NN Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, NN Inc had return on equity of -62.7%, an operating margin of -4.5%, debt equal to 469.3% of equity and a current ratio of 1.83. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | −12.0% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 5.1% | −25.3% | −3.6% | −27.5% | −1.9% | −4.2% | −4.5% | −5.9% | −4.5% | −3.1% |
| Net margin | −13.6% | 1.8% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 4.6% | 1.7% | −1.6% | 1.1% | 26.2% | −28.7% | −6.4% | −26.4% | −2.8% | −5.2% | −10.3% | −8.2% | −8.1% | −5.4% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 4.1% | 3.5% | −1.3% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 0.6% | −1.3% | 4.4% | −11.6% | −3.0% | −1.0% | −1.9% | −0.6% | −2.1% | 1.8% | −1.6% | −1.7% | −0.3% |
| Return on equity | −46.0% | 8.3% | 23.6% | 21.3% | 12.2% | 5.0% | −2.7% | 4.2% | — | — | — | −107.8% | −5.5% | −12.7% | −32.2% | −38.4% | −62.7% | −38.1% |
| Return on assets | — | 2.6% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 6.5% | 1.7% | −0.6% | 0.5% | 11.5% | −14.9% | −2.1% | −10.4% | −2.2% | −4.6% | −9.5% | −7.9% | −7.6% | −5.9% |
| Asset turnover | — | 1.47 | 1.67 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.00 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 1.08 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.38 | 1.70 | 2.17 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 2.13 | 2.01 | 4.40 | 2.04 | 2.17 | 2.08 | 2.65 | 2.43 | 2.24 | 2.00 | 1.83 | 1.75 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 93.9% | 78.4% | 54.1% | 23.9% | 201.6% | 257.1% | — | — | — | — | 33.4% | 71.3% | 84.3% | 122.6% | 199.4% | 469.3% | 162.7% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | 2.4x | 6.2x | 6.5x | 11.7x | 2.5x | 0.0x | 0.6x | 0.6x | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | — | 41.6% | 19.8% | −19.3% | 31.8% | 43.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 10.5% | 8.3% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 12.0% | 9.4% | 14.1% | 13.6% | 10.8% | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.7% | 10.9% | 10.6% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 1.6% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 9.5% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 5.6% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | 196.6% | −25.7% | 83.5% | 96.1% | 37.8% | — | 383.2% | −44.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | 18.2% | 62.4% | — | 113.8% | 4.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | — | 19.0% | 165.2% | — | 29.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −15.8% | −4.5% | −1.4% | −2.2% | −9.9% | −1.7% | 0.8% | −2.5% |
| Net margin | −19.7% | −6.3% | −7.5% | −6.4% | −12.0% | −5.8% | −1.8% | −3.5% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 3.5% | −6.9% | −4.1% | 7.4% | −3.2% | −10.1% | 11.8% | −1.0% |
| Current ratio | 2.00 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.87 | 1.83 | 1.87 | 1.79 | 1.75 |
| Debt to equity | 199.4% | 224.7% | 268.1% | 312.4% | 469.3% | 652.7% | 784.9% | 162.7% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 11.6% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 11.2% | 9.8% | 10.1% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $178m of assets due within a year against $102m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $178m short-term assets against $210m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $12m of cash against $169m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 163% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 67% to 163% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $15m of operating cash flow against $169m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$15m against $23m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard NN's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -6.8% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -3.5%; its worst year was -34.4%.
- Cash conversion 4 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 4 of 10 years, at a median -0.2% of revenue.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count rose 31.0% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.7% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.
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