ECX vs APTV vs NVDA Stock Comparison

ECARX Holdings, Aptiv and Nvidia Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.81 -28.3% 1M -65.5% 1Y
Market cap
$265.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
APTV Aptiv PLC
$44.08 +1.0% 1M -49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.32B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
1 win
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$215.38 -5.9% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.14T
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 9, Aptiv 1, ECARX Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECXAPTVNVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $265.61M $9.32B $5.14T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.7x 42.4x 26.6x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.0x 24.6x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +5.3% +83.4% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% 1.2% 63.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 2.6% 71.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x -0.2x NVDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.5% -49.1% +7.1% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.2%/yr -23.9%/yr +53.2%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.7% 44.6% 37.4% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 55/100 74/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

ECXAPTVNVDA

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

AxisECXAPTVNVDA
Valuation 100 #1 of 13 95 #11 of 203 59 #39 of 94
Growth 100 #1 of 12 14 #162 of 188 97 #4 of 92
Profitability 100 #1 of 12 36 #118 of 184 99 #2 of 90
Financial Health 8 #12 of 13 33 #145 of 217 64 #36 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 99 #3 of 153 49 #38 of 73
Overall 77 55 74
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECXAPTVNVDASPY
1 month -28.3%+1.0%-5.9% +0.9%
3 months -24.3%-24.0%+13.4% +5.9%
6 months -25.7%-24.4%+2.9% +8.5%
Year to date -52.9%-42.1%+15.5% +13.3%
1 year -65.5%-49.1%+7.1% +12.4%
3 years -79.8%-48.8%+431.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -41.3%-20.0%+74.6% +23.5%
5 years -91.7%-74.5%+742.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -39.2%-23.9%+53.2% +11.0%
10 years —-31.9%+12,109.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-3.8%+61.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureECXAPTVNVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.7%44.6%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%48.4%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.161.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-1.100.19 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-76.0%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.3%-50.3%-10.0% -0.9%
52-week high $2.64$88.67$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $0.80$42.69$165.17 $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.

MultipleECXAPTVNVDA
P/E now vs peer median -7.9x 42.4xmedian 25.4x 27.0xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 17.8x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 17.1xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — 6.9xmedian 14.3x 25.6xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.9x 11.2xmedian 21.8x 40.9xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 22.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17 -1.33median 1.41 0.16median 2.30

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 monthsECXAPTVNVDA
Revenue $881.30M $18.73B $302.97B
Gross profit $184.00M $3.68B $226.24B
Operating income -$8.80M $995.00M $197.58B
Net income -$35.90M $231.00M $192.88B
Free cash flow – $817.00M $127.01B
R&D $107.60M – $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $1.04 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $156.16M $761.00M $22.44B
Total debt $556.66M $5.35B $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 338.66M 212.10M 24.29B
Enterprise value -$27.00M $2.17B $4.91T

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
MetricECXAPTVNVDA
P/E -7.9x 42.4x 27.0x
P/FCF – 11.2x 40.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.2x 38.6x
P/S 0.3x 0.5x 17.1x
P/B -0.9x 1.0x 22.7x
P/Tangible book -0.8x 1.3x 23.0x
EV/EBITDA – 6.9x 25.6x
EV/EBIT -74.1x 13.8x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.7x 17.0x
EV/FCF – 16.9x 40.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.3x 38.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 -1.33 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECXAPTVNVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 5.3% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% -1.0% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.9% 4.6% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 4.4% 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 92.7% -43.3% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.2% -15.8% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.6% -77.6% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.5% -38.3% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.4% -77.7% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.8% -31.9% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -36.6% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.8% 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -52.9% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECXAPTVNVDA
Gross margin 20.9% 19.6% 74.7%
EBITDA margin – 10.7% 66.4%
Operating margin -1.0% 5.3% 65.2%
Pretax margin -2.2% 4.1% 75.8%
Net margin -3.9% 1.2% 63.7%
FCF margin – 4.4% 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.9% 44.3%
Return on equity – 2.6% 90.9%
Return on assets -4.2% 1.1% 66.5%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 2.6% 71.1%
Return on capital employed – 5.3% 80.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 6.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECXAPTVNVDA
Debt / assets 56.5% 29.8% 10.4%
Debt / equity -2.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 6.6x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 127.0% 51.4% 28.5%
Equity / assets -27.0% 48.6% 71.5%
Interest coverage -0.3x 3.0x –
Current ratio 0.7x 2.0x 4.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.1x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 1.5x
Altman Z-score -1.07 2.46 38.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECXAPTVNVDA
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 7.8% 1.1%
Shareholder yield – 7.8% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusECXAPTVNVDA
Forward P/E – 8.0xFY2026 24.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.02FY2026 $5.49FY2026 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -17.1%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.5% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $13.02BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.2%FY2026 -36.2%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% +4.0% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECXAPTVNVDA
Held by institutions 5.2% 98.6% 69.0%
Institutions holding 39 659 5,925
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +9.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 23 330 3,281
Institutions selling 8 260 2,313
Buyers to sellers 2.88 1.27 1.42

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.

ECXAPTVNVDA
ECX 1.00 0.16 0.04
APTV 0.16 1.00 0.11
NVDA 0.04 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECX, APTV and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: ECARX Holdings (ECX) $265.61M, Aptiv (APTV) $9.32B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.14T.

Which stock is cheaper, ECX, APTV and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -7.7x, Aptiv (APTV) 42.4x, Nvidia (NVDA) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 8.0x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%, Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.5%, Aptiv (APTV) -49.1%, Nvidia (NVDA) +7.1%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.2%/yr, Aptiv (APTV) -23.9%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +53.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%, Aptiv (APTV) 44.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECX, APTV and NVDA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nvidia (NVDA) leads on 9. 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.