DAN vs LEA vs MGA Stock Comparison

Dana, Lear and Magna International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAN DANA Inc
$27.20 +0.2% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
1.69%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
LEA Lear Corp
$116.64 -5.0% 1M +14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.75B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.70B
Div. yield
2.64%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
MGA Magna International Inc
$64.10 -1.3% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.96B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.92B
Div. yield
3.04%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lear leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lear 5, Dana 4, Magna International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANLEAMGALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.93B $5.75B $17.96B MGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x 10.6x 7.6x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 8.3x 9.5x LEA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +3.5% -54.1% DAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% 2.3% 7.5% DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 8.8% — LEA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.2x — LEA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.69% 2.64% 3.04% MGA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.4% +14.6% +41.2% MGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr -7.2%/yr -4.5%/yr DAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 34.5% 37.0% LEA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 80/100 65/100 LEA

Percentile Scorecard

DANLEAMGA

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

AxisDANLEAMGA
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 96 #3 of 50 92 #5 of 50
Growth 83 #33 of 188 81 #10 of 48 26 #36 of 48
Profitability 46 #100 of 183 82 #9 of 46 78 #11 of 46
Financial Health 21 #172 of 217 73 #15 of 52 –
Shareholder Returns 63 #58 of 153 69 #10 of 30 66 #11 of 30
Overall 61 80 65
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LEA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • MGA 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

PeriodDANLEAMGASPY
1 month +0.2%-5.0%-1.3% -0.2%
3 months -0.7%-21.5%-7.1% +3.9%
6 months -27.7%-6.1%+3.5% +8.2%
Year to date +14.5%+1.8%+20.3% +12.9%
1 year +37.4%+14.6%+41.2% +12.3%
3 years +115.5%-8.9%+34.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.2%-3.1%+10.4% +23.3%
5 years +20.5%-31.3%-20.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.8%-7.2%-4.5% +10.9%
10 years +78.8%-3.6%+57.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.0%-0.4%+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDANLEAMGASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%34.5%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%32.7%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.001.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.421.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-61.0%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-21.5%-12.3% -1.2%
52-week high $38.93$148.51$73.05 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$99.28$44.65 $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.

MultipleDANLEAMGA
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 25.2x 10.6xmedian 19.4x 7.6xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.0x 5.0xmedian 8.3x —median 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 21.7x 6.8xmedian 9.4x 2.7xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.32 1.40median 1.40 1.30median 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 monthsDANLEAMGA
Revenue $7.66B $23.70B $31.92B
Gross profit $725.00M $1.63B -$4.47B
Operating income $210.00M $890.00M -$5.31B
Net income $1.13B $637.10M $814.00M
Free cash flow $143.00M $849.40M $6.59B
EPS (diluted) $10.18 $10.94 $8.42
Cash & equivalents $331.00M $1.00B $1.43B
Total debt $1.34B $2.75B $20.90B
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 50.82M 282.50M
Enterprise value $1.30B $1.97B $12.33B

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
MetricDANLEAMGA
P/E 2.6x 10.6x 7.6x
P/FCF 20.5x 6.8x 2.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 3.9x 4.0x
P/S 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
P/B 1.5x 1.1x –
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.1x –
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 5.0x –
EV/EBIT 18.8x 8.4x -4.0x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 27.5x 8.8x 3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 5.1x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 1.40 1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANLEAMGA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 3.5% -54.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 1.8% -7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 79.0% 2.3% -113.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -0.2% -42.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 307.9% -0.1% -116.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -1.8% -55.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 28,400% 12.8% -36.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 83.0% 1.6% -5.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 6,201% 25.9% -5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 108.3% 7.5% 5.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.3% 43.3% 35.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 11.6% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 180.4% 77.6% 1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 23.6% 8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANLEAMGA
Gross margin 9.5% 6.9% -14.0%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 6.3% –
Operating margin 2.7% 3.8% -16.6%
Pretax margin 1.0% 3.1% 4.0%
Net margin 14.6% 2.3% 7.5%
FCF margin 1.9% 3.6% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% 6.2% 14.2%
Return on equity 56.6% 12.0% –
Return on assets 18.6% 4.1% –
Return on invested capital 0.0% 8.8% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% 9.7% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 2.3x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANLEAMGA
Debt / assets 22.0% 17.5% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.2x –
Debt / FCF 9.4x 3.2x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 66.0% –
Equity / assets 32.4% 34.0% –
Interest coverage 1.5x 9.0x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.29 2.77 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANLEAMGA
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.6% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 19.2% 7.9% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 20.9% 10.5% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.5% 25.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.7% 19.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.1% -4.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -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.

ConsensusDANLEAMGA
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $14.00FY2026 $6.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +413.5%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.4% +24.6% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.05BFY2026 $23.22BFY2026 $39.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% +7.7% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANLEAMGA
Held by institutions 99.2% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 342 516 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.1% –
Institutions buying 168 273 –
Institutions selling 126 166 –
Buyers to sellers 1.33 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.

DANLEAMGA
DAN 1.00 0.48 0.47
LEA 0.48 1.00 0.65
MGA 0.47 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, LEA and MGA?

Magna International (MGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.93B, Lear (LEA) $5.75B, Magna International (MGA) $17.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, LEA and MGA?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.6x, Lear (LEA) 10.6x, Magna International (MGA) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lear (LEA) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 14.3x, Lear (LEA) 8.3x, Magna International (MGA) 9.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dana (DAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Lear (LEA) +3.5%, Magna International (MGA) -54.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Dana (DAN) 14.6%, Lear (LEA) 2.3%, Magna International (MGA) 7.5%). On return on invested capital, Lear (LEA) leads (Dana (DAN) 0.0%, Lear (LEA) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magna International (MGA) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +37.4%, Lear (LEA) +14.6%, Magna International (MGA) +41.2%. Over five years, Dana (DAN) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +3.8%/yr, Lear (LEA) -7.2%/yr, Magna International (MGA) -4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Magna International (MGA) has the highest dividend yield: Dana (DAN) 1.69%, Lear (LEA) 2.64%, Magna International (MGA) 3.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lear (LEA) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.1%, Lear (LEA) 34.5%, Magna International (MGA) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAN, LEA and MGA?

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 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.