Gentex
GNTX · Automotive Parts & Equipment
$20.66
5.0%Steven Madden
SHOO · Footwear
$43.21
2.7%The short version
- Gentex is the larger business, with $2.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.5B for Steven Madden.
- Steven Madden grew revenue faster (11.0%, against 9.6%).
- Gentex kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (18.7% operating margin, against 3.2% operating margin).
- Gentex turned more of its sales into free cash flow (18.1% FCF margin, against 4.7% FCF margin).
- Gentex earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (17.4%, against 6.0%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Steven Madden’s earnings: a P/E of 21.6x against 10.9x for Gentex.
| Latest fiscal year | GNTX · FY25 | SHOO · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.3B | $3.1B |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $2.5B |
| Free cash flow | $458M | $120M |
| Net income | $385M | $49.0M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 9.6% | 11.0% |
| 5-year growth | 8.5% | 16.1% |
| Share count change | −3.6% | −1.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.2% | 41.4% |
| Operating margin | 18.7% | 3.2% |
| Net margin | 15.2% | 1.9% |
| FCF margin | 18.1% | 4.7% |
| Return on capital | 17.4% | 6.0% |
| Return on equity | 15.5% | 5.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$147M | $122M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.3x | 1.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $422M | $74.5M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 10.9x | 21.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
FY16
GNTX $1.7B
SHOO $1.4B
FY17
GNTX $1.8B
SHOO $1.6B
FY18
GNTX $1.8B
SHOO $1.7B
FY19
GNTX $1.9B
SHOO $1.8B
FY20
GNTX $1.7B
SHOO $1.2B
FY21
GNTX $1.7B
SHOO $1.9B
FY22
GNTX $1.9B
SHOO $2.1B
FY23
GNTX $2.3B
SHOO $2.0B
FY24
GNTX $2.3B
SHOO $2.3B
FY25
GNTX $2.5B
SHOO $2.5B
GNTX
SHOO
FY16
GNTX 30.5%
SHOO 12.1%
FY17
GNTX 29.2%
SHOO 10.8%
FY18
GNTX 27.7%
SHOO 10.3%
FY19
GNTX 26.3%
SHOO 9.9%
FY20
GNTX 23.7%
SHOO −2.6%
FY21
GNTX 23.7%
SHOO 13.1%
FY22
GNTX 19.3%
SHOO 13.3%
FY23
GNTX 21.6%
SHOO 10.8%
FY24
GNTX 19.9%
SHOO 9.9%
FY25
GNTX 18.7%
SHOO 3.2%
GNTX
SHOO
FY16
GNTX $356M
SHOO $138M
FY17
GNTX $397M
SHOO $143M
FY18
GNTX $466M
SHOO $142M
FY19
GNTX $421M
SHOO $215M
FY20
GNTX $413M
SHOO $37.6M
FY21
GNTX $293M
SHOO $153M
FY22
GNTX $192M
SHOO $252M
FY23
GNTX $354M
SHOO $210M
FY24
GNTX $354M
SHOO $172M
FY25
GNTX $458M
SHOO $120M
GNTX
SHOO
FY16
GNTX 25.3%
SHOO —
FY17
GNTX 29.7%
SHOO —
FY18
GNTX 30.4%
SHOO —
FY19
GNTX 27.9%
SHOO —
FY20
GNTX 22.4%
SHOO —
FY21
GNTX 22.3%
SHOO —
FY22
GNTX 18.2%
SHOO —
FY23
GNTX 21.6%
SHOO —
FY24
GNTX 18.4%
SHOO —
FY25
GNTX 17.4%
SHOO 6.0%
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