Compare · DHR vs NVT
DHR vs NVT
Side-by-side comparison of Danaher Corporation (DHR) and nVent Electric plc (NVT): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both DHR and NVT operate in Industrial Machinery/Components (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
- DHR is the larger of the two at $144.26B, about 5.8x NVT ($25.05B).
- Over the past year, DHR is up 7.2% and NVT is up 104.1% - NVT leads by 96.9 points.
- DHR has been more active in the news (7 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for NVT).
- DHR has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 19 for NVT).
- Company
- Danaher Corporation
- nVent Electric plc
- Price
- $203.75-0.62%
- $154.92+0.89%
- Market cap
- $144.26B
- $25.05B
- 1M return
- +12.32%
- -7.44%
- 1Y return
- +7.23%
- +104.08%
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery/Components
- Industrial Machinery/Components
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2018
- News (4w)
- 7
- 3
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 19
Danaher Corporation
Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial, and commercial products and services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Life Sciences, Diagnostics, and Environmental & Applied Solutions. The Life Sciences segment provides mass spectrometers; cellular analysis, lab automation, and centrifugation instruments; microscopes; and genomics consumables. This segment also offers bioprocess technologies, consumables, and services; and filtration, separation, and purification technologies to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, food and beverage, medical, and life sciences companies, as well as universities, medical schools and research institutions, and various industrial manufacturers. The Diagnostics segment provides chemistry, immunoassay, microbiology, and automation systems, as well as hematology and molecular diagnostics products. This segment offers analytical instruments, reagents, consumables, software, and services for hospitals, physicians' offices, reference laboratories, and other critical care settings. The Environmental & Applied Solutions segment offers instrumentation, consumables, software, services, and disinfection systems to analyze, treat, and manage ultra-pure, potable, industrial, waste, ground, source, and ocean water in residential, commercial, industrial, and natural resource applications. This segment also provides instruments, software, services, and consumables for various color and appearance management, packaging design and quality management, packaging converting, printing, marking, coding, and traceability applications for consumer, pharmaceutical, and industrial products. The company was formerly known as Diversified Mortgage Investors, Inc. and changed its name to Danaher Corporation in 1984. Danaher Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.
nVent Electric plc
nVent Electric plc designs, manufactures, markets, installs, and services electrical connection and protection products in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Enclosures, Thermal Management, and Electrical & Fastening Solutions. The Enclosures segment provides solutions to connect and protect critical electronics, communication, control, and power equipment; physical infrastructure solutions to host, connect, and protect server and network equipment; and indoor and outdoor protection for test and measurement and aerospace and defense applications. Its products also include metallic and non-metallic enclosures, cabinets, sub racks, and backplanes. The Thermal Management segment offers electric thermal solutions that connect and protect critical buildings, infrastructure, industrial processes, and people. This segment offers thermal management systems comprise heat tracing, floor heating, fire-rated and specialty wiring, sensing, and snow melting and de-icing solutions. The Electrical & Fastening Solutions segment provides fastening solutions to connect and protect electrical and mechanical systems, and civil structures. It also provides engineered electrical and fastening products. The company sells its products under the CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, RAYCHEM, SCHROFF, and TRACER brands. nVent Electric plc markets its products through electrical distributors, data center contractors, original equipment manufacturers, and maintenance contractors. The company serves energy, industrial, infrastructure, and commercial and residential sectors. nVent Electric plc has a strategic alliance with Power Resources International Inc. to provide rail and switch heating solutions to the North American transit industry. The company was founded in 1903 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Latest DHR
- VP, Chief Accounting Officer Bouda Christopher covered exercise/tax liability with 60 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.65% to 9,107 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Filler Linda exercised 3,298 shares at a strike of $71.88 and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,181 shares, increasing direct ownership by 9% to 26,829 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Zerhouni Elias A. exercised 3,298 shares at a strike of $71.88 and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,181 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 45,303 units (SEC Form 4)
- Audax Private Equity and Linden Capital Partners Agree to Sell StatLab Medical Products to Leica Biosystems
- Danaher Foundation Commits $1 Million to Ebola Outbreak Relief Efforts in Central Africa
- Danaher Schedules Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call
- Masimo Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for AI-Enabled Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression (OIRD) Detection on Radius VSM® to Help Identify Respiratory Risk Sooner
- SEC Form 11-K filed by Danaher Corporation
- Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Danaher with a new price target
- Danaher Completes Acquisition of Masimo Corporation
Latest NVT
- nVent Electric plc to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on July 31
- Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on nVent Electric with a new price target
- SEC Form 11-K filed by nVent Electric plc
- nVent Electric plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Melius initiated coverage on nVent Electric with a new price target
- EVP and Chief Strategy Officer Jain Nitin was granted 1,594 units of Ordinary Shares - Restricted Stock Units, increasing direct ownership by 28% to 7,323 units (SEC Form 4)
- New insider Stark Joseph M claimed ownership of 2,675 units of Ordinary Shares, claimed ownership of 3,106 units of Ordinary Shares - Restricted Stock Units and claimed ownership of 70 units of Ordinary Shares - Deferral Plan (SEC Form 3)
- New insider Jain Nitin claimed ownership of 19,410 units of Ordinary Shares and claimed ownership of 5,729 units of Ordinary Shares - Restricted Stock Units (SEC Form 3)
- Bernstein initiated coverage on nVent Electric with a new price target
- nVent Names Chief Strategy and Chief Revenue Officers to Drive Next Phase of Growth