nVent Electric plc vs Powell Industries Inc

NVent Electric plc (NVT) is overvalued and Powell Industries Inc (POWL) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. POWL is the closer of the two: -56%, against -120% for NVT.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

nVent Electric plc (NVT)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $74.04; the price of $162.65 is 120% above that value, and 71% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 27/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Powell Industries Inc (POWL)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $122.65; the price of $191.90 is 56% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 44/100 on 2 of 12 signals

MetricNVTPOWL
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$162.65$191.90
Intrinsic value$74.04$122.65
Margin of safety-120%-56%
Leak Score27/100 (3/12)44/100 (2/12)
Market cap$26.3B$7.0B
Revenue growth, 5 years14.3%16.3%
Operating margin17.4%19.8%
Net margin12.3%16.5%
Return on equity15.8%28.2%
Debt to equity0.410.00
P/E44.9x36.8x
Forward P/E24.9x27.9x
P/B6.6x9.3x
Dividend yield0.4%0.6%

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