APTV vs WRD vs TEL Stock Comparison

Aptiv, WeRide and TE Connectivity 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
$9.26B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.36 -17.1% 1M -60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$222.79 +4.8% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$64.50B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.89B
Div. yield
1.34%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 5, Aptiv 3, WeRide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPTVWRDTELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.26B $1.35B $64.50B TEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.7x -6.0x 20.6x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x — 20.9x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +244.8% +15.2% WRD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% -243.6% — APTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% -24.9% — APTV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 1.34% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.2% -60.7% -7.5% TEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.8%/yr — +8.8%/yr TEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 60.1% 36.2% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 66/100 64/100 WRD

Percentile Scorecard

APTVWRDTEL

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

AxisAPTVWRDTEL
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 42 #8 of 13 52 #98 of 203
Growth 15 #160 of 188 91 #2 of 12 85 #29 of 188
Profitability 36 #117 of 183 82 #3 of 12 79 #39 of 183
Financial Health 34 #142 of 216 50 #7 of 13 43 #123 of 216
Shareholder Returns 99 #3 of 152 – 61 #60 of 152
Overall 56 66 64
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WRD ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • TEL ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPTVWRDTELSPY
1 month +2.4%-17.1%+4.8% +0.7%
3 months -23.5%-26.7%+7.9% +3.7%
6 months -26.3%-43.5%+5.3% +7.1%
Year to date -41.6%-49.8%-2.1% +12.8%
1 year -48.2%-60.7%-7.5% +11.9%
3 years -48.6%—+91.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -19.9%—+24.2% +22.8%
5 years -74.3%—+52.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -23.8%—+8.8% +10.9%
10 years -31.4%—+257.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.7%—+13.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPTVWRDTELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%60.1%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%63.2%39.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.162.271.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-1.01-0.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-89.9%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.9%-60.7%-10.5% -1.2%
52-week high $88.67$11.10$249.00 $779.14
52-week low $42.69$4.08$195.84 $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.

MultipleAPTVWRDTEL
P/E now vs peer median 42.7xmedian 25.8x -6.0x 20.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 14.6xmedian 17.1x 3.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 14.6x — —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 22.2x —median 16.7x 18.7xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 4.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.34median 1.45 — —median 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 monthsAPTVWRDTEL
Revenue $18.73B $92.10M $19.89B
Gross profit $3.68B $39.20M $7.21B
Operating income $995.00M -$260.29M $3.99B
Net income $231.00M -$237.93M $3.25B
Free cash flow $817.00M – –
R&D – $219.70M $942.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.04 – –
Cash & equivalents $761.00M $629.27M $1.70B
Total debt $5.35B $71.40M –
Shares (diluted) 212.10M – 293.00M
Enterprise value $2.11B -$1.69B $64.65B

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
MetricAPTVWRDTEL
P/E 42.7x -6.0x 20.6x
P/FCF 11.3x – 18.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x – 14.3x
P/S 0.5x 14.6x 3.2x
P/B 1.1x 1.4x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.4x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x – –
EV/EBIT 13.9x -2.9x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 8.2x 3.2x
EV/FCF 17.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x – 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.34 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPTVWRDTEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 244.8% 15.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% – 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% 142.5% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.3% -22.9% 24.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.8% – 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -77.6% 29.9% 76.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% – 19.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -77.7% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% – 9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% – 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.9% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPTVWRDTEL
Gross margin 19.6% 42.6% –
EBITDA margin 10.7% – –
Operating margin 5.3% -282.6% –
Pretax margin 4.1% -258.0% –
Net margin 1.2% -243.6% –
FCF margin 4.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% – 22.8%
Return on equity 2.6% -24.1% 24.3%
Return on assets 1.1% -20.5% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 2.6% -24.9% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% -26.6% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPTVWRDTEL
Debt / assets 29.8% 6.3% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 6.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 17.5% 48.5%
Equity / assets 48.6% 82.5% 50.9%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 5.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 4.0x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.7x –
Altman Z-score 2.46 2.20 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPTVWRDTEL
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 7.8% – –
Shareholder yield 7.8% – 1.3%
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.

ConsensusAPTVWRDTEL
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 – 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.49FY2026 $-0.62FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 – +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% – +15.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.02BFY2026 $149.56MFY2026 $22.99BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -36.2%FY2026 +52.8%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +88.4% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPTVWRDTEL
Held by institutions 98.6% 26.0% 94.1%
Institutions holding 660 110 1,282
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% -1.2% +3.0%
Institutions buying 331 51 608
Institutions selling 260 35 452
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.46 1.35

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.

APTVWRDTEL
APTV 1.00 0.27 0.27
WRD 0.27 1.00 0.35
TEL 0.27 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APTV, WRD and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aptiv (APTV) $9.26B, WeRide (WRD) $1.35B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $64.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, APTV, WRD and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aptiv (APTV) 42.7x, WeRide (WRD) -6.0x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 8.1x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

WeRide (WRD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, WeRide (WRD) +244.8%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +15.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aptiv (APTV) has the highest net margin (Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, WeRide (WRD) -243.6%). On return on invested capital, Aptiv (APTV) leads (Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, WeRide (WRD) -24.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TE Connectivity (TEL) returned the most: Aptiv (APTV) -48.2%, WeRide (WRD) -60.7%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -7.5%. Over five years, TE Connectivity (TEL) compounded fastest (Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aptiv (APTV) 0.00%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 1.34%. Aptiv (APTV) and WeRide (WRD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TE Connectivity (TEL) has been the steadiest (Aptiv (APTV) 44.6%, WeRide (WRD) 60.1%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APTV, WRD and TEL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads on 5. 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.