APTV vs AUR vs ECX Stock Comparison

Aptiv, Aurora Innovation 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
$9.37B
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc.
$4.41 -18.2% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
3 wins
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.80 -25.2% 1M -66.0% 1Y
Market cap
$269.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Aptiv leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Aptiv 4, Aurora Innovation 3, ECARX Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPTVAURECXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.37B $8.57B $269.23M APTV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.6x -9.2x -7.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +250.0% +11.4% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% -13,328.6% -3.9% APTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% — -4.6% APTV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.2% -13.5% -66.0% AUR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.8%/yr -15.2%/yr -39.4%/yr AUR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 68.5% 82.7% APTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 43/100 77/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

APTVAURECX

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

AxisAPTVAURECX
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 33 #9 of 13 100 #1 of 13
Growth 15 #160 of 188 55 #6 of 12 100 #1 of 12
Profitability 36 #117 of 183 9 #11 of 12 100 #1 of 12
Financial Health 34 #142 of 216 75 #4 of 13 8 #12 of 13
Shareholder Returns 99 #3 of 152 – –
Overall 56 43 77
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • 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

PeriodAPTVAURECXSPY
1 month +2.4%-18.2%-25.2% +0.7%
3 months -23.5%-29.3%-26.6% +3.7%
6 months -26.3%-25.0%-25.2% +7.1%
Year to date -41.6%+14.8%-53.5% +12.8%
1 year -48.2%-13.5%-66.0% +11.9%
3 years -48.6%+164.1%-79.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -19.9%+38.3%-41.5% +22.8%
5 years -74.3%-56.1%-91.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -23.8%-15.2%-39.4% +10.9%
10 years -31.4%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.7%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPTVAURECXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%68.5%82.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%70.9%90.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.163.011.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-0.20-0.80 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-93.3%-92.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.9%-47.5%-69.7% -1.2%
52-week high $88.67$8.40$2.64 $779.14
52-week low $42.69$3.77$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.

MultipleAPTVAURECX
P/E now vs peer median 42.7xmedian 25.8x -9.5x -7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 1,269xmedian 17.1x 0.3xmedian 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 14.6x -8.1x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 22.2x -11.1xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.2x 4.9xmedian 1.0x -0.9xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.34median 1.45 -1.59 -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 monthsAPTVAURECX
Revenue $18.73B $7.00M $881.30M
Gross profit $3.68B -$20.00M $184.00M
Operating income $995.00M -$1.01B -$8.80M
Net income $231.00M -$933.00M -$35.90M
Free cash flow $817.00M -$800.00M –
R&D – $803.00M $107.60M
EPS (diluted) $1.04 $-0.47 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $761.00M $141.00M $156.16M
Total debt $5.35B – $556.66M
Shares (diluted) 212.10M 2.00B 338.66M
Enterprise value $2.22B $3.82B -$23.38M

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
MetricAPTVAURECX
P/E 42.7x -9.5x -7.8x
P/FCF 11.3x -11.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x -12.7x –
P/S 0.5x 1,269x 0.3x
P/B 1.1x 4.9x -0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 7.5x -0.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x -8.1x –
EV/EBIT 13.9x -7.8x -73.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1,122x 0.7x
EV/FCF 17.0x -9.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x -11.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.34 -1.59 -0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPTVAURECX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 250.0% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 32.6% 15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% -122.2% 29.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.3% -16.6% 92.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.8% -6.3% 63.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -77.6% -16.2% 74.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -5.2% 41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -77.7% -9.6% 74.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 6.0% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% -21.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -5.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.9% -31.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -9.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPTVAURECX
Gross margin 19.6% -285.7% 20.9%
EBITDA margin 10.7% -13,914% –
Operating margin 5.3% -14,357% -1.0%
Pretax margin 4.1% -13,329% -2.2%
Net margin 1.2% -13,329% -3.9%
FCF margin 4.4% -11,429% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% -10,000% –
Return on equity 2.6% -49.8% –
Return on assets 1.1% -44.7% -4.2%
Return on invested capital 2.6% – -4.6%
Return on capital employed 5.3% -50.8% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 2,971% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPTVAURECX
Debt / assets 29.8% – 56.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x – -2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 6.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 10.5% 127.0%
Equity / assets 48.6% 89.5% -27.0%
Interest coverage 3.0x – -0.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 9.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 9.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 9.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.46 20.07 -1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPTVAURECX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.8% -3.5% –
Shareholder yield 7.8% -3.5% –
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.

ConsensusAPTVAURECX
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.49FY2026 $-0.51FY2026 $-0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.02BFY2026 $14.39MFY2026 $1.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -36.2%FY2026 +379.8%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +1,192.9% +25.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPTVAURECX
Held by institutions 98.6% 84.8% 5.2%
Institutions holding 660 461 39
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +3.8% +3.3%
Institutions buying 331 279 23
Institutions selling 260 100 8
Buyers to sellers 1.27 2.79 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.

APTVAURECX
APTV 1.00 0.21 0.16
AUR 0.21 1.00 0.17
ECX 0.16 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APTV, AUR and ECX?

Aptiv (APTV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aptiv (APTV) $9.37B, Aurora Innovation (AUR) $8.57B, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $269.23M.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) +250.0%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aptiv (APTV) has the highest net margin (Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -13,328.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%). On return on invested capital, Aptiv (APTV) leads (Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurora Innovation (AUR) returned the most: Aptiv (APTV) -48.2%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -13.5%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -66.0%. Over five years, Aurora Innovation (AUR) compounded fastest (Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -15.2%/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 (Aptiv (APTV) 44.6%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) 68.5%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APTV, AUR 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, Aptiv (APTV) 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.