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Novanta profit margin NOVT

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.

Net margin, 12 months
6.0%
Operating margin, 12 months
9.0%
Net margin on a year earlier
−0.4 pts
Peer median
7.0%

Over the twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, Novanta kept 6.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 9.0% and a gross margin of 44.5%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 7.1%.

The median for 10 industrial machinery stocks of a similar size is 7.0%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20255.5%9.6%44.4%
FY20246.8%11.6%44.4%
FY20238.3%12.5%45.4%
FY20228.6%12.0%44.0%
FY20217.1%9.1%42.5%
FY20207.5%9.5%41.4%
FY20196.5%8.8%41.9%
FY20188.0%11.6%42.6%
FY201711.5%11.0%42.3%
FY20165.7%8.5%42.2%
FY20159.5%7.7%42.3%
FY2014−6.6%−4.6%41.2%
FY20132.3%6.1%41.7%
FY20127.2%5.5%42.2%
FY20119.5%11.8%43.7%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY266.0%−0.4 pts9.0%
Q1 FY265.3%−2.1 pts8.9%
Q4 FY255.5%−1.3 pts9.6%
Q3 FY255.5%−1.0 pts10.0%
Q2 FY256.4%−0.5 pts11.1%
Q1 FY257.4%−0.3 pts12.3%
Q4 FY246.8%−1.5 pts11.6%
Q3 FY246.5%−2.0 pts11.4%
Q2 FY246.9%−1.7 pts11.5%
Q1 FY247.8%−0.6 pts12.3%
Q4 FY238.3%−0.3 pts12.5%
Q3 FY238.5%−0.1 pts13.0%

Against its peers

Companies in Industrial - Machinery nearest Novanta's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
NOVTNovanta6.0%
POWLPowell Industries16.5%
JBTMJBT MAREL4.9%
AAONAaon8.2%
TEXTerex2.2%
ENSEnerSys9.3%
GTESGates Industrial10.4%
ALHAlliance Laundry10.1%
ESABESAB5.7%
TKRTimken5.4%
MIRMirion Technologies2.4%
Peer median7.0%

Where Novanta ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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