VC
Visteon Corporation
VC's fundamentals are weak, but it looks cheap: trading at 14x earnings, below its usual 22x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
VC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
VC's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
VC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7x | $40.88 | -48% |
| Forward | 8.3x | $79.11 | — |
| Current | 14x | $79.11 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $126 | +60% |
| Expensive | 66x | $381 | +381% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VC's PE is in its fair range at 14x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.3x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
VC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for VC, with profitability holding steady.
VC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.47 | +63% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.80 | -48% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.65 | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.21 | -23% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.43 | -4% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.14 | -39% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.50 | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.68 | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.82 | -42% |
VC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $5.80 over the past year, against $19.21 in mid-2024.
VC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $970M | +5.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $960M | -0.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $954M | +2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $948M | +1% |
| Q3 2025 | $917M | -6.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $969M | -4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $934M | +0.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $939M | -5.2% |
VC's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $970M last quarter, up 5.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7% | -8.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.9% | -2.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.1% | -5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.9% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.8% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.9% | +1.2 points |
VC's operating margin was 0.7% last quarter, down 8.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $38M | -70% |
| Q2 2026 | $37M | -61% |
| Q1 2026 | $6M | -91% |
| Q4 2025 | $118M | -42% |
| Q3 2025 | $127M | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $95M | +67% |
| Q1 2025 | $70M | +1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $203M | +107% |
VC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $199M over the past year.
VC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.4% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | -6.8% | -1.9M shares |
| 3 years | -8.8% | -2.5M shares |
| 5 years | -8.5% | -2.4M shares |
| Available history | -7.8% | -2.2M shares |
VC has 26M diluted shares, down 6.8% from a year ago, with $287M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $201M |
| Q2 2026 | $6M |
| Q1 2026 | $30M |
| Q4 2025 | $50M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $7M |
| Q4 2024 | $43M |
VC spent $287M buying back its own shares over the past year, about six times what it spent the year before.
VC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
VC has more cash than debt.
VC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.7 | Oversold |
VC's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
VC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | VC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 18x | 24% below |
| PE % | 42 | 47 | 5 pts below |
VC is trading at 14x earnings, a 24% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
VC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $82.1 | 3.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $94.9 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $98.7 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $97.8 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $110.5 | 28% below |
VC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 28% below its 200-week average.
VC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $86.6 | $125.9 | +45% |
| 2021 | $125.9 | $110.1 | -13% |
| 2022 | $110.1 | $128.3 | +16% |
| 2023 | $128.3 | $124.9 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | $124.9 | $89.3 | -28% |
| 2025 | $89.3 | $97.3 | +8.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $97.3 | $79.1 | -19% |
VC has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 19% so far in 2026.