CPS vs DCH vs LEA Stock Comparison

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Dauch and Lear Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DCH Dauch Corp
$4.60 -15.9% 1M -29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.22B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LEA Lear Corp
$116.55 -5.0% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.87B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.70B
Div. yield
0.03%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lear leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lear 7, Dauch 2, Cooper-Standard Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPSDCHLEALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $378.18M $1.16B $5.87B LEA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.7x -7.0x 10.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 5.3x 8.3x DCH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +41.0% +3.5% DCH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.0% -2.0% 2.3% LEA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% 1.1% 8.8% LEA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 5.8x 1.2x LEA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.4% -29.1% +14.4% LEA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr -12.7%/yr -6.9%/yr CPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.3% 60.9% 34.6% LEA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 45/100 80/100 LEA

Percentile Scorecard

CPSDCHLEA

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

AxisCPSDCHLEA
Valuation 61 #20 of 50 67 #17 of 50 96 #3 of 50
Growth 62 #19 of 48 21 #38 of 48 81 #10 of 48
Profitability 56 #21 of 46 49 #24 of 46 82 #9 of 46
Financial Health 22 #41 of 52 28 #38 of 52 73 #15 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 62 #12 of 30 69 #10 of 30
Overall 50 45 80
  • CPS ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • DCH ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • LEA 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

PeriodCPSDCHLEASPY
1 month -10.8%-15.9%-5.0% -0.8%
3 months -29.2%-17.6%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months -34.0%-21.0%-7.2% +7.0%
Year to date -38.3%-28.2%+1.7% +12.2%
1 year -47.4%-29.1%+14.4% +13.0%
3 years +66.0%-32.7%-8.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.4%-12.4%-3.1% +23.1%
5 years -18.4%-49.4%-30.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.0%-12.7%-6.9% +11.0%
10 years -77.9%-73.7%-3.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -14.0%-12.5%-0.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCPSDCHLEASPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.3%60.9%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.6%59.9%32.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.742.411.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.480.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.6%-73.5%-61.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.2%-48.9%-21.5% -1.8%
52-week high $45.20$9.00$148.51 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$4.60$99.28 $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.

MultipleCPSDCHLEA
P/E now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 18.9x -6.8xmedian 18.9x 10.5xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 8.2x 7.4xmedian 8.2x 5.0xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -73.5xmedian 9.4x -35.6xmedian 9.4x 6.8xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.15median 1.40 0.12median 1.40 1.40median 1.40

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 monthsCPSDCHLEA
Revenue $2.78B $8.22B $23.70B
Gross profit $323.47M $893.50M $1.63B
Operating income $63.98M $80.60M $890.00M
Net income -$56.65M -$164.90M $637.10M
Free cash flow -$4.89M -$30.70M $849.40M
EPS (diluted) $-3.13 $-0.70 $10.94
Cash & equivalents $126.58M $880.80M $1.00B
Total debt $4.49B $5.03B $2.75B
Shares (diluted) 18.05M 237.50M 50.82M
Enterprise value -$206.20M -$2.16B $1.94B

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
MetricCPSDCHLEA
P/E -6.5x -6.8x 10.5x
P/FCF -73.5x -35.6x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 3.6x 3.9x
P/S 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
P/B -2.6x 0.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -2.2x 0.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 7.4x 5.0x
EV/EBIT 21.5x 65.0x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF -281.6x -170.6x 8.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.7x 17.1x 5.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.15 0.12 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPSDCHLEA
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 41.0% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 11.1% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.5% 27.6% 2.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 9.3% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.2% -54.1% -0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.8% -27.3% -1.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -293.4% -486.2% 12.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% -79.8% 1.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -290.8% -293.8% 25.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.1% -57.2% 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -22.6% -30.7% 43.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.7% -8.3% 11.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -120.0% -118.7% 77.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.4% -29.1% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPSDCHLEA
Gross margin 11.7% 10.9% 6.9%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 8.7% 6.3%
Operating margin 2.3% 1.0% 3.8%
Pretax margin -2.8% -2.3% 3.1%
Net margin -2.0% -2.0% 2.3%
FCF margin -0.2% -0.4% 3.6%
Operating cash flow margin 2.0% 3.7% 6.2%
Return on equity – -10.9% 12.0%
Return on assets -3.0% -1.5% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 4.6% 1.1% 8.8%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 0.9% 9.7%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x -1.9x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPSDCHLEA
Debt / assets 61.0% 45.5% 17.5%
Debt / equity -8.2x 3.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 5.8x 1.2x
Debt / FCF -234.0x -163.7x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 107.4% 86.3% 66.0%
Equity / assets -7.4% 13.7% 34.0%
Interest coverage – 0.3x 9.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.46 0.91 2.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPSDCHLEA
Dividend yield – – 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.8% 7.9%
Shareholder yield – 0.8% 10.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -4.5%
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.

ConsensusCPSDCHLEA
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 5.3xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $0.86FY2026 $14.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +62.3%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +141.2% +36.0% +24.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $10.02BFY2026 $23.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +71.6%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +17.0% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPSDCHLEA
Held by institutions 64.0% 98.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 134 309 516
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -3.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 72 167 273
Institutions selling 43 96 166
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.74 1.64

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.

CPSDCHLEA
CPS 1.00 0.35 0.47
DCH 0.35 1.00 0.58
LEA 0.47 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPS, DCH and LEA?

Lear (LEA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) $378.18M, Dauch (DCH) $1.16B, Lear (LEA) $5.87B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dauch (DCH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) +2.1%, Dauch (DCH) +41.0%, Lear (LEA) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lear (LEA) has the highest net margin (Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -2.0%, Dauch (DCH) -2.0%, Lear (LEA) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Lear (LEA) leads (Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 4.6%, Dauch (DCH) 1.1%, Lear (LEA) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lear (LEA) returned the most: Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -47.4%, Dauch (DCH) -29.1%, Lear (LEA) +14.4%. Over five years, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) compounded fastest (Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -4.0%/yr, Dauch (DCH) -12.7%/yr, Lear (LEA) -6.9%/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%, Dauch (DCH) 0.00%, Lear (LEA) 0.03%. Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) and Dauch (DCH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lear (LEA) has been the steadiest (Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 63.3%, Dauch (DCH) 60.9%, Lear (LEA) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPS, DCH and LEA?

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