DORM vs XPEL vs GNTX Stock Comparison

Dorman Products, Xpel and Gentex Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DORM Dorman Products, Inc.
$124.74 +0.6% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
1 win
XPEL XPEL, Inc.
$42.40 -2.5% 1M +18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$508.09M
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.64 -8.6% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.22B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Gentex leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gentex 4, Xpel 3, Dorman Products 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDORMXPELGNTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.72B $1.18B $4.22B GNTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 21.6x 10.6x GNTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 18.4x 9.9x GNTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +13.2% +7.7% XPEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.1% +18.8% -12.7% XPEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr -10.4%/yr -10.2%/yr DORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 41.0% 25.1% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 66/100 51/100 XPEL

Percentile Scorecard

DORMXPELGNTX

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

AxisDORMXPELGNTX
Valuation 41 #30 of 50 31 #35 of 50 37 #32 of 50
Growth – 79 #11 of 48 75 #13 of 48
Profitability – 91 #5 of 46 –
Financial Health – 94 #4 of 52 –
Shareholder Returns – 38 #19 of 30 41 #18 of 30
Overall – 66 51
  • DORM ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • XPEL 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

PeriodDORMXPELGNTXSPY
1 month +0.6%-2.5%-8.6% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%-1.3%-9.9% +3.5%
6 months +13.1%-8.8%-13.5% +7.0%
Year to date +1.3%-15.0%-11.3% +12.2%
1 year -21.1%+18.8%-12.7% +13.0%
3 years +77.0%-13.2%-26.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.0%-4.6%-9.8% +23.1%
5 years +20.7%-42.2%-41.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.8%-10.4%-10.2% +11.0%
10 years +95.2%—+21.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.9%—+2.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDORMXPELGNTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%41.0%25.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%44.6%22.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.890.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.46-0.51 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-71.5%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.9%-22.8%-20.7% -1.8%
52-week high $153.75$54.95$26.04 $779.14
52-week low $100.50$34.10$20.64 $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.

MultipleDORMXPELGNTX
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 18.9x 21.4xmedian 18.9x 10.9xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.5x 2.3xmedian 0.5x 1.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.2x 14.1xmedian 8.2x —median 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 9.4x -404.1xmedian 9.4x 9.4xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x 1.8xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.40 5.55median 1.40 3.29median 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 monthsDORMXPELGNTX
Revenue – $508.09M $2.62B
Gross profit – $217.98M $910.47M
Operating income – $68.46M $500.16M
Net income – $55.60M $396.44M
Free cash flow – -$2.89M –
R&D – – $205.71M
EPS (diluted) – $1.98 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $167.01M $40.68M $136.44M
Total debt – $44.80M –
Shares (diluted) 30.00M 27.64M 208.59M
Enterprise value $3.72B $980.03M $4.22B

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
MetricDORMXPELGNTX
P/E 16.9x 21.4x 10.9x
P/FCF 17.2x -404.1x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.8x –
P/S 1.7x 2.3x 1.7x
P/B 2.4x 3.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 4.4x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – 14.1x –
EV/EBIT – 17.1x –
EV/Revenue – 2.3x 1.7x
EV/FCF – -405.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.55 3.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDORMXPELGNTX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 13.2% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.3% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.9% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 14.3% 4.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% -0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 12.6% 8.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 29.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -105.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDORMXPELGNTX
Gross margin – 42.9% –
EBITDA margin – 16.4% –
Operating margin – 13.5% –
Pretax margin – 13.6% –
Net margin – 10.8% –
FCF margin – -0.6% –
Operating cash flow margin – 14.6% –
Return on equity – 18.2% 15.8%
Return on assets – 12.8% –
Return on invested capital – 16.8% –
Return on capital employed – 19.8% –
Asset turnover – 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDORMXPELGNTX
Debt / assets – 9.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x –
Debt / FCF – -15.5x –
Liabilities / assets – 32.6% –
Equity / assets 61.2% 67.4% –
Interest coverage – 256.4x –
Current ratio 3.7x 2.6x –
Quick ratio – 1.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.5x –
Altman Z-score – 7.33 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDORMXPELGNTX
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.3% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusDORMXPELGNTX
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $2.31FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.2% +16.5% +4.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.14BFY2026 $547.59MFY2026 $2.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +0.9% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDORMXPELGNTX
Held by institutions 95.5% 85.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 330 213 530
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.6% +3.9% +98.5%
Institutions buying 166 111 289
Institutions selling 122 66 160
Buyers to sellers 1.36 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.

DORMXPELGNTX
DORM 1.00 0.40 0.49
XPEL 0.40 1.00 0.39
GNTX 0.49 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DORM, XPEL and GNTX?

Gentex (GNTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dorman Products (DORM) $3.72B, Xpel (XPEL) $1.18B, Gentex (GNTX) $4.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, DORM, XPEL and GNTX?

Gentex (GNTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dorman Products (DORM) 16.9x, Xpel (XPEL) 21.6x, Gentex (GNTX) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gentex (GNTX) is cheapest (Dorman Products (DORM) 13.8x, Xpel (XPEL) 18.4x, Gentex (GNTX) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Xpel (XPEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Xpel (XPEL) +13.2%, Gentex (GNTX) +7.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xpel (XPEL) returned the most: Dorman Products (DORM) -21.1%, Xpel (XPEL) +18.8%, Gentex (GNTX) -12.7%. Over five years, Dorman Products (DORM) compounded fastest (Dorman Products (DORM) +3.8%/yr, Xpel (XPEL) -10.4%/yr, Gentex (GNTX) -10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (Dorman Products (DORM) 36.1%, Xpel (XPEL) 41.0%, Gentex (GNTX) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DORM, XPEL 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, Gentex (GNTX) 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.