ADNT
Adient plc
ADNT has the edge over F overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
F
Ford Motor Company
F has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ADNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
ADNT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently stable.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
ADNT PE Valuation
ADNT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ADNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ADNT's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
F has the edge over ADNT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ADNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.69 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.24 | +$3.15 |
ADNT has the edge over F in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
ADNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.9B | +5% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.9B | +7% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.6B | +4.3% |
ADNT has the edge over F on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.6% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2% | +9.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -7.3% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3% | N/A |
ADNT's operating margin was 1.6% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $49.5B last quarter, down 2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F has the edge over ADNT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ADNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $138M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $8M | +$98M |
| Q4 2025 | $15M | -67% |
ADNT has the edge over F in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $5.1B over the past year.
ADNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -4.5M shares |
ADNT has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $30M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $25M |
| Q3 2025 | $50M |
| Q2 2025 | $50M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $25M |
ADNT spent $105M buying back its own shares over the past year.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
ADNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 6.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 7.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5x | Elevated |
ADNT's net debt is about 2.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.5 years a year ago.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over ADNT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ADNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.3 | Oversold |
ADNT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
ADNT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | ADNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 18x | 68% above |
| PE % | 59 | 47 | 12 pts above |
ADNT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ADNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.0 | 6.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $18.6 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $20.3 | 22% below |
| 100 week MA | $19.5 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $25.9 | 39% below |
ADNT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 39% below its 200-week average.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
ADNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.3 | $34.6 | +63% |
| 2021 | $34.6 | $46.9 | +36% |
| 2022 | $46.9 | $34.1 | -27% |
| 2023 | $34.1 | $36.4 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | $36.4 | $17.4 | -52% |
| 2025 | $17.4 | $19.5 | +12% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.5 | $15.8 | -19% |
ADNT has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 19% so far in 2026.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F has the edge over ADNT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.