CPS vs ADNT vs SMP Stock Comparison

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Adient and Standard Motor Products Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADNT Adient plc
$16.60 -7.1% 1M -30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.13B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Standard Motor Products leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Standard Motor Products 7, Adient 2, Cooper-Standard Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPSADNTSMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $366.00M $1.31B $832.49M ADNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.5x 27.2x 16.3x SMP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 8.6x 8.3x CPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +5.0% +11.3% SMP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.0% 0.3% 2.8% SMP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% 4.3% 8.3% SMP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 2.1x 2.9x ADNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.8% -30.1% -9.9% SMP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr -17.3%/yr -4.5%/yr CPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.2% 51.9% 30.7% SMP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 74/100 76/100 SMP

Percentile Scorecard

CPSADNTSMP

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

AxisCPSADNTSMP
Valuation 55 #23 of 50 100 #1 of 50 63 #19 of 50
Growth 58 #21 of 49 65 #18 of 49 96 #3 of 49
Profitability 53 #23 of 48 72 #14 of 48 85 #8 of 48
Financial Health 21 #43 of 54 34 #36 of 54 59 #23 of 54
Shareholder Returns – 97 #2 of 31 77 #8 of 31
Overall 47 74 76
  • CPS ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • ADNT ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • SMP 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

PeriodCPSADNTSMPSPY
1 month -11.3%-7.1%0.0% -1.0%
3 months -28.2%-18.7%-3.5% +2.9%
6 months -36.7%-25.0%-3.4% +6.4%
Year to date -37.9%-13.4%+1.2% +11.4%
1 year -45.8%-30.1%-9.9% +13.1%
3 years +75.2%-51.8%+18.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +20.6%-21.6%+5.7% +21.5%
5 years -18.2%-61.3%-20.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.9%-17.3%-4.5% +10.9%
10 years -77.5%-65.2%-20.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -13.9%-10.0%-2.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCPSADNTSMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.2%51.9%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.7%51.8%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.721.430.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.58-0.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.6%-79.5%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.9%-38.7%-17.4% -2.5%
52-week high $45.20$27.09$45.14 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$16.60$34.70 $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.

MultipleCPSADNTSMP
P/E now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 18.9x 27.0xmedian 18.9x 16.3xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 8.5x 3.9xmedian 8.5x 7.1xmedian 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -74.0xmedian 8.8x 4.3xmedian 8.8x 9.6xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 0.9x 0.6xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.15median 1.35 -1.31median 1.35 1.74median 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 monthsCPSADNTSMP
Revenue $2.78B $15.13B $1.84B
Gross profit $323.47M $956.00M $587.59M
Operating income $63.98M $383.00M $154.15M
Net income -$56.65M $82.00M $51.70M
Free cash flow -$4.89M $295.00M $87.23M
EPS (diluted) $-3.13 $0.61 $2.23
Cash & equivalents $126.58M $924.00M –
Total debt $4.49B $9.56B $588.83M
Shares (diluted) 18.05M 79.20M 22.86M
Enterprise value -$218.39M -$2.26B $832.49M

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
MetricCPSADNTSMP
P/E -6.5x 27.0x 16.3x
P/FCF -74.0x 4.3x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 2.2x 6.9x
P/S 0.1x 0.1x 0.5x
P/B -2.6x 0.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -2.2x 0.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 3.9x 7.1x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 7.2x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.2x 0.8x
EV/FCF -282.1x 9.3x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.7x 4.7x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.15 -1.31 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPSADNTSMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 5.0% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -0.4% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.5% -0.3% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -3.6% 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.2% 857.5% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.8% -4.9% 16.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -293.4% 192.1% 28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% -19.6% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -290.8% 123.1% 27.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.1% -20.6% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -22.6% 16.0% 50.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.7% -1.7% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -120.0% 13.0% 115.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.4% -7.7% 0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPSADNTSMP
Gross margin 11.7% 6.3% 32.0%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 4.7% 10.9%
Operating margin 2.3% 2.5% 8.4%
Pretax margin -2.8% 1.6% 6.8%
Net margin -2.0% 0.3% 2.8%
FCF margin -0.2% 2.0% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 2.0% 3.8% 6.6%
Return on equity – 6.1% 7.2%
Return on assets -3.0% 1.4% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 4.6% 4.3% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 7.4% 10.4%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x 7.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPSADNTSMP
Debt / assets 61.0% 26.7% 28.6%
Debt / equity -8.2x 1.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 2.1x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -234.0x 8.1x 6.8x
Liabilities / assets 107.4% 77.5% 64.5%
Equity / assets -7.4% 22.5% 35.5%
Interest coverage – – 5.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.46 1.81 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPSADNTSMP
Dividend yield – – 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 8.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 8.2% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 54.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 32.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.5%

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.

ConsensusCPSADNTSMP
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.58FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.5%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +70.5% +55.2% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.67BFY2026 $15.99BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% -9.2% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPSADNTSMP
Held by institutions 64.0% 96.3% 81.8%
Institutions holding 134 311 188
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -2.4% +1.3%
Institutions buying 72 149 97
Institutions selling 43 92 64
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.62 1.52

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.

CPSADNTSMP
CPS 1.00 0.45 0.43
ADNT 0.45 1.00 0.46
SMP 0.43 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPS, ADNT and SMP?

Adient (ADNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) $366.00M, Adient (ADNT) $1.31B, Standard Motor Products (SMP) $832.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, CPS, ADNT and SMP?

Standard Motor Products (SMP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -6.5x, Adient (ADNT) 27.2x, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) is cheapest (Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 7.9x, Adient (ADNT) 8.6x, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Motor Products (SMP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) +2.1%, Adient (ADNT) +5.0%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Standard Motor Products (SMP) has the highest net margin (Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -2.0%, Adient (ADNT) 0.3%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Standard Motor Products (SMP) leads (Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 4.6%, Adient (ADNT) 4.3%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Standard Motor Products (SMP) returned the most: Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -45.8%, Adient (ADNT) -30.1%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -9.9%. Over five years, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) compounded fastest (Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -3.9%/yr, Adient (ADNT) -17.3%/yr, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 0.00%, Adient (ADNT) 0.00%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 0.03%. Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) and Adient (ADNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Standard Motor Products (SMP) has been the steadiest (Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 63.2%, Adient (ADNT) 51.9%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPS, ADNT and SMP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 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.