Autoliv vs Aptiv
ALV and APTV side by side, both in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ALV and APTV compare
Autoliv and Aptiv are about the same size, with market caps of $8.7B and $8.1B.
On earnings, Autoliv is cheaper: it trades at 14.4× trailing earnings, against 36.6× for Aptiv.
Aptiv grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.3% versus 4.3% for Autoliv).
Autoliv keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.6% compared with 1.2% at Aptiv.
Autoliv pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Aptiv does not pay one.
Autoliv scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 7 for Aptiv), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ALV | APTV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.7B | $8.1B |
| Share price | $120.42 | $38.81 |
| Change, 1 year | −3.3% | −52.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 14.5% | −78.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 1.18 |
| Employees | 113 | 140K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.4× (better) | 36.6× |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 3.5× | 0.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.2× | 6.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 11.9× | 11.8× (better) |
| PEG | 0.57 | – |
| FCF yield | 8.4% | 8.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $125.58 | $52.43 |
| Margin of safety | 4.1% | 26.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.3% | 5.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% | 9.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −17.3% (better) | −78.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −13.6% (better) | −75.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 34.9% (better) | −35.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.0% | 19.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 9.1% (better) | 5.3% |
| Net margin | 5.6% (better) | 1.2% |
| FCF margin | 6.6% (better) | 3.7% |
| Return on equity | 24.8% (better) | 2.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.6% (better) | 3.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.79 | 0.61 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.21 (better) | 2.38 |
| Interest coverage | 9.9× (better) | 3.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.02 | 2.02 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.96 (better) | 2.38 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 8 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | – |
| Payout ratio | 41.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 38.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | 5.8% | 8.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 7.9% | 8.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 69.6% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 13.3% | 1.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.5M | $6.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.2% | 5.4% |
Go deeper
- ALV stock overview
- ALV income statement
- ALV valuation and score
- APTV stock overview
- APTV income statement
- APTV valuation and score
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