Aptiv PLC (APTV): one to watch?

Cautious watch — cheap on paper, but guidance keeps missing and the auto industry backdrop is genuinely weakening, not just investor panic.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals58/100

Fell 17% in 1 trading day(s) — now $47.72

Why APTV dropped

Aptiv beat Q2 2026 earnings estimates but crashed because its guidance for Q3 and full-year 2026 came in well below what analysts expected, continuing a pattern of disappointing outlooks after its Electrical Distribution Systems business was spun off earlier this year.

Fwd P/E 7.1Op margin 9.9%Rev growth 5.4%Debt/equity 103.8%Analyst upside 49.5%

How this scored 58/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 1.8%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $1.1B

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 103.8% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 2.1 (needs 1+)

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Profitability Does it actually make money? 4/25

Operating margin 9.9% 4/9

Net profit margin 1.8% 1/8

Return on equity 4.1% 0/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 14/25

Revenue growth 5.4% 3/9

Earnings growth unknown 2/8

Expected profit change 383.0% 8/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 22/25

Forward P/E 7.1 10/10

PEG ratio 0.9 7/8

Analyst target upside 49.5% 6/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 18/25

Debt / equity 103.8% 5/10

Current ratio 2.1 6/8

Free cash flow $1.1B 7/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-08-05. Research only — not financial advice.