NVT Stock — nVent Electric plc

nVent Electric plc (NVT)

Updated October 2, 2026.

NVT is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.50%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.49%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 683.7% over the past 8.5 years, 459.7 points ahead of SPY at 224.0%.

At the current 0.50% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $50 per year, or about $12.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

nVent Electric plc designs, manufactures, and services electrical connection and protection solutions for mission-critical applications including data centers, industrial, commercial, and infrastructure sectors across global markets. It operates through two segments—Systems Protection and Electrical Connections—offering products under established brand names including CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF, and TRACHTE. The company distributes a modest current yield on a quarterly basis.

NVT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 683.7% over the past 8.5 years, 459.7 points ahead of SPY at 224.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 71.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 27.4%.

NVT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.48%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/17/2018

Distribution rate

0.50%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.49%

5-year average yield

1.4

Last close

$169.56 (as of 2026-10-02)

Market cap

$27,444,632,137

Average volume

1703858.0

Next dividend

$0.21

Next ex-dividend date

10/23/2026

Next payment date

11/06/2026

Beta

1.355

Payout ratio

19.3%

P/E ratio

45.7

Forward P/E

25.0627

EPS

$3.71

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.50%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.49%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

NVT risks and drawbacks

NVT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 27.4%.

Who may consider NVT — and who may not

NVT may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NVT pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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