APTIV PLC APTV

Consumer DiscretionaryAutomobiles & Auto PartsSwitzerland

Last close 43.93 USD on Nov 1, 2026, −31.8% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating C Rank 220 of 344 in Consumer Discretionary

Growth C 228 of 344
Valuation B 86 of 344
Quality B 137 of 344
Revisions C 179 of 344
Momentum D 305 of 344

Wall Street consensus Buy (1.91)Average target 67.91 USD +54.6%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Key data

Market cap: 9.1B
Enterprise value: 13.7B
52-week range: 41.88 – 78.49
3-year range: 40.59 – 78.49
Dividend yield: –
Beta (5 years): 1.44
Shares outstanding: 208M
Next earnings: Nov 3, 2026

About the company

Aptiv PLC is a Switzerland-based Company primarily engaged in automotive industry. The Company operates through two segments: Signal and Power Solutions and Advanced Safety and User Experience. The Signal and Power Solutions segment provides complete design, manufacture and assembly of the vehicle’s electrical architecture, including engineered component products, connectors, wiring assemblies and harnesses, cable management, electrical centers and high voltage power and safety-critical data distribution systems. The Advanced Safety and User Experience segment provides technologies and services to enhance vehicle safety, security, comfort and convenience, including sensing and perception systems, electronic control units, multi-domain controllers, vehicle connectivity systems, cloud-native software platforms, application software, autonomous driving technologies and end-to-end DevOps tools

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends December 31

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	5Y avg
Revenue (mil)	20,398	19,713	20,051	17,489	15,618	–
Revenue growth	3.5%	−1.7%	14.6%	12.0%	19.5%	9.3%
EPS (basic, normalized)	7.82	6.26	4.86	3.41	2.61	–
EPS growth	24.9%	28.8%	42.5%	30.7%	–	–
Gross margin	19.2%	18.9%	17.2%	15.1%	15.6%	17.2%
Net margin	0.8%	9.1%	14.5%	3.0%	3.4%	6.2%
ROE	1.8%	17.6%	28.9%	6.9%	7.3%	12.5%

Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)	761
Current ratio	2.02x
Long-term debt (mil)	5,331
Net debt (mil)	4,593
Total equity (mil)	8,753
Net debt / equity	0.52x
Net debt / EBITDA	1.42x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
	Sales (mil)			EBITDA (mil)			EPS
Fiscal year	Mean est.	Growth	EV/Sales	Mean est.	Growth	EV/EBITDA	Mean est.	Growth	P/E
2025 actual	20,398	+3.5%	0.7x	3,228	+4.6%	4.2x	7.82	+24.9%	5.6x
2026	13,369	−34.5%	1.0x	2,364	−26.8%	5.8x	5.82	−25.6%	7.5x
2027	13,217	−1.1%	1.0x	2,517	+6.5%	5.4x	6.46	+11.1%	6.8x
2028	13,792	+4.4%	1.0x	2,700	+7.3%	5.1x	7.45	+15.2%	5.9x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
	Sales				EPS
Fiscal year	Estimate (mil)	1M	3M	6M	Estimate	1M	3M	6M
2026	13,369	0.0%	−11.5%	−10.9%	5.82	+0.1%	−3.3%	−16.6%
2027	13,217	−0.3%	−2.9%	−3.0%	6.46	−1.1%	−4.5%	−14.3%
2028	13,792	−0.2%	−10.6%	−11.7%	7.45	+0.7%	−4.6%	−5.8%

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 4 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter ended	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Sales reported (mil)	4,901	5,051	4,854	4,907	4,825	5,208	5,212	5,153	5,086	3,274
Sales mean (mil)	5,006	5,313	5,199	4,894	4,770	5,089	5,091	5,105	5,035	3,478
Surprise	−2.1%	−4.9%	−6.6%	+0.3%	+1.2%	+2.3%	+2.4%	+0.9%	+1.0%	−5.9%
EPS reported	1.16	1.58	1.83	1.74	1.69	2.12	2.17	1.86	1.71	1.63
EPS mean	1.01	1.42	1.68	1.65	1.51	1.84	1.82	1.85	1.57	1.43
Surprise	+14.3%	+11.3%	+8.9%	+5.5%	+11.7%	+15.4%	+19.4%	+0.5%	+9.0%	+13.9%

Peer comparison Automobiles & Auto Parts

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
Company	Market cap	Net debt/EBITDA	Net margin	P/B	FY1 P/E	FY2 P/E	FY1 EV/EBITDA	FY2 EV/EBITDA
APTV APTIV PLC	9.1B	1.42x	0.8%	1.05x	7.5x	6.8x	5.8x	5.4x
6902 DENSO CORPORATION	34.4B	0.13x	5.9%	0.91x	12.0x	10.3x	6.0x	5.5x
TSLA Tesla Inc	1.58T	−2.42x	4.0%	17.70x	238.2x	189.5x	108.8x	88.8x
CMI Cummins Inc	68.8B	0.83x	8.4%	5.36x	16.9x	14.4x	10.8x	9.4x
GM General Motors Co	73.7B	4.15x	1.7%	1.18x	6.5x	5.9x	7.8x	7.2x
F Ford Motor Co	48.9B	8.83x	−4.4%	1.40x	6.6x	6.5x	11.5x	11.5x
Mean		2.16x	2.7%	4.60x	47.9x	38.9x	25.1x	21.3x
Median		1.12x	2.9%	1.29x	9.8x	8.5x	9.3x	8.3x

