ESLT vs. NVT: Elbit Systems vs. nVent Electric Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT) both fall under the Capital Goods industry group, but ESLT is classified in Aerospace & Defense while NVT is classified in Electrical Equipment.

Company profile comparison for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT)
Profile Item	ESLT	NVT
Name	Elbit Systems Ltd.	nVent Electric plc
Country/Region	Israel	United Kingdom
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Aerospace & Defense	Electrical Equipment
GICS Sub-Industry	Aerospace & Defense	Electrical Components & Equipment
Market Capitalization	32.00 billion USD	17.16 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	NYSE
Listing Date	November 27, 1996	April 24, 2018
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

ESLT

NVT

GSPC

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT)
Metric	ESLT	NVT
Total Return (1Y)	55.34%	2.86%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	57.29%	32.72%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	37.24%	26.96%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

ESLT

NVT

GSPC

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

nVent Electric (NVT) has an aggressive beta of 1.41, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Elbit Systems (ESLT) is defensive at 0.10 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

nVent Electric (NVT) trades around 2.54M shares per day on average, while Elbit Systems (ESLT) sees only 88.09K — a volume gap that can matter for position sizing, exit liquidity, and order execution.

Risk profile metrics for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT)
Metric	ESLT	NVT
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	47.34%	53.94%
Beta (5Y)	0.10	1.41
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-35.54%	-46.67%
Avg. Volume (3M)	88.09K	2.54M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

ESLT and NVT are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT)
Metric	ESLT	NVT
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	1.08	-0.03
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	1.76	-0.03

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Both Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 15.24% and nVent Electric (NVT) at 17.42% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

ESLT

Capital Goods industry group

15.24%

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
ESLT: 15.24%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

NVT

Capital Goods industry group

17.42%

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
NVT: 17.42%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their ROE against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

nVent Electric (NVT) at 12.83% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 7.44%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

ESLT

Capital Goods industry group

7.44%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
ESLT: 7.44%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

NVT

Capital Goods industry group

12.83%

Max: 27.47%
NVT: 12.83%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

nVent Electric (NVT) at 18.75% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 9.57%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

ESLT

Capital Goods industry group

9.57%

Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
ESLT: 9.57%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

NVT

Capital Goods industry group

18.75%

Max: 36.60%
NVT: 18.75%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT)
Metric	ESLT	NVT
ROE (TTM)	15.24%	17.42%
ROA (TTM)	3.87%	7.88%
Net Margin (TTM)	7.44%	12.83%
Operating Margin (TTM)	9.57%	18.75%
Gross Margin (TTM)	25.03%	36.17%

Growth

Revenue Growth

nVent Electric (NVT) at 29.51% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 16.27% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for NVT.

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Both companies show strong earnings momentum, but nVent Electric (NVT) at 118.78% is the standout with EPS growth above its industry range; Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 58.64% also sits in the top quartile.

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT)
Metric	ESLT	NVT
Revenue Growth (YoY)	16.27%	29.51%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	12.93%	19.26%
EPS Growth (YoY)	58.64%	118.78%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	22.61%	21.89%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

nVent Electric (NVT) at 2.40 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 1.40 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for ESLT.

ESLT

Capital Goods industry group

1.40

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
ESLT: 1.40
Min: 0.36

NVT

Capital Goods industry group

2.40

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
NVT: 2.40
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
Min: 0.36

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 0.19 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while nVent Electric (NVT) at 0.57 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

ESLT

Capital Goods industry group

0.19

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
ESLT: 0.19
Min: 0.00

NVT

Capital Goods industry group

0.57

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
NVT: 0.57
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT)
Metric	ESLT	NVT
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.40	2.40
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.19	0.57
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.11	1.05

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Both Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 0.58% and nVent Electric (NVT) at 0.84% pay solid, industry-typical yields, sitting squarely within their peers’ usual range.

ESLT

Capital Goods industry group

0.58%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
ESLT: 0.58%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

NVT

Capital Goods industry group

0.84%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
NVT: 0.84%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Both Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 23.33% and nVent Electric (NVT) at 20.15% keep payout ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges — dividend policies that share earnings without consuming too much of them.

ESLT

Capital Goods industry group

23.33%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
ESLT: 23.33%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

NVT

Capital Goods industry group

20.15%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
NVT: 20.15%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT)
Metric	ESLT	NVT
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.58%	0.84%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	23.33%	20.15%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

nVent Electric (NVT) at 25.78 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 51.36 sits in the richer quartile — ESLT needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

ESLT

Capital Goods industry group

51.36

Max: 59.38
ESLT: 51.36
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

NVT

Capital Goods industry group

25.78

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
NVT: 25.78
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

On P/S ratio, both Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 3.74 and nVent Electric (NVT) at 3.24 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

ESLT

Capital Goods industry group

3.74

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
ESLT: 3.74
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

NVT

Capital Goods industry group

3.24

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
NVT: 3.24
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

nVent Electric (NVT) at 4.17 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Elbit Systems (ESLT) at 7.24 carries an above-peer premium to book — ESLT is pricier on assets.

ESLT

Capital Goods industry group

7.24

Max: 9.66
ESLT: 7.24
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

NVT

Capital Goods industry group

4.17

Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
NVT: 4.17
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

Elbit Systems (ESLT) vs. nVent Electric (NVT): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Elbit Systems (ESLT) and nVent Electric (NVT)
Metric	ESLT	NVT
P/E Ratio (TTM)	51.36	25.78
P/S Ratio (TTM)	3.74	3.24
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	7.24	4.17
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	-0.12%	2.93%