MGA vs GNTX vs ADNT Stock Comparison

Magna International, Gentex and Adient Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.66 -6.9% 1M -21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.30B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.63B
Div. yield
0.02%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
6 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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMGAGNTXADNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.01B $4.30B $1.31B MGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 10.6x 27.2x MGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 9.6x 8.6x ADNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -54.1% +10.1% +5.0% GNTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 15.5% 0.3% GNTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.8% 4.3% GNTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 2.1x GNTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.9% -21.5% -30.1% MGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr -9.7%/yr -17.3%/yr MGA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 27.2% 51.9% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 81/100 74/100 GNTX

Percentile Scorecard

MGAGNTXADNT

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

AxisMGAGNTXADNT
Valuation 92 #5 of 50 69 #16 of 50 100 #1 of 50
Growth 25 #37 of 49 79 #11 of 49 65 #18 of 49
Profitability 75 #13 of 48 98 #2 of 48 72 #14 of 48
Financial Health – 100 #1 of 54 34 #36 of 54
Shareholder Returns 63 #12 of 31 57 #14 of 31 97 #2 of 31
Overall 64 81 74
  • MGA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • ADNT 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

PeriodMGAGNTXADNTSPY
1 month +0.4%-6.9%-7.1% -1.0%
3 months -2.5%-9.8%-18.7% +2.9%
6 months +1.7%-13.5%-25.0% +6.4%
Year to date +20.1%-11.2%-13.4% +11.4%
1 year +38.9%-21.5%-30.1% +13.1%
3 years +25.9%-31.2%-51.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.0%-11.7%-21.6% +21.5%
5 years -20.3%-39.9%-61.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.4%-9.7%-17.3% +10.9%
10 years +58.9%+21.3%-65.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.7%+2.0%-10.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMGAGNTXADNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%27.2%51.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%26.6%51.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.681.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.05-0.79-0.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.5%-45.2%-79.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-21.5%-38.7% -2.5%
52-week high $73.05$26.32$27.09 $779.14
52-week low $44.65$20.66$16.60 $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.

MultipleMGAGNTXADNT
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 18.9x 10.6xmedian 18.9x 27.0xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 1.7xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.5x 6.7xmedian 8.5x 3.9xmedian 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 8.8x 8.8xmedian 8.8x 4.3xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 0.9x 1.7xmedian 0.9x 0.6xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 1.35 1.49median 1.35 -1.31median 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 monthsMGAGNTXADNT
Revenue $31.92B $2.63B $15.13B
Gross profit -$4.47B $919.31M $956.00M
Operating income -$5.31B $507.43M $383.00M
Net income $814.00M $406.76M $82.00M
Free cash flow $6.59B $496.65M $295.00M
R&D – $206.78M –
EPS (diluted) $8.42 $1.95 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $1.43B $233.44M $924.00M
Total debt $20.90B $15.47M $9.56B
Shares (diluted) 282.50M 208.59M 79.20M
Enterprise value $12.04B $3.55B -$2.26B

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
MetricMGAGNTXADNT
P/E 7.6x 10.6x 27.0x
P/FCF 2.7x 8.8x 4.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 7.3x 2.2x
P/S 0.6x 1.7x 0.1x
P/B – 1.7x 0.6x
P/Tangible book – 1.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – 6.7x 3.9x
EV/EBIT -4.0x 8.1x 7.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.6x 0.2x
EV/FCF 3.2x 8.3x 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 6.9x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 1.49 -1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGAGNTXADNT
Revenue growth (1Y) -54.1% 10.1% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 7.4% -0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -113.3% 15.3% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -42.5% 11.2% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -116.1% 13.5% 857.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -55.8% 6.4% -4.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.9% 1.5% 192.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 3.6% -19.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.6% 6.9% 123.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 7.1% -20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% 7.3% 16.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 15.0% -1.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% 22.7% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 32.8% -7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGAGNTXADNT
Gross margin -14.0% 35.0% 6.3%
EBITDA margin – 23.2% 4.7%
Operating margin -16.6% 19.3% 2.5%
Pretax margin 4.0% 18.5% 1.6%
Net margin 7.5% 15.5% 0.3%
FCF margin 20.7% 18.9% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% 22.6% 3.8%
Return on equity – 16.1% 6.1%
Return on assets – 13.6% 1.4%
Return on invested capital – 16.8% 4.3%
Return on capital employed – 19.6% 7.4%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x 1.5x 7.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGAGNTXADNT
Debt / assets – 0.1% 26.7%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 0.0x 8.1x
Liabilities / assets – 15.4% 77.5%
Equity / assets – 84.6% 22.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 3.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 8.13 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGAGNTXADNT
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 5.6% 8.2%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 7.9% 8.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.6% –

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.

ConsensusMGAGNTXADNT
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.64FY2026 $2.16FY2026 $1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +19.3%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.2% +3.7% +55.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.28BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 $15.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.8%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% -4.0% -9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGAGNTXADNT
Held by institutions 63.5% 100.0% 96.3%
Institutions holding 450 530 311
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +98.5% -2.4%
Institutions buying 207 289 149
Institutions selling 168 160 92
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.81 1.62

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.

MGAGNTXADNT
MGA 1.00 0.60 0.56
GNTX 0.60 1.00 0.48
ADNT 0.56 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGA, GNTX and ADNT?

Magna International (MGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magna International (MGA) $18.01B, Gentex (GNTX) $4.30B, Adient (ADNT) $1.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, MGA, GNTX and ADNT?

Magna International (MGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magna International (MGA) 7.6x, Gentex (GNTX) 10.6x, Adient (ADNT) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adient (ADNT) is cheapest (Magna International (MGA) 9.6x, Gentex (GNTX) 9.6x, Adient (ADNT) 8.6x). 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: Magna International (MGA) -54.1%, Gentex (GNTX) +10.1%, Adient (ADNT) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gentex (GNTX) has the highest net margin (Magna International (MGA) 7.5%, Gentex (GNTX) 15.5%, Adient (ADNT) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Gentex (GNTX) leads (Gentex (GNTX) 16.8%, Adient (ADNT) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magna International (MGA) returned the most: Magna International (MGA) +38.9%, Gentex (GNTX) -21.5%, Adient (ADNT) -30.1%. Over five years, Magna International (MGA) compounded fastest (Magna International (MGA) -4.4%/yr, Gentex (GNTX) -9.7%/yr, Adient (ADNT) -17.3%/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%, Gentex (GNTX) 0.02%, Adient (ADNT) 0.00%. Magna International (MGA) and Adient (ADNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (Magna International (MGA) 37.1%, Gentex (GNTX) 27.2%, Adient (ADNT) 51.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.