XPEL vs ADNT vs DCH Stock Comparison

Xpel, Adient and Dauch Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XPEL XPEL, Inc.
$42.91 -1.3% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$508.09M
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
ADNT Adient plc
$16.86 -4.4% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.13B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
DCH Dauch Corp
$4.72 -13.7% 1M -25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.22B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Xpel leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Xpel 7, Adient 2, Dauch 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXPELADNTDCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.18B $1.30B $1.17B ADNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.5x 27.1x -7.1x XPEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 8.8x 5.5x DCH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +5.0% +41.0% DCH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 0.3% -2.0% XPEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 4.3% 1.1% XPEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.1x 5.8x XPEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.2% -28.5% -25.7% XPEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr -16.5%/yr -12.6%/yr XPEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 51.9% 60.8% XPEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 76/100 44/100 ADNT

Percentile Scorecard

XPELADNTDCH

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

AxisXPELADNTDCH
Valuation 31 #35 of 50 100 #1 of 50 65 #18 of 50
Growth 79 #11 of 48 66 #17 of 48 21 #38 of 48
Profitability 91 #5 of 46 76 #12 of 46 49 #24 of 46
Financial Health 94 #4 of 52 41 #31 of 52 28 #38 of 52
Shareholder Returns 41 #18 of 30 97 #2 of 30 59 #13 of 30
Overall 67 76 44
  • XPEL ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • ADNT ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • DCH 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

PeriodXPELADNTDCHSPY
1 month -1.3%-4.4%-13.7% -0.2%
3 months -2.3%-22.0%-15.9% +3.9%
6 months -6.8%-20.4%-17.6% +8.2%
Year to date -14.0%-12.1%-26.4% +12.9%
1 year +19.2%-28.5%-25.7% +12.3%
3 years -12.2%-49.8%-30.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.2%-20.6%-11.6% +23.3%
5 years -43.1%-59.4%-49.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.7%-16.5%-12.6% +10.9%
10 years —-62.7%-72.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-9.4%-12.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureXPELADNTDCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%51.9%60.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.6%51.9%59.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.462.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.47-0.55-0.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.5%-79.5%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-37.8%-47.6% -1.2%
52-week high $54.95$27.09$9.00 $779.14
52-week low $34.10$16.60$4.60 $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.

MultipleXPELADNTDCH
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 19.4x 27.4xmedian 19.4x -7.0xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 8.3x 3.9xmedian 8.3x 7.4xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -408.9xmedian 9.4x 4.4xmedian 9.4x -36.5xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 0.9x 0.6xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 5.61median 1.40 -1.33median 1.40 0.12median 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 monthsXPELADNTDCH
Revenue $508.09M $15.13B $8.22B
Gross profit $217.98M $956.00M $893.50M
Operating income $68.46M $383.00M $80.60M
Net income $55.60M $82.00M -$164.90M
Free cash flow -$2.89M $295.00M -$30.70M
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $0.61 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $40.68M $924.00M $880.80M
Total debt $44.80M $2.39B $5.03B
Shares (diluted) 27.64M 79.20M 237.50M
Enterprise value $975.76M -$2.27B -$2.14B

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
MetricXPELADNTDCH
P/E 21.6x 27.4x -7.0x
P/FCF -408.9x 4.4x -36.5x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 2.2x 3.7x
P/S 2.3x 0.1x 0.1x
P/B 3.7x 0.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 0.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 3.9x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 17.3x 7.2x 65.3x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.2x 0.6x
EV/FCF -410.4x 9.4x -171.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 4.8x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.61 -1.33 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXPELADNTDCH
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 5.0% 41.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.6% -0.4% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% -0.3% 27.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -3.6% 9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 857.5% -54.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -4.9% -27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.3% 192.1% -486.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% -19.6% -79.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 123.1% -293.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -20.6% -57.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% 16.0% -30.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% -1.7% -8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.5% 13.0% -118.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.7% -7.7% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXPELADNTDCH
Gross margin 42.9% 6.3% 10.9%
EBITDA margin 16.4% 4.7% 8.7%
Operating margin 13.5% 2.5% 1.0%
Pretax margin 13.6% 1.6% -2.3%
Net margin 10.8% 0.3% -2.0%
FCF margin -0.6% 2.0% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 3.8% 3.7%
Return on equity 18.2% 6.1% -10.9%
Return on assets 12.8% 1.4% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 16.8% 4.3% 1.1%
Return on capital employed 19.8% 7.4% 0.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 7.1x -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXPELADNTDCH
Debt / assets 9.5% 26.7% 45.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.1x 5.8x
Debt / FCF -15.5x 8.1x -163.7x
Liabilities / assets 32.6% 77.5% 86.3%
Equity / assets 67.4% 22.5% 13.7%
Interest coverage 256.4x – 0.3x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.38 1.81 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXPELADNTDCH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 8.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 8.1% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusXPELADNTDCH
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 5.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.31FY2026 $1.92FY2026 $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +62.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.5% +54.2% +36.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $547.59MFY2026 $16.01BFY2026 $10.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +71.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% -9.5% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXPELADNTDCH
Held by institutions 85.3% 96.3% 98.3%
Institutions holding 213 311 309
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% -2.4% -3.8%
Institutions buying 111 149 167
Institutions selling 66 92 96
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.62 1.74

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.

XPELADNTDCH
XPEL 1.00 0.27 0.30
ADNT 0.27 1.00 0.53
DCH 0.30 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XPEL, ADNT and DCH?

Adient (ADNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xpel (XPEL) $1.18B, Adient (ADNT) $1.30B, Dauch (DCH) $1.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, XPEL, ADNT and DCH?

Xpel (XPEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Xpel (XPEL) 21.5x, Adient (ADNT) 27.1x, Dauch (DCH) -7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dauch (DCH) is cheapest (Xpel (XPEL) 18.6x, Adient (ADNT) 8.8x, Dauch (DCH) 5.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dauch (DCH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Xpel (XPEL) +13.2%, Adient (ADNT) +5.0%, Dauch (DCH) +41.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xpel (XPEL) has the highest net margin (Xpel (XPEL) 10.8%, Adient (ADNT) 0.3%, Dauch (DCH) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Xpel (XPEL) leads (Xpel (XPEL) 16.8%, Adient (ADNT) 4.3%, Dauch (DCH) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xpel (XPEL) returned the most: Xpel (XPEL) +19.2%, Adient (ADNT) -28.5%, Dauch (DCH) -25.7%. Over five years, Xpel (XPEL) compounded fastest (Xpel (XPEL) -10.7%/yr, Adient (ADNT) -16.5%/yr, Dauch (DCH) -12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xpel (XPEL) has been the steadiest (Xpel (XPEL) 40.9%, Adient (ADNT) 51.9%, Dauch (DCH) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XPEL, ADNT and DCH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Xpel (XPEL) leads on 7. 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.