Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Parts
Gentex Corporation GNTX
$22.08 +0.59% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $4.70B
Low risk
Next earnings report: Oct 23, 2026
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Three things to know
- At 11.7× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the lowest P/E of the company's past five years.
- Net debt is 5.8× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 26%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 44%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 46%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 19%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 10%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 46%
- Gross marginBottom 48%
- Operating marginTop 10%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 37%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 46%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 23%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 15%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 23%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 44%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 16%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 8%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 30%
- 6-month returnTop 45%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 35%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 37%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 18%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 41%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 48%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 43%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 29%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 32%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 7%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 23%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 14.5% | 10.1% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 5.3% | 8.0% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 33.4% | 35.0% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 18.7% | 19.5% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 17.0% | 18.9% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 10.1% | 14.5% | ↓ | Top 26% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 8.0% | 5.3% | ↑ | Top 44% |
| Gross margin | 35.0% | 33.4% | ↑ | Bottom 48% |
| Operating margin | 19.5% | 18.7% | ↑ | Top 10% |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 16.8% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 18.9% | 17.0% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 6.8% | — | Top 46% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 9.7% | — | Top 19% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.46×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -6.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.5%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -6.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 5.85×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 2.21%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 5.15%
- Shareholder yield
- 7.37%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -6.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -2.7%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +5.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $26.00
- Target vs current price
- +17.8%
- Analysts with a rating
- 20
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 55%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | +15.8% | -3.8% | -0.7% | -0.9% | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | +9.1% | +3.7% | +0.3% | +1.6% | +4.0% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | +0.0% | -4.3% | +1.8% | -2.7% | -0.7% |
| Oct 24, 2025 | -3.0% | -10.2% | -10.5% | -17.1% | -9.7% |
| Jul 25, 2025 | +17.5% | +16.2% | +11.9% | +16.1% | +10.2% |
| Apr 25, 2025 | +0.0% | -2.8% | -1.4% | -0.0% | +6.4% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -20.4% | -8.2% | -11.3% | -13.8% | -22.8% |
| Oct 25, 2024 | +10.4% | +5.4% | +2.2% | +0.7% | -5.7% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | $0.58 | $0.50 | +15.8% | $651.3M |
| Apr 24, 2026 | $0.48 | $0.44 | +9.1% | $675.4M |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $0.43 | $0.43 | +0.0% | $644.4M |
| Oct 24, 2025 | $0.46 | $0.47 | -3.0% | $655.2M |
| Jul 25, 2025 | $0.47 | $0.40 | +17.5% | $657.9M |
| Apr 25, 2025 | $0.43 | $0.43 | +0.0% | $576.8M |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.39 | $0.49 | -20.4% | $541.6M |
| Oct 25, 2024 | $0.53 | $0.48 | +10.4% | $608.5M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 11.7× | 17.7× | 0th | Top 15% |
| P/E (forward) | 10.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.8× | — | — | Bottom 44% |
| EV / Sales | 3.11× | — | — | Bottom 16% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 10.56% | — | — | Top 23% |
| Earnings yield | 8.56% | — | — | Top 15% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 12.7× – 21.7× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -21.0%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +8.0%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -16.1%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.4%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -4.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -5.6%
- RSI (14)
- 42.6
- Relative volume
- 1.00×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 24.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 50th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.47
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.26
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -20.7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -44.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2021 | Mar 20, 2026 | -45.1% | 1089 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Aug 26, 2021 | -18.0% | 157 days | 56 days (Nov 15, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $4.70B
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.89
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.63B
- Dividend yield
- 2.72%
- 52-week range
- $20.48 – $28.01
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.73B | $1.92B | $2.30B | $2.31B | $2.53B |
| Gross profit | $619.7M | $609.8M | $762.6M | $771.1M | $866.7M |
| Operating income | $409.8M | $370.0M | $495.7M | $459.7M | $485.6M |
| Net income | $360.8M | $318.8M | $428.4M | $404.5M | $384.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.50 | $1.36 | $1.84 | $1.76 | $1.74 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $608.5M | $541.6M | $576.8M | $657.9M | $655.2M | $644.4M | $675.4M | $651.3M |
| Net income | $122.5M | $87.7M | $94.9M | $96.0M | $101.0M | $93.0M | $98.5M | $114.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.53 | $0.37 | $0.42 | $0.43 | $0.46 | $0.43 | $0.46 | $0.54 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $362.2M | $338.2M | $537.2M | $498.2M | $587.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$68.8M | -$146.4M | -$183.7M | -$144.7M | -$129.1M |
| Free cash flow | $293.3M | $191.8M | $353.6M | $353.5M | $458.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$115.3M | -$113.1M | -$112.2M | -$110.4M | -$106.9M |
| Net share buybacks | -$324.6M | -$112.5M | -$147.4M | -$206.1M | -$301.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $242.8M
- Total assets
- $3.02B
- Total liabilities
- $476.8M
- Total debt
- $3.71B
- Net debt
- $3.47B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $2.54B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | $0.12 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | $0.12 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | $0.12 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | $0.12 | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Oct 8, 2025 | $0.12 | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | $0.12 | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | $0.12 | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Jan 8, 2025 | $0.12 | Jan 22, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 17,136,868
- Days to cover
- 8.20
- Change vs previous report
- +1.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jan 2, 2015
- 2-for-1
- May 9, 2005
- 2-for-1
- Jun 22, 1998
- 2-for-1
- Jun 24, 1996
- 2-for-1
- Jun 21, 1993
- 2-for-1