ALV vs CPS vs DORM Stock Comparison

Autoliv, Cooper-Standard Holdings and Dorman Products Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALV Autoliv Inc
$115.97 -1.3% 1M -0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.35B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.07B
Div. yield
3.00%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
10 wins
DORM Dorman Products, Inc.
$124.31 +0.2% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.69B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autoliv leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Autoliv 10, Dorman Products 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALVCPSDORMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.35B $372.80M $3.69B ALV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x -6.7x 16.9x ALV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 13.7x 13.8x ALV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +2.1% — ALV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.6% -2.0% — ALV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 4.6% — ALV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 6.4x — ALV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.1% -44.1% -19.1% ALV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr -4.3%/yr +3.9%/yr DORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 63.3% 36.0% ALV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 50/100 — ALV

Percentile Scorecard

ALVCPSDORM

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

AxisALVCPSDORM
Valuation 71 #15 of 50 61 #20 of 50 37 #32 of 50
Growth 75 #13 of 48 62 #19 of 48 –
Profitability 98 #2 of 46 56 #21 of 46 –
Financial Health 59 #22 of 52 22 #41 of 52 –
Shareholder Returns 79 #7 of 30 – –
Overall 76 50 –
  • ALV ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • CPS ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • DORM 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

PeriodALVCPSDORMSPY
1 month -1.3%-7.6%+0.2% -0.2%
3 months -6.6%-29.1%-13.2% +3.9%
6 months +0.9%-28.5%+12.1% +8.2%
Year to date -2.3%-36.1%+0.9% +12.9%
1 year -0.1%-44.1%-19.1% +12.3%
3 years +25.5%+72.0%+76.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+19.8%+20.8% +23.3%
5 years +19.4%-19.9%+21.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.6%-4.3%+3.9% +10.9%
10 years +65.4%-76.8%+99.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.2%-13.6%+7.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALVCPSDORMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%63.3%36.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%60.6%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.750.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.70-0.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-86.6%-49.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-53.6%-19.1% -1.2%
52-week high $131.69$45.20$153.75 $779.14
52-week low $100.34$19.78$100.50 $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.

MultipleALVCPSDORM
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 19.4x -6.7xmedian 19.4x 16.9xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 1.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 8.3x 8.7xmedian 8.3x —median 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 9.4x -76.2xmedian 9.4x 17.2xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 0.9x -2.7xmedian 0.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.67median 1.40 -0.16median 1.40 —median 1.40

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 monthsALVCPSDORM
Revenue $11.07B $2.78B –
Gross profit $2.10B $323.47M –
Operating income $1.00B $63.98M –
Net income $624.00M -$56.65M –
Free cash flow $729.00M -$4.89M –
R&D $435.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $8.53 $-3.13 –
Cash & equivalents $197.00M $126.58M $167.01M
Total debt $1.93B $4.49B –
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 18.05M 30.00M
Enterprise value $6.84B -$219.95M $3.69B

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
MetricALVCPSDORM
P/E 13.5x -6.7x 16.9x
P/FCF 11.5x -76.2x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 6.7x –
P/S 0.8x 0.1x 1.7x
P/B 3.4x -2.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.4x -2.3x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 8.7x –
EV/EBIT 10.1x 21.7x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.5x –
EV/FCF 13.8x -284.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 24.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.67 -0.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALVCPSDORM
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 2.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 0.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.5% -1.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 15.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.6% -44.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 45.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% -293.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 41.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -13.0% -290.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 42.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% -22.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 70.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.7% -120.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 62.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALVCPSDORM
Gross margin 19.0% 11.7% –
EBITDA margin 13.0% 5.8% –
Operating margin 9.1% 2.3% –
Pretax margin 7.9% -2.8% –
Net margin 5.6% -2.0% –
FCF margin 6.6% -0.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.3% 2.0% –
Return on equity 25.1% – –
Return on assets 7.4% -3.0% –
Return on invested capital 15.9% 4.6% –
Return on capital employed 21.8% 5.4% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALVCPSDORM
Debt / assets 23.0% 61.0% –
Debt / equity 0.8x -8.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 6.4x –
Debt / FCF 2.7x -234.0x –
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 107.4% –
Equity / assets 29.3% -7.4% 61.2%
Interest coverage 9.9x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.93 1.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALVCPSDORM
Dividend yield 3.0% – –
Net buyback yield 6.0% – –
Shareholder yield 9.0% – 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – –

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.

ConsensusALVCPSDORM
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.70FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 – +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% +141.2% +4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.40BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $2.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% +6.7% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALVCPSDORM
Held by institutions 67.7% 64.0% 95.5%
Institutions holding 411 134 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +0.1% +9.6%
Institutions buying 217 72 166
Institutions selling 129 43 122
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.67 1.36

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.

ALVCPSDORM
ALV 1.00 0.48 0.53
CPS 0.48 1.00 0.37
DORM 0.53 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALV, CPS and DORM?

Autoliv (ALV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autoliv (ALV) $8.35B, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) $372.80M, Dorman Products (DORM) $3.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALV, CPS and DORM?

Autoliv (ALV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autoliv (ALV) 13.5x, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -6.7x, Dorman Products (DORM) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autoliv (ALV) is cheapest (Autoliv (ALV) 10.8x, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 13.7x, Dorman Products (DORM) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autoliv (ALV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autoliv (ALV) +4.3%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autoliv (ALV) has the highest net margin (Autoliv (ALV) 5.6%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Autoliv (ALV) leads (Autoliv (ALV) 15.9%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autoliv (ALV) returned the most: Autoliv (ALV) -0.1%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -44.1%, Dorman Products (DORM) -19.1%. Over five years, Dorman Products (DORM) compounded fastest (Autoliv (ALV) +3.6%/yr, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -4.3%/yr, Dorman Products (DORM) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Autoliv (ALV) 3.00%, Dorman Products (DORM) 0.00%. Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) and Dorman Products (DORM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autoliv (ALV) has been the steadiest (Autoliv (ALV) 28.5%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 63.3%, Dorman Products (DORM) 36.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALV, CPS and DORM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autoliv (ALV) leads on 10. 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.