APTV vs AUR vs ETN Stock Comparison

Aptiv, Aurora Innovation and Eaton Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APTV Aptiv PLC
$43.62 -2.6% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.27B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc.
$4.87 -19.4% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$371.81 -15.5% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$148.02B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eaton leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eaton 7, Aptiv 3, Aurora Innovation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPTVAURETNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.27B $10.00B $148.02B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.1x -11.1x 38.7x ETN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x — 26.8x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +400.0% +15.5% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% -18,000.0% 12.8% ETN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% — 10.3% ETN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 3.1x APTV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.4% -5.4% -1.2% ETN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.8%/yr -13.4%/yr +18.4%/yr ETN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 67.0% 40.6% ETN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 41/100 45/100 APTV

Percentile Scorecard

APTVAURETN

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

AxisAPTVAURETN
Valuation 96 #9 of 203 25 #10 of 13 14 #174 of 203
Growth 15 #159 of 187 55 #6 of 12 73 #51 of 187
Profitability 36 #118 of 185 9 #11 of 12 75 #47 of 185
Financial Health 34 #145 of 219 75 #4 of 13 20 #175 of 219
Shareholder Returns 98 #4 of 153 – 45 #85 of 153
Overall 56 41 45
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • ETN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPTVAURETNSPY
1 month -2.6%-19.4%-15.5% -0.8%
3 months -24.1%-21.6%-6.7% +3.5%
6 months -27.4%-2.8%-10.8% +7.0%
Year to date -42.7%+26.8%+16.7% +12.2%
1 year -49.4%-5.4%-1.2% +13.0%
3 years -49.3%+183.1%+90.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.3%+41.5%+24.0% +23.1%
5 years -74.2%-51.2%+132.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.8%-13.4%+18.4% +11.0%
10 years -32.1%—+479.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.8%—+19.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPTVAURETNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%67.0%40.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%67.9%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.162.961.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.11-0.08-0.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-93.3%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.8%-42.0%-19.2% -1.8%
52-week high $88.67$8.40$459.94 $779.14
52-week low $42.69$3.77$315.82 $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.

MultipleAPTVAURETN
P/E now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 26.0x -10.7x 37.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 1,946xmedian 17.8x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 14.0x -9.1x 25.3xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 21.4x -13.0xmedian 14.0x 36.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x 5.0xmedian 1.0x 7.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.32median 1.26 -0.33 2.84median 1.26

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 monthsAPTVAURETN
Revenue $18.73B $5.00M $30.03B
Gross profit $3.68B -$20.00M $10.78B
Operating income $995.00M -$970.00M $5.32B
Net income $231.00M -$900.00M $3.83B
Free cash flow $817.00M -$751.00M $3.93B
R&D – $779.00M $844.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.04 $-0.46 $9.83
Cash & equivalents $761.00M $136.00M $483.00M
Total debt $5.35B – $20.61B
Shares (diluted) 212.10M 1.98B 389.50M
Enterprise value $2.12B $5.03B $145.20B

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
MetricAPTVAURETN
P/E 41.9x -10.7x 37.7x
P/FCF 11.1x -13.0x 36.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x -14.3x 29.2x
P/S 0.5x 1,946x 4.8x
P/B 1.0x 5.0x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 7.3x 18.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x -9.1x 25.3x
EV/EBIT 13.8x -8.8x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1,703x 5.5x
EV/FCF 16.7x -11.3x 41.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x -12.5x 33.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.32 -0.33 2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPTVAURETN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 400.0% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -40.7% 10.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% -400.0% 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.3% -16.0% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 19.0% 15.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -77.6% -11.1% -2.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% 20.1% 12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -77.7% -0.4% -2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 32.8% 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% -18.9% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -4.4% 14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.9% -25.0% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -6.4% 13.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPTVAURETN
Gross margin 19.6% -400.0% 35.9%
EBITDA margin 10.7% -18,780% 21.7%
Operating margin 5.3% -19,400% 17.7%
Pretax margin 4.1% -18,000% 16.1%
Net margin 1.2% -18,000% 12.8%
FCF margin 4.4% -15,020% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% -13,580% 16.5%
Return on equity 2.6% -46.0% 19.1%
Return on assets 1.1% -41.4% 6.9%
Return on invested capital 2.6% – 10.3%
Return on capital employed 5.3% -47.0% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 0.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 4,100% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPTVAURETN
Debt / assets 29.8% – 36.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 3.1x
Debt / FCF 6.6x – 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 9.9% 63.9%
Equity / assets 48.6% 90.1% 36.1%
Interest coverage 3.0x – 12.0x
Current ratio 2.0x 11.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 11.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 11.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.45 22.78 3.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPTVAURETN
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 7.9% -7.6% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 7.9% -7.6% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusAPTVAURETN
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 – 26.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.49FY2026 $-0.51FY2026 $13.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 – +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% – +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.02BFY2026 $14.39MFY2026 $31.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -36.2%FY2026 +379.8%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +1,192.9% +21.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPTVAURETN
Held by institutions 98.6% 84.5% 84.7%
Institutions holding 659 460 2,640
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +3.8% +1.6%
Institutions buying 330 279 1,398
Institutions selling 260 100 891
Buyers to sellers 1.27 2.79 1.57

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.

APTVAURETN
APTV 1.00 0.22 0.25
AUR 0.22 1.00 0.35
ETN 0.25 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APTV, AUR and ETN?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aptiv (APTV) $9.27B, Aurora Innovation (AUR) $10.00B, Eaton (ETN) $148.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, APTV, AUR and ETN?

Eaton (ETN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aptiv (APTV) 42.1x, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -11.1x, Eaton (ETN) 38.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 7.9x, Eaton (ETN) 26.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) +400.0%, Eaton (ETN) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eaton (ETN) has the highest net margin (Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -18,000.0%, Eaton (ETN) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, Eaton (ETN) leads (Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, Eaton (ETN) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eaton (ETN) returned the most: Aptiv (APTV) -49.4%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -5.4%, Eaton (ETN) -1.2%. Over five years, Eaton (ETN) compounded fastest (Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -13.4%/yr, Eaton (ETN) +18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eaton (ETN) has been the steadiest (Aptiv (APTV) 44.7%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) 67.0%, Eaton (ETN) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APTV, AUR and ETN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eaton (ETN) leads on 7. 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.