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Novanta Inc.
NOVT Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments
Novanta Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $980.6 million, up 3.30% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 10.3%, EPS grew 158.3%, free cash flow grew 391.8% and total debt fell 50.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 11.23 | 20.70 | 48.40 | 60.15 | 66.44 | 116.55 | 110.84 | 111.20 | 146.86 | 98.27 |
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| High | 21.75 | 55.10 | 78.85 | 96.31 | 127.91 | 184.44 | 177.11 | 187.61 | 187.12 | 155.39 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 1,269 | 2,034 | 2,133 | 2,290 | 2,200 | 2,700 | 3,000 | 2,900 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 385 | 521 | 614 | 626 | 591 | 707 | 861 | 882 | 949 | 981 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 42.22 | 42.30 | 42.57 | 41.86 | 41.40 | 42.49 | 43.96 | 45.36 | 44.41 | 44.39 | |||||
| EBT | 33 | 76 | 61 | 46 | 48 | 56 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 70 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 8.45 | 14.60 | 9.98 | 7.31 | 8.20 | 7.95 | 10.12 | 9.50 | 8.33 | 7.10 | |||||
| Net income | 22 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 74 | 73 | 64 | 54 | |||||
| Depreciation | 20 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 43 | 53 | 47 | 56 | 62 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 11.09 | 14.97 | 17.60 | 17.87 | 16.81 | 19.97 | 24.15 | 24.60 | 26.40 | 26.80 | ||||
| Earnings | 0.63 | 1.14 | 1.46 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 1.42 | 2.08 | 2.03 | 1.78 | 1.47 | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.38 | 1.82 | 2.57 | 1.81 | 3.99 | 2.67 | 2.55 | 3.35 | 4.41 | 1.75 | |||||
| Capex | (0.16) | (0.26) | (0.46) | (0.31) | (0.30) | (0.56) | (0.55) | (0.56) | (0.48) | (0.43) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.22 | 1.56 | 2.11 | 1.50 | 3.69 | 2.11 | 2.00 | 2.79 | 3.93 | 1.32 | |||||
| Book value | 7.46 | 8.95 | 10.55 | 11.91 | 13.57 | 14.73 | 16.20 | 18.79 | 20.74 | 35.92 | |||||
| Shares, m | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 34.21 | 43.91 | 43.52 | 76.24 | 93.83 | 124.18 | 64.82 | 80.94 | 85.83 | 80.95 | ||||
| P/S | 1.94 | 3.37 | 3.58 | 4.95 | 7.03 | 8.83 | 5.58 | 6.68 | 5.79 | 4.44 | |||||
| P/B | 2.89 | 5.64 | 5.97 | 7.43 | 8.71 | 11.97 | 8.32 | 8.74 | 7.37 | 3.31 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.97 | 3.63 | 3.78 | 5.17 | 7.16 | 9.28 | 5.97 | 6.96 | 6.10 | 4.31 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 17.87 | 34.84 | 31.56 | 61.65 | 32.61 | 87.62 | 72.15 | 61.32 | 41.00 | 87.21 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 48 | 63 | 90 | 63 | 140 | 95 | 91 | 120 | 159 | 64 | ||||
| Capex | (5) | (9) | (16) | (11) | (11) | (20) | (20) | (20) | (17) | (16) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 42 | 54 | 74 | 53 | 130 | 75 | 71 | 100 | 141 | 48 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 129 | 190 | 178 | 170 | 190 | 190 | 256 | 276 | 266 | 570 | ||||
| Total debt | 78 | 235 | 207 | 220 | 200 | 434 | 435 | 354 | 417 | 251 | |||||
| Net debt | 10 | 135 | 125 | 141 | 75 | 317 | 335 | 249 | 303 | (130) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 259 | 312 | 368 | 417 | 477 | 521 | 578 | 673 | 746 | 1,314 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 5.23 | 6.91 | 7.04 | 5.13 | 5.13 | 4.81 | 6.00 | 5.91 | 4.90 | 3.37 | ||||
| ROIC | 7.67 | 8.07 | 8.99 | 6.19 | 6.33 | 4.78 | 7.06 | 7.48 | 6.59 | 4.96 | |||||
| ROE | 8.74 | 13.96 | 14.97 | 10.38 | 9.96 | 10.09 | 13.48 | 11.65 | 9.03 | 5.23 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Novanta Inc. vs peers in Scientific & Technical Instruments (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKSI MKS Inc. | $15.5B | 32.9× | 37.4× | +28.26% (above 0%: growing) | +181.52% (above 0%: growing) | +38.97% (above 0%: growing) | 47.68% | 20.11% | Compare |
| TRMB Trimble Inc. | $14.2B | — (loss-making) | 24.1× | +11.00% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +492.59% (above 0%: growing) | 69.43% | 13.58% | Compare |
| CGNX Cognex Corporation | $9.4B | 51.5× | 42.7× | +16.93% (above 0%: growing) | +79.17% (above 0%: growing) | +67.25% (above 0%: growing) | 70.65% | 29.36% | Compare |
| ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. | $7.8B | 20.5× | 46.9× | +14.40% (above 0%: growing) | +24.75% (above 0%: growing) | −22.12% (below 0%: shrinking) | 41.74% | 14.80% | Compare |
| ST Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. | $6.0B | 66.5× | 16.9× | +5.00% (above 0%: growing) | +70.73% (above 0%: growing) | +61.39% (above 0%: growing) | 30.47% | 16.70% | Compare |
| NOVT Novanta Inc. | $5.1B | 81.0× | 62.9× | +10.27% (above 0%: growing) | +158.33% (above 0%: growing) | +391.84% (above 0%: growing) | 45.49% | 6.79% | |
| VNT Vontier Corporation | $4.5B | 13.7× | 8.6× | −2.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | −67.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | +13.79% (above 0%: growing) | 48.24% | 19.39% | Compare |
| ITRI Itron, Inc. | $3.7B | 13.6× | 15.4× | −7.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | −19.33% (below 0%: shrinking) | −10.13% (below 0%: shrinking) | 40.97% | 13.51% | Compare |
| BMI Badger Meter, Inc. | $3.7B | 29.6× | 27.2× | −6.63% (below 0%: shrinking) | −13.56% (below 0%: shrinking) | −46.19% (below 0%: shrinking) | 40.83% | 17.71% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $6.9B | 29.6× | 25.7× | +8.00% | +24.75% | +26.38% | 44.71% | 17.21% |
Novanta Inc. (NOVT) key facts
- Strength: Novanta Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $980.6 million, up 3.30% from fiscal 2024.
- Novanta Inc. (NOVT) is a Scientific & Technical Instruments company in the Technology sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, NOVT traded at $128.79, a market capitalization of $5.1 billion.
- Return on equity was 5.23% and debt-to-equity 0.14.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 6.64 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.