APTV
Aptiv PLC
APTV has the edge over F overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
F
Ford Motor Company
F offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
APTV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
APTV's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its revenue and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
APTV PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6.6x | $38.81 | — |
| Cheap | 8.2x | $29.76 | -23% |
| Current | 11x | $38.81 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $92.99 | +140% |
| Expensive | 76x | $277 | +613% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
APTV's PE is in its cheap range at 11x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 6.6x.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
APTV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect APTV's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
F has the edge over APTV on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
APTV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.85 | +61% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.63 | +188% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.06 | -76% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.69 | -72% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.76 | -89% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.26 | -86% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.37 | -67% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.04 | -43% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.88 | -34% |
APTV has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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.
APTV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.2B | -39% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | -37% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1B | +5.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.2B | +5% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.2B | +7.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.2B | +3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8B | -1.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.9B | -0.2% |
APTV's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $3.2B last quarter, down 39% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.8% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.4% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.3% | -1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.4% | -14 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.3% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.3% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.8% | +2.5 points |
APTV has the edge over F on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
APTV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $194M | -56% |
| Q2 2026 | $33M | -91% |
| Q1 2026 | -$362M | -576% |
| Q4 2025 | $651M | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $441M | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $361M | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $76M | +$97M |
| Q4 2024 | $894M | +112% |
APTV still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $516M over the past year.
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 has the edge over APTV on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
APTV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.7% | -5.8M shares |
| 1 year | -5.1% | -11.1M shares |
| 3 years | -27% | -76.7M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -64.9M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -50.1M shares |
APTV has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $236M |
| Q2 2026 | $246M |
| Q1 2026 | $76M |
| Q4 2025 | $301M |
| Q3 2025 | $96M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
APTV spent $859M buying back its own shares over the past year, about nine times what it spent the year before.
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.
APTV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.6x | Moderate |
APTV's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.7 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 APTV on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
APTV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.1 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 5.1 | Oversold |
APTV's weekly RSI is 29 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 5 (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).
APTV PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | APTV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 18x | 41% below |
| PE % | 24 | 47 | 23 pts below |
APTV is trading at 11x earnings, a 41% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
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.
APTV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $42.7 | 9.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $48.1 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $60.5 | 36% below |
| 100 week MA | $64.8 | 40% below |
| 200 week MA | $75.4 | 49% below |
APTV is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 49% 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.
APTV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $96.3 | $128.4 | +33% |
| 2021 | $128.4 | $162.4 | +26% |
| 2022 | $162.4 | $91.3 | -44% |
| 2023 | $91.3 | $89.7 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | $89.7 | $60.3 | -33% |
| 2025 | $60.3 | $76.9 | +27% |
| 2026 YTD | $76.9 | $38.8 | -50% |
APTV has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 50% 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 APTV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.