# Gentex Corporation (GNTX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Auto Components. Price $23.14, market value $4.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.2×** (5-yr avg 17.2×, 3-yr avg 15.3×). Gentex Corporation trades at 12.2× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 17.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 10.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.9×.
- **Price / book: 1.9×**. The shares trade at 1.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.8×**. Enterprise value is 7.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 10.2%** (5-yr avg 5.4%). Free cash flow equals 10.2% of the market value, above its five-year average of 5.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 8.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 35.0%**. Gentex Corporation keeps 35.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 19.3%**. 19.3% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 15.2%**. 15.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.5%**. 15.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 18.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 18.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 13.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 13.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.6%** (3-yr 9.7%/yr, 5-yr 8.5%/yr). Revenue grew 9.6% over the last year, against 8.5% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -1.1%** (3-yr 8.6%/yr, 5-yr 4.3%/yr). Earnings per share fell 1.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 33.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 33.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Gentex Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 2.91** (quick 2.91). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.91 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 9.58**. A Z-score of 9.58 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.07%** ($0.48 per share, trailing). Gentex Corporation yields 2.07%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 28%** (21% of free cash flow). 28% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 19**. 19 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.2%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 0.2% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (9 analysts). 9 analysts cover Gentex Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $27.72 (+20% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -16.0%** (YTD 1.0%, 3-mo -5.6%). The shares are down 16.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -21.2%** (13.0% above the low). Trading 21% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.75** (volatility 27%). Beta of 0.75 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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