Gentex vs Visteon
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The short version
- Visteon is the larger business, with $3.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.5B for Gentex.
- Gentex grew revenue faster (9.6%, against −2.5%).
- Visteon earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (19.3%, against 17.4%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Visteon’s earnings: a P/E of 13.2x against 10.9x for Gentex.
| Latest fiscal year | GNTX · FY25 | VC · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.3B | $2.0B |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $3.8B |
| Free cash flow | $458M | — |
| Net income | $385M | $201M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 9.6% | −2.5% |
| 5-year growth | 8.5% | 8.1% |
| Share count change | −3.6% | −1.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.2% | 14.1% |
| Operating margin | 18.7% | — |
| Net margin | 15.2% | 5.3% |
| FCF margin | 18.1% | — |
| Return on capital | 17.4% | 19.3% |
| Return on equity | 15.5% | 13.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$147M | −$470M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.3x | −1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $422M | $72.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 10.9x | 13.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 |
Revenue
FY16
GNTX $1.7B
VC $3.2B
FY17
GNTX $1.8B
VC $3.1B
FY18
GNTX $1.8B
VC $3.0B
FY19
GNTX $1.9B
VC $2.9B
FY20
GNTX $1.7B
VC $2.5B
FY21
GNTX $1.7B
VC $2.8B
FY22
GNTX $1.9B
VC $3.8B
FY23
GNTX $2.3B
VC $4.0B
FY24
GNTX $2.3B
VC $3.9B
FY25
GNTX $2.5B
VC $3.8B
GNTX
VC
Operating margin
FY16
GNTX 30.5%
VC —
FY17
GNTX 29.2%
VC —
FY18
GNTX 27.7%
VC —
FY19
GNTX 26.3%
VC —
FY20
GNTX 23.7%
VC —
FY21
GNTX 23.7%
VC —
FY22
GNTX 19.3%
VC —
FY23
GNTX 21.6%
VC —
FY24
GNTX 19.9%
VC —
FY25
GNTX 18.7%
VC —
GNTX
VC
Free cash flow
FY16
GNTX $356M
VC $41.0M
FY17
GNTX $397M
VC $116M
FY18
GNTX $466M
VC $77.0M
FY19
GNTX $421M
VC $41.0M
FY20
GNTX $413M
VC —
FY21
GNTX $293M
VC —
FY22
GNTX $192M
VC —
FY23
GNTX $354M
VC —
FY24
GNTX $354M
VC —
FY25
GNTX $458M
VC —
GNTX
VC
Return on capital
FY16
GNTX 25.3%
VC —
FY17
GNTX 29.7%
VC 56.7%
FY18
GNTX 30.4%
VC 37.9%
FY19
GNTX 27.9%
VC 17.7%
FY20
GNTX 22.4%
VC −0.7%
FY21
GNTX 22.3%
VC 12.8%
FY22
GNTX 18.2%
VC 25.1%
FY23
GNTX 21.6%
VC 33.6%
FY24
GNTX 18.4%
VC 29.3%
FY25
GNTX 17.4%
VC 19.3%
GNTX
VC
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.