---
title: Aptiv (APTV) — intrinsic value and fair price
canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/aptv
ticker: APTV
as_of: 2026-10-17
sector: Consumer Cyclical
industry: Auto - Parts
---
# Aptiv (APTV)

Aptiv (APTV) closed at $44.86 on Oct 16, 2026, overvalued by 48% vs its model value of $30.30 (from a five-year discounted cash flow).

## Key figures

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Last close | $44.86 (Oct 16, 2026) |
| Model value (from a five-year discounted cash flow) | $30.30 |
| Price vs model | overvalued by 48% vs model |
| Range of that model | $11.68 – $92.15 |
| Market value | $9.3B |
| P/E (fiscal 2025) | 59.8 |
| Net margin (fiscal 2025) | 0.8% |
| Free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | $1.5B |
| Dividend yield (trailing twelve months) | 0.00% |
| Beta | 1.36 |
| Cost of capital (WACC) | 6.89% |
| Business classification | Cyclical (Low/slowing growth (~1% recent), Thin margins (0.8% net margin), Highly cyclical earnings, Strong FCF yield (16.4%)) |

## On the stock lists

| List | Place | Figure | Page |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Highest free cash flow yield | #9 | 16.4% | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/highest-free-cash-flow-yield |
| Near 52-week lows | #23 | +4.3% | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/near-52-week-lows |
| Worst performing this year | #19 | −41.0% | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/worst-performing-this-year |
| Insider buying | #7 | $8.3M | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/insider-buying |

## Valuation models

Each model's value per share and the role the engine gave it for this business. The headline above is one model's value; every other model is listed with its own, and each has a page of its own under the valuation. Computed Oct 17, 2026.

| Model | Role | Value per share | Low | High |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y | primary | $30.30 | $11.68 | $92.15 |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y | cross check | $30.71 | $12.76 | $91.13 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 5y | cross check | $27.93 | $8.81 | $50.62 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 10y | cross check | $29.54 | $10.97 | $54.89 |
| P/E · peers | cross check | $10.21 | $9.86 | $26.11 |
| P/E · own history | cross check | $147.51 | $29.62 | $181.85 |
| PEG | sanity check | $142.89 | $142.89 | $142.89 |
| EV/EBITDA · peers | cross check | $60.89 | $45.79 | $66.48 |
| EV/Revenue · peers | cross check | $43.80 | $14.56 | $160.05 |
| Earnings power value | cross check | $17.74 | $9.89 | $29.97 |
| Dividend discount | cross check | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |

## Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Past 90 days: 6 open-market buys ($8.3M) and 0 open-market sales ($0); 10b5-1 plan sales included.

| Date | Insider | Relationship | Transaction | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Agnevall Hakan | Director | Open-market buy | 4,100 | $199,182.1 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | CLARK KEVIN P | Chair and CEO | Bona fide gift | 51,190 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Mahoney Sean O | Director | Open-market buy | 4,000 | $201,148 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Mahoney Sean O | Director | Open-market buy | 6,000 | $301,255.2 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Mahoney Sean O | Director | Open-market buy | 1,000 | $50,280 |

## Recent SEC filings

| Filed | Form | What | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1521332/000152133226000061/aptv-20260630.htm |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 8-K | 2.02 Results of Operations (Earnings) | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1521332/000152133226000057/aptv-20260804.htm |
| May 5, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1521332/000152133226000048/aptv-20260331.htm |
| May 5, 2026 | 8-K | 2.02 Results of Operations (Earnings); 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1521332/000152133226000044/aptv-20260505.htm |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 8-K | 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Shareholder Vote | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1521332/000152133226000039/aptv-20260429.htm |

## Superinvestors holding it (latest 13F)

| Manager | Quarter | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Viking Global | 2026-06-30 | 4,552,887 | $279.5M |
| Alex Roepers | 2026-06-30 | 453,842 | $27.9M |
| Robert Olstein | 2026-03-31 | 79,000 | $5.5M |
| Bridgewater | 2026-06-30 | 9,934 | $609,749 |

4 tracked managers in all.

## About

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. The company offers active safety, user experience and smart vehicle compute, and software products for vehicle safety and security, including intelligent sensors, compute platforms, and software tools and services. It also provides connection systems, interconnects, and cable management and protection solutions for the distribution of power, signal, and data. Aptiv PLC was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

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