 2021 8.80%
Sep 30, 2021 8.27%
Jun 30, 2021 2.53%