ALV vs CPS vs GTX Stock Comparison

Autoliv, Cooper-Standard Holdings and Garrett Motion Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALV Autoliv Inc
$115.57 +1.3% 1M -1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.46B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.07B
Div. yield
0.03%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
$22.33 -13.7% 1M +28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.22B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Garrett Motion leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Garrett Motion 6, Autoliv 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALVCPSGTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.46B $373.85M $4.22B ALV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x -6.6x 11.8x GTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 13.8x 12.3x ALV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +2.1% +8.5% GTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.6% -2.0% 9.5% GTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 4.6% 64.2% GTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 6.4x 1.9x ALV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.6% -44.0% +28.1% GTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr -4.0%/yr +27.1%/yr GTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 63.3% 44.3% ALV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 50/100 65/100 ALV

Percentile Scorecard

ALVCPSGTX

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

AxisALVCPSGTX
Valuation 71 #15 of 50 61 #20 of 50 97 #8 of 203
Growth 71 #15 of 49 60 #20 of 49 47 #101 of 188
Profitability 98 #2 of 47 57 #21 of 47 76 #45 of 184
Financial Health 58 #23 of 53 21 #42 of 53 16 #183 of 217
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 31 – 91 #15 of 153
Overall 76 50 65
  • ALV ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • CPS ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • GTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALVCPSGTXSPY
1 month +1.3%-2.7%-13.7% +0.9%
3 months -7.4%-27.1%-22.4% +5.9%
6 months +2.0%-26.9%+9.0% +8.5%
Year to date -2.6%-35.5%+28.1% +13.3%
1 year -1.6%-44.0%+28.1% +12.4%
3 years +25.1%+73.7%+213.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.7%+20.2%+46.4% +23.5%
5 years +19.3%-18.3%+231.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.6%-4.0%+27.1% +11.0%
10 years +66.6%-76.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.2%-13.5%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureALVCPSGTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%63.3%44.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%60.6%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.081.751.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.700.64 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-86.6%-40.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.2%-53.1%-38.4% -0.9%
52-week high $131.69$45.20$36.23 $779.14
52-week low $100.34$19.78$15.64 $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.

MultipleALVCPSGTX
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 20.0x -6.8xmedian 20.0x 11.7xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 8.7x 8.7xmedian 8.7x 8.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 9.4x -77.0xmedian 9.4x 11.4xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 0.9x -2.7xmedian 0.9x -6.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.67median 1.35 -0.16median 1.35 0.10median 1.41

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 monthsALVCPSGTX
Revenue $11.07B $2.78B $3.75B
Gross profit $2.10B $323.47M $779.00M
Operating income $1.00B $63.98M $536.00M
Net income $624.00M -$56.65M $357.00M
Free cash flow $729.00M -$4.89M $365.00M
R&D $435.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $8.53 $-3.13 $1.87
Cash & equivalents $197.00M $126.58M $158.00M
Total debt $1.93B $4.49B $1.37B
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 18.05M 190.59M
Enterprise value $6.94B -$210.54M $3.51B

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
MetricALVCPSGTX
P/E 13.5x -6.8x 11.7x
P/FCF 11.4x -77.0x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 6.7x 9.4x
P/S 0.8x 0.1x 1.1x
P/B 3.4x -2.7x -6.2x
P/Tangible book 3.4x -2.3x -6.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 8.7x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 10.0x 21.8x 10.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF 13.8x -285.1x 14.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 25.0x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.67 -0.16 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALVCPSGTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 2.1% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 0.8% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.5% -1.5% 10.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 15.0% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.6% -44.2% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 45.8% 2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% -293.4% 18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 41.4% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.0% -290.8% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 42.1% 120.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% -22.6% 7.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 70.7% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.7% -120.0% 10.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 62.4% -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALVCPSGTX
Gross margin 19.0% 11.7% 20.8%
EBITDA margin 13.0% 5.8% 17.2%
Operating margin 9.1% 2.3% 14.3%
Pretax margin 7.9% -2.8% 12.0%
Net margin 5.6% -2.0% 9.5%
FCF margin 6.6% -0.2% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.3% 2.0% 11.8%
Return on equity 25.1% – –
Return on assets 7.4% -3.0% 14.7%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 4.6% 64.2%
Return on capital employed 21.8% 5.4% 56.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.5x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALVCPSGTX
Debt / assets 23.0% 61.0% 55.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x -8.2x -2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 6.4x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 2.7x -234.0x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 107.4% 127.3%
Equity / assets 29.3% -7.4% -27.3%
Interest coverage 9.9x – 5.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.92 1.47 2.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALVCPSGTX
Dividend yield 3.0% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 6.0% – 6.5%
Shareholder yield 9.0% – 7.9%
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.

ConsensusALVCPSGTX
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.70FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $1.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 – +11.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% +141.2% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.40BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $3.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% +6.7% +16.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALVCPSGTX
Held by institutions 67.7% 64.0% 96.8%
Institutions holding 411 134 458
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +0.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 217 72 239
Institutions selling 129 43 139
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.67 1.72

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.

ALVCPSGTX
ALV 1.00 0.48 0.38
CPS 0.48 1.00 0.33
GTX 0.38 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALV, CPS and GTX?

Autoliv (ALV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autoliv (ALV) $8.46B, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) $373.85M, Garrett Motion (GTX) $4.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALV, CPS and GTX?

Garrett Motion (GTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autoliv (ALV) 13.6x, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -6.6x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autoliv (ALV) is cheapest (Autoliv (ALV) 10.8x, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 13.8x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Garrett Motion (GTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autoliv (ALV) +4.3%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) +2.1%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Garrett Motion (GTX) has the highest net margin (Autoliv (ALV) 5.6%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -2.0%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads (Autoliv (ALV) 15.9%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 4.6%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 64.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Garrett Motion (GTX) returned the most: Autoliv (ALV) -1.6%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -44.0%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +28.1%. Over five years, Garrett Motion (GTX) compounded fastest (Autoliv (ALV) +3.6%/yr, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -4.0%/yr, Garrett Motion (GTX) +27.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Autoliv (ALV) 0.03%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 0.00%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 0.00%. Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) and Garrett Motion (GTX) 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%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 44.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Garrett Motion (GTX) 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.