Aptiv (APTV) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.42
- Estimate
- $1.32
- Surprise
- +7.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $3.20B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.4 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Aptiv (APTV) beat the $1.32 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.42 — a clear 7.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.4/10) to Sell at 5.6/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Aptiv Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga, 2026-11-03
- Aptiv Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Updates Full-Year Guidance — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-03
- Aptiv Q3 Includes $56M Non-Cash Intangible Asset Impairment — benzinga, 2026-11-03
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates APTV Sell at 5.4/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +7.4% surprise compares with a +7.4% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Customer: top 10 customers (56.0%)
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.6)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $41.34
- Price target
- $57.90
- Stop
- $39.88
- Upside to target
- +40.1%
- Reward-to-risk
- 5.6:1
The stock trades at 40.9× trailing but 6.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.4× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
APTV at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Auto Parts
- Market cap
- $8.75B
- P/E (fwd)
- 6.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 40.9
- 52-week range
- $41.11–$88.93
- Off 52-week high
- 53.5%
- RSI (14)
- 38
- Volume vs avg
- 2.43×
- Score today
- 5.4/10