Aptiv PLC (APTV) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Auto - Parts industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Aptiv PLC, an industrial technology company, provides hardware and software solutions to support automotive and other industries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and South America. It operates through three segments: Advanced Safety and User Experience, Engineered Components, and Electrical Distribution Systems.
Is Aptiv PLC stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Aptiv PLC (APTV) trades at 42.0× earnings (P/E), against a median of 17.9× across the 209 consumer cyclicals companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. Note: earnings per share over the last twelve months ($1.05) are far from the consensus for 2027 ($6.49); that is why this range uses expected earnings. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (42.0) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: Aptiv PLC
Market cap $9B · 52 weeks $43 – $89 (50 % below the high) · P/E 42.0× · 2027 expected P/E 6.8× · Dividend none · Next earnings November 3, 2026 · expected EPS $1.33 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Aug 4.
- Valuation: P/E 42.0× (no verdict).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 6.8 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 2.8× (passes, near the threshold).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (42.0) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Note: earnings per share over the last twelve months ($1.05) are far from the consensus for 2027 ($6.49); that is why this range uses expected earnings.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads; on its average earnings over 10 years it trades at 9.3 times.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 6 of 7 pass
- 5y avg ROIC 6.8 %, fails.
- 5y avg operating margin 8.1 %, passes, near the threshold.
- Inventory turnover 6.4×, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 2.8×, passes, near the threshold.
- Current Ratio 2.02, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 2.3, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 42.0×, info.
- EV/Sales vs history 1.1×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Aptiv PLC: P/E 42.0×; EV/EBITDA 7.3×; ROIC 2.8 %; $9.2B. Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (P/E 17.0×; EV/EBITDA 11.6×; ROIC 9.6 %; $8.9B), Autoliv, Inc. (P/E 13.6×; EV/EBITDA 7.8×; ROIC 14.8 %; $8.3B), BorgWarner Inc. (P/E 27.6×; EV/EBITDA 9.2×; ROIC 4.6 %; $11.4B).
Kaplio's reading: Aptiv PLC
Updated on October 19, 2026 · accounts published on August 4, 2026
Sales are holding up
Aptiv trades at a P/E of 42.0 over the last 12 months, 135 % above its sector median, after EPS fell 89 % year on year.
- Is Aptiv expensive or cheap? Its P/E of 42.0 over the last 12 months is 135 % above the sector median of 17.9, while EV/sales sits well below its decade average.
- How is the business doing? Revenue grew 3.5 % over the last 12 months, but the fiscal 2025 operating margin of 5.8 % was the lowest in 12 years.
- How strong is the balance sheet? Net debt was $29.92 per share in fiscal 2025, equal to 68 % of the share price and 2.8× EBITDA, just under the 3.0× healthy line.
- What to expect from the next earnings? Aptiv reports on November 3, 2026; analysts expect EPS of $1.33, and it has beaten estimates in each of the last 8 quarters.
Is Aptiv expensive or cheap?
Over the last 12 months Aptiv trades at a P/E of 42.0, 135 % above the 17.9 median of its sector. Collapsing earnings push that multiple up. Other measures point the other way: EV/EBITDA is 7.3×, P/B is 1.1× and the free cash flow yield is 14 %. EV/sales of 1.1× in fiscal 2025 is 39 % below its ten-year average of 1.8×. This is the cyclical P/E trap Peter Lynch warned about. When profits are depressed the P/E looks high, even though the stock has fallen 49 % over the last 12 months and sits 50 % below its 52-week high.
How is the business doing?
Sales are holding up: revenue rose 3.5 % over the last 12 months. The weak spot is profitability. The operating margin of 5.5 % over the last 12 months compares with a 9.6 % average for 2014-2025, and the 5.8 % in fiscal 2025 was the weakest of those 12 years. With a net margin of 1.2 %, EPS fell 89 % year on year. ROIC of 2.8 % is 6.4 points below the 9.2 % sector median. It cleared 10 % in only 4 of the last 10 fiscal years and hit a low of 1.3 % in 2025, far from the 12 % five-year average a healthy cyclical needs.
How strong is the balance sheet?
In a cyclical sector a recession hits sales and margins at the same time, so the real question is whether the balance sheet can carry a downturn. Net debt of 2.8× EBITDA in fiscal 2025 sits just under the 3.0× healthy ceiling and equals 68 % of the current price. Liquidity is comfortable: the current ratio of 2.02 over the last 12 months clears the 1.5 threshold, and inventory turns 6.4× a year, above the healthy 4.0×. The Altman Z of 2.3 sits in the grey zone between 1.81 and 2.99. A Piotroski score of 8 out of 9 shows the fundamentals moving in the right direction.
What to expect from the next earnings?
Analysts expect EPS of $1.33 for the quarter Aptiv reports on November 3, 2026. That is below the $1.63 it posted on August 4, 2026, when it beat the $1.42 estimate by 15 %, extending a run of 8 beats in the last 8 quarters. The 2026 EPS consensus slipped 0.8 % over the last 30 days, from $5.75 to $5.70, while revenue estimates barely moved. Of the 33 analysts covering the company, 20 rate it a buy, 13 a hold and none a sell. The figure to watch is the operating margin, which decides whether earnings can move back toward their decade average.
How this was prepared: the data comes from companies' official filings, collected by a professional provider, and from Kaplio's analysis engine (trailing-12-month ratios, 10 years of history and sector medians computed across US-listed companies). The text is written from that data alone, every figure is checked against it before publication, and it is reviewed when the company reports results. This is not investment advice.
Investor methods verdict
Would Peter Lynch approve Aptiv today?
The Lynch Method approves Aptiv today. Business quality: 85 out of 100 (price not included). Lynch classifies it as a cyclical. Kaplio assessment with data from the week of 2026-10-26; not investment advice.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 2.41% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.82% |
| Return on Assets | 1.22% |
| Gross Margin | 19.93% |
| Operating Margin | 5.47% |
| Net Margin | 1.17% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.65 |
| Current Ratio | 2.02 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 8 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.32 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +1.64% |
| 3 months | -21.94% |
| Year-to-date | -42.07% |
| 1 year | -48.61% |
| 3 years | -48.98% |
| 5 years | -74.50% |
| 10 years | -14.91% |
Dividend History
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2020-02-04 | $0.2200 |
| 2019-11-05 | $0.2200 |
| 2019-08-06 | $0.2200 |
| 2019-05-07 | $0.2200 |
| 2019-02-05 | $0.2200 |
| 2018-11-06 | $0.2200 |
| 2018-08-07 | $0.2200 |
| 2018-05-08 | $0.2200 |
| 2018-02-02 | $0.2200 |
| 2017-11-07 | $0.2429 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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