SMP vs MGA vs CPS Stock Comparison

Standard Motor Products, Magna International and Cooper-Standard Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGA Magna International Inc
$64.00 -1.0% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.21B
P/E
7.7x
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.

QuestionSMPMGACPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $853.11M $18.21B $372.77M MGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x 7.7x -6.6x MGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x 9.5x 13.8x SMP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% -54.1% +2.1% SMP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 7.5% -2.0% MGA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% — 4.6% SMP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — 6.4x SMP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.0% +40.6% -44.0% MGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.6%/yr -4.7%/yr -4.0%/yr CPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.5% 37.0% 63.3% SMP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 63/100 50/100 SMP

Percentile Scorecard

SMPMGACPS

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

AxisSMPMGACPS
Valuation 74 #14 of 50 92 #5 of 50 61 #20 of 50
Growth 94 #4 of 49 25 #37 of 49 60 #20 of 49
Profitability 87 #7 of 47 76 #12 of 47 57 #21 of 47
Financial Health 62 #21 of 53 – 21 #42 of 53
Shareholder Returns 77 #8 of 31 60 #13 of 31 –
Overall 79 63 50
  • SMP ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • MGA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • CPS 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

PeriodSMPMGACPSSPY
1 month +0.2%-1.0%-2.7% +0.9%
3 months -6.5%-7.4%-27.1% +5.9%
6 months +2.7%+3.6%-26.9% +8.5%
Year to date +2.8%+20.1%-35.5% +13.3%
1 year -5.0%+40.6%-44.0% +12.4%
3 years +14.1%+34.3%+73.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.5%+10.3%+20.2% +23.5%
5 years -20.9%-21.3%-18.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.6%-4.7%-4.0% +11.0%
10 years -20.4%+57.5%-76.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.3%+4.6%-13.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSMPMGACPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.5%37.0%63.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%30.8%60.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.581.261.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.161.10-0.70 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.9%-65.5%-86.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-12.4%-53.1% -0.9%
52-week high $45.14$73.05$45.20 $779.14
52-week low $34.70$44.65$19.78 $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.

MultipleSMPMGACPS
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 20.0x 7.6xmedian 20.0x -6.8xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x 8.7xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 9.4x 2.7xmedian 9.4x -77.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x -2.7xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.76median 1.35 1.30median 1.35 -0.16median 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 monthsSMPMGACPS
Revenue $1.84B $31.92B $2.78B
Gross profit $587.59M -$4.47B $323.47M
Operating income $154.15M -$5.31B $63.98M
Net income $51.70M $814.00M -$56.65M
Free cash flow $87.23M $6.59B -$4.89M
EPS (diluted) $2.23 $8.42 $-3.13
Cash & equivalents – $1.43B $126.58M
Total debt $588.83M $20.90B $4.49B
Shares (diluted) 22.86M 282.50M 18.05M
Enterprise value $853.11M $12.24B -$211.62M

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
MetricSMPMGACPS
P/E 16.6x 7.6x -6.8x
P/FCF 9.7x 2.7x -77.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 4.0x 6.7x
P/S 0.5x 0.6x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x – -2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x – -2.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x – 8.7x
EV/EBIT 9.3x -4.0x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 16.5x 3.2x -285.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 4.7x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.76 1.30 -0.16

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMPMGACPS
Debt / assets 28.6% – 61.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x – -8.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 6.4x
Debt / FCF 6.8x 0.7x -234.0x
Liabilities / assets 64.5% – 107.4%
Equity / assets 35.5% – -7.4%
Interest coverage 5.1x – –
Current ratio 2.0x – 1.4x
Quick ratio – – 0.8x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.28 – 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMPMGACPS
Dividend yield 3.4% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 3.1% –
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.

ConsensusSMPMGACPS
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $6.73FY2026 $1.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.4% +11.9% +141.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $39.77BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +13.2% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMPMGACPS
Held by institutions 81.8% 63.5% 64.0%
Institutions holding 188 450 134
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -2.2% +0.1%
Institutions buying 97 207 72
Institutions selling 64 168 43
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.23 1.67

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.

SMPMGACPS
SMP 1.00 0.38 0.44
MGA 0.38 1.00 0.63
CPS 0.44 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMP, MGA and CPS?

Magna International (MGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Standard Motor Products (SMP) $853.11M, Magna International (MGA) $18.21B, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) $372.77M.

Which stock is cheaper, SMP, MGA and CPS?

Magna International (MGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Standard Motor Products (SMP) 16.7x, Magna International (MGA) 7.7x, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -6.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Standard Motor Products (SMP) is cheapest (Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.4x, Magna International (MGA) 9.5x, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 13.8x). 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: Standard Motor Products (SMP) +11.3%, Magna International (MGA) -54.1%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magna International (MGA) returned the most: Standard Motor Products (SMP) -5.0%, Magna International (MGA) +40.6%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -44.0%. Over five years, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) compounded fastest (Standard Motor Products (SMP) -4.6%/yr, Magna International (MGA) -4.7%/yr, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Standard Motor Products (SMP) 0.03%, Magna International (MGA) 0.00%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 0.00%. 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 (Standard Motor Products (SMP) 30.5%, Magna International (MGA) 37.0%, Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) 63.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMP, MGA and CPS?

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.