XPEL vs TRCK vs SMP Stock Comparison

Xpel, Track and Standard Motor Products Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XPEL XPEL, Inc.
$42.91 -1.3% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.20B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$508.09M
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
TRCK Track Group, Inc.
$0.46 0.0% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.88M
P/E
0.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.25M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionXPELTRCKSMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.20B $14.88M $843.07M XPEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 0.7x 16.5x TRCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x — 8.4x SMP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +1.1% +11.3% XPEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 59.2% 2.8% TRCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 5.5% 8.3% XPEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.5x 2.9x XPEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.2% +15.0% -5.9% XPEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr -30.3%/yr -4.4%/yr SMP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 196.6% 30.5% SMP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 69/100 79/100 SMP

Percentile Scorecard

XPELTRCKSMP

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

AxisXPELTRCKSMP
Valuation 31 #35 of 50 96 #6 of 112 74 #14 of 50
Growth 79 #11 of 48 77 #26 of 109 96 #3 of 48
Profitability 91 #5 of 46 80 #22 of 104 89 #6 of 46
Financial Health 94 #4 of 52 24 #88 of 116 63 #20 of 52
Shareholder Returns 41 #18 of 30 – 76 #8 of 30
Overall 67 69 79
  • XPEL ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • TRCK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodXPELTRCKSMPSPY
1 month -1.3%0.0%-0.2% -0.2%
3 months -2.3%-31.3%-6.6% +3.9%
6 months -6.8%-34.3%+0.1% +8.2%
Year to date -14.0%+53.3%+2.2% +12.9%
1 year +19.2%+15.0%-5.9% +12.3%
3 years -12.2%+70.4%+13.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.2%+19.4%+4.3% +23.3%
5 years -43.1%-83.5%-20.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.7%-30.3%-4.4% +10.9%
10 years —-91.8%-19.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-22.1%-2.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureXPELTRCKSMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%196.6%30.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.6%282.5%29.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.89-1.680.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.08-0.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.5%-97.9%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-43.2%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $54.95$0.81$45.14 $779.14
52-week low $34.10$0.17$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.

MultipleXPELTRCKSMP
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 19.4x 0.7xmedian 33.2x 16.4xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 8.3x 4.0xmedian 20.0x 7.1xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -408.9xmedian 9.4x 4.2xmedian 29.8x 9.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 5.61median 1.40 0.01median 1.17 1.75median 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 monthsXPELTRCKSMP
Revenue $508.09M $36.25M $1.84B
Gross profit $217.98M $17.36M $587.59M
Operating income $68.46M $1.77M $154.15M
Net income $55.60M $21.46M $51.70M
Free cash flow -$2.89M $3.53M $87.23M
R&D – $2.75M –
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $0.65 $2.23
Cash & equivalents $40.68M $8.39M –
Total debt $44.80M $17.58M $588.83M
Shares (diluted) 27.64M 32.85M 22.86M
Enterprise value $1.00B -$6.27M $843.07M

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
MetricXPELTRCKSMP
P/E 21.6x 0.7x 16.4x
P/FCF -408.9x 4.2x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 2.6x 6.9x
P/S 2.3x 0.4x 0.5x
P/B 3.7x 0.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 7.0x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 4.0x 7.1x
EV/EBIT 17.3x 13.6x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF -410.4x 6.8x 16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 4.2x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.61 0.01 1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXPELTRCKSMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 1.1% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 1.1% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% -3.0% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 3.6% 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 154.0% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 36.0% 16.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.3% 1,630% 28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 76.8% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 652.6% 27.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 48.5% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% -10.3% 50.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 17.3% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.5% -18.6% 115.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 122.1% 0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXPELTRCKSMP
Gross margin 42.9% 47.9% 32.0%
EBITDA margin 16.4% 16.7% 10.9%
Operating margin 13.5% 4.9% 8.4%
Pretax margin 13.6% 59.4% 6.8%
Net margin 10.8% 59.2% 2.8%
FCF margin -0.6% 9.7% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 15.9% 6.6%
Return on equity 18.2% 1,028% 7.2%
Return on assets 12.8% 52.0% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 16.8% 5.5% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 19.8% 5.2% 10.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.3x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXPELTRCKSMP
Debt / assets 9.5% 41.0% 28.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.5x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -15.5x 5.0x 6.8x
Liabilities / assets 32.6% 61.8% 64.5%
Equity / assets 67.4% 38.2% 35.5%
Interest coverage 256.4x 0.7x 5.1x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.2x –
Altman Z-score 7.38 -8.05 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXPELTRCKSMP
Dividend yield – – 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusXPELTRCKSMP
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 – 8.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.31FY2026 – $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 – +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.5% – +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $547.59MFY2026 – $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 – -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% – +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXPELTRCKSMP
Held by institutions 85.3% – 81.8%
Institutions holding 213 – 188
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% – +1.3%
Institutions buying 111 – 97
Institutions selling 66 – 64
Buyers to sellers 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.

XPELTRCKSMP
XPEL 1.00 0.00 0.40
TRCK 0.00 1.00 -0.04
SMP 0.40 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XPEL, TRCK and SMP?

Xpel (XPEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xpel (XPEL) $1.20B, Track (TRCK) $14.88M, Standard Motor Products (SMP) $843.07M.

Which stock is cheaper, XPEL, TRCK and SMP?

Track (TRCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Xpel (XPEL) 22.0x, Track (TRCK) 0.7x, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Standard Motor Products (SMP) is cheapest (Xpel (XPEL) 18.6x, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.4x). 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%, Track (TRCK) +1.1%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Track (TRCK) has the highest net margin (Xpel (XPEL) 10.8%, Track (TRCK) 59.2%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Xpel (XPEL) leads (Xpel (XPEL) 16.8%, Track (TRCK) 5.5%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xpel (XPEL) returned the most: Xpel (XPEL) +19.2%, Track (TRCK) +15.0%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -5.9%. Over five years, Standard Motor Products (SMP) compounded fastest (Xpel (XPEL) -10.7%/yr, Track (TRCK) -30.3%/yr, Standard Motor Products (SMP) -4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Xpel (XPEL) 0.00%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 0.03%. Xpel (XPEL) and Track (TRCK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Standard Motor Products (SMP) has been the steadiest (Xpel (XPEL) 40.9%, Track (TRCK) 196.6%, Standard Motor Products (SMP) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XPEL, TRCK 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, Xpel (XPEL) 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.