nVent Electric (NVT) reported $1.07 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 41.8%. EPS of $0.90 for the same period compares to $0.59 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +6.32% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.89, the EPS surprise was +0.97%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how nVent performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Electrical Connections: $329.6 million compared to the $323.66 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15% year over year.
- Net Sales- Systems Protection: $737.1 million versus $673.37 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +58.4% change.
- Segment income (loss)- Electrical Connections: $91 million compared to the $95.11 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Segment income (loss)- Systems Protection: $149.5 million versus $137.46 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of nVent have returned +10.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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