Aptiv PLC · APTV · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024

Aptiv Q3 2024: Record EPS Despite Revenue Pressure

Aptiv's Q3 showed resilient earnings power from cost discipline and active-safety demand, but the lowered revenue outlook and OEM volatility make the longer-term growth case dependent on product launches, bookings conversion, and a recovery in vehicle volumes.

Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Cyclical $9.31B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.83 Consensus $1.68
EPS surprise +8.9% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $4.85B Consensus $5.20B
Revenue surprise -6.7% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -17.7% Event window
SPY move -2.0% Same window
Abnormal move -15.8% Stock minus SPY
Volume 7.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -2.3% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The current quarter added a 6% revenue decline, record EPS, expanded operating margins, and a more cautious operating backdrop. Management highlighted Gen 7 radar, new software and vision investments, and continued cost reductions while keeping EPS support from efficiency actions.

Guidance delta

Management lowered its 2024 revenue outlook while retaining higher EPS guidance, supported by cost efficiencies.

Key takeaways

  • Q3 revenue declined 6% as vehicle production weakened across North America, Europe, and China.
  • Record EPS and wider operating margins reflected cost actions and strong active-safety bookings.
  • Gen 7 radar, cockpit computing, Wind River eLxr Pro, and Maxieye investment support the longer-term product roadmap.

Management priorities

  • Scale Gen 7 radar and integrated cockpit-controller launches.
  • Expand Wind River eLxr Pro for cloud-edge workloads and develop vision-software partnerships.
  • Continue cost actions, manufacturing consolidation, and localized China initiatives.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
APTV EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $1.04 Q1 '24 actual $1.16, beat Q2 '24 estimate $1.42 Q2 '24 actual $1.58, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.68 Q3 '24 actual $1.83, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.79 Q2 '25 actual $2.12, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.81 Q3 '25 actual $2.17, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.82 Q4 '25 actual $1.86, beat Q1 '26 estimate $1.62 Q1 '26 actual $1.71, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.42 Q2 '26 actual $1.63, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.33 Q4 '26 estimate $1.62 Q1 '27 estimate $1.48 Q2 '27 estimate $1.61
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy31 ratings
Bullish2064.5%
Neutral1135.5%
Bearish00.0%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$44.86Current
$55Low
$107.05Average
$185High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 12, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 9, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainOct 7, 2026
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainOct 6, 2026
JP Morgan Neutral OverweightDowngradeSep 15, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $44.86. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
RBC CapitalTom Narayan$77$43.66 +71.6%Oct 12, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$60$44.21 +33.7%Oct 9, 2026
UBSJoseph Spak$57$44.72 +27.1%Oct 7, 2026
Goldman SachsMark Delaney$61$43.89 +36.0%Oct 6, 2026
Industrial Alliance SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$61$43.89 +36.0%Oct 6, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Aptiv PLC, an industrial technology company, provides hardware and software solutions to support automotive and other industries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and South America. It operates through three segments: Advanced Safety and User Experience, Engineered Components, and Electrical Distribution Systems. The company offers active safety, user experience and smart vehicle compute, and software products for vehicle safety and security, including intelligent sensors, compute platforms, and software tools and services. It also provides connection systems, interconnects, and cable management and protection solutions for the distribution of power, signal, and data. Aptiv PLC was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-11-10T18:38:36.707185+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-18T23:50:43.821109+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-18T23:50:43.818487+00:00

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-18. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.