# Aptiv PLC (APTV) — Stock CV

Aptiv PLC 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.

> 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.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: APTV
- **Sector**: Consumer Cyclical
- **Industry**: Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
- **Headquarters**: SCHAFFHAUSEN, V8
- **Employees**: 140 000
- **Website**: https://www.aptiv.com
- **Market cap**: $9.09B
- **Last price**: $43.80
- **Financial profile**: Solid

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $16.7B
- **Net income**: $220M
- **Free cash flow**: $763M
- **Net debt**: $5.70B
- **P/E**: 41.3
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: -15.8%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 82 |
| Growth | 37 |
| Profitability | 21 |
| Health | 57 |
| Quality | 95 |
| Moat | 56 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 6 of 10 passed

- [ ] Revenue growing — -15.8% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $220M TTM
- [ ] Profit growing — -30.1% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $763M TTM
- [ ] Debt under control — ~7.5y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $9.09B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -18.5% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 10/10 profitable years
- [ ] Financially stable — Altman Z 1.7 — distress
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 41.3

## Experience (career milestones)

- **Q3 2026** — 6 open-market insider purchases: ~172K shares bought by insiders
- **FY2023** — Best year on record: $2.94B net income
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $10B: $16.7B in first reported year
- **FY2016** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 10-year streak

## 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

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $15.6B | $590M | $611M |
| FY2022 | $17.5B | $594M | $419M |
| FY2023 | $20.1B | $2.94B | $990M |
| FY2024 | $19.7B | $1.79B | $1.62B |
| FY2025 | $20.4B | $165M | $1.53B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/APTV — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.