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Aptiv PLC

Aptiv PLCAPTV

Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts
39.44USD
-3.45%
Nov 08, 2026
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Supplier of ADAS sensors, vehicle compute, and interconnect systems to OEMs
Aptiv is a direct automotive technology enabler: it supplies ADAS sensors and platforms, high-performance vehicle compute, software and services, plus signal, power and data interconnect products used in next-generation vehicle architectures.
Primary theme is lagging
Auto Parts is lagging (-5.0pp vs SPY over 21 sessions; 1 of 5 members ahead of SPY).
Price trend is broken
Longer-term context reads damaged structure, with a near-term setup of distribution pressure.
The tactical setup reads distribution pressure, but the weekly structure is broken.
Demanding valuation
The price embeds expectations that run ahead of the strength of its balance sheet.
Solid fundamentals
Free cash flow yield is strong.
Primary risk
Automotive industry cyclicality impacting demand.
Market Nov 6Filing Sep 30Price action Nov 7Research Aug 28

Conviction Level

PriceAction1.4BusinessPerformance7.0BusinessQuality7.1Valuation2.4ThemeMomentum1.0Improving — Revenue is growing at a steady pace (+2.3% year over year). Earnings turned positive: diluted EPS of $0.94 against a loss of -$1.63 a year earlier. — From filed financial statements. Describes the recent trajectory of the business, not the stock. 20 of the 100 Conviction points.

Conviction uses Price Action, Business Performance, Business Quality, Valuation. Theme Momentum is research context, not an input.

Theme momentumPrimary theme · group context, not entry timing
Auto PartsLagging
vs SPY
−5.0pp
Theme return
−10.0%
Beating SPY
1 of 5
21 sessions to Nov 6, 2026 · Theme Leadership V2
Price
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Price Action

Price trend is broken
Longer-term context reads damaged structure, with a near-term setup of distribution pressure.
The tactical setup reads distribution pressure, but the weekly structure is broken.
EntryDamaged / breakdown

The technical structure itself is broken across timeframes — the weakest entry profile.

Key Financials

Market Cap
$8.0B
Avg Volume (60D)
3.4M
60 sessions
Revenue Growth YoY
+3.5%
FY2025 vs FY2024
Gross Margin
+17.6%
Trailing twelve months
Operating Margin
+7.0%
Trailing twelve months
Free Cash Flow Yield
+4.9%
Distance from 200DMA
-32.9%
Next Earnings
2027-02-01
P/E
10.4x
EV / EBITDA
5.1x
EV / Sales
0.6x
Market metrics as of Nov 6, 2026
Financial results for the period ended Sep 30, 2026
Filed balance-sheet data as of Sep 30, 2026

Business Performance

Improving

Revenue is growing at a steady pace (+2.3% year over year). Earnings turned positive: diluted EPS of $0.94 against a loss of -$1.63 a year earlier.

Latest reported: Q3 FY2026, ended Sep 30
Revenue growthGrowing
+2.3%
$3.20B in Q3 FY2026 · YoY
YoY growth, last 4 quarters
  1. +5.0%
  2. +5.4%
  3. +2.3%
  4. +2.3%
Earnings growthTurned profitable
$0.94
Diluted EPS $0.94 vs -$1.63 a year earlier · GAAP
Diluted EPS YoY (GAAP), last 4 quarters
  1. -44%
  2. n/a
  3. -35%
  4. n/a
Operating marginExpanding
8.8%
+20.1 pp YoY

Business Quality

7.1 / 10

How well the business earns on its assets, converts earnings to cash and funds itself — read from its SEC filings.

Fundamentals & Valuation

All three valuation perspectives agree this company is expensive.
Aptiv PLC has an Expensive valuation stance because the price embeds expectations that run ahead of the strength of its balance sheet. It trades at a 4.9% free-cash-flow yield and 5.1x EBITDA, which require sustained delivery to be justified.

Company Research

Thesis
Aptiv is a direct automotive technology enabler: it supplies ADAS sensors and platforms, high-performance vehicle compute, software and services, plus signal, power and data interconnect products used in next-generation vehicle architectures.
Opportunity
Moderate opportunity
OEM spending on advanced driver assistance, sensing, centralized vehicle compute, embedded software and lifecycle software tools that increase vehicle safety, automation, feature content and post-sale upgradability.
Key risk
Automotive industry cyclicality impacting demand.

Economic classification

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Business & Markets

Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts
What they do

Aptiv PLC designs and manufactures advanced automotive hardware and software solutions, operating globally across multiple segments including Advanced Safety and User Experience, Engineered Components, and Electrical Distribution Systems.

How it earns

The company generates revenue primarily through transactional sales of automotive components and technology products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other industrial customers.

Products & services
Active safety and driver assistance sensors
Vehicle compute platforms
Software tools and services for vehicle safety and security
Connection systems and electrical distribution products
Customers & end markets
Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
Industrial and other transportation sectors
Market position

Aptiv is a leading automotive technology supplier specializing in ADAS sensors, vehicle compute, and interconnect systems for next-generation vehicles.

Demand drivers
High cyclicality

The company’s performance is closely tied to automotive production cycles and OEM capital spending patterns.