ADNT vs GNTX vs NWL Stock Comparison

Adient, Gentex and Newell Brands Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADNT Adient plc
$17.33 +0.9% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.13B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.26 -8.5% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.08 -4.5% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
0.06%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gentex leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gentex 5, Adient 4, Newell Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADNTGNTXNWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $4.14B $2.17B GNTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 10.4x -9.8x GNTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 9.7x 7.1x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +7.7% -2.0% GNTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% — -3.0% ADNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% — 2.2% ADNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — 10.0x ADNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.8% -14.6% +3.0% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.1%/yr -10.6%/yr -26.0%/yr GNTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 25.1% 61.9% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 50/100 48/100 ADNT

Percentile Scorecard

ADNTGNTXNWL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADNTGNTXNWL
Valuation 100 #1 of 50 35 #33 of 50 55 #19 of 41
Growth 65 #18 of 49 77 #12 of 49 50 #21 of 41
Profitability 71 #14 of 46 – 32 #26 of 38
Financial Health 40 #31 of 51 – 10 #38 of 42
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 29 39 #18 of 29 92 #3 of 27
Overall 75 50 48
  • ADNT ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADNTGNTXNWLSPY
1 month +0.9%-8.5%-4.5% +0.7%
3 months -20.9%-14.3%-1.2% +3.7%
6 months -17.7%-12.3%+24.5% +7.1%
Year to date -9.6%-12.9%+36.6% +12.8%
1 year -26.8%-14.6%+3.0% +11.9%
3 years -48.2%-28.5%-27.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -19.7%-10.6%-10.2% +22.8%
5 years -58.4%-42.8%-77.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.1%-10.6%-26.0% +10.9%
10 years -62.3%+20.8%-89.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.3%+1.9%-20.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADNTGNTXNWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%25.1%61.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.9%22.6%66.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.460.731.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.580.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.5%-46.7%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.0%-22.2%-20.1% -1.2%
52-week high $27.09$26.04$6.36 $779.14
52-week low $16.60$20.07$3.11 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADNTGNTXNWL
P/E now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 21.7x 10.7xmedian 21.7x -9.8xmedian 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 1.6xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x 14.6xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 9.4x 9.4xmedian 9.4x 18.3xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 1.7xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.37median 1.36 3.23median 1.36 -0.81median 0.63

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADNTGNTXNWL
Revenue $15.13B $2.62B $7.25B
Gross profit $956.00M $910.47M $2.57B
Operating income $383.00M $500.16M $164.00M
Net income $82.00M $396.44M -$221.00M
Free cash flow $295.00M – $118.00M
R&D – $205.71M –
EPS (diluted) $0.61 $1.90 $-0.51
Cash & equivalents $924.00M $136.44M $209.00M
Total debt $2.39B – $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 79.20M 208.59M 430.20M
Enterprise value -$2.27B $4.14B $1.33B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADNTGNTXNWL
P/E 28.2x 10.7x -9.8x
P/FCF 4.5x 9.4x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 2.3x – 6.5x
P/S 0.1x 1.6x 0.3x
P/B 0.7x 1.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.9x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x – 14.6x
EV/EBIT 7.3x – 42.4x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF 9.5x – 59.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x – 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.37 3.23 -0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADNTGNTXNWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 7.7% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 5.9% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 11.2% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 8.5% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 857.5% 12.7% 105.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 3.0% 45.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 192.1% 4.6% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -0.1% 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 8.2% 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.6% 3.3% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% – 105.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.7% – -10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% – 213.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% – -5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADNTGNTXNWL
Gross margin 6.3% – 35.5%
EBITDA margin 4.7% – 6.6%
Operating margin 2.5% – 2.3%
Pretax margin 1.6% – -2.5%
Net margin 0.3% – -3.0%
FCF margin 2.0% – 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% – 4.6%
Return on equity 6.1% 15.8% -9.2%
Return on assets 1.4% – -2.0%
Return on invested capital 4.3% – 2.2%
Return on capital employed 7.4% – 2.0%
Asset turnover 1.7x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.1x – -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADNTGNTXNWL
Debt / assets 26.7% – 45.3%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – 10.0x
Debt / FCF 8.1x – 42.4x
Liabilities / assets 77.5% – 77.8%
Equity / assets 22.5% – 22.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.82 – 0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADNTGNTXNWL
Dividend yield – 2.4% 5.5%
Net buyback yield 7.9% – –
Shareholder yield 7.9% 2.4% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -57.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 106.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -26.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADNTGNTXNWL
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.92FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.2% +4.8% -5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.01BFY2026 $2.77BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.5% -3.6% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADNTGNTXNWL
Held by institutions 96.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 312 531 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +98.5% +9.2%
Institutions buying 150 290 234
Institutions selling 92 160 124
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.81 1.89

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADNTGNTXNWL
ADNT 1.00 0.47 0.28
GNTX 0.47 1.00 0.33
NWL 0.28 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADNT, GNTX and NWL?

Gentex (GNTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adient (ADNT) $1.29B, Gentex (GNTX) $4.14B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADNT, GNTX and NWL?

Gentex (GNTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adient (ADNT) 27.0x, Gentex (GNTX) 10.4x, Newell Brands (NWL) -9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newell Brands (NWL) is cheapest (Adient (ADNT) 9.0x, Gentex (GNTX) 9.7x, Newell Brands (NWL) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gentex (GNTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adient (ADNT) +5.0%, Gentex (GNTX) +7.7%, Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adient (ADNT) has the highest net margin (Adient (ADNT) 0.3%, Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%). On return on invested capital, Adient (ADNT) leads (Adient (ADNT) 4.3%, Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Adient (ADNT) -26.8%, Gentex (GNTX) -14.6%, Newell Brands (NWL) +3.0%. Over five years, Gentex (GNTX) compounded fastest (Adient (ADNT) -16.1%/yr, Gentex (GNTX) -10.6%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adient (ADNT) 0.00%, Gentex (GNTX) 0.00%, Newell Brands (NWL) 0.06%. Adient (ADNT) and Gentex (GNTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (Adient (ADNT) 52.0%, Gentex (GNTX) 25.1%, Newell Brands (NWL) 61.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADNT, GNTX and NWL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gentex (GNTX) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.