GNTX vs NWL vs DORM Stock Comparison

Gentex, Newell Brands and Dorman Products Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.26 -8.5% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.08 -4.5% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
0.06%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
DORM Dorman Products, Inc.
$133.67 +7.9% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.00B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.17B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dorman Products leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dorman Products 5, Gentex 4, Newell Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNTXNWLDORMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.14B $2.17B $4.00B GNTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x -9.8x 19.8x GNTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 7.1x 14.8x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% -2.0% +2.2% GNTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -3.0% 9.3% DORM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.2% 10.8% DORM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.0x 0.8x DORM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.6% +3.0% +0.1% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.6%/yr -26.0%/yr +5.1%/yr DORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 61.9% 34.7% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 48/100 79/100 DORM

Percentile Scorecard

GNTXNWLDORM

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

AxisGNTXNWLDORM
Valuation 35 #33 of 50 55 #19 of 41 49 #26 of 50
Growth 77 #12 of 49 50 #21 of 41 94 #4 of 49
Profitability – 32 #26 of 38 91 #5 of 46
Financial Health – 10 #38 of 42 92 #5 of 51
Shareholder Returns 39 #18 of 29 92 #3 of 27 68 #10 of 29
Overall 50 48 79
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • DORM 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

PeriodGNTXNWLDORMSPY
1 month -8.5%-4.5%+7.9% +0.7%
3 months -14.3%-1.2%+0.4% +3.7%
6 months -12.3%+24.5%+18.8% +7.1%
Year to date -12.9%+36.6%+8.5% +12.8%
1 year -14.6%+3.0%+0.1% +11.9%
3 years -28.5%-27.5%+83.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -10.6%-10.2%+22.5% +22.8%
5 years -42.8%-77.8%+28.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.6%-26.0%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years +20.8%-89.7%+114.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%-20.3%+7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNTXNWLDORMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%61.9%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%66.6%30.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.260.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.050.00 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-88.1%-49.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-20.1%-9.6% -1.2%
52-week high $26.04$6.36$147.80 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$3.11$100.50 $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.

MultipleGNTXNWLDORM
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 21.7x -9.8xmedian 15.8x 19.6xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 14.6xmedian 9.6x 12.3xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.4x 18.3xmedian 12.1x 14.7xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.23median 1.36 -0.81median 0.63 0.65median 1.36

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 monthsGNTXNWLDORM
Revenue $2.62B $7.25B $2.17B
Gross profit $910.47M $2.57B $892.07M
Operating income $500.16M $164.00M $289.18M
Net income $396.44M -$221.00M $202.06M
Free cash flow – $118.00M $269.23M
R&D $205.71M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $-0.51 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $136.44M $209.00M $167.01M
Total debt – $5.01B $440.72M
Shares (diluted) 208.59M 430.20M 29.86M
Enterprise value $4.14B $1.33B $3.61B

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
MetricGNTXNWLDORM
P/E 10.7x -9.8x 19.6x
P/FCF 9.4x 18.3x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.5x 13.1x
P/S 1.6x 0.3x 1.8x
P/B 1.7x 0.9x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.5x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA – 14.6x 12.3x
EV/EBIT – 42.4x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 59.0x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.0x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.23 -0.81 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNTXNWLDORM
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% -2.0% 2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -5.4% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 1.4% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 2.7% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 105.0% -18.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 45.8% 19.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.6% 9.1% -18.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 11.0% 27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.2% 11.0% -15.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 12.1% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 105.6% 111.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.1% 23.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 213.5% 155.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% 33.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNTXNWLDORM
Gross margin – 35.5% 41.1%
EBITDA margin – 6.6% 15.9%
Operating margin – 2.3% 13.3%
Pretax margin – -2.5% 12.6%
Net margin – -3.0% 9.3%
FCF margin – 1.6% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.6% 13.9%
Return on equity 15.8% -9.2% 13.1%
Return on assets – -2.0% 8.0%
Return on invested capital – 2.2% 10.8%
Return on capital employed – 2.0% 13.9%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNTXNWLDORM
Debt / assets – 45.3% 17.2%
Debt / equity – 2.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.0x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 42.4x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets – 77.8% 38.8%
Equity / assets – 22.2% 61.2%
Interest coverage – – 10.8x
Current ratio – 1.1x 3.7x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 0.49 4.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNTXNWLDORM
Dividend yield 2.4% 5.5% –
Net buyback yield – – 3.5%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 5.5% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusGNTXNWLDORM
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.8% -5.6% +4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026 $2.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +15.0% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNTXNWLDORM
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 95.5%
Institutions holding 531 421 331
Change in shares held, QoQ +98.5% +9.2% +9.6%
Institutions buying 290 234 167
Institutions selling 160 124 122
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.89 1.37

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.

GNTXNWLDORM
GNTX 1.00 0.33 0.49
NWL 0.33 1.00 0.23
DORM 0.49 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNTX, NWL and DORM?

Gentex (GNTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gentex (GNTX) $4.14B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.17B, Dorman Products (DORM) $4.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNTX, NWL and DORM?

Gentex (GNTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gentex (GNTX) 10.4x, Newell Brands (NWL) -9.8x, Dorman Products (DORM) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newell Brands (NWL) is cheapest (Gentex (GNTX) 9.7x, Newell Brands (NWL) 7.1x, Dorman Products (DORM) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gentex (GNTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gentex (GNTX) +7.7%, Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%, Dorman Products (DORM) +2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dorman Products (DORM) has the highest net margin (Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%, Dorman Products (DORM) 9.3%). On return on invested capital, Dorman Products (DORM) leads (Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%, Dorman Products (DORM) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Gentex (GNTX) -14.6%, Newell Brands (NWL) +3.0%, Dorman Products (DORM) +0.1%. Over five years, Dorman Products (DORM) compounded fastest (Gentex (GNTX) -10.6%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -26.0%/yr, Dorman Products (DORM) +5.1%/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%, Dorman Products (DORM) 0.00%. Gentex (GNTX) and Dorman Products (DORM) 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) 61.9%, Dorman Products (DORM) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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