ALV vs MGA vs SMP Stock Comparison

Autoliv, Magna International and Standard Motor Products Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALV Autoliv Inc
$114.71 -0.5% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.38B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.07B
Div. yield
0.03%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
MGA Magna International Inc
$63.99 +0.4% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.01B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.92B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Magna International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Magna International 4, Standard Motor Products 4, Autoliv 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALVMGASMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.38B $18.01B $832.49M MGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 7.6x 16.3x MGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 9.6x 8.3x SMP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% -54.1% +11.3% SMP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.6% 7.5% 2.8% MGA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — 8.3% ALV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — 2.9x ALV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.03% SMP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% +38.9% -9.9% MGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr -4.4%/yr -4.5%/yr ALV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 37.1% 30.7% ALV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 64/100 76/100 SMP

Percentile Scorecard

ALVMGASMP

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

AxisALVMGASMP
Valuation 67 #17 of 50 92 #5 of 50 63 #19 of 50
Growth 69 #16 of 49 25 #37 of 49 96 #3 of 49
Profitability 96 #3 of 48 75 #13 of 48 85 #8 of 48
Financial Health 53 #26 of 54 – 59 #23 of 54
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 31 63 #12 of 31 77 #8 of 31
Overall 74 64 76
  • ALV ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • MGA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • SMP 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

PeriodALVMGASMPSPY
1 month -0.5%+0.4%0.0% -1.0%
3 months -2.4%-2.5%-3.5% +2.9%
6 months -2.6%+1.7%-3.4% +6.4%
Year to date -3.4%+20.1%+1.2% +11.4%
1 year -0.8%+38.9%-9.9% +13.1%
3 years +19.5%+25.9%+18.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.1%+8.0%+5.7% +21.5%
5 years +24.3%-20.3%-20.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.5%-4.4%-4.5% +10.9%
10 years +60.1%+58.9%-20.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.8%+4.7%-2.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureALVMGASMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%37.1%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%31.0%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.081.240.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.031.05-0.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-65.5%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-12.4%-17.4% -2.5%
52-week high $131.69$73.05$45.14 $779.14
52-week low $100.34$44.65$34.70 $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.

MultipleALVMGASMP
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 18.9x 7.6xmedian 18.9x 16.3xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 8.5x —median 8.5x 7.1xmedian 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 8.8x 2.7xmedian 8.8x 9.6xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 1.35 1.30median 1.35 1.74median 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 monthsALVMGASMP
Revenue $11.07B $31.92B $1.84B
Gross profit $2.10B -$4.47B $587.59M
Operating income $1.00B -$5.31B $154.15M
Net income $624.00M $814.00M $51.70M
Free cash flow $729.00M $6.59B $87.23M
R&D $435.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $8.53 $8.42 $2.23
Cash & equivalents $197.00M $1.43B –
Total debt $8.22B $20.90B $588.83M
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 282.50M 22.86M
Enterprise value $6.86B $12.04B $832.49M

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
MetricALVMGASMP
P/E 13.4x 7.6x 16.3x
P/FCF 11.3x 2.7x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 4.0x 6.9x
P/S 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x
P/B 3.3x – 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.3x – 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – 7.1x
EV/EBIT 10.0x -4.0x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF 13.7x 3.2x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 4.7x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 1.30 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALVMGASMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% -54.1% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -7.6% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.5% -113.3% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -42.5% 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.6% -116.1% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -55.8% 16.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% -36.9% 28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -5.9% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.0% -5.6% 27.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 5.8% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 35.4% 50.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 25.9% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.7% 1.3% 115.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 8.0% 0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALVMGASMP
Gross margin 19.0% -14.0% 32.0%
EBITDA margin 13.0% – 10.9%
Operating margin 9.1% -16.6% 8.4%
Pretax margin 7.9% 4.0% 6.8%
Net margin 5.6% 7.5% 2.8%
FCF margin 6.6% 20.7% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.3% 14.2% 6.6%
Return on equity 25.1% – 7.2%
Return on assets 7.4% – 2.5%
Return on invested capital 15.9% – 8.3%
Return on capital employed 21.8% – 10.4%
Asset turnover 1.3x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 5.6x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALVMGASMP
Debt / assets 23.0% – 28.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 0.7x 6.8x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% – 64.5%
Equity / assets 29.3% – 35.5%
Interest coverage 9.9x – 5.1x
Current ratio 1.0x – 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score 2.92 – 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALVMGASMP
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.0% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 6.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 9.1% 3.1% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.2% – 54.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.3% – 32.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.7% – 8.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 5.5%

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.

ConsensusALVMGASMP
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.65FY2026 $6.64FY2026 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.4% +12.2% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.43BFY2026 $39.28BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.3% +13.3% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALVMGASMP
Held by institutions 67.7% 63.5% 81.8%
Institutions holding 411 450 188
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% -2.2% +1.3%
Institutions buying 217 207 97
Institutions selling 129 168 64
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.23 1.52

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.

ALVMGASMP
ALV 1.00 0.64 0.54
MGA 0.64 1.00 0.38
SMP 0.54 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALV, MGA and SMP?

Magna International (MGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autoliv (ALV) $8.38B, Magna International (MGA) $18.01B, Standard Motor Products (SMP) $832.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALV, MGA and SMP?

Magna International (MGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autoliv (ALV) 13.5x, Magna International (MGA) 7.6x, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Standard Motor Products (SMP) is cheapest (Autoliv (ALV) 10.8x, Magna International (MGA) 9.6x, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Motor Products (SMP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autoliv (ALV) +4.3%, Magna International (MGA) -54.1%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Magna International (MGA) has the highest net margin (Autoliv (ALV) 5.6%, Magna International (MGA) 7.5%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Autoliv (ALV) leads (Autoliv (ALV) 15.9%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magna International (MGA) returned the most: Autoliv (ALV) -0.8%, Magna International (MGA) +38.9%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -9.9%. Over five years, Autoliv (ALV) compounded fastest (Autoliv (ALV) +4.5%/yr, Magna International (MGA) -4.4%/yr, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Standard Motor Products (SMP) has the highest dividend yield: Autoliv (ALV) 0.03%, Magna International (MGA) 0.00%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 0.03%. Magna International (MGA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autoliv (ALV) has been the steadiest (Autoliv (ALV) 28.5%, Magna International (MGA) 37.1%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALV, MGA and SMP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Magna International (MGA) leads on 4. 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.