nVent Electric (NVT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
nVent Electric (NVT) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.91% for Q2 2026, up 4.72 percentage points from 9.19% a year earlier and up 2.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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nVent Electric (NVT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, nVent Electric posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.65%, up 1.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +9.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 9.33% in FY2024 (-0.31 pp), 9.64% in FY2023 (+2.18 pp), 7.47% in FY2022 (-1.68 pp) and 9.15% in FY2021 (+8.20 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2018.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 7.82 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 2.26 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 11.66% (Q1 2026), 10.62% (Q4 2025) and 9.86% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.08% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 12.16% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 29.36% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.86% |
| 10 | nVent Electric | 27.45 Bn | 26.64 Bn | 558.00 Mn | 13.91% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.42% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.42% |
| 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% |
API Access
nVent Electric Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NVT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NVT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NVT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();