AEIS vs APTV vs ECX Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Aptiv and ECARX Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APTV Aptiv PLC
$44.42 +2.4% 1M -48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.39B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.80 -25.2% 1M -66.0% 1Y
Market cap
$269.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Advanced Energy Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Energy Industries 7, Aptiv 3, ECARX Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISAPTVECXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.89B $9.39B $269.40M APTV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.5x 42.7x -7.8x AEIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 8.1x — APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +5.3% +11.4% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 1.2% -3.9% AEIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 2.6% -4.6% AEIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x — AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% -48.2% -66.0% AEIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr -23.8%/yr -39.4%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.2% 44.6% 82.7% APTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 56/100 77/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

AEISAPTVECX

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

AxisAEISAPTVECX
Valuation 12 #178 of 203 95 #11 of 203 100 #1 of 13
Growth 77 #45 of 188 15 #160 of 188 100 #1 of 12
Profitability 56 #81 of 183 36 #117 of 183 100 #1 of 12
Financial Health 59 #89 of 216 34 #142 of 216 8 #12 of 13
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 152 99 #3 of 152 –
Overall 45 56 77
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEISAPTVECXSPY
1 month -15.4%+2.4%-25.2% +0.7%
3 months -12.6%-23.5%-26.6% +3.7%
6 months -37.6%-26.3%-25.2% +7.1%
Year to date +14.5%-41.6%-53.5% +12.8%
1 year +15.2%-48.2%-66.0% +11.9%
3 years +176.9%-48.6%-79.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +40.5%-19.9%-41.5% +22.8%
5 years +161.1%-74.3%-91.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +21.2%-23.8%-39.4% +10.9%
10 years +406.3%-31.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.6%-3.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEISAPTVECXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.2%44.6%82.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%48.6%90.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.741.161.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.23-1.08-0.80 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-76.0%-92.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-49.9%-69.7% -1.2%
52-week high $389.05$88.67$2.64 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$42.69$0.80 $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.

MultipleAEISAPTVECX
P/E now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 25.8x 42.7xmedian 25.8x -7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 14.6x 6.9xmedian 14.6x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 109.6xmedian 22.2x 11.3xmedian 22.2x —median 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x -0.9xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 11.58median 1.45 -1.34median 1.45 -0.16

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 monthsAEISAPTVECX
Revenue $2.04B $18.73B $881.30M
Gross profit $800.50M $3.68B $184.00M
Operating income $269.20M $995.00M -$8.80M
Net income $219.40M $231.00M -$35.90M
Free cash flow $87.50M $817.00M –
R&D $246.60M – $107.60M
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $1.04 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $761.00M $156.16M
Total debt $3.30B $5.35B $556.66M
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 212.10M 338.66M
Enterprise value $5.24B $2.24B -$23.21M

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
MetricAEISAPTVECX
P/E 42.5x 42.7x -7.8x
P/FCF 109.6x 11.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 40.1x 6.2x –
P/S 4.7x 0.5x 0.3x
P/B 6.6x 1.1x -0.9x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 1.3x -0.8x
EV/EBITDA 28.2x 6.9x –
EV/EBIT 35.1x 13.9x -73.7x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 0.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF 108.1x 17.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 39.6x 9.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.58 -1.34 -0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISAPTVECX
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 5.3% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -1.0% 15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 4.6% 29.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 4.4% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% -43.3% 92.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -15.8% 63.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% -77.6% 74.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -38.3% 41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% -77.7% 74.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -31.9% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% -36.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -7.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% -52.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% -7.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISAPTVECX
Gross margin 39.3% 19.6% 20.9%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 10.7% –
Operating margin 13.2% 5.3% -1.0%
Pretax margin 12.1% 4.1% -2.2%
Net margin 10.8% 1.2% -3.9%
FCF margin 4.3% 4.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 7.9% –
Return on equity 15.4% 2.6% –
Return on assets 7.3% 1.1% -4.2%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 2.6% -4.6%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 5.3% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 6.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISAPTVECX
Debt / assets 36.9% 29.8% 56.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x -2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 14.4x 6.6x –
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 51.4% 127.0%
Equity / assets 42.5% 48.6% -27.0%
Interest coverage 17.1x 3.0x -0.3x
Current ratio 3.8x 2.0x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.90 2.46 -1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISAPTVECX
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 7.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 7.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAEISAPTVECX
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 $5.49FY2026 $-0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +13.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $13.02BFY2026 $1.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 -36.2%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +4.0% +25.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISAPTVECX
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.6% 5.2%
Institutions holding 679 660 39
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +9.2% +3.3%
Institutions buying 388 331 23
Institutions selling 219 260 8
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.27 2.88

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.

AEISAPTVECX
AEIS 1.00 0.19 0.08
APTV 0.19 1.00 0.16
ECX 0.08 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, APTV and ECX?

Aptiv (APTV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.89B, Aptiv (APTV) $9.39B, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $269.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, APTV and ECX?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 40.5x, Aptiv (APTV) 42.7x, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 22.3x, Aptiv (APTV) 8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +15.2%, Aptiv (APTV) -48.2%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -66.0%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/yr, Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aptiv (APTV) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.2%, Aptiv (APTV) 44.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, APTV and ECX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 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.