Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Parts
Visteon Corporation VC
$88.77 +0.46% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $2.37B
Inexpensive vs sectorLow risk
Next earnings report: Oct 22, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $5.48, down 47.8% year over year.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- Over the past year the stock returned -26.7%, behind the S&P 500 by 41.7 percentage points.
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)Bottom 27%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 21%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 17%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 42%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 34%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 47%
- Gross marginBottom 8%
- Operating marginTop 48%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 44%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 33%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 8%
- Interest coverTop 13%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 32%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 42%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 6%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 17%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 43%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 34%
- 6-month returnBottom 44%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 28%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 44%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 18%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 39%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 13%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 20%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 36%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 11%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 44%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 26%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 8%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -2.0% | -1.1% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -43.3% | -47.8% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 14.2% | 12.8% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 9.0% | 7.4% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 8.7% | 4.2% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -1.1% | -2.0% | ↑ | Bottom 27% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -47.8% | -43.3% | ↓ | Bottom 21% |
| Gross margin | 12.8% | 14.2% | ↓ | Bottom 8% |
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 9.0% | ↓ | Top 48% |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 7.6% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 4.2% | 8.7% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 6.6% | — | Top 47% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 0.1% | — | Bottom 42% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.91×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.2%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -3.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.59×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 39.7×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.48%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 3.29%
- Shareholder yield
- 4.77%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.7%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 23, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +4.2%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $125.86
- Target vs current price
- +41.8%
- Analysts with a rating
- 23
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 70%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | -13.6% | -3.0% | +3.5% | +2.6% | — |
| Apr 23, 2026 | -15.8% | +9.4% | +8.3% | +9.2% | +1.6% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | +42.3% | -11.5% | -6.2% | -20.4% | +8.9% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | +3.9% | -4.5% | -9.7% | -13.0% | -20.5% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | +17.2% | +0.8% | -2.2% | +5.9% | +1.2% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | +41.2% | +4.6% | +6.2% | +12.4% | +46.4% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | +125.4% | +5.0% | +5.9% | -3.6% | +6.9% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | +19.6% | +5.5% | +7.6% | -0.1% | -2.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | $1.91 | $2.21 | -13.6% | $960.0M |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $1.65 | $1.96 | -15.8% | $954.0M |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $2.96 | $2.08 | +42.3% | $948.0M |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $2.15 | $2.07 | +3.9% | $917.0M |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $2.39 | $2.04 | +17.2% | $969.0M |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $2.40 | $1.70 | +41.2% | $934.0M |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $4.44 | $1.97 | +125.4% | $939.0M |
| Oct 24, 2024 | $2.26 | $1.89 | +19.6% | $980.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 16.2× | 18.3× | 43th | Top 32% |
| P/E (forward) | 10.5× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.9× | — | — | Top 6% |
| EV / Sales | 0.57× | — | — | Top 17% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 6.75% | — | — | Top 42% |
| Earnings yield | 6.17% | — | — | Top 32% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 5.0× – 113.4× 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
- -26.7%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -47.8%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +66.4%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
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)
- -3.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -11.7%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -12.6%
- RSI (14)
- 31.5
- Relative volume
- 0.63×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 26.3%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 4th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.75
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.35
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -28.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -51.7%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2023 | Apr 10, 2025 | -60.9% | 525 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Apr 26, 2022 | -37.3% | 324 days | 139 days (Nov 11, 2022) |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Dec 28, 2022 | -14.5% | 17 days | 20 days (Jan 27, 2023) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $2.37B
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.2
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $5.48
- Revenue (TTM)
- $3.78B
- Dividend yield
- 1.58%
- 52-week range
- $83.49 – $126.95
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.77B | $3.76B | $3.95B | $3.87B | $3.77B |
| Gross profit | $453.0M | $572.0M | $697.0M | $531.0M | $532.0M |
| Operating income | $87.0M | $188.0M | $280.0M | $133.0M | $330.0M |
| Net income | $41.0M | $124.0M | $486.0M | $274.0M | $201.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.44 | $4.35 | $17.05 | $9.82 | $7.28 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $980.0M | $939.0M | $934.0M | $969.0M | $917.0M | $948.0M | $954.0M | $960.0M |
| Net income | $39.0M | $122.0M | $65.0M | $65.0M | $57.0M | $14.0M | $31.0M | $49.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.40 | $4.37 | $2.36 | $2.36 | $2.04 | $0.51 | $1.14 | $1.79 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $58.0M | $167.0M | $267.0M | $427.0M | $410.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$70.0M | -$81.0M | -$125.0M | -$137.0M | -$133.0M |
| Free cash flow | -$12.0M | $86.0M | $142.0M | $290.0M | $277.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$15.0M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | -$106.0M | -$63.0M | -$54.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $648.0M
- Total assets
- $3.46B
- Total liabilities
- $1.77B
- Total debt
- $434.0M
- Net debt
- -$214.0M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.61B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 23, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | $0.38 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $0.38 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $0.38 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | $0.28 | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | $0.28 | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Jan 25, 2016 | $43.40 | — |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 4,086,332
- Days to cover
- 10.85
- Change vs previous report
- +7.6%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.