Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ALV scored 63.2, APTV scored 38.4 — ALV leads.
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ALV
Autoliv, Inc.
Auto Parts · Quality-Growth
63.2
$109.76 · $8.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
24.8
ALV leads
APTV
Aptiv PLC
Auto Parts · Quality-Growth
38.4
$43.80 · $9.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestALV12.9x
Fastest growthALV+5.9%
Strongest balance sheetAPTV0.65
Highest qualityALV81 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueALV-14%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
ALV
stronger →← stronger
APTV
81
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
54
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
32
63
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
33
ALV is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ALV
APTV
$757mC+
FCF
$684mC+
+5.9%C+
Rev
+3.5%C+
0.88B
D/E
0.65B+
12.9xA-
P/E
43.4xD
0.85B+
PEG
—
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
ALV
APTV
14% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
16% above
~2%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~7%/yr
+10%
1-yr DCF upside
-14%
+16%
5-yr DCF upside
-14%
+24%
10-yr DCF upside
-14%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
ALV
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
Cyclical growth
APTV
Why this score
Buying back stock
The companies
ALVAutoliv, Inc.
Auto Parts · $109.76 · beta 1.40
Why now
Auto Parts · market cap $8.0b. 17% off the 52-week high of $132.17. PEG 0.85 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 16 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $134.31 (implying +22% upside).
Moat
ROE 26% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 118% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
APTVAptiv PLC
Auto Parts · $43.80 · beta 1.36
Why now
Auto Parts · market cap $9.1b. Down 51% from 52-week high of $88.93 — deep drawdown territory. 18 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $65.50 (implying +50% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 146% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 51% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Trailing P/E 43x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Net margin 1.1% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where ALV and APTV diverge
On the headline score the gap is 24.8 points in favor of ALV. The widest single difference is Value, where ALV leads by 29.6 points.
ValueALV 62.6 · APTV 33.0ALV +29.6
QualityALV 80.6 · APTV 53.9ALV +26.7
GrowthALV 50.0 · APTV 31.7ALV +18.3
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is ALV or APTV the better stock?
ALV scores higher: ALV 63.2, APTV 38.4 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do ALV and APTV differ most?
The widest gap is value, where ALV leads by 30 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. ALV leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are ALV and APTV scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.