AEIS vs APTV vs VRT Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Aptiv and Vertiv Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APTV Aptiv PLC
$42.69 -5.5% 1M -49.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.22B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$194.30 -21.9% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$76.88B
P/E
44.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vertiv Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vertiv Holdings 6, Advanced Energy Industries 3, Aptiv 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISAPTVVRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.60B $9.22B $76.88B VRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.2x 41.9x 44.4x AEIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 7.8x 28.2x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +5.3% +26.2% VRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 1.2% 15.1% VRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 2.6% 24.0% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x -0.1x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.2% -49.8% +6.1% AEIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.5%/yr -24.0%/yr +51.9%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.9% 44.5% 65.9% APTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 56/100 60/100 VRT

Percentile Scorecard

AEISAPTVVRT

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

AxisAEISAPTVVRT
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 96 #9 of 203 29 #144 of 203
Growth 77 #45 of 188 14 #162 of 188 100 #1 of 188
Profitability 56 #83 of 187 37 #118 of 187 99 #3 of 187
Financial Health 60 #90 of 222 34 #148 of 222 56 #99 of 222
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 153 99 #3 of 153 16 #129 of 153
Overall 45 56 60
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEISAPTVVRTSPY
1 month -22.5%-5.5%-21.9% -1.0%
3 months -28.7%-24.5%-33.1% +2.9%
6 months -44.1%-29.0%-39.9% +6.4%
Year to date +3.5%-43.9%+19.9% +11.4%
1 year +9.2%-49.8%+6.1% +13.1%
3 years +138.6%-53.0%+397.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.7%-22.3%+70.8% +21.5%
5 years +154.4%-74.6%+707.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +20.5%-24.0%+51.9% +10.9%
10 years +364.1%-33.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.6%-4.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAEISAPTVVRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.9%44.5%65.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%48.3%67.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.701.152.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.14-1.120.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-76.0%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-51.9%-48.4% -2.5%
52-week high $389.05$88.67$376.23 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$42.69$149.83 $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.

MultipleAEISAPTVVRT
P/E now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 25.9x 41.1xmedian 25.9x 43.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 6.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 13.7x 6.7xmedian 13.7x 29.1xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.0xmedian 21.1x 10.9xmedian 21.1x 25.5xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x 15.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 10.46median 1.19 -1.29median 1.19 0.39median 1.19

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 monthsAEISAPTVVRT
Revenue $2.04B $18.73B $11.48B
Gross profit $800.50M $3.68B $4.37B
Operating income $269.20M $995.00M $2.17B
Net income $219.40M $231.00M $1.73B
Free cash flow $87.50M $817.00M $2.93B
R&D $246.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $1.04 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $761.00M $2.81B
Total debt $3.30B $5.35B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 212.10M 392.75M
Enterprise value $4.95B $2.07B $67.50B

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
MetricAEISAPTVVRT
P/E 38.4x 41.1x 43.1x
P/FCF 99.0x 10.9x 25.5x
P/Operating cash flow 36.3x 6.0x 22.3x
P/S 4.3x 0.5x 6.5x
P/B 6.0x 1.0x 15.7x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 1.3x 25.3x
EV/EBITDA 25.4x 6.7x 29.1x
EV/EBIT 31.7x 13.6x 34.3x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 0.7x 6.5x
EV/FCF 97.5x 16.5x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.7x 9.1x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.46 -1.29 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISAPTVVRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 5.3% 26.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -1.0% 21.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 4.6% 36.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 4.4% 29.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% -43.3% 39.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -15.8% 55.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% -77.6% 113.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -38.3% 112.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% -77.7% 111.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -31.9% 110.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% -36.6% 135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -7.8% 91.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% -52.9% 134.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% -7.0% 100.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISAPTVVRT
Gross margin 39.3% 19.6% 38.0%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 10.7% 22.3%
Operating margin 13.2% 5.3% 18.9%
Pretax margin 12.1% 4.1% 18.4%
Net margin 10.8% 1.2% 15.1%
FCF margin 4.3% 4.4% 25.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 7.9% 29.2%
Return on equity 15.4% 2.6% 38.5%
Return on assets 7.3% 1.1% 11.8%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 2.6% 24.0%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 5.3% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 6.4x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISAPTVVRT
Debt / assets 36.9% 29.8% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 14.4x 6.6x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 51.4% 70.1%
Equity / assets 42.5% 48.6% 29.9%
Interest coverage 17.1x 3.0x 41.4x
Current ratio 3.8x 2.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.61 2.44 5.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISAPTVVRT
Dividend yield 0.2% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 8.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 8.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAEISAPTVVRT
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.73FY2026 $5.49FY2026 $6.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.4%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026 +64.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.7% +13.7% +40.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $13.02BFY2026 $14.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 -36.2%FY2026 +43.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +4.0% +20.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISAPTVVRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.6% 81.7%
Institutions holding 678 659 2,037
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +9.2% +0.0%
Institutions buying 388 330 1,170
Institutions selling 218 260 690
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.27 1.70

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.

AEISAPTVVRT
AEIS 1.00 0.19 0.70
APTV 0.19 1.00 0.15
VRT 0.70 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, APTV and VRT?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.60B, Aptiv (APTV) $9.22B, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $76.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, APTV and VRT?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 39.2x, Aptiv (APTV) 41.9x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 44.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.2x, Aptiv (APTV) 7.8x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +26.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 15.1%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +9.2%, Aptiv (APTV) -49.8%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +6.1%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +20.5%/yr, Aptiv (APTV) -24.0%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +51.9%/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) 64.9%, Aptiv (APTV) 44.5%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 65.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads on 6. 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.