# Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares (Marshall Islands) (NVGS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $22.96, market value $1.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.6×** (5-yr avg 13.4×, 3-yr avg 12.4×). Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares (Marshall Islands) trades at 10.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 13.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 13.2×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.56**. A PEG of 0.56 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.3×.
- **Price / book: 1.1×**. The shares trade at 1.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 4.3×**. Enterprise value is 4.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.7%** (5-yr avg 9.3%). Free cash flow equals 8.7% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 9.3%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 9.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 33.6%**. Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares (Marshall Islands) keeps 33.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 25.4%**. 25.4% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 17.1%**. 17.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.2%**. 8.2% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 11.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 11.4%.
- **Return on assets: 6.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.6%** (3-yr 7.4%/yr, 5-yr 12.0%/yr). Revenue grew 3.6% over the last year, against 12.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 23.5%** (3-yr 28.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 23.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 11.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 11.3% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.14**. Debt is 0.14 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.0×**. It would take 0.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 2.9×**. Operating profit covers interest 2.9×, thin but manageable.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.08**. A Z-score of 2.08 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.22%** ($0.28 per share, trailing). Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares (Marshall Islands) yields 1.22%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 15%** (13% of free cash flow). 15% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Shareholder yield: 8.0%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 8.0% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares (Marshall Islands); the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $25.67 (+12% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 42.5%** (YTD 33.5%, 3-mo 5.4%). The shares are up 42.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -5.7%** (63.1% above the low). Trading 6% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 66**. An RSI of 66 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.42** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.42 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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