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NLI Holdings vs Northern Technologies International

NLI Holdings is the larger business, with $158m of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $84.2m for Northern Technologies International (1.9 times as much). NLI Holdings grew faster (8.5% against -1.0%). Northern Technologies International kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 0.0% against -23.9%. NLI Holdings carries less debt relative to equity (0.0% against 13.6%).

Latest fiscal yearNLI HoldingsNL, 2025Northern Technologies InternationalNTIC, 2025
Revenue $158m $84.2m
Revenue growth 8.5% -1.0%
Net income −$37.8m $17,619
Operating margin 6.7% 3.1%
Net margin -23.9% 0.0%
Return on equity -10.0% 0.0%
Free cash flow −$40.1m $916,518
Cash $111m $7.3m
Total debt $0 $9.8m
Debt to equity 0.0% 13.6%
Dividend per share $0.57 $0.16
Dividend yield 5.5% 0.4%
Share buybacks — —
Employees — —
Market value $342m $73.9m
Price vs our value range Above our value range Above our value range
Moat score 42 (Weak) 39 (Weak)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 0 sales 0 buys, 3 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.