APTV vs NVT vs AEIS Stock Comparison

Aptiv, nVent Electric and Advanced Energy Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APTV Aptiv PLC
$43.62 -2.6% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.24B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
NVT nVent Electric plc
$129.17 -21.4% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.73B
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, Advanced Energy Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPTVNVTAEISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.24B $21.73B $9.07B NVT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.0x 36.3x 41.3x NVT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 25.9x 20.6x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +46.2% +24.6% NVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 12.4% 10.8% NVT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 11.9% 10.3% NVT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.2x -0.4x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.4% +26.4% +9.1% NVT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.8%/yr +32.0%/yr +21.2%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 50.1% 65.0% APTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 59/100 45/100 NVT

Percentile Scorecard

APTVNVTAEIS

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

AxisAPTVNVTAEIS
Valuation 96 #9 of 203 28 #147 of 203 13 #177 of 203
Growth 15 #159 of 187 89 #21 of 187 76 #46 of 187
Profitability 36 #118 of 185 76 #46 of 185 55 #84 of 185
Financial Health 34 #145 of 219 62 #83 of 219 61 #86 of 219
Shareholder Returns 98 #4 of 153 42 #89 of 153 19 #124 of 153
Overall 56 59 45
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NVT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPTVNVTAEISSPY
1 month -2.6%-21.4%-20.9% -0.8%
3 months -24.1%-13.5%-24.3% +3.5%
6 months -27.4%-8.8%-42.7% +7.0%
Year to date -42.7%+26.7%+5.6% +12.2%
1 year -49.4%+26.4%+9.1% +13.0%
3 years -49.3%+181.5%+151.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.3%+41.2%+36.1% +23.1%
5 years -74.2%+299.9%+160.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.8%+32.0%+21.2% +11.0%
10 years -32.1%—+364.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.8%—+16.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPTVNVTAEISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%50.1%65.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%56.9%67.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.162.232.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.110.530.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-47.1%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.8%-29.9%-43.2% -1.8%
52-week high $88.67$184.34$389.05 $779.14
52-week low $42.69$94.99$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.

MultipleAPTVNVTAEIS
P/E now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 26.0x 34.9xmedian 26.0x 39.2xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 14.0x 20.9xmedian 14.0x 26.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 21.4x 31.7xmedian 21.4x 101.1xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x 6.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.32median 1.26 1.72median 1.26 10.68median 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 monthsAPTVNVTAEIS
Revenue $18.73B $4.83B $2.04B
Gross profit $3.68B $1.79B $800.50M
Operating income $995.00M $826.50M $269.20M
Net income $231.00M $598.30M $219.40M
Free cash flow $817.00M $659.90M $87.50M
R&D – $89.10M $246.60M
EPS (diluted) $1.04 $3.65 $5.19
Cash & equivalents $761.00M $256.00M $1.40B
Total debt $5.35B $1.49B $3.30B
Shares (diluted) 212.10M 164.10M 42.30M
Enterprise value $2.09B $20.92B $5.42B

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
MetricAPTVNVTAEIS
P/E 41.9x 34.9x 39.2x
P/FCF 11.1x 31.7x 101.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 27.1x 37.0x
P/S 0.5x 4.3x 4.3x
P/B 1.0x 5.2x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 9.5x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 20.9x 26.0x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 26.8x 32.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 4.6x 4.3x
EV/FCF 16.7x 33.6x 99.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 28.7x 36.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.32 1.72 10.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPTVNVTAEIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 46.2% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 26.0% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% 37.9% 32.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 23.8% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.3% 53.9% 216.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 29.0% 9.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -77.6% 2.1% 161.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% 9.3% 7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -77.7% 1.8% 133.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 20.3% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% 33.9% 23.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 17.4% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.9% 32.8% -30.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 15.8% -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPTVNVTAEIS
Gross margin 19.6% 37.0% 39.3%
EBITDA margin 10.7% 21.9% 16.5%
Operating margin 5.3% 17.1% 13.2%
Pretax margin 4.1% 15.7% 12.1%
Net margin 1.2% 12.4% 10.8%
FCF margin 4.4% 13.7% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 16.0% 11.7%
Return on equity 2.6% 15.4% 15.4%
Return on assets 1.1% 8.5% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 11.9% 10.3%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 13.9% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPTVNVTAEIS
Debt / assets 29.8% 20.9% 36.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.2x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 6.6x 2.3x 14.4x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 44.2% 57.5%
Equity / assets 48.6% 55.8% 42.5%
Interest coverage 3.0x – 17.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 2.45 5.57 4.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPTVNVTAEIS
Dividend yield – 0.7% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 7.9% 0.2% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 0.9% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusAPTVNVTAEIS
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.49FY2026 $4.99FY2026 $10.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026 +67.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% +29.3% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.02BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -36.2%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +12.6% +25.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPTVNVTAEIS
Held by institutions 98.6% 90.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 659 969 678
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% 0.0% -2.0%
Institutions buying 330 554 388
Institutions selling 260 288 218
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.92 1.78

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.

APTVNVTAEIS
APTV 1.00 0.19 0.19
NVT 0.19 1.00 0.72
AEIS 0.19 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APTV, NVT and AEIS?

nVent Electric (NVT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aptiv (APTV) $9.24B, nVent Electric (NVT) $21.73B, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $9.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, APTV, NVT and AEIS?

nVent Electric (NVT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aptiv (APTV) 42.0x, nVent Electric (NVT) 36.3x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 41.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 7.9x, nVent Electric (NVT) 25.9x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

nVent Electric (NVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, nVent Electric (NVT) +46.2%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

nVent Electric (NVT) has the highest net margin (Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, nVent Electric (NVT) 12.4%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, nVent Electric (NVT) leads (Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, nVent Electric (NVT) 11.9%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year nVent Electric (NVT) returned the most: Aptiv (APTV) -49.4%, nVent Electric (NVT) +26.4%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +9.1%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr, nVent Electric (NVT) +32.0%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aptiv (APTV) 0.00%, nVent Electric (NVT) 0.01%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.00%. Aptiv (APTV) and Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aptiv (APTV) has been the steadiest (Aptiv (APTV) 44.7%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.1%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APTV, NVT 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, 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.