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Aptiv

Schaffhausen, Switzerland Founded 2011 Automotive & EV

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Updated Nov 3, 2026

Aptiv Q3 2026: Post-Versigent spin-off restructuring drives operating income recovery as Intelligent Systems segment faces sustained margin compression and near-impairment goodwill risk

Aptiv's Q3 2026 results reflect the first full quarter as a two-segment company following the April 2026 Versigent spin-off, with consolidated net sales of $3.2 billion (+2% YoY) and operating income of $281 million versus an operating loss of $353 million in Q3 2025 — the prior-year figure distorted by a $648 million Wind River goodwill impairment. The Engineered Components segment delivered Adjusted Operating Income of $303 million (+$36 million YoY) on volume growth, while Intelligent Systems deteriorated to $124 million (-$13 million YoY) on volume declines and operational underperformance. The Intelligent Systems goodwill carrying value of $1,678 million sits only 9% above its estimated fair value after an interim impairment test triggered by a market cap decline in Q3 2026, creating material impairment risk on a 50 basis-point rate move or 5% revenue miss.

Tone: cautious

Revenue

$20.4B

APTV 10-K · FY 2025

Employees

140,000

Revenue FY2024

$19.7B

Founded

2011

Profile

APTV 10-K Item 1 · Feb 6, 2026

Aptiv PLC is a global industrial technology company that designs and manufactures advanced hardware and software solutions enabling automation, electrification and digitalization across the automotive, aerospace and defense, telecom, and diversified industrial sectors. The company operates through three segments — Advanced Safety and User Experience, Engineered Components Group, and Electrical Distribution Systems — and serves the 25 largest automotive OEMs worldwide. A planned tax-free spin-off of the Electrical Distribution Systems business into a new publicly traded company named Versigent (NYSE: VGNT) is targeted for completion by April 1, 2026.

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Aptiv is a global industrial technology company focused on enabling a more automated, electrified and digitalized future. We deliver flexible and scalable solutions that support our customers' transition to an increasingly software-defined future. Our technologies reach from sensor to cloud, including the hardware and software necessary to support automotive and other industries on a global basis. Our Advanced Safety and User Experience segment provides advanced software and services, intelligent sensors and high-performance compute platforms; our Engineered Components Group segment provides connection systems, high-performance interconnects, and cable management and protection solutions; and our Electrical Distribution Systems segment provides low voltage and high voltage power, signal and data distribution. We are one of the largest vehicle technology suppliers and our customers include the 25 largest automotive original equipment manufacturers in the world, as well as many of the leading aerospace and defense companies and global telecom operators. We operate 139 major manufacturing facilities and 11 major technical centers utilizing a regional service model that enables us to efficiently and effectively serve our global customers from best cost countries. We have a presence in 50 countries and have approximately 20,700 scientists, engineers and technicians focused on developing market relevant product solutions for our customers. We believe that key secular trends, including automation, electrification and digitalization, continue to transform the core mobility industry, while also expanding in scope to impact a broader range of end markets, including aerospace and defense, telecom and datacom, and diversified industrials.

Primary products

  • Advanced Safety solutions (radar, vision and sensing technologies)
  • User Experience solutions (infotainment, driver interface, interior sensing)
  • Smart Vehicle Compute and Software (zone control and centralized compute platforms, edge-to-cloud DevOps tools)
  • Connection systems
  • High-performance interconnects
  • Cable management and protection solutions

Business segments

Advanced Safety and User Experience Engineered Components Group Electrical Distribution Systems

End markets

Automotive OEMs Aerospace and defense Telecom and datacom Diversified industrials Mobility providers Smart cities

Geographies

North America Europe, Middle East and Africa Asia Pacific South America

Named customers

General Motors

Our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 56% of our total net sales for the year ended December 31, 2025, which included approximately 10% to an individual Global OEM.

Named competitors

Bosch Group Aumovio Se Denso Corporation Gentex Corporation Harman International Mobileye Nutanix Red Hat
“We are one of the largest vehicle technology suppliers and our customers include the 25 largest automotive original equipment manufacturers ('OEMs') in the world, as well as many of the leading aerospace and defense companies and global telecom operators.” Competitive position, as stated in the filing

Revenue commentary · FY 2025

Total net sales increased to $20,398 million in 2025 from $19,713 million in 2024, driven by record revenue with strong growth over the prior year despite a dynamic vehicle production environment, helped by strong growth in other industrial end markets.

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