APTV vs ECX vs AEIS Stock Comparison

Aptiv, ECARX Holdings and Advanced Energy Industries 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
$9.27B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.80 -25.2% 1M -66.0% 1Y
Market cap
$292.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPTVECXAEISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.27B $292.03M $8.53B APTV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.1x -8.4x 38.9x AEIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x — 22.3x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +11.4% +24.6% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% -3.9% 10.8% AEIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% -4.6% 10.3% AEIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — -0.4x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.2% -66.0% +15.2% AEIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.8%/yr -39.4%/yr +21.2%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 82.7% 65.2% APTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 77/100 45/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

APTVECXAEIS

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

AxisAPTVECXAEIS
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 100 #1 of 13 12 #178 of 203
Growth 15 #160 of 188 100 #1 of 12 77 #45 of 188
Profitability 36 #117 of 183 100 #1 of 12 56 #81 of 183
Financial Health 34 #142 of 216 8 #12 of 13 59 #89 of 216
Shareholder Returns 99 #3 of 152 – 19 #124 of 152
Overall 56 77 45
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPTVECXAEISSPY
1 month +2.4%-25.2%-15.4% +0.7%
3 months -23.5%-26.6%-12.6% +3.7%
6 months -26.3%-25.2%-37.6% +7.1%
Year to date -41.6%-53.5%+14.5% +12.8%
1 year -48.2%-66.0%+15.2% +11.9%
3 years -48.6%-79.9%+176.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -19.9%-41.5%+40.5% +22.8%
5 years -74.3%-91.8%+161.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -23.8%-39.4%+21.2% +10.9%
10 years -31.4%—+406.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.7%—+17.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPTVECXAEISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%82.7%65.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%90.8%67.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.412.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-0.800.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-92.6%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.9%-69.7%-38.4% -1.2%
52-week high $88.67$2.64$389.05 $779.14
52-week low $42.69$0.80$188.88 $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.

MultipleAPTVECXAEIS
P/E now vs peer median 42.7xmedian 25.8x -7.8x 42.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 17.1x 4.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 14.6x — 28.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 22.2x —median 16.7x 109.6xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.2x -0.9xmedian 1.0x 6.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.34median 1.45 -0.16 11.58median 1.45

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 monthsAPTVECXAEIS
Revenue $18.73B $881.30M $2.04B
Gross profit $3.68B $184.00M $800.50M
Operating income $995.00M -$8.80M $269.20M
Net income $231.00M -$35.90M $219.40M
Free cash flow $817.00M – $87.50M
R&D – $107.60M $246.60M
EPS (diluted) $1.04 $-0.10 $5.19
Cash & equivalents $761.00M $156.16M $1.40B
Total debt $5.35B $556.66M $3.30B
Shares (diluted) 212.10M 338.66M 42.30M
Enterprise value $2.12B -$588.64K $4.89B

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
MetricAPTVECXAEIS
P/E 42.7x -7.8x 42.5x
P/FCF 11.3x – 109.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x – 40.1x
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 4.7x
P/B 1.1x -0.9x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 1.3x -0.8x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x – 28.2x
EV/EBIT 13.9x -73.7x 35.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.7x 4.6x
EV/FCF 17.0x – 108.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x – 39.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.34 -0.16 11.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPTVECXAEIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 11.4% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 15.7% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% 29.9% 32.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 6.1% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.3% 92.7% 216.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 63.2% 9.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -77.6% 74.6% 161.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% 41.5% 7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -77.7% 74.4% 133.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 47.8% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% – 23.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% – 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.9% – -30.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPTVECXAEIS
Gross margin 19.6% 20.9% 39.3%
EBITDA margin 10.7% – 16.5%
Operating margin 5.3% -1.0% 13.2%
Pretax margin 4.1% -2.2% 12.1%
Net margin 1.2% -3.9% 10.8%
FCF margin 4.4% – 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% – 11.7%
Return on equity 2.6% – 15.4%
Return on assets 1.1% -4.2% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 2.6% -4.6% 10.3%
Return on capital employed 5.3% – 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPTVECXAEIS
Debt / assets 29.8% 56.5% 36.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x -2.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 6.6x – 14.4x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 127.0% 57.5%
Equity / assets 48.6% -27.0% 42.5%
Interest coverage 3.0x -0.3x 17.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.7x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 2.46 -1.07 4.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPTVECXAEIS
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 7.8% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.8% – 0.2%
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.

ConsensusAPTVECXAEIS
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 – 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.49FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 $10.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 – +67.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% – +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.02BFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -36.2%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +25.0% +25.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPTVECXAEIS
Held by institutions 98.6% 5.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 660 39 679
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +3.3% -2.0%
Institutions buying 331 23 388
Institutions selling 260 8 219
Buyers to sellers 1.27 2.88 1.77

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.

APTVECXAEIS
APTV 1.00 0.16 0.19
ECX 0.16 1.00 0.08
AEIS 0.19 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APTV, ECX and AEIS?

Aptiv (APTV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aptiv (APTV) $9.27B, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $292.03M, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, APTV, ECX and AEIS?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aptiv (APTV) 42.1x, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -8.4x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 38.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 8.1x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 22.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) has the highest net margin (Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) leads (Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) returned the most: Aptiv (APTV) -48.2%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -66.0%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +15.2%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.4%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/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%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APTV, ECX and AEIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 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.