APTV vs NVT vs PONY Stock Comparison

Aptiv, nVent Electric and Pony AI 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
$9.24B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
NVT nVent Electric plc
$138.11 -14.6% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.23B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
8 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$4.92 -24.8% 1M -76.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPTVNVTPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.24B $20.23B $1.75B NVT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.0x 33.8x -12.8x NVT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 27.7x — APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +46.2% +45.8% NVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 12.4% -109.6% 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% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.2% +29.9% -76.8% NVT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.8%/yr +31.3%/yr — NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 50.3% 66.3% APTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 58/100 78/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

APTVNVTPONY

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

AxisAPTVNVTPONY
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 26 #151 of 203 67 #5 of 13
Growth 15 #160 of 188 90 #20 of 188 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 36 #117 of 183 75 #47 of 183 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 34 #142 of 216 61 #85 of 216 92 #2 of 13
Shareholder Returns 99 #3 of 152 39 #93 of 152 –
Overall 56 58 78
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NVT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPTVNVTPONYSPY
1 month +2.4%-14.6%-24.8% +0.7%
3 months -23.5%-4.7%-38.0% +3.7%
6 months -26.3%-3.4%-50.2% +7.1%
Year to date -41.6%+35.4%-66.1% +12.8%
1 year -48.2%+29.9%-76.8% +11.9%
3 years -48.6%+189.4%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -19.9%+42.5%— +22.8%
5 years -74.3%+289.6%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -23.8%+31.3%— +10.9%
10 years -31.4%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.7%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPTVNVTPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%50.3%66.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%56.6%70.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.162.252.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.080.60-1.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-47.1%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.9%-25.1%-76.8% -1.2%
52-week high $88.67$184.34$21.20 $779.14
52-week low $42.69$94.99$4.92 $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.

MultipleAPTVNVTPONY
P/E now vs peer median 42.7xmedian 25.8x 37.3xmedian 25.8x -13.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 17.1xmedian 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 14.6x 22.3xmedian 14.6x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 22.2x 33.9xmedian 22.2x -10.5xmedian 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.34median 1.45 1.84median 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 monthsAPTVNVTPONY
Revenue $18.73B $4.83B $125.04M
Gross profit $3.68B $1.79B $20.29M
Operating income $995.00M $826.50M -$267.63M
Net income $231.00M $598.30M -$99.78M
Free cash flow $817.00M $659.90M -$203.60M
R&D – $89.10M $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $1.04 $3.65 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $761.00M $256.00M $327.11M
Total debt $5.35B $1.49B –
Shares (diluted) 212.10M 164.10M 379.91M
Enterprise value $2.09B $19.42B $1.75B

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
MetricAPTVNVTPONY
P/E 42.7x 37.3x -13.6x
P/FCF 11.3x 33.9x -10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 28.9x -10.5x
P/S 0.5x 4.6x 17.1x
P/B 1.1x 5.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 10.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x 22.3x –
EV/EBIT 13.9x 28.5x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 4.9x 8.1x
EV/FCF 17.0x 35.7x -5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 30.5x -5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.34 1.84 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPTVNVTPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 46.2% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 26.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% 37.9% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 23.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.3% 53.9% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 29.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -77.6% 2.1% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% 9.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -77.7% 1.8% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 20.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% 33.9% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 17.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.9% 32.8% -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 15.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPTVNVTPONY
Gross margin 19.6% 37.0% 16.2%
EBITDA margin 10.7% 21.9% –
Operating margin 5.3% 17.1% -214.0%
Pretax margin 4.1% 15.7% -68.0%
Net margin 1.2% 12.4% -109.6%
FCF margin 4.4% 13.7% -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 16.0% -162.8%
Return on equity 2.6% 15.4% –
Return on assets 1.1% 8.5% –
Return on invested capital 2.6% 11.9% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% 13.9% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 1.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPTVNVTPONY
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% 44.2% 9.4%
Equity / assets 48.6% 55.8% 90.6%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x 15.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 15.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 2.46 5.84 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPTVNVTPONY
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 7.8% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 7.8% 0.8% –
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.

ConsensusAPTVNVTPONY
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.49FY2026 $4.99FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
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 $5.73BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -36.2%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +12.6% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPTVNVTPONY
Held by institutions 98.6% 90.7% 35.9%
Institutions holding 660 971 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% 0.0% +22.5%
Institutions buying 331 555 101
Institutions selling 260 289 33
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.92 3.06

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.

APTVNVTPONY
APTV 1.00 0.20 0.27
NVT 0.20 1.00 0.34
PONY 0.27 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APTV, NVT and PONY?

nVent Electric (NVT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aptiv (APTV) $9.24B, nVent Electric (NVT) $20.23B, Pony AI (PONY) $1.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, APTV, NVT and PONY?

nVent Electric (NVT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aptiv (APTV) 42.0x, nVent Electric (NVT) 33.8x, Pony AI (PONY) -12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 8.1x, nVent Electric (NVT) 27.7x). 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%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

nVent Electric (NVT) has the highest net margin (Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, nVent Electric (NVT) 12.4%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%). 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) -48.2%, nVent Electric (NVT) +29.9%, Pony AI (PONY) -76.8%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr, nVent Electric (NVT) +31.3%/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%, Pony AI (PONY) 0.00%. Aptiv (APTV) and Pony AI (PONY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aptiv (APTV) has been the steadiest (Aptiv (APTV) 44.6%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.3%, Pony AI (PONY) 66.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.