Technical analysis

1M+0.7%
3M−26.0%
1Y−40.1%
3Y−39.7%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Income statement, APTIV PLC, fiscal years, most recent first
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Total revenue	20,398	19,713	20,051	17,489	15,618	13,066
Cost of revenue	16,491	15,980	16,594	14,846	13,180	11,116
Gross profit	3,907	3,733	3,457	2,643	2,438	1,950
Selling, general & administrative expenses	1,488	1,465	1,436	1,138	1,075	976
Research & development	–	–	–	–	–	–
Depreciation/amortization	208	211	233	149	148	144
Interest expense (income), operating	–	–	–	–	–	–
Unusual expense (income)	1,029	230	252	154	174	−1,284
Other operating expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating income	1,182	1,827	1,536	1,202	1,041	2,114
Net interest income (expense)	−253	352	−180	−185	−132	−146
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other non-operating income (expense)	−10.0	−28.0	−19.0	−27.0	1.0	−14.0
Net income before taxes	919	2,151	1,337	990	910	1,954
Provision for taxes	700	223	−1,928	121	101	49.0
Minority interest	−16.0	−23.0	−28.0	4.0	−19.0	−18.0
Equity in affiliates	−38.0	−118	−299	−279	−200	−83.0
U.S. GAAP adjustment	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income before extraordinary items	165	1,787	2,938	594	590	1,804
Extraordinary items	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income	165	1,787	2,938	594	590	1,804
EBIT, normalized	2,236	2,137	1,868	1,436	1,230	853
EBITDA, normalized	3,227	3,101	2,780	2,198	2,003	1,617
Basic EPS, normalized	7.82	6.26	4.86	3.41	2.61	–

Balance sheet in millions of USD, fiscal years

Balance sheet, APTIV PLC, fiscal years, most recent first
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Assets
Cash & short-term investments	1,851	1,573	1,640	1,531	3,139	2,821
Receivables	3,832	3,622	3,870	3,672	3,032	3,016
Total inventory	2,561	2,320	2,365	2,340	2,014	1,297
Prepaid expenses	137	97.0	91.0	75.0	63.0	47.0
Other current assets	364	214	281	166	188	284
Total current assets	8,745	7,826	8,247	7,784	8,436	7,465
Property, plant & equipment	4,275	4,193	4,325	3,946	3,677	3,681
Goodwill	4,596	5,024	5,151	5,106	2,511	2,580
Intangibles	2,004	2,140	2,399	2,585	964	1,091
Long-term investments	1,496	1,611	1,508	1,807	1,893	2,124
Note receivable	168	114	102	75.0	48.0	54.0
Other long-term assets	2,129	2,550	2,695	581	478	527
Total assets	23,413	23,458	24,427	21,884	18,007	17,522
Liabilities
Accounts payable	3,157	2,870	3,151	3,150	2,953	2,571
Payable/accrued	–	–	–	–	–	–
Accrued expenses	1,384	1,246	1,283	1,292	990	1,135
Short-term debt	0	0	0	0	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	81.0	509	9.0	31.0	8.0	90.0
Other current liabilities	415	506	365	392	256	250
Total current liabilities	5,037	5,131	4,808	4,865	4,207	4,046
Long-term debt	7,470	7,843	6,204	6,460	4,059	4,011
Minority interest	292	289	296	285	214	195
Other liabilities	1,407	1,399	1,571	1,465	1,180	1,365
Total liabilities	14,206	14,662	12,879	13,075	9,660	9,617
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock	0	0	0	0	0	0
Common stock	2.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Additional paid-in capital	3,619	2,966	4,028	3,989	3,939	3,897
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	6,227	7,002	8,162	5,608	5,077	4,550
Treasury stock	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other equity	−641	−1,174	−645	−791	−672	−545
Total equity	9,207	8,796	11,548	8,809	8,347	7,905
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	23,413	23,458	24,427	21,884	18,007	17,522

Cash flow statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Cash flow statement, APTIV PLC, fiscal years, most recent first
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Operating activities
Net income	181	1,810	2,966	590	609	1,822
Depreciation, depletion & amortization	991	964	912	762	773	764
Deferred taxes	394	−34.0	−2,164	−144	−60.0	−52.0
Non-cash items	842	−323	558	482	411	−1,243
Changes in working capital	−223	29.0	−376	−427	−511	122
Cash from operations	2,185	2,446	1,896	1,263	1,222	1,413
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	−656	−830	−906	−844	−611	−584
Other investing cash flows	158	323	−96.0	−4,338	−118	−42.0
Cash from investing	−498	−507	−1,002	−5,182	−729	−626
Financing activities
Financing cash flow items	−37.0	−26.0	−45.0	−45.0	−75.0	−61.0
Cash dividends paid	0	–	−32.0	−63.0	−63.0	−88.0
Issuance (retirement) of debt, net	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other financing cash flows	−1,405	−1,939	−730	2,467	−53.0	1,762
Cash from financing	−1,442	−1,965	−807	2,359	−191	1,613
Foreign exchange effects	35.0	−40.0	−2.0	−24.0	−16.0	24.0
Net change in cash	280	−66.0	85.0	−1,584	286	2,424
Free cash flow	1,529	1,616	990	419	611	829

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