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Visteon Corporation

Rank #406Value

VC · Nasdaq · Consumer Cyclical

Visteon Corporation (VC) — Rank #406 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.15) · ROE 12.5% · Piotroski F-Score 7 / 9.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001111335 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Visteon Corporation, an automotive technology company, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of automotive electronics and connected car solutions for vehicle manufacturers.

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It provides instrument clusters, including analog gauge clusters for 2-D and 3-D display-based devices; information displays that integrate a range of user interface technologies and graphics management capabilities, such as active privacy, TrueColor enhancement, local dimming, cameras, optics, haptic feedback, and light effects; and infotainment and connected car solutions, including scalable Android infotainment for seamless connectivity, as well as onboard artificial intelligence-based voice assistants with natural language understanding. It offers display audio and embedded infotainment platform that enables third-party developers to create apps through a software development kit and software simulation of the target hardware system; and wired and wireless battery management systems; and power electronics units. In addition, the company provides SmartCore, an automotive-grade, integrated domain controller; SmartCore Runtime, a middleware enabling communication between domains and apps to be shown on any display; and SmartCore Studio, a PC-based configuration tool to generate hypervisor configurations. Further, it offers CognitoAI, an in-house, automotive-grade A.I. software platform; Battery Management Systems, configurable battery management systems; High-Voltage Power Electronics, an integrated and scalable power electronics units; and engineering and software development services. It operates in the United States, Mexico, Portugal, Slovakia, Tunisia, rest of Europe, China, India, Japan, rest of the Asia Pacific, and South America.

Visteon Corporation was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Van Buren, Michigan.

Industry
Auto Parts
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
State
DE
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31

Price History

VC-0.3% · -0.1% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/E and dividend yield are the primary valuation lenses for mature businesses.

Market Cap

$2.64B

P/E (annual)

13.6

P/S (annual)

0.7

P/B

1.6

P/OCF (annual)

6.4

Shareholder Yield

1.6%

Employees

10,500

Industry

Auto Parts

Exchange

Nasdaq

Signal Flags

1 green1 red
Sequential beat (rev + EPS)Both revenue and EPS exceeded prior quarter — 2-quarter streak
Revenue declining YoYRevenue contracted year over year

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.15
Return on equity
12.5%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
1.05
Current ratio
1.78×
Net cash
$349.00M

Cash Flow

1/1 pass
Positive FCF
N/A
Cash-backed earnings
N/A
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
1.2%

Growth

1/2 pass
Revenue growth
-2.5%
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Share dilution
-1.1%

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 0/5 Terry Smith thresholds

4 of 5 thresholds not computable from filed data.

Valuation History

Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.

P / E

Price / diluted EPS

12.9xCheap
6.9xmed 16.5x82.5x

P / S

Price / revenue per share

0.7xCheap
0.6xmed 0.9x1.3x

P / B

Price / book value per share

1.7xCheap
1.7xmed 5.0x8.8x

P / GP

Price / gross profit per share

4.9xCheap
4.6xmed 6.9x14.0x

P / FCF

Price / free cash flow per share

N/A
25.0xmed 44.6x77.8x

Dividend yield and payout ratio are the primary reads at this stage (trailing P/E — see valuation above).

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.15

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

11th of 12 SIC 3714 peers

Return on equity

12.5%

Gross margin

14.1%

11th of 12 SIC 3714 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

-2.5%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2022202320242025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

0.1%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

8.1%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

17.5%

FCF CAGR (3Y)

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

1.05

3rd of 11 SIC 3714 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

1.78×

9th of 12 SIC 3714 peers

Quick ratio

1.29×

Net cash

$349.00M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

N/A

FCF / net income

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

N/A

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

1.2%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Dividend safety

Composite score

1.5 / 5

Weak
Payout ratio
7.5%5/5 Strong
FCF coverage
N/A0/5 Weak
Dividend growth streak
0 yr0/5 Weak
Balance-sheet health
D/E 1.05 · IC N/A1/5 Weak

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

7 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Lifecycle Phase History

20202025
Decline
Value
Hypergrowth
Capital Return