MGA vs XPEL vs SMP Stock Comparison

Magna International, Xpel and Standard Motor Products Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGA Magna International Inc
$63.99 +0.4% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.08B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.92B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
XPEL XPEL, Inc.
$43.14 -3.1% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$508.09M
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Magna International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Magna International 4, Xpel 4, Standard Motor Products 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMGAXPELSMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.08B $1.18B $834.83M MGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 21.5x 16.4x MGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 18.7x 8.3x SMP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -54.1% +13.2% +11.3% XPEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 10.8% 2.8% XPEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.8% 8.3% XPEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x 2.9x XPEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.9% +20.7% -9.9% MGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr -10.9%/yr -4.5%/yr MGA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 40.9% 30.7% SMP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 64/100 76/100 SMP

Percentile Scorecard

MGAXPELSMP

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

AxisMGAXPELSMP
Valuation 92 #5 of 50 27 #37 of 50 63 #19 of 50
Growth 25 #37 of 49 73 #14 of 49 96 #3 of 49
Profitability 75 #13 of 48 92 #5 of 48 85 #8 of 48
Financial Health – 93 #5 of 54 59 #23 of 54
Shareholder Returns 63 #12 of 31 37 #20 of 31 77 #8 of 31
Overall 64 64 76
  • MGA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • XPEL 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

PeriodMGAXPELSMPSPY
1 month +0.4%-3.1%0.0% -1.0%
3 months -2.5%+1.0%-3.5% +2.9%
6 months +1.7%-7.5%-3.4% +6.4%
Year to date +20.1%-13.6%+1.2% +11.4%
1 year +38.9%+20.7%-9.9% +13.1%
3 years +25.9%-13.4%+18.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.0%-4.7%+5.7% +21.5%
5 years -20.3%-43.8%-20.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.4%-10.9%-4.5% +10.9%
10 years +58.9%—-20.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.7%—-2.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMGAXPELSMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%40.9%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%44.5%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.890.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.050.51-0.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.5%-71.5%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-21.5%-17.4% -2.5%
52-week high $73.05$54.95$45.14 $779.14
52-week low $44.65$34.10$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.

MultipleMGAXPELSMP
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 18.9x 21.7xmedian 18.9x 16.3xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 2.3xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.5x 14.3xmedian 8.5x 7.1xmedian 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 8.8x -411.1xmedian 8.8x 9.6xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 1.35 5.64median 1.35 1.74median 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 monthsMGAXPELSMP
Revenue $31.92B $508.09M $1.84B
Gross profit -$4.47B $217.98M $587.59M
Operating income -$5.31B $68.46M $154.15M
Net income $814.00M $55.60M $51.70M
Free cash flow $6.59B -$2.89M $87.23M
EPS (diluted) $8.42 $1.98 $2.23
Cash & equivalents $1.43B $40.68M –
Total debt $20.90B $44.80M $588.83M
Shares (diluted) 282.50M 27.64M 22.86M
Enterprise value $12.11B $974.10M $834.83M

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
MetricMGAXPELSMP
P/E 7.6x 21.7x 16.3x
P/FCF 2.7x -411.1x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 16.1x 6.9x
P/S 0.6x 2.3x 0.5x
P/B – 3.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book – 4.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 14.3x 7.1x
EV/EBIT -4.0x 17.4x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 3.2x -412.6x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 16.1x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 5.64 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGAXPELSMP
Revenue growth (1Y) -54.1% 13.2% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 12.6% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -113.3% 15.3% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -42.5% 14.1% 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -116.1% 11.9% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -55.8% 2.7% 16.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.9% 14.3% 28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 4.4% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.6% 12.6% 27.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 3.8% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% 29.8% 50.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 20.8% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% -105.5% 115.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -27.7% 0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGAXPELSMP
Gross margin -14.0% 42.9% 32.0%
EBITDA margin – 16.4% 10.9%
Operating margin -16.6% 13.5% 8.4%
Pretax margin 4.0% 13.6% 6.8%
Net margin 7.5% 10.8% 2.8%
FCF margin 20.7% -0.6% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% 14.6% 6.6%
Return on equity – 18.2% 7.2%
Return on assets – 12.8% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 16.8% 8.3%
Return on capital employed – 19.8% 10.4%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x 1.3x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGAXPELSMP
Debt / assets – 9.5% 28.6%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 0.7x -15.5x 6.8x
Liabilities / assets – 32.6% 64.5%
Equity / assets – 67.4% 35.5%
Interest coverage – 256.4x 5.1x
Current ratio – 2.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 1.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.5x –
Altman Z-score – 7.41 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGAXPELSMP
Dividend yield 3.0% – 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.2% 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.

ConsensusMGAXPELSMP
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.64FY2026 $2.31FY2026 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.2% +16.5% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.28BFY2026 $547.59MFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.8%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +0.9% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGAXPELSMP
Held by institutions 63.5% 85.3% 81.8%
Institutions holding 450 213 188
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +3.9% +1.3%
Institutions buying 207 111 97
Institutions selling 168 66 64
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.68 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.

MGAXPELSMP
MGA 1.00 0.34 0.38
XPEL 0.34 1.00 0.40
SMP 0.38 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGA, XPEL and SMP?

Magna International (MGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magna International (MGA) $18.08B, Xpel (XPEL) $1.18B, Standard Motor Products (SMP) $834.83M.

Which stock is cheaper, MGA, XPEL and SMP?

Magna International (MGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magna International (MGA) 7.6x, Xpel (XPEL) 21.5x, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Standard Motor Products (SMP) is cheapest (Magna International (MGA) 9.6x, Xpel (XPEL) 18.7x, 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?

Xpel (XPEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Magna International (MGA) -54.1%, Xpel (XPEL) +13.2%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xpel (XPEL) has the highest net margin (Magna International (MGA) 7.5%, Xpel (XPEL) 10.8%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Xpel (XPEL) leads (Xpel (XPEL) 16.8%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magna International (MGA) returned the most: Magna International (MGA) +38.9%, Xpel (XPEL) +20.7%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -9.9%. Over five years, Magna International (MGA) compounded fastest (Magna International (MGA) -4.4%/yr, Xpel (XPEL) -10.9%/yr, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -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%, Xpel (XPEL) 0.00%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 0.03%. Magna International (MGA) and Xpel (XPEL) 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%, Xpel (XPEL) 40.9%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MGA, XPEL 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, Magna International (MGA) leads on 4. 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.