Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP) vs Gentex Corporation (GNTX)

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Gentex Corporation are both Auto Parts companies. Gentex Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $4.6B against $2.5B — 1.9× the size. Gentex Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 11.9× against 30.0×. Gentex Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.1% against −1.32%. Gentex Corporation has the higher net margin (15.3% vs 0.97%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.8% vs 5.84%). Both pay a dividend; Advance Auto Parts, Inc. yields more (2.70% vs 1.41%). Across the 23 metrics below, Gentex Corporation leads on 16 and Advance Auto Parts, Inc. on 7.