| Factor | Score | Distribution | Value | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valuation | 84 | 472.8x | 17.8x | Top tier | |
Growth | 34 | 15.1% | 7.1% | Bottom tier | |
Quality | 27 | 3.0% | 4.5% | Bottom tier | |
Safety | 62 | 2.2x | 2.6x | Around median | |
Capital Return | 94 | — | 2.12% | Top tier | |
Momentum | 7 | -39.5% | 2.9% | Bottom tier | |
Sentiment | 85 | 13 | 3 | Top tier |
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Aptiv PLC develops platforms and technologies for automotive and autonomous systems, generating revenue through two main segments: Intelligent Systems, which includes ADAS, radar, digital cockpit, software, and services; and Engineered Components, which includes high-voltage connectors, cables, busbars, and power distribution solutions. The company also applies its technologies and manufacturing expertise in non-automotive markets, including robotics, drones, energy storage, data centers, space, and defense; revenue from these markets grew 12% in fiscal Q2 2026, compared with a 1% decline in automotive revenue.
In fiscal Q2 2026, revenue was $3.3 billion, gross profit was $775 million, net income was $248 million, and earnings per share according to EDGAR filings were approximately $1.17. On the adjusted basis presented by management, revenue grew 2%, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization were $613 million, and the margin expanded by 10 basis points, while adjusted earnings per share were $1.63, up $0.12 year over year.
Fiscal Q2 2026 revenue was split between $1.5 billion for Intelligent Systems, whose revenue was flat and whose adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization margin declined by 120 basis points, and $1.8 billion for Engineered Components, which grew 3% and expanded its margin by 100 basis points. Regionally, revenue grew 10% in North America and 6% in Asia Pacific, including 5% in China, while Europe declined 8% under pressure from production volumes at some premium automakers.
The average analyst price target is $68.9, within a wide range of $55 to $94, with a consensus rating of “Buy”; the average is below the 52-week range high of $88.93, while the highest target exceeds that high and the lowest target remains above the range low of $44.88. This divergence reflects Aptiv's potential to benefit from non-automotive contracts and share repurchases, but is counterbalanced by Morgan Stanley's downgrade to Equal-Weight on August 5, 2026 following the reduction in fiscal 2026 guidance and weak revenue. Therefore, achieving the targets is highly dependent on execution of the second-half outlook and a recovery in launches.
Figures in the text are as of 2026-08-29; the live price is shown at the top of the page.
Aptiv lowered the midpoint of its revenue outlook by $300 million following the fiscal Q2 2026 call. The reduction consists of approximately $150 million from lower customer production schedules, $100 million from delayed program launches and production ramp-ups, and $50 million from the timing of enterprise software and services sales. The pressures are concentrated in weakness in China's domestic market, declining exports to China by premium European automakers, and program delays in China and at a European automaker. The new outlook is for revenue of between $12.6 billion and $12.8 billion and adjusted earnings per share of between $5.60 and $5.80.
Aptiv is targeting annual revenue of approximately $300 million from robotics and drones over the next few years, and management describes the margins in these two markets as significantly higher than automotive margins. In July 2026, the company won its first commercial drone contract, with expected revenue exceeding $500 million over five years, with revenue generation set to begin in fiscal 2027. Robust.AI also selected Aptiv's perception, computing, and sensor fusion solutions for the Carter Gen 3 robot. These businesses use Aptiv's existing facilities and equipment, reducing the upfront capital investment burden.
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Intelligent Systems recorded revenue of $1.5 billion, flat year over year, with its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization margin declining by 120 basis points. Engineered Components recorded revenue of $1.8 billion, up 3%, with its margin expanding by 100 basis points. The second segment benefited from double-digit growth in diversified industrial, space, and defense markets, while the first was affected by weakness at some European automakers and lower production at a North American customer due to a supplier fire. At the Aptiv level, revenue was $3.3 billion and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization were $613 million.
In fiscal Q2 2026, Aptiv secured its first Gen 8 radar contract from Volvo Cars for its software-defined vehicle platform, along with a centralized vehicle architecture contract with a major North American automaker. The company also launched a complete Gen 6 ADAS system and a digital cockpit supporting over-the-air updates, and integrated high-voltage connectors into an 800-volt European architecture. In non-automotive markets, it expanded its partnership with NVIDIA for edge AI and with Kyndryl for mission-critical systems. These activities helped increase new business to $5 billion during the quarter and $10 billion during the first half of fiscal 2026.
Aptiv's revenue in China grew 5% in fiscal Q2 2026 due to an improved mix with domestic automakers, but this growth fell short of the company's previous assumptions. Export platforms represented only approximately 10% of Aptiv's total revenue in China as of the August 4, 2026 call, leaving the mix more exposed to domestic demand, whose retail sales management said declined 20%. Premium European automakers also reduced schedules for vehicles exported to China, and active safety programs at the second-largest player in the Chinese market were affected. Therefore, production schedule changes accounted for approximately $150 million of the reduction in the annual revenue outlook.
Aptiv repurchased $250 million of shares in fiscal Q2 2026, bringing the first-half total to $325 million. The company intends to repurchase approximately an additional $300 million in the second half, bringing the full-year total to more than $600 million. Management expects free cash flow of between $625 million and $725 million for fiscal 2026, despite Versigent separation costs and investment in semiconductor supply resilience. Over the next few years, the company targets allocating approximately half of free cash flow to share repurchases while completing additional small acquisitions to diversify the business.
