ADNT vs XPEL vs GNTX Stock Comparison

Adient, Xpel and Gentex Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADNT Adient plc
$16.60 -7.1% 1M -30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.13B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
1 win
XPEL XPEL, Inc.
$43.14 -3.1% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.17B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$508.09M
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.66 -6.9% 1M -21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.30B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.63B
Div. yield
0.02%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gentex leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gentex 7, Xpel 3, Adient 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADNTXPELGNTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.31B $1.17B $4.30B GNTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x 21.4x 10.6x GNTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 18.7x 9.6x ADNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +13.2% +10.1% XPEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% 10.8% 15.5% GNTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 16.8% 16.8% XPEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.0x -0.4x GNTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.1% +20.7% -21.5% XPEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.3%/yr -10.9%/yr -9.7%/yr GNTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.9% 40.9% 27.2% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 64/100 81/100 GNTX

Percentile Scorecard

ADNTXPELGNTX

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

AxisADNTXPELGNTX
Valuation 100 #1 of 50 27 #37 of 50 69 #16 of 50
Growth 65 #18 of 49 73 #14 of 49 79 #11 of 49
Profitability 72 #14 of 48 92 #5 of 48 98 #2 of 48
Financial Health 34 #36 of 54 93 #5 of 54 100 #1 of 54
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 31 37 #20 of 31 57 #14 of 31
Overall 74 64 81
  • ADNT ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • XPEL ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADNTXPELGNTXSPY
1 month -7.1%-3.1%-6.9% -1.0%
3 months -18.7%+1.0%-9.8% +2.9%
6 months -25.0%-7.5%-13.5% +6.4%
Year to date -13.4%-13.6%-11.2% +11.4%
1 year -30.1%+20.7%-21.5% +13.1%
3 years -51.8%-13.4%-31.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -21.6%-4.7%-11.7% +21.5%
5 years -61.3%-43.8%-39.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -17.3%-10.9%-9.7% +10.9%
10 years -65.2%—+21.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year -10.0%—+2.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADNTXPELGNTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.9%40.9%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%44.5%26.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.430.890.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.51-0.79 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.5%-71.5%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.7%-21.5%-21.5% -2.5%
52-week high $27.09$54.95$26.32 $779.14
52-week low $16.60$34.10$20.66 $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.

MultipleADNTXPELGNTX
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 18.9x 21.7xmedian 18.9x 10.6xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 2.3xmedian 0.5x 1.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 8.5x 14.3xmedian 8.5x 6.7xmedian 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 8.8x -411.1xmedian 8.8x 8.8xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x 1.7xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.31median 1.35 5.64median 1.35 1.49median 1.35

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 monthsADNTXPELGNTX
Revenue $15.13B $508.09M $2.63B
Gross profit $956.00M $217.98M $919.31M
Operating income $383.00M $68.46M $507.43M
Net income $82.00M $55.60M $406.76M
Free cash flow $295.00M -$2.89M $496.65M
R&D – – $206.78M
EPS (diluted) $0.61 $1.98 $1.95
Cash & equivalents $924.00M $40.68M $233.44M
Total debt $9.56B $44.80M $15.47M
Shares (diluted) 79.20M 27.64M 208.59M
Enterprise value -$2.26B $967.49M $3.55B

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
MetricADNTXPELGNTX
P/E 27.0x 21.7x 10.6x
P/FCF 4.3x -411.1x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 16.1x 7.3x
P/S 0.1x 2.3x 1.7x
P/B 0.6x 3.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 4.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x 14.3x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 7.2x 17.4x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 2.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF 9.3x -412.6x 8.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 16.1x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.31 5.64 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADNTXPELGNTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 13.2% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 12.6% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 15.3% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 14.1% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 857.5% 11.9% 13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 2.7% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 192.1% 14.3% 1.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% 4.4% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 12.6% 6.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.6% 3.8% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% 29.8% 7.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 20.8% 15.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% -105.5% 22.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -27.7% 32.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADNTXPELGNTX
Gross margin 6.3% 42.9% 35.0%
EBITDA margin 4.7% 16.4% 23.2%
Operating margin 2.5% 13.5% 19.3%
Pretax margin 1.6% 13.6% 18.5%
Net margin 0.3% 10.8% 15.5%
FCF margin 2.0% -0.6% 18.9%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 14.6% 22.6%
Return on equity 6.1% 18.2% 16.1%
Return on assets 1.4% 12.8% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 4.3% 16.8% 16.8%
Return on capital employed 7.4% 19.8% 19.6%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.1x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADNTXPELGNTX
Debt / assets 26.7% 9.5% 0.1%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.0x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 8.1x -15.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 77.5% 32.6% 15.4%
Equity / assets 22.5% 67.4% 84.6%
Interest coverage – 256.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.6x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.81 7.41 8.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADNTXPELGNTX
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 8.2% 0.2% 5.6%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 0.2% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -4.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -2.6%

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.

ConsensusADNTXPELGNTX
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $2.31FY2026 $2.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +19.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +55.2% +16.5% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.99BFY2026 $547.59MFY2026 $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.2% +0.9% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADNTXPELGNTX
Held by institutions 96.3% 85.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 311 213 530
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +3.9% +98.5%
Institutions buying 149 111 289
Institutions selling 92 66 160
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.68 1.81

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.

ADNTXPELGNTX
ADNT 1.00 0.27 0.48
XPEL 0.27 1.00 0.39
GNTX 0.48 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADNT, XPEL and GNTX?

Gentex (GNTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adient (ADNT) $1.31B, Xpel (XPEL) $1.17B, Gentex (GNTX) $4.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADNT, XPEL and GNTX?

Gentex (GNTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adient (ADNT) 27.2x, Xpel (XPEL) 21.4x, Gentex (GNTX) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adient (ADNT) is cheapest (Adient (ADNT) 8.6x, Xpel (XPEL) 18.7x, Gentex (GNTX) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Xpel (XPEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adient (ADNT) +5.0%, Xpel (XPEL) +13.2%, Gentex (GNTX) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gentex (GNTX) has the highest net margin (Adient (ADNT) 0.3%, Xpel (XPEL) 10.8%, Gentex (GNTX) 15.5%). On return on invested capital, Xpel (XPEL) leads (Adient (ADNT) 4.3%, Xpel (XPEL) 16.8%, Gentex (GNTX) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xpel (XPEL) returned the most: Adient (ADNT) -30.1%, Xpel (XPEL) +20.7%, Gentex (GNTX) -21.5%. Over five years, Gentex (GNTX) compounded fastest (Adient (ADNT) -17.3%/yr, Xpel (XPEL) -10.9%/yr, Gentex (GNTX) -9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adient (ADNT) 0.00%, Xpel (XPEL) 0.00%, Gentex (GNTX) 0.02%. Adient (ADNT) and Xpel (XPEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (Adient (ADNT) 51.9%, Xpel (XPEL) 40.9%, Gentex (GNTX) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.