Novanta Inc (NOVTU) stock

NOVTUNasdaqMiscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & SuppliesFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as NOVT

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 3, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 5, 2026Score 11/3028% above fair value

$60.95+0.20 (+0.33%)

Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $5.53BP/E 93.7Yield –

Novanta statistics

103 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Nov 2, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: Jul 31, 2026
Fundamentals through: Jul 3, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 2, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $5.53B; $764.70M
Enterprise Value: $5.04B; $965.46M
PE Ratio: 93.74; 33.88
PS Ratio: 5.37; 3.35
PB Ratio: 3.42; 3.11
P/TBV Ratio: 6.79; 3.71
P/FCF Ratio: 48.39; 30.33
P/OCF Ratio: 41.32; 25.02

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 4.90; 2.63
EV / EBITDA: 32.76; 21.07
EV / EBIT: 54.63; 26.02
EV / FCF: 44.12; 31.37

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 38M; 50M
Shares Change (YoY): 8.61%; 2.21%
Shares Change (QoQ): 6.19%; 0.39%
Float: 38M; 50M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.73%; 5.28%
Shares Held by Institutions: 118.7%; 60.6%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 5M; –
Short Interest Change: 1.85%; -1.07%
Days to Cover: 10.73; 3.59

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $176.38; –
52-Week Low: $98.27; –
20-Day Moving Average: $141.81; –
50-Day Moving Average: $142.34; –
200-Day Moving Average: $142.37; –
Average True Range (14): $6.49; –
Price Change (1 Week): 1.54%; -0.98%
Price Change (1 Month): -2.03%; -18.0%
Price Change (3 Months): -8.31%; -24.3%
Price Change (6 Months): 16.0%; -27.3%
Price Change (YTD): 22.9%; 0.74%
Price Change (1 Year): 16.8%; -8.99%
Price Change (3 Years): 3.39%; 22.4%
Price Change (5 Years): -18.9%; -30.9%
Price Change (10 Years): 762.8%; 118.9%
Average Volume (10 Days): 381,172; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 442,393; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 432,200; –
Relative Volume: 0.91; 0.88
Relative Strength Index (14): 53.6; 38.8
Volatility (1 Year): 51.7%; 80.1%
Beta (5 Years): 1.63; 1.38

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 44.5%; 34.6%
Operating Margin: 8.96%; -0.18%
Pretax Margin: 7.74%; 2.01%
Profit Margin: 6.00%; -1.47%
EBITDA Margin: 14.9%; 3.65%
FCF Margin: 11.1%; 2.33%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 5.11%; 0.52%
Return on Assets (ROA): 3.38%; -2.56%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 6.28%; 1.40%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 4.87%; -0.15%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 4.57; 2.34
Quick Ratio: 3.65; 1.30
Debt / Equity: 0.14; 0.33
Debt / EBITDA: 1.49; 2.33
Debt / FCF: 2.01; 2.55
Net Debt / EBITDA: -3.18; 0.47

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 7.61%; 11.4%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 0.66%; 14.8%
EPS Growth (YoY): -8.24%; 19.7%
FCF Growth (YoY): -3.04%; 12.7%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 4.43%; 1.67%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 10.7%; 6.96%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -10.6%; -1.01%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 3.30%; 9.97%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.56; 0.65
Inventory Turnover: 3.17; 3.09
Revenue Per Employee: $343.23K; $367.12K
Profits Per Employee: $20.59K; -$9.66K
Employee Count: 3,000; 534
WACC: 12.8%; 11.4%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.03B; $330.57M
Gross Profit: $458.68M; $96.76M
Operating Income: $92.28M; -$1.02M
Pretax Income: $79.69M; $931.00K
Net Income: $61.76M; -$2.96M
EBITDA: $153.88M; $794.00K
EPS (Diluted): $1.56; -$0.01

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $718.65M; $95.33M
Total Debt: $229.66M; $153.58M
Net Cash (Debt): $488.99M; $9.42M
Net Cash Per Share: $12.93; $0.26
Equity (Book Value): $1.62B; $203.20M
Book Value Per Share: $42.74; $5.17
Tangible Book Value: $814.26M; $69.18M
Working Capital: $877.66M; $157.77M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $133.84M; $3.87M
Capital Expenditures: -$19.56M; -$17.61M
Free Cash Flow: $114.28M; $3.81M
FCF Per Share: $3.02; $0.17

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 1.12%; -0.57%
FCF Yield: 2.07%; 0.78%
Buyback Yield: 0.94%; 0.49%
Shareholder Yield: 0.94%; 1.16%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $17.92M; $3.23M
Effective Tax Rate: 22.5%; 18.1%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $38.73; $31.68
Graham Upside: -73.5%; -61.3%
Altman Z-Score: 7.69; 2.82
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.25; -2.58

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 2, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	NOVTU	S&P 500	Difference
1 month	-3.1%	-2.3%	−0.9 pts
3 months	-0.0%	+0.9%	−1.0 pts
Year to date	+15.4%	+11.2%	+4.3 pts

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 15, 2026.

0M NOVTU shares were sold short on Oct 15, 2026, down 0.4% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 1.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 7.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 15, 2026	52,877	-0.4%	69,401	1.0
Sep 30, 2026	53,103	+2.0%	82,825	1.0
Sep 15, 2026	52,053	+0.3%	3,347	15.6
Aug 31, 2026	51,904	-0.2%	17,837	2.9
Aug 14, 2026	52,004	-12.3%	19,905	2.6
Jul 31, 2026	59,316	+2.4%	20,451	2.9
Jul 15, 2026	57,932	-15.6%	6,881	8.4
Jun 30, 2026	68,620	+16.1%	60,745	1.1
Jun 15, 2026	59,110	-7.1%	106,041	1.0
May 29, 2026	63,653	-3.4%	15,378	4.1
May 15, 2026	65,880	+14.8%	197,529	1.0
Apr 30, 2026	57,365	-24.8%	50,161	1.1