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nVent Electric cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$266M in Q3 2026 · $643M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$303M
Capital spending−$37.0M
Free cash flow+$266M
Cash / net income1.5×

Analysis

In Q3 2026, nVent Electric generated $303M of operating cash flow and spent $37.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $266M. That is $64.9M more than in Q3 2025 ($201M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $774M; the largest uses were dividends ($135M), capital spending ($131M), buybacks ($100M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($624M), asset & business sales ($5.3M); the cash balance rose by $995M.

Operating cash flow was $303M against net income of $202M — 1.5× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: other liabilities +$70.8M, depreciation & amortization +$54.2M, inventory −$51.7M.

Free cash flow

nVent Electric: free cash flow by quarternVent Electric: free cash flow by quarter$198MQ4 2024$39.1MQ1 2025−$33.8MQ2 2025$201MQ3 2025$166MQ4 2025$49.1MQ1 2026$162MQ2 2026$266MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
nVent Electric: operating cash flow against capital spendingnVent Electric: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$225M$26.5MQ4 2024$60.2M$21.1MQ1 2025−$16.9M$16.9MQ2 2025$220M$18.6MQ3 2025$202M$36.7MQ4 2025$85.2M$36.1MQ1 2026$184M$21.5MQ2 2026$303M$37.0MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $303M, Capital spending $37.0M.

Capital allocation, year by year

nVent Electric: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearnVent Electric: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsFY2021: Operating cash flow $373MFY2021: Net borrowing $53.4MFY2021: Shares issued $20.0MFY2021: Asset sales $600KFY2021: Capital spending −$39.5MFY2021: Acquisitions −$235MFY2021: Buybacks −$112MFY2021: Dividends −$118M$447MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $395MFY2022: Net borrowing $93.3MFY2022: Shares issued $7.5MFY2022: Asset sales $2.0MFY2022: Capital spending −$40.5MFY2022: Acquisitions −$8.6MFY2022: Buybacks −$65.9MFY2022: Dividends −$117M$497MFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $528MFY2023: Net borrowing $699MFY2023: Shares issued $2.1MFY2023: Asset sales $100KFY2023: Capital spending −$65.6MFY2023: Acquisitions −$1.1BFY2023: Buybacks −$60.8MFY2023: Dividends −$117M$1.2BFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $643MFY2024: Net borrowing $373MFY2024: Shares issued $3.4MFY2024: Asset sales $500KFY2024: Capital spending −$74.0MFY2024: Acquisitions −$678MFY2024: Buybacks −$100MFY2024: Dividends −$127M$1.0BFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $465MFY2025: Net borrowing −$600MFY2025: Shares issued $15.4MFY2025: Asset sales $5.3MFY2025: Capital spending −$93.3MFY2025: Acquisitions −$976MFY2025: Buybacks −$253MFY2025: Dividends −$130M$486MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $2.4B; the largest uses were acquisitions ($3.0B) and dividends ($609M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$1.1B
Debt$2.2B
Net debt$1.1B
Due within a year$13.8M

nVent Electric funds itself: free cash flow was $643M over the last twelve months, and $1.1B of cash and investments stands against $2.2B of debt ($13.8M due within a year, 81.3× covered by cash).

nVent Electric: debt maturities by year (FY2025)nVent Electric: debt maturities by year (FY2025)$13.8MYear 1$13.8MYear 2$517MYear 3$20.6MYear 4$203MYear 5$800MAfter year 5
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $1.1B of cash and investments now.

Where the cash came from and went

nVent Electric: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026nVent Electric: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$866MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$696MOperating cash flow$303MBuybacks−$49.8MCapital spending−$37.0MDividends−$34.0MOther financing−$12.9MAsset & business sales$1.7MExchange rates−$1.4M
nVent Electric: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026nVent Electric: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$995MOperating cash flow$774MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$624MDividends−$135MCapital spending−$131MBuybacks−$100MOther financing−$45.3MAsset & business sales$5.3MOther investing$1.7MNot reconciled$1.7MAcquisitions−$800K

From profit to cash

nVent Electric: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026nVent Electric: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income$202MDepreciation & amortization$54.2MStock-based pay$7.8MDeferred taxes$400KReceivables$20.6MInventory−$51.7MPayables$39.3MPrepaid and other assets−$17.7MOther liabilities$70.8MOperating cash flow$303M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026$303M−$37.0M—−$49.8M−$34.0M$696M−$866M$266M
Q2 2026$184M−$21.5M——−$34.0M−$64.8M−$66.0M$162M
Q1 2026$85.2M−$36.1M—−$50.4M−$34.2M−$3.5M$47.5M$49.1M
Q4 2025$202M−$36.7M−$800K—−$32.4M−$3.6M−$111M$166M
Q3 2025$220M−$18.6M−$3.3M—−$32.3M−$3.4M−$1.1M$201M
Q2 2025−$16.9M−$16.9M−$975M−$200M−$32.3M−$474M$1.2B−$33.8M
Q1 2025$60.2M−$21.1M$3.8M−$53.1M−$33.4M−$392M−$1.2B$39.1M
Q4 2024$225M−$26.5M——−$31.5M−$104M−$42.5M$198M

nVent Electric: income statement and cash flow

nVent Electric, Q3 2026: revenue $1.5B (+44% year over year), operating margin 18.6%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

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Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.