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NVE Corporation NVEC
$111.42 +0.56% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $539.0M
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Oct 21, 2026
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Three things to know
- At 30.0× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the highest P/E of the company's past five years.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 128 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $31.3M, up 24.1% from a year earlier, accelerating from 1.8% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 27%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 42%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 44%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 8%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 6%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 5%
- Gross marginTop 12%
- Operating marginTop 1%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 17%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 11%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 42%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 27%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 48%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 42%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 13%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 4%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 21%
- 6-month returnTop 23%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 21%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 30%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 18%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 12%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 28%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 42%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 1.8% | 24.1% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 1.0% | 24.0% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 82.4% | 79.3% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 61.1% | 62.1% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 48.6% | 49.9% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 24.1% | 1.8% | ↑ | Top 27% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 24.0% | 1.0% | ↑ | Top 42% |
| Gross margin | 79.3% | 82.4% | ↓ | Top 12% |
| Operating margin | 62.1% | 61.1% | ↑ | Top 1% |
| Net margin | 57.6% | 57.7% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 49.9% | 48.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 27.1% | — | Top 5% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -11.7% | — | Bottom 8% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.93×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 2.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +186.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.09×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 3.59%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.00%
- Shareholder yield
- 3.59%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 22, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | — | -1.6% | +32.3% | +30.2% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | — | +1.5% | +8.1% | +29.5% | +36.8% |
| Jan 21, 2026 | — | +0.3% | +8.4% | -3.4% | +16.9% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | — | -3.6% | -1.3% | -20.7% | -6.7% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | — | +0.7% | -19.8% | -19.8% | -5.9% |
| May 7, 2025 | — | +0.0% | +16.5% | +18.4% | +0.2% |
| Jan 22, 2025 | — | -0.2% | -15.2% | -6.7% | -30.7% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | — | -2.5% | -1.4% | -4.6% | +4.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | $1.32 | — | — | $11.0M |
| May 6, 2026 | $1.02 | — | — | $7.7M |
| Jan 21, 2026 | $0.70 | — | — | $6.2M |
| Oct 22, 2025 | $0.68 | — | — | $6.3M |
| Jul 23, 2025 | $0.74 | — | — | $6.1M |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.80 | — | — | $7.3M |
| Jan 22, 2025 | $0.63 | — | — | $5.1M |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $0.83 | — | — | $6.8M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 30.0× | 22.8× | 100th | Top 27% |
| EV / EBITDA | 25.1× | — | — | Top 42% |
| EV / Sales | 17.18× | — | — | Bottom 13% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.89% | — | — | Top 48% |
| Earnings yield | 3.34% | — | — | Top 27% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 13.3× – 28.4× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +70.8%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +24.0%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -13.4%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 6
- Days above the 200-day average
- 128
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +4.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +1.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +27.6%
- RSI (14)
- 60.3
- Relative volume
- 0.59×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 103.0%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 96th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.09
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.33
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -17.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -40.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2023 | Apr 8, 2025 | -44.5% | 444 days | 285 days (May 28, 2026) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Jun 16, 2022 | -44.2% | 227 days | 196 days (Mar 29, 2023) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | -27.6% | 24 days | 3 days (Jul 23, 2026) |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | -27.5% | 36 days | Not yet recovered |
| May 7, 2021 | Jun 22, 2021 | -15.3% | 31 days | 22 days (Jul 23, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $539.0M
- P/E (TTM)
- 30.0
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $3.72
- Revenue (TTM)
- $31.3M
- Dividend yield
- 3.59%
- 52-week range
- $57.21 – $135.00
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $27.0M | $38.3M | $29.8M | $25.9M | $26.3M |
| Gross profit | $20.7M | $30.2M | $23.0M | $21.6M | $20.7M |
| Operating income | $16.3M | $25.6M | $18.5M | $16.0M | $15.9M |
| Net income | $14.5M | $22.7M | $17.1M | $15.1M | $15.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.00 | $4.70 | $3.54 | $3.11 | $3.14 |
| Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | Q1 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.8M | $5.1M | $7.3M | $6.1M | $6.3M | $6.2M | $7.7M | $11.0M |
| Net income | $4.0M | $3.0M | $3.9M | $3.6M | $3.3M | $3.4M | $4.9M | $6.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.83 | $0.63 | $0.80 | $0.74 | $0.68 | $0.70 | $1.02 | $1.32 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $12.5M | $19.1M | $18.2M | $14.3M | $16.7M |
| Capital expenditure | -$484,579 | -$935,791 | -$16,731 | -$1.3M | -$2.2M |
| Free cash flow | $12.0M | $18.2M | $18.2M | $13.1M | $14.5M |
| Dividends paid | -$19.3M | -$19.3M | -$19.3M | -$19.3M | -$19.3M |
| Net share buybacks | -$163,521 | -$20,700 | $117,463 | $114,162 | $0 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $21.8M
- Total assets
- $62.1M
- Total liabilities
- $2.3M
- Total debt
- $905,825
- Net debt
- -$2.0M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $59.8M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 22, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | $1.00 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| May 18, 2026 | $1.00 | May 29, 2026 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $1.00 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $1.00 | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $1.00 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| May 19, 2025 | $1.00 | May 30, 2025 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | $1.00 | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $1.00 | Nov 29, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 555,196
- Days to cover
- 5.31
- Change vs previous report
- +17.1%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Nov 22, 2002
- 1-for-5
- Dec 6, 2000
- 1-for-5