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APTV

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 19% in 3 years

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 4.8% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (313 bought, 380 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$43.62+2.2% that day

Company value: $9.1B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 41.2x; You pay about $41 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.48x; Company value is 0.48 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 8%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 84%; Debt as a share of company value

From APTV's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$3.3B+2.3% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $18.7B, up 5.3% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 9.3% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of APTV. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+5% a yearRecently: +5.3% a yearProfit margin1%Last 12 months: 1.2%P/E at the end40xToday: 41.2x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-5% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$23.9B

Profit in 5 years$239M

Price these guesses point to$59.50+36% vs $43.62 todayAbout +6.4% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 1% margin and a 40x P/E, sales could shrink about 1.3% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.1.8%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.83x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.0.8%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$2.2B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-18.6% in 3 years

Revenue: $20.4B; +3.5% vs prior year
5-year growth: +9.3%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $7.7B; 0.83x equity
Current ratio: 1.74x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.