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Visteon Corporation

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Visteon Corporation (VC) — Rank #385 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.16) · ROE 14.2% · Piotroski F-Score 7 / 9.

As-of 2026-10-30 · 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

Company Snapshot

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

Market Cap

—

P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

—

P/B

—

P/OCF (annual)

—

Shareholder Yield

—

Employees

10,500

Industry

Auto Parts

Exchange

Nasdaq

8/9

Flags passed

VC fails 1 critical flag

Passes 8 of 9 quality flags

  • FAIL
    Revenue declining YoY

    Revenue contracted year over year

  • PASS
    Gross margin holding
  • PASS
    Dilution within 2%
  • PASS
    Disclosure consistent
  • PASS
    Passes safety gate
  • PASS
    Balance sheet stable
  • PASS
    No competitive retreat
  • PASS
    SBC not compressing margin
  • PASS
    No valuation convergence

Strengths Sequential beat (rev + EPS)

No data FCF vs investment · Operating margin · Free cash flow — not counted as a pass.

A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.16
Return on equity
14.2%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
1.27
Current ratio
1.61×
Net cash
$134.00M

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%

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

Profitability

Does it make money well?

Warning: Revenue declining YoY · GP/assets 0.16

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.16

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

10th of 11 SIC 3714 peers

Return on equity

14.2%

Gross margin

14.1%

10th of 11 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)

—

Cash Flow Health

Is the cash real?

No data

Free cash flow

—

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

N/A

FCF vs net income

—

(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.

FCF not below net income

Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).

N/A

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

1.2%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Balance Sheet Strength

Can it survive a storm?

No warning flags · net cash $134.00M, F-Score 7/9

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

1.27

5th of 10 SIC 3714 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

1.61×

8th of 11 SIC 3714 peers

Quick ratio

1.10×

Net cash

$134.00M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Valuation

Is the price reasonable?

No warning flags

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 1.27 · IC N/A1/5 Weak

Capital allocation quality

Composite score

2.3 / 5

Fair
Share count trend(net buybacks)
-1.1%3/5 Good
Buyback timing
N/AN/A
Dividend growth consistency(non-payer or broken streak)
0 yr0/5 Weak
Net debt trajectory(deleveraging)
4.9%4/5 Strong

Lifecycle Phase History

20202025
Decline
Value
Hypergrowth
Capital Return

Price History

VC-4.4% · -0.9% CAGRSPY+82.9% · +12.8% CAGR