XPEL
XPEL Nasdaq Automotive Parts & Equipment Financials FY2018βFY2025
XPEL's revenue rose 13.3% to $476 million in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 13.2%, down from 14.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $63 million, up 53.1%. It paid out $3 million in dividends and buybacks, 5% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.1%.
What XPEL does
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- Legal name
- XPEL, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001767258-26-000014
0001767258
Revenue and margins
XPEL had $476M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 13.3% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2018 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 28.5% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $62.9M in fiscal 2025, 13.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
XPEL returned $3.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 5% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.1%.
Value XPEL yourself
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
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Adds net cash of $50.8M and divides by 27.7M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 21.9x Β· peers 57.6x Β· sector 17.7x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably XPEL can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $9.6M | $8.1M | $11.6M | $22.1M | $50.9M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.2x | β0.1x | β0.2x | β0.3x | β0.7x |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | 132.4x | 38.3x | 53.7x | 59.4x | 754.8x |
| Current ratio | 2.2x | 3.9x | 4.0x | 4.1x | 3.3x |
| Quick ratio | 0.8x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.4x | 1.5x |
| Total assets | $161M | $193M | $252M | $286M | $383M |
| Total liabilities | $76.6M | $68.6M | $72.1M | $60.2M | $97.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $84.5M | $125M | $180M | $226M | $280M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$9.1M | β$8.0M | β$11.2M | β$21.8M | β$50.8M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | 6.9% | β0.9% | β4.7% |
| Altman Z'' | 9.45 | 10.68 | 9.18 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XPEL XPEL | $1.2B | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 23.0% | 21.9x | 5 | |
| Fox Factory FOXF | $637M | 5.3% | β35.6% | 1.8% | β29.3% | β | 4 | Compare β |
| Gentherm THRM | $878M | 2.9% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 98.6x | 6 | Compare β |
| Standard Motor Products SMP | $853M | 22.4% | 7.6% | 1.0% | 8.3% | 16.6x | 7 | Compare β |
| Mobileye MBLY | $5.3B | 14.5% | β23.2% | 27.6% | β | β | β | Compare β |
8 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | $110M | $130M | $159M | $259M | $324M | $396M | $420M | $476M |
| Gross profit | $33.4M | $43.5M | $54.0M | $92.7M | $128M | $162M | $177M | $201M |
| Research and development | $0.2M | $0.6M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.9M |
| Operating income | $11.8M | $17.1M | $23.4M | $40.1M | $53.9M | $67.0M | $59.1M | $62.6M |
| Interest expense | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $0.1M |
| Pretax income | $11.5M | $17.0M | $22.8M | $39.4M | $52.0M | $66.0M | $56.8M | $64.1M |
| Income tax | $2.8M | $3.0M | $4.5M | $7.9M | $10.6M | $13.2M | $11.3M | $12.5M |
| Net income | $8.7M | $14.0M | $18.3M | $31.6M | $41.4M | $52.8M | $45.5M | $51.2M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.32 | $0.51 | $0.66 | $1.14 | $1.50 | $1.91 | $1.65 | $1.85 |
| Diluted shares | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Cash from operations | $6.8M | $11.0M | $18.5M | $18.3M | $12.1M | $37.4M | $47.8M | $66.9M |
| Capital expenditure | $2.0M | $1.6M | $1.8M | $6.7M | $7.9M | $6.4M | $6.7M | $4.0M |
| Free cash flow | $4.8M | $9.4M | $16.7M | $11.5M | $4.1M | $31.0M | $41.1M | $62.9M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.4M | $1.7M | $2.2M | $4.4M | $7.8M | $9.6M | $11.7M | $13.3M |
| Stock-based compensation | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.5M | $1.6M | $3.2M | $2.8M |
| Acquisitions | $0.8M | $0.1M | $2.6M | $49.2M | $4.7M | $18.7M | $9.9M | $26.2M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $3.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $3.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $4.0M | $11.5M | $29.0M | $9.6M | $8.1M | $11.6M | $22.1M | $50.9M |
| Total debt | $1.8M | $0.8M | $6.5M | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $21.0M | $36.3M | $62.8M | $79.0M | $107M | $147M | $168M | $231M |
| Current liabilities | $8.5M | $11.8M | $21.2M | $36.3M | $27.4M | $36.5M | $41.5M | $71.0M |
| Inventory | $10.8M | $15.1M | $22.4M | $51.9M | $80.6M | $107M | $111M | $123M |
| Property and equipment, net | $3.4M | $4.0M | $4.7M | $9.9M | $14.2M | $17.0M | $17.7M | $15.8M |
| Total assets | $30.5M | $51.6M | $83.8M | $161M | $193M | $252M | $286M | $383M |
| Total liabilities | $9.9M | $16.7M | $30.5M | $76.6M | $68.6M | $72.1M | $60.2M | $97.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $20.8M | $35.1M | $53.4M | $84.5M | $125M | $180M | $226M | $280M |
| Margins | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 30.4% | 33.5% | 34.0% | 35.8% | 39.4% | 41.0% | 42.2% | 42.2% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 13.2% | 14.7% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 16.9% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| EBITDA margin | 12.0% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 17.2% | 19.1% | 19.3% | 16.9% | 15.9% |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 13.3% | 10.8% | 10.8% |
| FCF margin | 4.3% | 7.2% | 10.5% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 13.2% |
| Returns | ||||||||
| Return on capital | β | 66.1% | 68.1% | 60.5% | 44.7% | 37.5% | 25.5% | 23.0% |
| Return on capital employed | β | 55.2% | 45.6% | 42.8% | 37.1% | 35.1% | 25.7% | 22.6% |
| Return on equity | β | 50.0% | 41.3% | 45.8% | 39.6% | 34.7% | 22.4% | 20.3% |
| Return on assets | β | 34.0% | 27.0% | 25.8% | 23.4% | 23.7% | 16.9% | 15.3% |
| Growth | ||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 18.2% | 22.3% | 63.1% | 25.0% | 22.3% | 6.1% | 13.3% |
| Net income growth | β | 60.4% | 30.8% | 72.7% | 31.1% | 27.6% | β13.9% | 12.6% |
| EPS growth | β | 59.4% | 29.4% | 72.7% | 31.6% | 27.3% | β13.6% | 12.1% |
| FCF growth | β | 97.1% | 77.6% | β30.8% | β64.3% | 652.9% | 32.5% | 53.1% |
| Share count change | β | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.2x | β0.6x | β0.9x | β0.2x | β0.1x | β0.2x | β0.3x | β0.7x |
| Debt / equity | 0.1x | 0.0x | 0.1x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | 70.1x | 176.8x | 93.9x | 132.4x | 38.3x | 53.7x | 59.4x | 754.8x |
| Current ratio | 2.5x | 3.1x | 3.0x | 2.2x | 3.9x | 4.0x | 4.1x | 3.3x |
| Quick ratio | 1.2x | 1.8x | 1.9x | 0.8x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.4x | 1.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| Stock comp / revenue | β | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Payouts / FCF | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 4.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 |
| Accruals ratio | β | 7.3% | β0.3% | 10.9% | 16.6% | 6.9% | β0.9% | β4.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001767258). Data updated October 20, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.