MGA vs ADNT vs ALV Stock Comparison

Magna International, Adient and Autoliv Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGA Magna International Inc
$63.99 +0.4% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.01B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.92B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
ADNT Adient plc
$16.60 -7.1% 1M -30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.13B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ALV Autoliv Inc
$114.71 -0.5% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.38B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.07B
Div. yield
0.03%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autoliv leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Autoliv 5, Magna International 4, Adient 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMGAADNTALVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.01B $1.31B $8.38B MGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 27.2x 13.5x MGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 8.6x 10.8x ADNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -54.1% +5.0% +4.3% ADNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 0.3% 5.6% MGA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.3% 15.9% ALV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x 1.2x ALV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.9% -30.1% -0.8% MGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr -17.3%/yr +4.5%/yr ALV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 51.9% 28.5% ALV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 74/100 74/100 ALV

Percentile Scorecard

MGAADNTALV

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

AxisMGAADNTALV
Valuation 92 #5 of 50 100 #1 of 50 67 #17 of 50
Growth 25 #37 of 49 65 #18 of 49 69 #16 of 49
Profitability 75 #13 of 48 72 #14 of 48 96 #3 of 48
Financial Health – 34 #36 of 54 53 #26 of 54
Shareholder Returns 63 #12 of 31 97 #2 of 31 83 #6 of 31
Overall 64 74 74
  • MGA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • ADNT ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • ALV 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

PeriodMGAADNTALVSPY
1 month +0.4%-7.1%-0.5% -1.0%
3 months -2.5%-18.7%-2.4% +2.9%
6 months +1.7%-25.0%-2.6% +6.4%
Year to date +20.1%-13.4%-3.4% +11.4%
1 year +38.9%-30.1%-0.8% +13.1%
3 years +25.9%-51.8%+19.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.0%-21.6%+6.1% +21.5%
5 years -20.3%-61.3%+24.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.4%-17.3%+4.5% +10.9%
10 years +58.9%-65.2%+60.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.7%-10.0%+4.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMGAADNTALVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%51.9%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%51.8%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.241.431.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.05-0.58-0.03 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.5%-79.5%-40.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-38.7%-12.9% -2.5%
52-week high $73.05$27.09$131.69 $779.14
52-week low $44.65$16.60$100.34 $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.

MultipleMGAADNTALV
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 18.9x 27.0xmedian 18.9x 13.4xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.5x 3.9xmedian 8.5x 7.0xmedian 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 8.8x 4.3xmedian 8.8x 11.3xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 0.9x 0.6xmedian 0.9x 3.3xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 1.35 -1.31median 1.35 0.66median 1.35

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 monthsMGAADNTALV
Revenue $31.92B $15.13B $11.07B
Gross profit -$4.47B $956.00M $2.10B
Operating income -$5.31B $383.00M $1.00B
Net income $814.00M $82.00M $624.00M
Free cash flow $6.59B $295.00M $729.00M
R&D – – $435.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.42 $0.61 $8.53
Cash & equivalents $1.43B $924.00M $197.00M
Total debt $20.90B $9.56B $8.22B
Shares (diluted) 282.50M 79.20M 72.90M
Enterprise value $12.04B -$2.26B $6.86B

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
MetricMGAADNTALV
P/E 7.6x 27.0x 13.4x
P/FCF 2.7x 4.3x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 2.2x 7.2x
P/S 0.6x 0.1x 0.7x
P/B – 0.6x 3.3x
P/Tangible book – 0.7x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA – 3.9x 7.0x
EV/EBIT -4.0x 7.2x 10.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF 3.2x 9.3x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 4.7x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 -1.31 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGAADNTALV
Revenue growth (1Y) -54.1% 5.0% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -0.4% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -113.3% -0.3% 2.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -42.5% -3.6% 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -116.1% 857.5% -10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -55.8% -4.9% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.9% 192.1% -17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.9% -19.6% 14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.6% 123.1% -13.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -20.6% 20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% 16.0% 10.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -1.7% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% 13.0% 27.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -7.7% 21.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGAADNTALV
Gross margin -14.0% 6.3% 19.0%
EBITDA margin – 4.7% 13.0%
Operating margin -16.6% 2.5% 9.1%
Pretax margin 4.0% 1.6% 7.9%
Net margin 7.5% 0.3% 5.6%
FCF margin 20.7% 2.0% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% 3.8% 10.3%
Return on equity – 6.1% 25.1%
Return on assets – 1.4% 7.4%
Return on invested capital – 4.3% 15.9%
Return on capital employed – 7.4% 21.8%
Asset turnover – 1.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x 7.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGAADNTALV
Debt / assets – 26.7% 23.0%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 8.1x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets – 77.5% 70.7%
Equity / assets – 22.5% 29.3%
Interest coverage – – 9.9x
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.81 2.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGAADNTALV
Dividend yield 3.0% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 8.2% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 8.2% 9.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.4%

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.

ConsensusMGAADNTALV
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.64FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $10.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.2% +55.2% +18.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.28BFY2026 $15.99BFY2026 $11.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.8%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% -9.2% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGAADNTALV
Held by institutions 63.5% 96.3% 67.7%
Institutions holding 450 311 411
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% -2.4% +4.1%
Institutions buying 207 149 217
Institutions selling 168 92 129
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.62 1.68

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.

MGAADNTALV
MGA 1.00 0.56 0.64
ADNT 0.56 1.00 0.64
ALV 0.64 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGA, ADNT and ALV?

Magna International (MGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magna International (MGA) $18.01B, Adient (ADNT) $1.31B, Autoliv (ALV) $8.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, MGA, ADNT and ALV?

Magna International (MGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magna International (MGA) 7.6x, Adient (ADNT) 27.2x, Autoliv (ALV) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adient (ADNT) is cheapest (Magna International (MGA) 9.6x, Adient (ADNT) 8.6x, Autoliv (ALV) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Adient (ADNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Magna International (MGA) -54.1%, Adient (ADNT) +5.0%, Autoliv (ALV) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Magna International (MGA) has the highest net margin (Magna International (MGA) 7.5%, Adient (ADNT) 0.3%, Autoliv (ALV) 5.6%). On return on invested capital, Autoliv (ALV) leads (Adient (ADNT) 4.3%, Autoliv (ALV) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magna International (MGA) returned the most: Magna International (MGA) +38.9%, Adient (ADNT) -30.1%, Autoliv (ALV) -0.8%. Over five years, Autoliv (ALV) compounded fastest (Magna International (MGA) -4.4%/yr, Adient (ADNT) -17.3%/yr, Autoliv (ALV) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Magna International (MGA) 0.00%, Adient (ADNT) 0.00%, Autoliv (ALV) 0.03%. Magna International (MGA) and Adient (ADNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autoliv (ALV) has been the steadiest (Magna International (MGA) 37.1%, Adient (ADNT) 51.9%, Autoliv (ALV) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MGA, ADNT and ALV?

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