GNTX vs DORM vs DCH Stock Comparison

Gentex, Dorman Products and Dauch Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.64 -8.6% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.20B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
DORM Dorman Products, Inc.
$124.74 +0.6% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
1 win
DCH Dauch Corp
$4.60 -15.9% 1M -29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.22B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Gentex leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gentex 5, Dauch 2, Dorman Products 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNTXDORMDCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.20B $3.62B $1.14B GNTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.6x 16.9x -6.9x GNTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 13.8x 5.3x DCH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% — +41.0% DCH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -2.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 1.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 5.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.7% -21.1% -29.1% GNTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.2%/yr +3.8%/yr -12.7%/yr DORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 36.1% 60.9% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 — 45/100 GNTX

Percentile Scorecard

GNTXDORMDCH

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

AxisGNTXDORMDCH
Valuation 37 #32 of 50 41 #30 of 50 67 #17 of 50
Growth 75 #13 of 48 – 21 #38 of 48
Profitability – – 49 #24 of 46
Financial Health – – 28 #38 of 52
Shareholder Returns 41 #18 of 30 – 62 #12 of 30
Overall 51 – 45
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • DORM ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • DCH 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

PeriodGNTXDORMDCHSPY
1 month -8.6%+0.6%-15.9% -0.8%
3 months -9.9%-8.6%-17.6% +3.5%
6 months -13.5%+13.1%-21.0% +7.0%
Year to date -11.3%+1.3%-28.2% +12.2%
1 year -12.7%-21.1%-29.1% +13.0%
3 years -26.6%+77.0%-32.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -9.8%+21.0%-12.4% +23.1%
5 years -41.4%+20.7%-49.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -10.2%+3.8%-12.7% +11.0%
10 years +21.7%+95.2%-73.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.0%+6.9%-12.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGNTXDORMDCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%36.1%60.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%33.3%59.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.742.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.58-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-49.3%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-18.9%-48.9% -1.8%
52-week high $26.04$153.75$9.00 $779.14
52-week low $20.64$100.50$4.60 $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.

MultipleGNTXDORMDCH
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 18.9x 16.9xmedian 18.9x -6.8xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.5x 1.7xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.2x —median 8.2x 7.4xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.4x 17.2xmedian 9.4x -35.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.29median 1.40 —median 1.40 0.12median 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 monthsGNTXDORMDCH
Revenue $2.62B – $8.22B
Gross profit $910.47M – $893.50M
Operating income $500.16M – $80.60M
Net income $396.44M – -$164.90M
Free cash flow – – -$30.70M
R&D $205.71M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.90 – $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $136.44M $167.01M $880.80M
Total debt – – $5.03B
Shares (diluted) 208.59M 30.00M 237.50M
Enterprise value $4.20B $3.62B -$2.17B

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
MetricGNTXDORMDCH
P/E 10.9x 16.9x -6.8x
P/FCF 9.4x 17.2x -35.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 3.6x
P/S 1.7x 1.7x 0.1x
P/B 1.8x 2.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.8x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.4x
EV/EBIT – – 65.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x – 0.6x
EV/FCF – – -170.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.29 – 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNTXDORMDCH
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% – 41.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% – 27.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – 9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% – -54.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% – -27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.6% – -486.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – -79.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.2% – -293.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – -57.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -30.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -118.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNTXDORMDCH
Gross margin – – 10.9%
EBITDA margin – – 8.7%
Operating margin – – 1.0%
Pretax margin – – -2.3%
Net margin – – -2.0%
FCF margin – – -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – 3.7%
Return on equity 15.8% – -10.9%
Return on assets – – -1.5%
Return on invested capital – – 1.1%
Return on capital employed – – 0.9%
Asset turnover – – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNTXDORMDCH
Debt / assets – – 45.5%
Debt / equity – – 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 5.8x
Debt / FCF – – -163.7x
Liabilities / assets – – 86.3%
Equity / assets – 61.2% 13.7%
Interest coverage – – 0.3x
Current ratio – 3.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio – – 0.9x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNTXDORMDCH
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.0% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusGNTXDORMDCH
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 5.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +62.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.8% +4.2% +36.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 $2.14BFY2026 $10.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +71.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +5.0% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNTXDORMDCH
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.5% 98.3%
Institutions holding 530 330 309
Change in shares held, QoQ +98.5% +9.6% -3.8%
Institutions buying 289 166 167
Institutions selling 160 122 96
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.36 1.74

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.

GNTXDORMDCH
GNTX 1.00 0.47 0.46
DORM 0.47 1.00 0.30
DCH 0.46 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNTX, DORM and DCH?

Gentex (GNTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gentex (GNTX) $4.20B, Dorman Products (DORM) $3.62B, Dauch (DCH) $1.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNTX, DORM and DCH?

Gentex (GNTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gentex (GNTX) 10.6x, Dorman Products (DORM) 16.9x, Dauch (DCH) -6.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dauch (DCH) is cheapest (Gentex (GNTX) 9.9x, Dorman Products (DORM) 13.8x, Dauch (DCH) 5.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dauch (DCH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gentex (GNTX) +7.7%, Dauch (DCH) +41.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gentex (GNTX) returned the most: Gentex (GNTX) -12.7%, Dorman Products (DORM) -21.1%, Dauch (DCH) -29.1%. Over five years, Dorman Products (DORM) compounded fastest (Gentex (GNTX) -10.2%/yr, Dorman Products (DORM) +3.8%/yr, Dauch (DCH) -12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (Gentex (GNTX) 25.1%, Dorman Products (DORM) 36.1%, Dauch (DCH) 60.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.