Aptiv PLC is an industrial technology company focused on enabling a more automated, electrified and digitalized future. The company's technologies reach from sensor to cloud, including the hardware and software necessary to support automotive and other industries on a global basis.
It is a $9.09B consumer company. Revenue shrank 15.8% over the last year, it keeps 1¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~7.5 years of free cash flow. It trades at 41.3× earnings — around the middle of its own history.
- Website
- aptiv.com
- Location
- Schaffhausen, V8
- Employees
- 140 000
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong valuation and quality; Growth and Profitability lag behind.
Valuation82
- P/E vs own history53th pct · 12/25
- FCF yield8.4% · 25/25
- P/S0.5x · 25/25
- EV/EBITDA11.0x · 20/25
Growth37
- Revenue CAGR6.9% · 12/25
- Net income CAGR-27.3% · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y-35.4% · 0/25
- Fwd implied growth442.1% · 25/25
Profitability21
- ROIC3.0% · 5/25
- ROE2.4% · 5/25
- Net margin1.3% · 6/25
- Operating margin5.5% · 5/25
Health57
- Altman Z1.71 · 10/25
- Current ratio2.02 · 25/25
- Interest coverage4.6x · 10/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 24% · 12/25
Quality95
- Piotroski F8/9 · 25/25
- Beneish M-2.86 · 25/25
- FCF conversion347% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 7.2% · 20/25
Moat56
- ROIC >12% years5/10 yrs · 13/25
- Median gross margin18.6% · 6/25
- FCF-positive years10/10 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 0.8% · 12/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- Q3 2026Insiders6 open-market insider purchases~172K shares bought by insiders
- FY2023FinancialBest year on record$2.94B net income
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $10B$16.7B in first reported year
- FY2016FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since10-year streak
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — fundamentally strong checklist
Watch-outs
- Revenue shrinking 15.8% year over year
- Altman Z-Score 1.71 — elevated financial-distress risk
- Net debt would take ~6.5 years of free cash flow to repay
- Net debt equals ~7.5 years of free cash flow
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago-15.8% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$220M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-30.1% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$763M TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~7.5y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$9.09B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-18.5% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 1.7 — distress
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 41.3
Peer comparisonAptiv PLC vs 6 largest consumer cyclical peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APTV this company | $9.1B | 41.3 | -15.8% | 1.3% | Solid |
| AMZN Amazon.Com Inc | $2.8T | 20.9 | +15.8% | 17.4% | Mixed |
| TSLA Tesla, Inc. | $1.5T | 397.1 | +11.8% | 3.7% | Strong |
| NFLX NetFlix Inc | $292.8B | 21.4 | +16.0% | 28.2% | Solid |
| HD Home Depot, Inc. | $290.4B | 20.4 | -16.0% | 8.7% | Solid |
| DIS The Walt Disney Company | $186.5B | 21.7 | +4.6% | 8.7% | Solid |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | $166.9B | 18.9 | +6.3% | 31.7% | Strained |
Head-to-head: APTV vs AMZN · APTV vs TSLA · APTV vs NFLX
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/APTV
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Deeper analysis of APTV on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $43.80 · market cap $9.09B.