DORM vs GNTX vs NWL Stock Comparison

Dorman Products, Gentex and Newell Brands Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DORM Dorman Products, Inc.
$133.67 +7.9% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.00B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.17B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.26 -8.5% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.08 -4.5% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
0.06%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dorman Products leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dorman Products 5, Gentex 4, Newell Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDORMGNTXNWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.00B $4.14B $2.17B GNTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 10.4x -9.8x GNTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 9.7x 7.1x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% +7.7% -2.0% GNTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.3% — -3.0% DORM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% — 2.2% DORM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — 10.0x DORM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.1% -14.6% +3.0% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr -10.6%/yr -26.0%/yr DORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.7% 25.1% 61.9% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 50/100 48/100 DORM

Percentile Scorecard

DORMGNTXNWL

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

AxisDORMGNTXNWL
Valuation 49 #26 of 50 35 #33 of 50 55 #19 of 41
Growth 94 #4 of 49 77 #12 of 49 50 #21 of 41
Profitability 91 #5 of 46 – 32 #26 of 38
Financial Health 92 #5 of 51 – 10 #38 of 42
Shareholder Returns 68 #10 of 29 39 #18 of 29 92 #3 of 27
Overall 79 50 48
  • DORM ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDORMGNTXNWLSPY
1 month +7.9%-8.5%-4.5% +0.7%
3 months +0.4%-14.3%-1.2% +3.7%
6 months +18.8%-12.3%+24.5% +7.1%
Year to date +8.5%-12.9%+36.6% +12.8%
1 year +0.1%-14.6%+3.0% +11.9%
3 years +83.7%-28.5%-27.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.5%-10.6%-10.2% +22.8%
5 years +28.1%-42.8%-77.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.1%-10.6%-26.0% +10.9%
10 years +114.3%+20.8%-89.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%+1.9%-20.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDORMGNTXNWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.7%25.1%61.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%22.6%66.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.731.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.580.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-46.7%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-22.2%-20.1% -1.2%
52-week high $147.80$26.04$6.36 $779.14
52-week low $100.50$20.07$3.11 $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.

MultipleDORMGNTXNWL
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 21.7x 10.7xmedian 21.7x -9.8xmedian 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.5x 1.6xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x 14.6xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 9.4x 9.4xmedian 9.4x 18.3xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.0x 1.7xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 1.36 3.23median 1.36 -0.81median 0.63

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 monthsDORMGNTXNWL
Revenue $2.17B $2.62B $7.25B
Gross profit $892.07M $910.47M $2.57B
Operating income $289.18M $500.16M $164.00M
Net income $202.06M $396.44M -$221.00M
Free cash flow $269.23M – $118.00M
R&D – $205.71M –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $1.90 $-0.51
Cash & equivalents $167.01M $136.44M $209.00M
Total debt $440.72M – $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 29.86M 208.59M 430.20M
Enterprise value $3.61B $4.14B $1.33B

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
MetricDORMGNTXNWL
P/E 19.6x 10.7x -9.8x
P/FCF 14.7x 9.4x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x – 6.5x
P/S 1.8x 1.6x 0.3x
P/B 2.5x 1.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.9x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x – 14.6x
EV/EBIT 14.6x – 42.4x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF 15.7x – 59.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.0x – 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 3.23 -0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDORMGNTXNWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% 7.7% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 5.9% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 11.2% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 8.5% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.6% 12.7% 105.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 3.0% 45.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.2% 4.6% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -0.1% 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.7% 8.2% 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 3.3% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 111.0% – 105.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% – -10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 155.4% – 213.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.0% – -5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDORMGNTXNWL
Gross margin 41.1% – 35.5%
EBITDA margin 15.9% – 6.6%
Operating margin 13.3% – 2.3%
Pretax margin 12.6% – -2.5%
Net margin 9.3% – -3.0%
FCF margin 12.4% – 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.9% – 4.6%
Return on equity 13.1% 15.8% -9.2%
Return on assets 8.0% – -2.0%
Return on invested capital 10.8% – 2.2%
Return on capital employed 13.9% – 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDORMGNTXNWL
Debt / assets 17.2% – 45.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – 10.0x
Debt / FCF 1.6x – 42.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.8% – 77.8%
Equity / assets 61.2% – 22.2%
Interest coverage 10.8x – –
Current ratio 3.7x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.94 – 0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDORMGNTXNWL
Dividend yield – 2.4% 5.5%
Net buyback yield 3.5% – –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.4% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -57.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 106.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -26.4%

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.

ConsensusDORMGNTXNWL
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.2% +4.8% -5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.14BFY2026 $2.77BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% -3.6% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDORMGNTXNWL
Held by institutions 95.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 331 531 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.6% +98.5% +9.2%
Institutions buying 167 290 234
Institutions selling 122 160 124
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.81 1.89

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.

DORMGNTXNWL
DORM 1.00 0.49 0.23
GNTX 0.49 1.00 0.33
NWL 0.23 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DORM, GNTX and NWL?

Gentex (GNTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dorman Products (DORM) $4.00B, Gentex (GNTX) $4.14B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, DORM, GNTX and NWL?

Gentex (GNTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dorman Products (DORM) 19.8x, Gentex (GNTX) 10.4x, Newell Brands (NWL) -9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newell Brands (NWL) is cheapest (Dorman Products (DORM) 14.8x, Gentex (GNTX) 9.7x, Newell Brands (NWL) 7.1x). 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: Dorman Products (DORM) +2.2%, Gentex (GNTX) +7.7%, Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dorman Products (DORM) has the highest net margin (Dorman Products (DORM) 9.3%, Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%). On return on invested capital, Dorman Products (DORM) leads (Dorman Products (DORM) 10.8%, Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Dorman Products (DORM) +0.1%, Gentex (GNTX) -14.6%, Newell Brands (NWL) +3.0%. Over five years, Dorman Products (DORM) compounded fastest (Dorman Products (DORM) +5.1%/yr, Gentex (GNTX) -10.6%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dorman Products (DORM) 0.00%, Gentex (GNTX) 0.00%, Newell Brands (NWL) 0.06%. Dorman Products (DORM) and Gentex (GNTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (Dorman Products (DORM) 34.7%, Gentex (GNTX) 25.1%, Newell Brands (NWL) 61.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DORM, GNTX and NWL?

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