ECX vs QCOM vs APTV Stock Comparison

ECARX Holdings, Qualcomm and Aptiv Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.82 -24.8% 1M -65.3% 1Y
Market cap
$276.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$192.69B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
APTV Aptiv PLC
$43.66 -2.5% 1M -49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.29B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 7, Aptiv 2, ECARX Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECXQCOMAPTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $276.55M $192.69B $9.29B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.0x 20.8x 42.2x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.1x 8.0x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +1.9% +5.3% ECX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% 21.0% 1.2% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 20.5% 2.6% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 2.3x QCOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.3% -1.9% -49.3% QCOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.1%/yr +6.6%/yr -24.0%/yr QCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.7% 53.0% 44.6% APTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 61/100 56/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

ECXQCOMAPTV

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

AxisECXQCOMAPTV
Valuation 100 #1 of 13 80 #20 of 94 96 #10 of 203
Growth 100 #1 of 12 33 #62 of 92 14 #161 of 188
Profitability 100 #1 of 12 85 #14 of 90 36 #117 of 183
Financial Health 8 #12 of 13 28 #72 of 99 33 #145 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 79 #16 of 73 99 #3 of 153
Overall 77 61 56
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECXQCOMAPTVSPY
1 month -24.8%-8.8%-2.5% -0.2%
3 months -24.1%+13.1%-26.5% +3.9%
6 months -28.1%+22.8%-26.2% +8.2%
Year to date -52.3%+7.7%-42.6% +12.9%
1 year -65.3%-1.9%-49.3% +12.3%
3 years -79.5%+73.0%-49.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -41.1%+20.1%-20.2% +23.3%
5 years -91.6%+37.8%-74.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -39.1%+6.6%-24.0% +10.9%
10 years —+162.8%-32.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.1%-3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureECXQCOMAPTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.7%53.0%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%52.5%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.412.071.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.04-1.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-45.6%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.9%-26.6%-50.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2.64$251.02$88.67 $779.14
52-week low $0.80$124.07$42.69 $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.

MultipleECXQCOMAPTV
P/E now vs peer median -8.0x 21.0xmedian 45.6x 42.0xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 18.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — 16.9xmedian 29.0x 6.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.5x 18.7xmedian 40.6x 11.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 1.1x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 1.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17 5.05median 2.28 -1.32median 1.32

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 monthsECXQCOMAPTV
Revenue $881.30M $44.07B $18.73B
Gross profit $184.00M $23.90B $3.68B
Operating income -$8.80M $10.22B $995.00M
Net income -$35.90M $9.26B $231.00M
Free cash flow – $10.42B $817.00M
R&D $107.60M $9.89B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $8.66 $1.04
Cash & equivalents $156.16M $4.53B $761.00M
Total debt $556.66M $12.78B $5.35B
Shares (diluted) 338.66M 1.07B 212.10M
Enterprise value -$16.07M $152.61B $2.15B

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
MetricECXQCOMAPTV
P/E -8.0x 21.0x 42.0x
P/FCF – 18.7x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.7x 6.1x
P/S 0.3x 4.4x 0.5x
P/B -1.0x 7.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -0.8x 7.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 16.9x 6.8x
EV/EBIT -74.4x 19.5x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 4.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 19.1x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.1x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 5.05 -1.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECXQCOMAPTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 1.9% 5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 4.5% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.9% -0.8% 4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 3.2% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 92.7% -15.0% -43.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.2% 0.6% -15.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.6% -20.0% -77.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.5% 2.4% -38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.4% -17.8% -77.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 4.2% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.1% -36.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% -7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.4% -52.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECXQCOMAPTV
Gross margin 20.9% 54.2% 19.6%
EBITDA margin – 26.8% 10.7%
Operating margin -1.0% 23.2% 5.3%
Pretax margin -2.2% 25.4% 4.1%
Net margin -3.9% 21.0% 1.2%
FCF margin – 23.6% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 28.1% 7.9%
Return on equity – 33.7% 2.6%
Return on assets -4.2% 16.2% 1.1%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 20.5% 2.6%
Return on capital employed – 22.3% 5.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECXQCOMAPTV
Debt / assets 56.5% 22.3% 29.8%
Debt / equity -2.1x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 127.0% 51.8% 51.4%
Equity / assets -27.0% 48.2% 48.6%
Interest coverage -0.3x 14.8x 3.0x
Current ratio 0.7x 2.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -1.07 6.20 2.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECXQCOMAPTV
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield – 4.5% 7.9%
Shareholder yield – 6.5% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 36.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –

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.

ConsensusECXQCOMAPTV
Forward P/E – 17.1xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.02FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $5.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.3%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.0% +13.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $13.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.2%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 -36.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% -5.0% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECXQCOMAPTV
Held by institutions 5.2% 79.7% 98.6%
Institutions holding 39 3,030 659
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +2.8% +9.2%
Institutions buying 23 1,416 330
Institutions selling 8 1,333 260
Buyers to sellers 2.88 1.06 1.27

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.

ECXQCOMAPTV
ECX 1.00 0.11 0.16
QCOM 0.11 1.00 0.20
APTV 0.16 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECX, QCOM and APTV?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: ECARX Holdings (ECX) $276.55M, Qualcomm (QCOM) $192.69B, Aptiv (APTV) $9.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, ECX, QCOM and APTV?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -8.0x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.8x, Aptiv (APTV) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.1x, Aptiv (APTV) 8.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ECARX Holdings (ECX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%, Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Qualcomm (QCOM) returned the most: ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%, Aptiv (APTV) -49.3%. Over five years, Qualcomm (QCOM) compounded fastest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.1%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr, Aptiv (APTV) -24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ECARX Holdings (ECX) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, Aptiv (APTV) 0.00%. ECARX Holdings (ECX) and Aptiv (APTV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aptiv (APTV) has been the steadiest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%, Aptiv (APTV) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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