GNTX vs NWL vs DCH Stock Comparison

Gentex, Newell Brands and Dauch Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.21 -10.5% 1M -14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.15B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.39 -0.7% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
0.06%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
DCH Dauch Corp
$4.72 -13.7% 1M -25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.22B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionGNTXNWLDCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.15B $2.19B $1.20B GNTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x -9.9x -7.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 7.5x 5.5x DCH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% -2.0% +41.0% DCH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -3.0% -2.0% DCH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.2% 1.1% NWL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.0x 5.8x DCH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.8% +5.9% -25.7% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr -24.4%/yr -12.6%/yr GNTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 61.8% 60.8% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 48/100 44/100 GNTX

Percentile Scorecard

GNTXNWLDCH

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

AxisGNTXNWLDCH
Valuation 35 #33 of 50 56 #19 of 42 65 #18 of 50
Growth 77 #12 of 48 49 #22 of 42 21 #38 of 48
Profitability – 33 #27 of 40 49 #24 of 46
Financial Health – 12 #39 of 44 28 #38 of 52
Shareholder Returns 38 #19 of 30 93 #3 of 28 59 #13 of 30
Overall 50 48 44
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • NWL ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • 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

PeriodGNTXNWLDCHSPY
1 month -10.5%-0.7%-13.7% -0.2%
3 months -16.0%+2.5%-15.9% +3.9%
6 months -13.8%+34.4%-17.6% +8.2%
Year to date -13.1%+44.9%-26.4% +12.9%
1 year -14.8%+5.9%-25.7% +12.3%
3 years -28.2%-19.1%-30.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.4%-6.8%-11.6% +23.3%
5 years -42.4%-75.2%-49.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.5%-24.4%-12.6% +10.9%
10 years +20.8%-89.3%-72.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.9%-20.0%-12.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNTXNWLDCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%61.8%60.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%66.4%59.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.262.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.590.10-0.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.4%-88.1%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-15.3%-47.6% -1.2%
52-week high $26.04$6.36$9.00 $779.14
52-week low $20.21$3.11$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.

MultipleGNTXNWLDCH
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 19.4x -10.4xmedian 16.0x -7.0xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.6x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x 14.8xmedian 9.8x 7.4xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.4x 19.5xmedian 11.9x -36.5xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.22median 1.40 -0.86median 0.64 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 monthsGNTXNWLDCH
Revenue $2.62B $7.25B $8.22B
Gross profit $910.47M $2.57B $893.50M
Operating income $500.16M $164.00M $80.60M
Net income $396.44M -$221.00M -$164.90M
Free cash flow – $118.00M -$30.70M
R&D $205.71M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $-0.51 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $136.44M $209.00M $880.80M
Total debt – $5.01B $5.03B
Shares (diluted) 208.59M 430.20M 237.50M
Enterprise value $4.15B $1.35B -$2.11B

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
MetricGNTXNWLDCH
P/E 10.6x -10.4x -7.0x
P/FCF 9.4x 19.5x -36.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.9x 3.7x
P/S 1.6x 0.3x 0.1x
P/B 1.7x 0.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 14.8x 7.4x
EV/EBIT – 43.2x 65.3x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 60.1x -171.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.4x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.22 -0.86 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNTXNWLDCH
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% -2.0% 41.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -5.4% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 1.4% 27.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 2.7% 9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 105.0% -54.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 45.8% -27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.6% 9.1% -486.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 11.0% -79.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.2% 11.0% -293.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 12.1% -57.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 105.6% -30.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.1% -8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 213.5% -118.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNTXNWLDCH
Gross margin – 35.5% 10.9%
EBITDA margin – 6.6% 8.7%
Operating margin – 2.3% 1.0%
Pretax margin – -2.5% -2.3%
Net margin – -3.0% -2.0%
FCF margin – 1.6% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.6% 3.7%
Return on equity 15.8% -9.2% -10.9%
Return on assets – -2.0% -1.5%
Return on invested capital – 2.2% 1.1%
Return on capital employed – 2.0% 0.9%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.5x -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNTXNWLDCH
Debt / assets – 45.3% 45.5%
Debt / equity – 2.0x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.0x 5.8x
Debt / FCF – 42.4x -163.7x
Liabilities / assets – 77.8% 86.3%
Equity / assets – 22.2% 13.7%
Interest coverage – – 0.3x
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.50 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNTXNWLDCH
Dividend yield 2.4% 5.2% –
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 5.2% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusGNTXNWLDCH
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 7.5xFY2026 5.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +62.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.8% -5.6% +36.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026 $10.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +71.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +15.0% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNTXNWLDCH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 98.3%
Institutions holding 530 421 309
Change in shares held, QoQ +98.5% +9.2% -3.8%
Institutions buying 289 234 167
Institutions selling 160 124 96
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.89 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.

GNTXNWLDCH
GNTX 1.00 0.29 0.45
NWL 0.29 1.00 0.23
DCH 0.45 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNTX, NWL and DCH?

Gentex (GNTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gentex (GNTX) $4.15B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.19B, Dauch (DCH) $1.20B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dauch (DCH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gentex (GNTX) +7.7%, Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%, Dauch (DCH) +41.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dauch (DCH) has the highest net margin (Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%, Dauch (DCH) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Newell Brands (NWL) leads (Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%, Dauch (DCH) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Gentex (GNTX) -14.8%, Newell Brands (NWL) +5.9%, Dauch (DCH) -25.7%. Over five years, Gentex (GNTX) compounded fastest (Gentex (GNTX) -10.5%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -24.4%/yr, Dauch (DCH) -12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (Gentex (GNTX) 25.1%, Newell Brands (NWL) 61.8%, Dauch (DCH) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNTX, NWL 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 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.