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Kadant vs nVent Electric: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Kadant brought in $1.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, nVent Electric $3.9B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by -0.1% at Kadant and +29.5% at nVent Electric on the year before, so nVent Electric grew faster. Kadant kept 9.7% of its revenue as net profit, nVent Electric 18.2%. Free cash flow was $154.3M at Kadant and $371.9M at nVent Electric.

Side by side, latest fiscal year

KAINVT
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (January 3, 2026)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$1.1B$3.9B
Revenue growth-0.1%+29.5%
Net income$102M$710.2M
Net margin9.7%18.2%
Free cash flow$154.3M$371.9M
Free cash flow margin14.7%9.6%
Earnings per share (diluted)$8.65$4.31
Cash$119.6M$237.5M
Debt$372.7M$1.6B
Price to earnings31.738.1
Market value$3.2B$26.6B
Dividend yield0.50%0.49%
Rank by revenue in sector#268 of 451 · Industrials#145 of 451 · Industrials

Over the years

Revenue
KAI FY2018: $633.8MKAI FY2019: $704.6MKAI FY2020: $635MKAI FY2021: $786.6MKAI FY2022: $904.7MKAI FY2023: $957.7MKAI FY2024: $1.1BKAI FY2025: $1.1BNVT FY2018: $2.2BNVT FY2019: $2.2BNVT FY2020: $2BNVT FY2021: $2.5BNVT FY2022: $2.3BNVT FY2023: $2.7BNVT FY2024: $3BNVT FY2025: $3.9BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KAI $1.1BNVT $3.9B
Net income
KAI FY2018: $60.4MKAI FY2019: $52.1MKAI FY2020: $55.2MKAI FY2021: $84MKAI FY2022: $120.9MKAI FY2023: $116.1MKAI FY2024: $111.6MKAI FY2025: $102MNVT FY2018: $230.8MNVT FY2019: $222.7MNVT FY2020: -$47.2MNVT FY2021: $272.9MNVT FY2022: $399.8MNVT FY2023: $567.1MNVT FY2024: $331.8MNVT FY2025: $710.2MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KAI $102MNVT $710.2M
Net margin
KAI FY2018: 9.5%KAI FY2019: 7.4%KAI FY2020: 8.7%KAI FY2021: 10.7%KAI FY2022: 13.4%KAI FY2023: 12.1%KAI FY2024: 10.6%KAI FY2025: 9.7%NVT FY2018: 10.4%NVT FY2019: 10.1%NVT FY2020: -2.4%NVT FY2021: 11.1%NVT FY2022: 17.4%NVT FY2023: 21.2%NVT FY2024: 11.0%NVT FY2025: 18.2%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KAI 9.7%NVT 18.2%
Revenue growth
KAI FY2019: +11.2%KAI FY2020: -9.9%KAI FY2021: +23.9%KAI FY2022: +15.0%KAI FY2023: +5.9%KAI FY2024: +10.0%KAI FY2025: -0.1%NVT FY2019: -0.4%NVT FY2020: -9.3%NVT FY2021: +23.2%NVT FY2022: -6.8%NVT FY2023: +16.3%NVT FY2024: +12.6%NVT FY2025: +29.5%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KAI -0.1%NVT +29.5%
Free cash flow
KAI FY2018: $46.4MKAI FY2019: $87.5MKAI FY2020: $85.3MKAI FY2021: $149.6MKAI FY2022: $74.4MKAI FY2023: $133.7MKAI FY2024: $134.3MKAI FY2025: $154.3MNVT FY2018: $304MNVT FY2019: $297.5MNVT FY2020: $304MNVT FY2021: $333.8MNVT FY2022: $354.1MNVT FY2023: $462.5MNVT FY2024: $569.1MNVT FY2025: $371.9MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KAI $154.3MNVT $371.9M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Kadant and nVent Electric

Which is bigger by revenue, Kadant or nVent Electric?

nVent Electric is bigger by revenue: $3.9B in fiscal 2025, against $1.1B for Kadant in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Kadant or nVent Electric?

Kadant had a net margin of 9.7% in fiscal 2025; nVent Electric had 18.2% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, Kadant or nVent Electric?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by -0.1% at Kadant and +29.5% at nVent Electric.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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