APTV vs AUR vs NVT Stock Comparison

Aptiv, Aurora Innovation and nVent Electric Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APTV Aptiv PLC
$43.62 -2.6% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.25B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc.
$4.87 -19.4% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
NVT nVent Electric plc
$129.17 -21.4% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.72B
P/E
36.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

nVent Electric leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (nVent Electric 8, Aptiv 2, Aurora Innovation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPTVAURNVTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.25B $10.13B $21.72B NVT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.0x -11.3x 36.3x NVT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x — 25.9x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +400.0% +46.2% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% -18,000.0% 12.4% NVT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% — 11.9% NVT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 1.2x NVT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.4% -5.4% +26.4% NVT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.8%/yr -13.4%/yr +32.0%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 67.0% 50.1% APTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 41/100 59/100 NVT

Percentile Scorecard

APTVAURNVT

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

AxisAPTVAURNVT
Valuation 96 #9 of 203 25 #10 of 13 28 #147 of 203
Growth 15 #159 of 187 55 #6 of 12 89 #21 of 187
Profitability 36 #118 of 185 9 #11 of 12 76 #46 of 185
Financial Health 34 #145 of 219 75 #4 of 13 62 #83 of 219
Shareholder Returns 98 #4 of 153 – 42 #89 of 153
Overall 56 41 59
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • NVT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPTVAURNVTSPY
1 month -2.6%-19.4%-21.4% -0.8%
3 months -24.1%-21.6%-13.5% +3.5%
6 months -27.4%-2.8%-8.8% +7.0%
Year to date -42.7%+26.8%+26.7% +12.2%
1 year -49.4%-5.4%+26.4% +13.0%
3 years -49.3%+183.1%+181.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.3%+41.5%+41.2% +23.1%
5 years -74.2%-51.2%+299.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.8%-13.4%+32.0% +11.0%
10 years -32.1%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.8%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPTVAURNVTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%67.0%50.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%67.9%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.162.962.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.11-0.080.53 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-93.3%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.8%-42.0%-29.9% -1.8%
52-week high $88.67$8.40$184.34 $779.14
52-week low $42.69$3.77$94.99 $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.

MultipleAPTVAURNVT
P/E now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 26.0x -10.7x 34.9xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 1,946xmedian 17.8x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 14.0x -9.1x 20.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 21.4x -13.0xmedian 14.0x 31.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x 5.0xmedian 1.0x 5.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.32median 1.26 -0.33 1.72median 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 monthsAPTVAURNVT
Revenue $18.73B $5.00M $4.83B
Gross profit $3.68B -$20.00M $1.79B
Operating income $995.00M -$970.00M $826.50M
Net income $231.00M -$900.00M $598.30M
Free cash flow $817.00M -$751.00M $659.90M
R&D – $779.00M $89.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.04 $-0.46 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $761.00M $136.00M $256.00M
Total debt $5.35B – $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 212.10M 1.98B 164.10M
Enterprise value $2.10B $5.16B $20.91B

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
MetricAPTVAURNVT
P/E 41.9x -10.7x 34.9x
P/FCF 11.1x -13.0x 31.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x -14.3x 27.1x
P/S 0.5x 1,946x 4.3x
P/B 1.0x 5.0x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 7.3x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x -9.1x 20.9x
EV/EBIT 13.8x -8.8x 26.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1,703x 4.6x
EV/FCF 16.7x -11.3x 33.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x -12.5x 28.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.32 -0.33 1.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPTVAURNVT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 400.0% 46.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -40.7% 26.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% -400.0% 37.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 23.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.3% -16.0% 53.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 19.0% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -77.6% -11.1% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% 20.1% 9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -77.7% -0.4% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 32.8% 20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% -18.9% 33.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -4.4% 17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.9% -25.0% 32.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -6.4% 15.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPTVAURNVT
Gross margin 19.6% -400.0% 37.0%
EBITDA margin 10.7% -18,780% 21.9%
Operating margin 5.3% -19,400% 17.1%
Pretax margin 4.1% -18,000% 15.7%
Net margin 1.2% -18,000% 12.4%
FCF margin 4.4% -15,020% 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% -13,580% 16.0%
Return on equity 2.6% -46.0% 15.4%
Return on assets 1.1% -41.4% 8.5%
Return on invested capital 2.6% – 11.9%
Return on capital employed 5.3% -47.0% 13.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 0.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 4,100% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPTVAURNVT
Debt / assets 29.8% – 20.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 1.2x
Debt / FCF 6.6x – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 9.9% 44.2%
Equity / assets 48.6% 90.1% 55.8%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 11.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 11.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 11.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.45 22.78 5.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPTVAURNVT
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 7.9% -7.6% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 7.9% -7.6% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 22.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.3%

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.

ConsensusAPTVAURNVT
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 – 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.49FY2026 $-0.51FY2026 $4.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 – +49.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% – +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.02BFY2026 $14.39MFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -36.2%FY2026 +379.8%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +1,192.9% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPTVAURNVT
Held by institutions 98.6% 84.5% 90.7%
Institutions holding 659 460 969
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +3.8% 0.0%
Institutions buying 330 279 554
Institutions selling 260 100 288
Buyers to sellers 1.27 2.79 1.92

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.

APTVAURNVT
APTV 1.00 0.22 0.19
AUR 0.22 1.00 0.34
NVT 0.19 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APTV, AUR and NVT?

nVent Electric (NVT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aptiv (APTV) $9.25B, Aurora Innovation (AUR) $10.13B, nVent Electric (NVT) $21.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, APTV, AUR and NVT?

nVent Electric (NVT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aptiv (APTV) 42.0x, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -11.3x, nVent Electric (NVT) 36.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 7.9x, nVent Electric (NVT) 25.9x). 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%, nVent Electric (NVT) +46.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

nVent Electric (NVT) has the highest net margin (Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -18,000.0%, nVent Electric (NVT) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, nVent Electric (NVT) leads (Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, nVent Electric (NVT) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year nVent Electric (NVT) returned the most: Aptiv (APTV) -49.4%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -5.4%, nVent Electric (NVT) +26.4%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -13.4%/yr, nVent Electric (NVT) +32.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aptiv (APTV) 0.00%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) 0.00%, nVent Electric (NVT) 0.01%. Aptiv (APTV) and Aurora Innovation (AUR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aptiv (APTV) has been the steadiest (Aptiv (APTV) 44.7%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) 67.0%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, nVent Electric (NVT) leads on 8. 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.