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nVent Electric plc

NVTNYSECompleted

Spin-offSpun off from PentairPNRNYSE

The two companies

Parent
PentairPNRNYSE
Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Industrials
Industry
Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
L2
Record date
April 17, 2018
Distribution date
April 29, 2018
Ratio
Parent sector
Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
April 4, 2018

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
PentairFY25
Revenue
$4.18B
Operating income
$858M
Net income
$654M
Total assets
$6.87B
Equity
$3.87B
nVent Electric plcFY25
Revenue
$3.89B
Operating income
$617M
Net income
$710M
Total assets
$6.85B
Equity
$3.73B

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 2/8 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingNo — both Industrials

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~93% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)46%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Return on capital employed11%

    EBIT ÷ capital employed — the quality metric the spin-off scorecard research weighs most.

  • Operating margin16%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off8.1 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.