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Visteon Corporation

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42
Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical
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NASDAQ
Winston Score
42
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Visteon Corporation makes electronic systems for cars. Its main products are digital instrument clusters, infotainment displays, and cockpit controllers — the screens and panels drivers see and touch inside a vehicle. Visteon sells these products to major automakers around the world, including Ford, Stellantis, Nissan, and several large Asian manufacturers.

Visteon earns revenue by selling hardware and software systems directly to automakers, typically under multi-year supply contracts. The company operates globally, with significant business in North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $3 billion in annual sales. Its competitive position comes from deep software expertise in vehicle cockpit electronics, which creates some switching costs since automakers integrate Visteon's systems tightly into new vehicle platforms. The key growth driver is the ongoing shift toward larger, more complex digital displays in vehicles, but the main risk is customer concentration and the broader slowdown in global auto production, which can quickly reduce order volumes.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
12.3%
Thin — 12.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
7.6%
Modest — 7.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
14.6%
Good — 14.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-1.1%
Shrinking sales (-1.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-47.3%
Earnings shrinking (-47.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
191%
Turns 191% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.2%
Thin free cash flow (4.2%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.19
Conservative — low debt load (0.19)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
39.71x
Comfortably covers interest (39.7x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
18.9x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 18.9

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+10.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (18.9 → 8.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.24%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.24% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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