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Nel ASANEL.OLCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Norway · NOK·Industrials›Industrial Machinery
Momentum laggard 11
Mkt cap
$393M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
91%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$558,919
20-day average traded
P/B
1.06×
price to book
ROE
-32.6%
delivered
Implied ROE
10.7%
what the price asks
Next earnings
105 days
19 Feb 2027
Close · NOKNOK 1.98
1D+2.3%
1W+1.9%
1M+1.2%
3M-11.6%
6M-33.6%
YTD-11.1%
1Y-5.9%
ATR %3.3%
52w lowhigh49.8% off high

What Nel does

Employees: 346

Nel at a glance

Size Nel (NEL.OL) is a Norway Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $393M, the 101st largest of 115 Norway companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at NOK 1.98 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 33.6%, against -27.3% for the median peer and +2.7% for the Norway market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 29.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.9%); the operating margin is -190.8% (peer median 5.8%).

Valuation It trades at 1.06× book value against a peer median of 1.75× (7th cheapest of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 10.7%; Nel delivers -32.6%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.

Next results Next results expected around 19 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

608010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 72NEL.OL 66
Six months, rebased to 100: Nel against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Nel financials

Reported figures in NOK; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueNOK 744MNOK 963MNOK 1.40BNOK 1.35BNOK 915M
Revenue growth—-31%+4%+47%—
Gross profit-NOK 1.09B-NOK 297MNOK 29.9M-NOK 85.7M-NOK 506M
EBITDA-NOK 384M-NOK 275M-NOK 136M-NOK 210M-NOK 739M
Net income-NOK 1.34B-NOK 1.27B-NOK 389M-NOK 855M-NOK 1.17B
Free cash flow-NOK 509M-NOK 415M-NOK 792M-NOK 1.26B-NOK 862M
Capital expenditureNOK 265MNOK 290MNOK 680MNOK 740MNOK 279M
Total debtNOK 209MNOK 233MNOK 260MNOK 260MNOK 223M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Nel competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-60%-40%-20%0%-40%-20%0%301151688557036530074600002021ITAB6961603655603289300281330516158046610060306630042530157502316063633004105982NEL.OL6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Nel is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

-20%0%2.50×50×7.50×301151688557036530074600002021ITAB6036556032893305161580466100603066300425023160300410NEL.OLReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Nel is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

0%50%100%0%50%100%3011516885570746000020216036553002813305161580466100023160300410NEL.OLROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Nel is the large dot.

Nel competitors and peer comparison

How Nel compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Nel against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureNEL.OLPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+1.2%-15.5%highest of 21
6-month return-33.6%-27.3%9th lowest of 21
Return on equity-32.6%7.3%lowest of 21
Price / book1.06×1.75×7th cheapest of 21
ROE the price implies10.7%12.9%10th least demanding of 21
ROE delivered-32.6%6.9%lowest of 20

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Nel NEL.OLNorway$393M-34%-29%-33%1.06×10.7%-32.6%
Shanghai Karon Eco-Valve Manufacturing 301151.SZChina$393M-12%-6%3%1.29×10.0%2.5%
Bluesword Intelligent Technology 688557.SSChina$394M-26%+5%7%2.09×14.7%6.8%
SNT 036530.KSSouth Korea$392M-34%+2%10%0.44×4.1%n/a
WONIK QnC 074600.KSSouth Korea$395M-46%+11%10%1.00×8.1%9.6%
Zoje Resources Investment 002021.SZChina$391M-31%-2%-2%4.25×27.0%-1.9%
ITAB Group AB (publ) ITAB.STSweden$395M+8%+16%1%0.89×7.6%0.8%
Enplas 6961.TJapan$397M-59%+25%11%0.97×13.6%11.0%
Changzhou Langbo Sealing Technologies 603655.SSChina$388M-44%+3%8%4.55×42.9%8.1%
Tederic Machinery 603289.SSChina$398M-22%-5%1%1.84×12.2%0.9%
Guangdong Jinming Machinery 300281.SZChina$388M-17%-4%0%2.08×16.6%-0.2%
Shen Mao Technology 3305.TWTaiwan$387M-18%+45%15%2.10×16.7%14.8%
Philoptics 161580.KSSouth Korea$399M-52%-80%-15%5.12×32.9%-15.2%
CLOBOT 466100.KSSouth Korea$385M-65%+32%-5%7.83×39.1%-4.5%
Nanjing Inform Storage Equipment (Group) 603066.SSChina$384M-23%+17%7%1.72×6.2%6.9%
Cscec Scimee Sci. & Tech 300425.SZChina$384M-25%-5%0%1.09×6.1%0.3%
Jiangxi Avonflow HVAC Tech 301575.SZChina$383M-37%+18%8%1.77×14.4%7.8%
TK Corporation 023160.KSSouth Korea$403M-52%+25%19%0.80×5.0%19.3%
Torishima Pump Mfg.Co 6363.TJapan$403M-23%+1%13%1.05×7.7%13.1%
Guangdong Zhengye Technology 300410.SZChina$382M-28%+32%16%9.19×95.9%16.2%
Maruzen 5982.TJapan$382M+2%+6%11%1.12×4.6%10.5%

Questions

Which companies are Nel's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Shanghai Karon Eco-Valve Manufacturing (301151.SZ), Bluesword Intelligent Technology (688557.SS), SNT (036530.KS), WONIK QnC (074600.KS), Zoje Resources Investment (002021.SZ), ITAB Group AB (publ) (ITAB.ST), Enplas (6961.T), Changzhou Langbo Sealing Technologies (603655.SS).
Is Nel expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 1.06× against a peer median of 1.75×, 7th cheapest of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 10.7%; Nel delivers -32.6%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
How has Nel stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -33.6% against -27.3% for the median peer; over one year -5.9%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.