XPEL vs ADNT vs MGA Stock Comparison

Xpel, Adient and Magna International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XPEL XPEL, Inc.
$45.78 +3.6% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.26B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$508.09M
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
ADNT Adient plc
$17.33 +0.9% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.34B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.13B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
MGA Magna International Inc
$64.69 +0.2% 1M +42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.13B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.92B
Div. yield
3.01%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Magna International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Magna International 5, Xpel 4, Adient 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXPELADNTMGALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.26B $1.34B $18.13B MGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x 28.2x 7.7x MGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 9.0x 9.6x ADNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +5.0% -54.1% XPEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 0.3% 7.5% XPEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 4.3% — XPEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.1x — XPEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 3.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.8% -26.8% +42.2% MGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.6%/yr -16.1%/yr -4.5%/yr MGA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 52.0% 37.0% MGA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 75/100 61/100 ADNT

Percentile Scorecard

XPELADNTMGA

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

AxisXPELADNTMGA
Valuation 25 #38 of 50 100 #1 of 50 94 #4 of 50
Growth 75 #13 of 49 65 #18 of 49 23 #38 of 49
Profitability 93 #4 of 46 71 #14 of 46 73 #13 of 46
Financial Health 94 #4 of 51 40 #31 of 51 –
Shareholder Returns 36 #19 of 29 100 #1 of 29 54 #14 of 29
Overall 65 75 61
  • XPEL ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • ADNT ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • MGA 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

PeriodXPELADNTMGASPY
1 month +3.6%+0.9%+0.2% +0.7%
3 months +3.7%-20.9%-7.4% +3.7%
6 months -3.9%-17.7%+1.6% +7.1%
Year to date -8.3%-9.6%+21.4% +12.8%
1 year +28.8%-26.8%+42.2% +11.9%
3 years -4.1%-48.2%+35.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.4%-19.7%+10.6% +22.8%
5 years -39.7%-58.4%-20.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.6%-16.1%-4.5% +10.9%
10 years —-62.3%+59.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-9.3%+4.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureXPELADNTMGASPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%52.0%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.4%51.9%30.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.461.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.521.14 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.5%-79.5%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-36.0%-11.4% -1.2%
52-week high $54.95$27.09$73.05 $779.14
52-week low $34.10$16.60$44.65 $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.

MultipleXPELADNTMGA
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 21.7x 28.2xmedian 21.7x 7.7xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 8.7x 3.9xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -436.3xmedian 9.4x 4.5xmedian 9.4x 2.7xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 5.99median 1.36 -1.37median 1.36 1.31median 1.36

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 monthsXPELADNTMGA
Revenue $508.09M $15.13B $31.92B
Gross profit $217.98M $956.00M -$4.47B
Operating income $68.46M $383.00M -$5.31B
Net income $55.60M $82.00M $814.00M
Free cash flow -$2.89M $295.00M $6.59B
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $0.61 $8.42
Cash & equivalents $40.68M $924.00M $1.43B
Total debt $44.80M $2.39B $20.90B
Shares (diluted) 27.64M 79.20M 282.50M
Enterprise value $1.07B -$1.95B $12.50B

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
MetricXPELADNTMGA
P/E 23.1x 28.2x 7.7x
P/FCF -436.3x 4.5x 2.7x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 2.3x 4.0x
P/S 2.5x 0.1x 0.6x
P/B 4.0x 0.7x –
P/Tangible book 4.8x 0.8x –
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 3.9x –
EV/EBIT 18.5x 7.3x -4.0x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF -437.7x 9.5x 3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 4.8x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.99 -1.37 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXPELADNTMGA
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 5.0% -54.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.6% -0.4% -7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% -0.3% -113.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -3.6% -42.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 857.5% -116.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -4.9% -55.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.3% 192.1% -36.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% -19.6% -5.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 123.1% -5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -20.6% 5.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% 16.0% 35.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% -1.7% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.5% 13.0% 1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.7% -7.7% 8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXPELADNTMGA
Gross margin 42.9% 6.3% -14.0%
EBITDA margin 16.4% 4.7% –
Operating margin 13.5% 2.5% -16.6%
Pretax margin 13.6% 1.6% 4.0%
Net margin 10.8% 0.3% 7.5%
FCF margin -0.6% 2.0% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 3.8% 14.2%
Return on equity 18.2% 6.1% –
Return on assets 12.8% 1.4% –
Return on invested capital 16.8% 4.3% –
Return on capital employed 19.8% 7.4% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 7.1x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXPELADNTMGA
Debt / assets 9.5% 26.7% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF -15.5x 8.1x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 32.6% 77.5% –
Equity / assets 67.4% 22.5% –
Interest coverage 256.4x – –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 7.69 1.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXPELADNTMGA
Dividend yield – – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 7.9% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 7.9% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusXPELADNTMGA
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.31FY2026 $1.92FY2026 $6.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.5% +54.2% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $547.59MFY2026 $16.01BFY2026 $39.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% -9.5% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXPELADNTMGA
Held by institutions 85.3% 96.4% –
Institutions holding 213 312 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% -2.4% –
Institutions buying 111 150 –
Institutions selling 66 92 –
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.63 –

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.

XPELADNTMGA
XPEL 1.00 0.27 0.34
ADNT 0.27 1.00 0.56
MGA 0.34 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XPEL, ADNT and MGA?

Magna International (MGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xpel (XPEL) $1.26B, Adient (ADNT) $1.34B, Magna International (MGA) $18.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, XPEL, ADNT and MGA?

Magna International (MGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Xpel (XPEL) 23.1x, Adient (ADNT) 28.2x, Magna International (MGA) 7.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adient (ADNT) is cheapest (Xpel (XPEL) 19.8x, Adient (ADNT) 9.0x, Magna International (MGA) 9.6x). 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: Xpel (XPEL) +13.2%, Adient (ADNT) +5.0%, Magna International (MGA) -54.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xpel (XPEL) has the highest net margin (Xpel (XPEL) 10.8%, Adient (ADNT) 0.3%, Magna International (MGA) 7.5%). On return on invested capital, Xpel (XPEL) leads (Xpel (XPEL) 16.8%, Adient (ADNT) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magna International (MGA) returned the most: Xpel (XPEL) +28.8%, Adient (ADNT) -26.8%, Magna International (MGA) +42.2%. Over five years, Magna International (MGA) compounded fastest (Xpel (XPEL) -9.6%/yr, Adient (ADNT) -16.1%/yr, Magna International (MGA) -4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adient (ADNT) 0.00%, Magna International (MGA) 3.01%. Xpel (XPEL) and Adient (ADNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Magna International (MGA) has been the steadiest (Xpel (XPEL) 40.9%, Adient (ADNT) 52.0%, Magna International (MGA) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.