MGA vs CPS vs SMP Stock Comparison

Magna International, Cooper-Standard Holdings and Standard Motor Products Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGA Magna International Inc
$63.90 -1.6% 1M +38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.09B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.92B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Standard Motor Products leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Standard Motor Products 6, Magna International 4, Cooper-Standard Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMGACPSSMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.09B $377.37M $840.18M MGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x -6.7x 16.5x MGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 13.2x 8.3x SMP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -54.1% +2.1% +11.3% SMP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% -2.0% 2.8% MGA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.6% 8.3% SMP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.4x 2.9x SMP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.3% -47.4% -9.9% MGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr -4.0%/yr -4.7%/yr CPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 63.3% 30.6% SMP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 50/100 80/100 SMP

Percentile Scorecard

MGACPSSMP

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

AxisMGACPSSMP
Valuation 92 #5 of 50 61 #20 of 50 74 #14 of 50
Growth 26 #36 of 48 62 #19 of 48 96 #3 of 48
Profitability 78 #11 of 46 56 #21 of 46 89 #6 of 46
Financial Health – 22 #41 of 52 65 #19 of 52
Shareholder Returns 66 #11 of 30 – 76 #8 of 30
Overall 65 50 80
  • MGA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • CPS ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • 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

PeriodMGACPSSMPSPY
1 month -1.6%-10.8%-1.0% -0.8%
3 months -4.9%-29.2%-4.1% +3.5%
6 months +2.6%-34.0%-1.5% +7.0%
Year to date +19.9%-38.3%+1.3% +12.2%
1 year +38.3%-47.4%-9.9% +13.0%
3 years +34.1%+66.0%+12.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.3%+18.4%+4.0% +23.1%
5 years -19.6%-18.4%-21.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.3%-4.0%-4.7% +11.0%
10 years +55.1%-77.9%-21.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.5%-14.0%-2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMGACPSSMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%63.3%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%60.6%29.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.740.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.03-0.75-0.32 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.5%-86.6%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.5%-55.2%-17.3% -1.8%
52-week high $73.05$45.20$45.14 $779.14
52-week low $44.65$19.78$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.

MultipleMGACPSSMP
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 18.9x -6.5xmedian 18.9x 16.3xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.2x 8.6xmedian 8.2x 7.1xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 9.4x -73.5xmedian 9.4x 9.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 0.9x -2.6xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 1.40 -0.15median 1.40 1.74median 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 monthsMGACPSSMP
Revenue $31.92B $2.78B $1.84B
Gross profit -$4.47B $323.47M $587.59M
Operating income -$5.31B $63.98M $154.15M
Net income $814.00M -$56.65M $51.70M
Free cash flow $6.59B -$4.89M $87.23M
EPS (diluted) $8.42 $-3.13 $2.23
Cash & equivalents $1.43B $126.58M –
Total debt $20.90B $4.49B $588.83M
Shares (diluted) 282.50M 18.05M 22.86M
Enterprise value $12.12B -$207.02M $840.18M

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
MetricMGACPSSMP
P/E 7.6x -6.5x 16.3x
P/FCF 2.7x -73.5x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 6.4x 6.9x
P/S 0.6x 0.1x 0.5x
P/B – -2.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book – -2.2x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 8.6x 7.1x
EV/EBIT -4.0x 21.5x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.5x 0.8x
EV/FCF 3.2x -281.6x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 24.7x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 -0.15 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGACPSSMP
Revenue growth (1Y) -54.1% 2.1% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 0.8% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -113.3% -1.5% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -42.5% 15.0% 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -116.1% -44.2% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -55.8% 45.8% 16.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.9% -293.4% 28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 41.4% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.6% -290.8% 27.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 42.1% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% -22.6% 50.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 70.7% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% -120.0% 115.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 62.4% 0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGACPSSMP
Gross margin -14.0% 11.7% 32.0%
EBITDA margin – 5.8% 10.9%
Operating margin -16.6% 2.3% 8.4%
Pretax margin 4.0% -2.8% 6.8%
Net margin 7.5% -2.0% 2.8%
FCF margin 20.7% -0.2% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% 2.0% 6.6%
Return on equity – – 7.2%
Return on assets – -3.0% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 4.6% 8.3%
Return on capital employed – 5.4% 10.4%
Asset turnover – 1.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x -1.0x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGACPSSMP
Debt / assets – 61.0% 28.6%
Debt / equity – -8.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.4x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 0.7x -234.0x 6.8x
Liabilities / assets – 107.4% 64.5%
Equity / assets – -7.4% 35.5%
Interest coverage – – 5.1x
Current ratio – 1.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 0.8x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.46 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGACPSSMP
Dividend yield 3.1% – 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.1% – 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.

ConsensusMGACPSSMP
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.73FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 – +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.9% +141.2% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.77BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +6.7% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGACPSSMP
Held by institutions 63.5% 64.0% 81.8%
Institutions holding 450 134 188
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +0.1% +1.3%
Institutions buying 207 72 97
Institutions selling 168 43 64
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.67 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.

MGACPSSMP
MGA 1.00 0.63 0.38
CPS 0.63 1.00 0.43
SMP 0.38 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGA, CPS and SMP?

Magna International (MGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magna International (MGA) $18.09B, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) $377.37M, Standard Motor Products (SMP) $840.18M.

Which stock is cheaper, MGA, CPS and SMP?

Magna International (MGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magna International (MGA) 7.6x, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -6.7x, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Standard Motor Products (SMP) is cheapest (Magna International (MGA) 9.5x, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 13.2x, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Motor Products (SMP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Magna International (MGA) -54.1%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) +2.1%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Magna International (MGA) has the highest net margin (Magna International (MGA) 7.5%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -2.0%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Standard Motor Products (SMP) leads (Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 4.6%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magna International (MGA) returned the most: Magna International (MGA) +38.3%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -47.4%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -9.9%. Over five years, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) compounded fastest (Magna International (MGA) -4.3%/yr, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -4.0%/yr, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -4.7%/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%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 0.00%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 0.03%. Magna International (MGA) and Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Standard Motor Products (SMP) has been the steadiest (Magna International (MGA) 37.1%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 63.3%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MGA, CPS 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, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 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.