GNTX vs SN vs SMP Stock Comparison

Gentex, SharkNinja and Standard Motor Products Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.21 -10.5% 1M -14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.16B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
SN SharkNinja, Inc.
$197.67 +11.2% 1M +104.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.86B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

SharkNinja leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (SharkNinja 6, Standard Motor Products 3, Gentex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNTXSNSMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.16B $27.86B $843.07M SN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 40.1x 16.5x GNTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 28.5x 8.4x SMP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +17.5% +11.3% SN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.1% 2.8% SN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.2% 8.3% SN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 2.9x SN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.8% +104.3% -5.9% SN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr — -4.4%/yr SMP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 42.9% 30.5% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 65/100 79/100 SMP

Percentile Scorecard

GNTXSNSMP

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

AxisGNTXSNSMP
Valuation 35 #33 of 50 17 #35 of 42 74 #14 of 50
Growth 77 #12 of 48 93 #4 of 42 96 #3 of 48
Profitability – 95 #3 of 40 89 #6 of 46
Financial Health – 72 #13 of 44 63 #20 of 52
Shareholder Returns 38 #19 of 30 48 #15 of 28 76 #8 of 30
Overall 50 65 79
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • SN ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • SMP 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

PeriodGNTXSNSMPSPY
1 month -10.5%+11.2%-0.2% -0.2%
3 months -16.0%+23.6%-6.6% +3.9%
6 months -13.8%+72.5%+0.1% +8.2%
Year to date -13.1%+76.6%+2.2% +12.9%
1 year -14.8%+104.3%-5.9% +12.3%
3 years -28.2%+391.1%+13.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.4%+70.0%+4.3% +23.3%
5 years -42.4%—-20.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.5%—-4.4% +10.9%
10 years +20.8%—-19.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.9%—-2.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNTXSNSMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%42.9%30.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%39.2%29.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.540.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.592.43-0.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.4%-42.6%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-0.7%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $26.04$199.15$45.14 $779.14
52-week low $20.21$84.57$34.70 $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.

MultipleGNTXSNSMP
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 19.4x 40.2xmedian 16.0x 16.4xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 0.6x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x 25.2xmedian 9.8x 7.1xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.4x 34.6xmedian 11.9x 9.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.9x 9.8xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.22median 1.40 0.90median 0.64 1.75median 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 monthsGNTXSNSMP
Revenue $2.62B $6.91B $1.84B
Gross profit $910.47M $3.38B $587.59M
Operating income $500.16M $950.59M $154.15M
Net income $396.44M $695.22M $51.70M
Free cash flow – $804.52M $87.23M
R&D $205.71M $399.28M –
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $4.91 $2.23
Cash & equivalents $136.44M $779.83M –
Total debt – $716.47M $588.83M
Shares (diluted) 208.59M 141.51M 22.86M
Enterprise value $4.16B $25.53B $843.07M

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
MetricGNTXSNSMP
P/E 10.6x 40.2x 16.4x
P/FCF 9.4x 34.6x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 28.6x 6.9x
P/S 1.6x 4.0x 0.5x
P/B 1.7x 9.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 11.6x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 25.2x 7.1x
EV/EBIT – 29.2x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 4.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 34.5x 16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 28.5x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.22 0.90 1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNTXSNSMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 17.5% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 20.6% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 18.8% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 29.3% 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 36.0% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 40.7% 16.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.6% 34.1% 28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 45.4% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.2% 34.4% 27.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 44.6% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 141.8% 50.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.4% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 432.7% 115.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.6% 0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNTXSNSMP
Gross margin – 48.9% 32.0%
EBITDA margin – 15.9% 10.9%
Operating margin – 13.8% 8.4%
Pretax margin – 12.8% 6.8%
Net margin – 10.1% 2.8%
FCF margin – 11.6% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.1% 6.6%
Return on equity 15.8% 24.8% 7.2%
Return on assets – 13.1% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 21.2% 8.3%
Return on capital employed – 27.2% 10.4%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNTXSNSMP
Debt / assets – 12.8% 28.6%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 6.8x
Liabilities / assets – 49.2% 64.5%
Equity / assets – 50.8% 35.5%
Interest coverage – – 5.1x
Current ratio – 2.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 1.3x –
Cash ratio – 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – 8.76 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNTXSNSMP
Dividend yield 2.4% – 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 0.4% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 54.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 32.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.5%

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.

ConsensusGNTXSNSMP
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 28.5xFY2026 8.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $6.94FY2026 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.8% +3.2% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 $7.30BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +12.4% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNTXSNSMP
Held by institutions 100.0% 64.7% 81.8%
Institutions holding 530 563 188
Change in shares held, QoQ +98.5% +11.6% +1.3%
Institutions buying 289 370 97
Institutions selling 160 144 64
Buyers to sellers 1.81 2.57 1.52

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.

GNTXSNSMP
GNTX 1.00 0.39 0.50
SN 0.39 1.00 0.28
SMP 0.50 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNTX, SN and SMP?

SharkNinja (SN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gentex (GNTX) $4.16B, SharkNinja (SN) $27.86B, Standard Motor Products (SMP) $843.07M.

Which stock is cheaper, GNTX, SN and SMP?

Gentex (GNTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gentex (GNTX) 10.5x, SharkNinja (SN) 40.1x, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Standard Motor Products (SMP) is cheapest (Gentex (GNTX) 9.7x, SharkNinja (SN) 28.5x, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SharkNinja (SN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gentex (GNTX) +7.7%, SharkNinja (SN) +17.5%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

SharkNinja (SN) has the highest net margin (SharkNinja (SN) 10.1%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, SharkNinja (SN) leads (SharkNinja (SN) 21.2%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SharkNinja (SN) returned the most: Gentex (GNTX) -14.8%, SharkNinja (SN) +104.3%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -5.9%. Over five years, Standard Motor Products (SMP) compounded fastest (Gentex (GNTX) -10.5%/yr, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gentex (GNTX) 0.00%, SharkNinja (SN) 0.00%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 0.03%. Gentex (GNTX) and SharkNinja (SN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (Gentex (GNTX) 25.1%, SharkNinja (SN) 42.9%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNTX, SN and SMP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, SharkNinja (SN) leads on 6. 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.