NVE Rankings
NVE ranks among the very best companies based on a variety of criteria from a number of sources:
| Rank | List | Source |
| 1 | Strongest U.S. Semiconductor Companies |
RealRate September 6, 2024 |
| 1 | Return on Revenue (among largest Minnesota public companies) |
The
Business Journal, April 5, 2019 |
| 1 | Return on Revenue (among Star Tribune 100 companies) |
Star Tribune, May 22, 2016 |
| 1 | Best Technology Companies to Work for in Eden Prairie |
Zippia, 2018 |
| 1 | Dividend Yield in the semiconductors industry |
SmarTrend, June 19, 2016 |
| 1 | Profit Margin (small-cap semiconductor-specialized stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ) |
Benzinga, February 13, 2015 |
| 1 | Semiconductors Industry Operating Margin | SmarTrend, November 6, 2014 |
| 1 | Current Ratio in the Semiconductors Industry | SmarTrend, July 1, 2016 |
| 2 | Lowest Beta (volatility) in the Semiconductors Industry | SmarTrend, March 3, 2019 |
| 2 | EPS for Small-Cap Stocks In The Semiconductor-Specialized
Industry |
Benzinga, October 3, 2014 |
| 2 | Most Profitable Semiconductor Stocks (for 2011) |
China
Analyst, January 13, 2012 |
| 2 | Most Underpaid CEOs in Minnesota (according to analysis of CEO compensation and company performance for the state’s 100 largest public companies) |
The Business Journal, July 30, 2010 (.pdf) |
| 3 | Return on Revenue (among Minnesota’s 100 largest public companies) |
The Business Journal, March 25, 2015 |
| 4 | Highest [net] Profit Margin (among NASDAQ Technology Stocks) |
Benzinga, June 15, 2015 |
| 4 | Five-Year Total Return (among Minnesota’s 100 largest publicly held companies) |
St. Paul Pioneer Press, April 24, 2011 |
| 4 | Altman z-score (among NYSE, Nasdaq, and AMEX-listed companies with a minimum $10 million market capitalization) |
TheStreet,
June 22, 2010 |
| 4 | Semiconductor stocks earnings per employee (earnings per employee $253,489 for the last 12 months... revenue per employee $597,113) |
China
Analyst, October 29, 2010 |
| 4 | Current Ratio in the Semiconductors Industry | SmarTrend, February 3, 2014 |
| 5 | Free Cash Flow Per Share in the Semiconductors Industry ($2.36 FCF/share) |
SmarTrend, June 7, 2013 |
| 8 | Top Dividend Technology Stocks By Yield | Seeking
Alpha, April 23, 2017 |
| 8 | Forbes Top Small Public Companies in America (based on return on equity, sales growth and profit growth) |
Forbes,
November 2, 2009 |
| 9 | Return on Assets (among Star Tribune 100 companies) |
Star Tribune, May 22, 2016 |
| 10 | Ten-year total return among Minnesota public companies (NVE had a total return of 278%, more than double that of major stock indexes) |
Star
Tribune, January 29, 2018 |
| 10 | Top 10 Most Profitable Micro Cap Stocks for 2011 |
China
Analyst, January 11, 2012 |
| 12 |
Best Small Electronics Companies (based on quantitative factors such as profitability, quarter-to-quarter revenue growth and future growth potential; and qualitative attributes such as innovation, leadership and technology) |
EDN, March 29, 2005 |
| 12 | Fastest-Growing Public Companies in Minnesota | Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, October 7, 2011 |
| 13 | America’s Fastest-Growing Small Public Companies (America’s “one hundred hottest small-cap companies”) |
Fortune Small Business, July/August 2009 |
| 15 | The Top 20 Small Public Companies In America |
Forbes,
October 19, 2011 |
| 16 | Best Companies to Work for in Eden Prairie |
Zippia, 2018 |
| 21 | Public Company Spenders on R&D (Minnesota public companies ranked by R&D spending as percent of revenue) |
Twin
Cities Business Business Information Guide, 2013 |
| 21 | Web Traffic Rank Growth (out of 391 semiconductors companies) |
SIGNL,
May 2014 |
| 44 | 100 Largest Minnesota-Based Publicly-Traded Companies (ranking based on profits) |
Star Tribune, May 22, 2016 |
| 65 | Minnesota’s Largest Public Companies (ranked by revenue) |
Minneapolis/St.
Paul Business Journal, April 4, 2024 |
| 313 | Technology Fast 500 (North America’s fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies) |
Deloitte, 2008 (.pdf) |
