NVT
nVent Electric plc
NVT has the edge over RDW overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NVT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
NVT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
NVT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $116 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $77.33 | -33% |
| Fair | 21x | $88.58 | -23% |
| Current | 28x | $116 | — |
| Expensive | 29x | $122 | +5.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NVT's PE is in its expensive range at 28x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NVT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for NVT, but weaker profitability.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
RDW has the edge over NVT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
NVT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.49 | +56% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.16 | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.67 | +4.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.02 | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.31 | +119% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.64 | +6.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.52 | +2.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.51 | +2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.97 | -42% |
NVT has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
NVT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +53% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +53% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +42% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $963.1M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $809.3M | -7.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $752.2M | -13% |
NVT has the edge over RDW on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | -3.1 points |
NVT has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $109M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NVT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $265.8M | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $162M | +$195.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $49.1M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $165.7M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $200.9M | +8.7% |
| Q2 2025 | -$33.8M | -130% |
| Q1 2025 | $39.1M | -47% |
| Q4 2024 | $198.1M | -7.6% |
NVT has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
NVT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +400K shares |
| 3 years | -2.7% | -4.6M shares |
| 5 years | -3.6% | -6.1M shares |
| Available history | -5.2% | -9M shares |
NVT has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.8M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $50.4M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $200M |
| Q1 2025 | $53.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
NVT spent $100M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 60% from the year before.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
NVT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
NVT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.9 years a year ago.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
NVT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.8 | Oversold |
NVT's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
NVT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | NVT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 24x | 15% above |
| PE % | 79 | 58 | 21 pts above |
NVT is trading at 28x earnings, a 15% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NVT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $139.6 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $150.1 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $138.0 | 16% below |
| 100 week MA | $107.4 | 7.6% above |
| 200 week MA | $83.8 | 38% above |
NVT has the edge over RDW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below its 200-week average.
NVT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.7 | $23.1 | -10% |
| 2021 | $23.1 | $37.4 | +62% |
| 2022 | $37.4 | $38.2 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | $38.2 | $59.1 | +55% |
| 2024 | $59.1 | $69.0 | +17% |
| 2025 | $69.0 | $104.2 | +51% |
| 2026 YTD | $104.2 | $115.5 | +11% |
NVT has finished higher in five of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's up 11% so far in 2026.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW has the edge over NVT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.