APTV vs ECX vs VRT Stock Comparison

Aptiv, ECARX Holdings and Vertiv Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APTV Aptiv PLC
$44.08 +1.0% 1M -49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.39B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.81 -28.3% 1M -65.5% 1Y
Market cap
$271.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$243.10 -0.4% 1M +27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$94.70B
P/E
45.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.12B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vertiv Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Vertiv Holdings 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.

QuestionAPTVECXVRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.39B $271.57M $94.70B VRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.7x -7.8x 45.1x APTV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x — 35.2x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +11.4% +35.3% VRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% -3.9% 16.0% VRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% -4.6% 26.3% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — -0.3x VRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.1% -65.5% +27.6% VRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.9%/yr -39.2%/yr +56.8%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 82.7% 67.7% APTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 77/100 60/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

APTVECXVRT

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

AxisAPTVECXVRT
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 100 #1 of 13 26 #151 of 203
Growth 14 #162 of 188 100 #1 of 12 99 #3 of 188
Profitability 36 #118 of 184 100 #1 of 12 99 #3 of 184
Financial Health 33 #145 of 217 8 #12 of 13 60 #88 of 217
Shareholder Returns 99 #3 of 153 – 16 #128 of 153
Overall 55 77 60
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPTVECXVRTSPY
1 month +1.0%-28.3%-0.4% +0.9%
3 months -24.0%-24.3%+9.0% +5.9%
6 months -24.4%-25.7%-20.6% +8.5%
Year to date -42.1%-52.9%+50.1% +13.3%
1 year -49.1%-65.5%+27.6% +12.4%
3 years -48.8%-79.8%+567.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.0%-41.3%+88.4% +23.5%
5 years -74.5%-91.7%+846.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -23.9%-39.2%+56.8% +11.0%
10 years -31.9%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.8%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPTVECXVRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%82.7%67.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%91.2%67.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.412.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.10-0.790.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-92.6%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.3%-69.3%-35.4% -0.9%
52-week high $88.67$2.64$376.23 $779.14
52-week low $42.69$0.80$149.83 $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.

MultipleAPTVECXVRT
P/E now vs peer median 42.4xmedian 25.4x -7.9x 44.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 17.8x 7.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 14.3x — 30.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 21.8x —median 14.9x 29.7xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x -0.9xmedian 1.1x 17.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.33median 1.41 -0.17 0.44median 1.41

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 monthsAPTVECXVRT
Revenue $18.73B $881.30M $13.12B
Gross profit $3.68B $184.00M $5.00B
Operating income $995.00M -$8.80M $2.64B
Net income $231.00M -$35.90M $2.10B
Free cash flow $817.00M – $3.15B
R&D – $107.60M –
EPS (diluted) $1.04 $-0.10 $5.34
Cash & equivalents $761.00M $156.16M $3.51B
Total debt $5.35B $556.66M $2.93B
Shares (diluted) 212.10M 338.66M 392.68M
Enterprise value $2.24B -$21.04M $83.55B

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
MetricAPTVECXVRT
P/E 42.4x -7.9x 44.6x
P/FCF 11.2x – 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x – 25.5x
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 7.1x
P/B 1.0x -0.9x 17.0x
P/Tangible book 1.3x -0.8x 24.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x – 30.3x
EV/EBIT 13.8x -74.1x 35.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.7x 7.1x
EV/FCF 16.9x – 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x – 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.33 -0.17 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPTVECXVRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 11.4% 35.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 15.7% 25.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% 29.9% 44.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 6.1% 30.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.3% 92.7% 54.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 63.2% 52.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -77.6% 74.6% 102.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% 41.5% 102.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -77.7% 74.4% 102.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 47.8% 101.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% – 138.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% – 71.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.9% – 133.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – 73.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPTVECXVRT
Gross margin 19.6% 20.9% 38.1%
EBITDA margin 10.7% – 23.4%
Operating margin 5.3% -1.0% 20.1%
Pretax margin 4.1% -2.2% 19.9%
Net margin 1.2% -3.9% 16.0%
FCF margin 4.4% – 24.0%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% – 27.9%
Return on equity 2.6% – 40.9%
Return on assets 1.1% -4.2% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 2.6% -4.6% 26.3%
Return on capital employed 5.3% – 31.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPTVECXVRT
Debt / assets 29.8% 56.5% 16.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x -2.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 6.6x – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 127.0% 69.7%
Equity / assets 48.6% -27.0% 30.3%
Interest coverage 3.0x -0.3x 73.2x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.46 -1.07 6.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPTVECXVRT
Dividend yield – – 0.1%
Net buyback yield 7.8% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.8% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAPTVECXVRT
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 – 35.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.49FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 $6.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 – +64.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% – +40.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.02BFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 $14.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -36.2%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 +43.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +25.0% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPTVECXVRT
Held by institutions 98.6% 5.2% 81.7%
Institutions holding 659 39 2,038
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +3.3% +0.0%
Institutions buying 330 23 1,170
Institutions selling 260 8 691
Buyers to sellers 1.27 2.88 1.69

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.

APTVECXVRT
APTV 1.00 0.16 0.15
ECX 0.16 1.00 0.05
VRT 0.15 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APTV, ECX and VRT?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aptiv (APTV) $9.39B, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $271.57M, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $94.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, APTV, ECX and VRT?

Aptiv (APTV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aptiv (APTV) 42.7x, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -7.8x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 45.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 8.0x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 35.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +35.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) has the highest net margin (Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 16.0%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 26.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vertiv Holdings (VRT) returned the most: Aptiv (APTV) -49.1%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.5%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +27.6%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Aptiv (APTV) -23.9%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.2%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +56.8%/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%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 67.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 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.