CAAS vs ALV vs GNTX Stock Comparison

China Automotive Systems, Autoliv and Gentex Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALV Autoliv Inc
$115.57 +1.3% 1M -1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.32B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.07B
Div. yield
3.01%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.07 -10.2% 1M -15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.23B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
2.39%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Autoliv leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Autoliv 4, Gentex 3, China Automotive Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAASALVGNTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $133.05M $8.32B $4.23B ALV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 13.5x 10.6x GNTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 10.8x 9.6x CAAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.3% +7.7% GNTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.01% 2.39% ALV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.9% -1.6% -15.2% CAAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr +3.6%/yr -10.7%/yr ALV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 28.5% 25.1% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 76/100 50/100 ALV

Percentile Scorecard

CAASALVGNTX

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

AxisCAASALVGNTX
Valuation – 71 #15 of 50 35 #33 of 50
Growth – 71 #15 of 49 77 #12 of 49
Profitability – 98 #2 of 47 –
Financial Health 65 #19 of 53 58 #23 of 53 –
Shareholder Returns – 83 #6 of 31 37 #20 of 31
Overall – 76 50
  • CAAS ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • ALV ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAASALVGNTXSPY
1 month -10.2%+1.3%-10.2% +0.9%
3 months +1.8%-7.4%-16.3% +5.9%
6 months +1.1%+2.0%-12.4% +8.5%
Year to date +3.5%-2.6%-13.8% +13.3%
1 year +0.9%-1.6%-15.2% +12.4%
3 years +39.6%+25.1%-28.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.8%+7.7%-10.7% +23.5%
5 years +17.0%+19.3%-43.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.2%+3.6%-10.7% +11.0%
10 years +13.1%+66.6%+19.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.2%+5.2%+1.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCAASALVGNTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%28.5%25.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.7%27.5%22.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.331.080.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.05-0.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-40.5%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-12.2%-22.9% -0.9%
52-week high $5.51$131.69$26.04 $779.14
52-week low $4.00$100.34$20.07 $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.

MultipleCAASALVGNTX
P/E now vs peer median —median 20.0x 13.5xmedian 20.0x 10.6xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x 1.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 7.0xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.4x 11.4xmedian 9.4x 9.4xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.9x 3.4xmedian 0.9x 1.7xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.35 0.67median 1.35 3.20median 1.35

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 monthsCAASALVGNTX
Revenue – $11.07B $2.62B
Gross profit – $2.10B $910.47M
Operating income – $1.00B $500.16M
Net income – $624.00M $396.44M
Free cash flow – $729.00M –
R&D – $435.00M $205.71M
EPS (diluted) – $8.53 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $98.41M $197.00M $136.44M
Total debt $534.22M $1.93B –
Shares (diluted) 30.17M 72.90M 208.59M
Enterprise value -$313.93M $6.81B $4.23B

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
MetricCAASALVGNTX
P/E – 13.5x 10.6x
P/FCF – 11.4x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.3x –
P/S – 0.8x 1.6x
P/B 0.3x 3.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 3.4x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 7.0x –
EV/EBIT – 10.0x –
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 13.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.67 3.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAASALVGNTX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.3% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.5% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -10.6% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -17.2% 4.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.3% -0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -13.0% 8.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 27.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAASALVGNTX
Gross margin – 19.0% –
EBITDA margin – 13.0% –
Operating margin – 9.1% –
Pretax margin – 7.9% –
Net margin – 5.6% –
FCF margin – 6.6% –
Operating cash flow margin – 10.3% –
Return on equity – 25.1% 15.8%
Return on assets – 7.4% –
Return on invested capital – 15.9% –
Return on capital employed – 21.8% –
Asset turnover – 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAASALVGNTX
Debt / assets 7.0% 23.0% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x –
Debt / FCF – 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 53.8% 70.7% –
Equity / assets 46.2% 29.3% –
Interest coverage – 9.9x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 2.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAASALVGNTX
Dividend yield – 3.0% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – 6.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 9.0% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusCAASALVGNTX
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2024 10.8xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2024 $10.70FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -52.0%FY2024 +8.6%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.8% +4.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $562.39MFY2024 $11.40BFY2026 $2.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2024 +5.4%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.6% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAASALVGNTX
Held by institutions 3.8% 67.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 15 411 530
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.7% +4.1% +98.5%
Institutions buying 4 217 289
Institutions selling 5 129 160
Buyers to sellers 0.80 1.68 1.81

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.

CAASALVGNTX
CAAS 1.00 0.08 0.06
ALV 0.08 1.00 0.66
GNTX 0.06 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAAS, ALV and GNTX?

Autoliv (ALV) is the largest by market capitalisation: China Automotive Systems (CAAS) $133.05M, Autoliv (ALV) $8.32B, Gentex (GNTX) $4.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAAS, ALV and GNTX?

Gentex (GNTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autoliv (ALV) 13.5x, Gentex (GNTX) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, China Automotive Systems (CAAS) is cheapest (China Automotive Systems (CAAS) 7.3x, Autoliv (ALV) 10.8x, Gentex (GNTX) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gentex (GNTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autoliv (ALV) +4.3%, Gentex (GNTX) +7.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year China Automotive Systems (CAAS) returned the most: China Automotive Systems (CAAS) +0.9%, Autoliv (ALV) -1.6%, Gentex (GNTX) -15.2%. Over five years, Autoliv (ALV) compounded fastest (China Automotive Systems (CAAS) +3.2%/yr, Autoliv (ALV) +3.6%/yr, Gentex (GNTX) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Autoliv (ALV) has the highest dividend yield: China Automotive Systems (CAAS) 0.00%, Autoliv (ALV) 3.01%, Gentex (GNTX) 2.39%. China Automotive Systems (CAAS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (China Automotive Systems (CAAS) 33.6%, Autoliv (ALV) 28.5%, Gentex (GNTX) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAAS, ALV and GNTX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autoliv (ALV) leads on 4. 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.