Gentex Corporation (GNTX) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Gentex Corporation stock $35.35, price $19.88, upside +77.8%, quality 73 out of 100. Rating: strongly undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
The stock costs 44% less than our calculation considers fair.
Fair value $35.35 · Strongly undervalued (44%)
Quality 73/100
Healthy Growth(revenue 5y +8.5 %/yr in USD)
Solidly profitable · 15.2% net margin (TTM)
Low debt
Generates free cash flow
2.4% dividend yield · Well covered
Ranks above peers(12/15)
Positive coverage
Broad data
Even on cautious assumptions the value is 33% above the price ($26.51).
Wide moat67/100 · thin data
Insiders sold $272,956 (6M)
⟳ Cyclical
Risks from the AI analysis
🚩Price drop: Revenue and earnings shortfall along with a narrowed 2026 outlook🚩Persistent weakness in China automotive business and higher precious metal costs
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $19.87 – $35.22 · fair‑value band $26.51 – $44.19 · the $19.88 price screens below the $35.35 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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Gentex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supplies digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, fire protection technologies, audio products, medical devices, and consumer electronics. It operates through Automotive Products, Audio Products, and Other segments.
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The company offers automotive products, including interior and exterior electrochromic automatic-dimming rearview mirrors, automotive electronics, and non-automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for automotive passenger cars, light trucks, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vans for original equipment manufacturers, automotive suppliers, and various aftermarket and accessory customers; and HomeLink modules for the automotive industry.
It also provides variable dimmable windows to aircraft manufacturers and airline operators.
In addition, the company offers photoelectric smoke detectors and alarms, visual signaling alarms, photoelectric smoke alarms, electrochemical carbon monoxide alarms and detectors, audible and visual signaling appliances, and bells and speakers used in fire detection systems in office buildings, hotels, and other commercial and residential buildings.
It sells its fire protection products directly, as well as through sales managers and manufacturer representative organizations to fire protection and security product distributors, electrical wholesale houses, and original equipment manufacturers of fire protection systems.
Further, the company is involved in the research and development of nanofiber chemical sensing products; and market and sale of eSight smart glasses to consumers with visual impairment or eye conditions, as well as of identity authentication and access control products that utilizes biometrics technology.
It operates in the United States, China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and internationally. Gentex Corporation was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan.
Stock analysis
Gentex Corporation (GNTX) currently trades at $19.88, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $35.35, implying the stock looks roughly 44% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $45.01 per share, and 18 of the 26 models we run sit above the $19.88 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $8.35, and 8 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $26.51 (bear) to $44.19 (bull), the price of $19.88 sits below it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 73/100 (solid quality), in the Consumer Cyclical sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Gentex Corporation reported revenue of $2.5B in FY2025 versus $1.7B in FY2021, a compound +10.0%/yr. Reported net income was $385M in FY2025, compounding +1.6%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $4.2B Mid · P/E ratio 10.5 · P/S ratio 1.61 · EPS (TTM) $1.89 · Dividend yield 2.4% · Net margin 15.2% · Return on equity 15.9% · Return on assets (EBIT) 17.3% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 67 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 23% below its 52-week high and at its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Cyclical peers we cover trades at −23% fair-value upside, at 78%, GNTX screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$26.51Fair Value $35.35Bull$44.19
Price $19.88 · Upside +77.8%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($1.21 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 2 officers or directors sold shares worth $272,956 and none bought.
SaleBrian C WalkerDirector5,939 shares at $22.98$136,478May 15, 2026
SaleJoseph B Anderson JrDirector5,939 shares at $22.98$136,478May 15, 2026
SaleLeslie L BrownDirector10,782 shares at $22.85$246,369May 5, 2026
SaleRichard O SchaumDirector4,815 shares at $23.31$112,238Apr 30, 2026
SaleKevin C NashChief Financial Officer11,885 shares at $24.98$296,887Feb 17, 2026
SaleSteven R DowningPresident and CEO35,000 shares at $24.75$866,250Feb 17, 2026
SaleScott P RyanGeneral Counsel9,024 shares at $24.73$223,164Feb 17, 2026
SaleMatthew ChiodoVice President of Sales19,827 shares at $25.03$496,270Feb 17, 2026
SaleNeil BoehmChief Technology Officer11,248 shares at $24.82$279,175Feb 17, 2026
Plus 8 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.87/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+9.6%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+9.7%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+8.5%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +5.1% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+15.4%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
+6.0%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+3.6%
Dividend (yield on the price)2.4%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.2.8% vs 5.0%, steady
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.24% → 19%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
−5.9%
The company could shrink this much every year for the next five years and today's price would still be justified.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+5.2%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −8.1% a year for the price and +2.7% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (96 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
AI conclusion: Strong financial returns provide a solid base, but insufficient signals on moat durability prevent a firm quality assessment.
Main risk: Persistent weakness in the China automotive business combined with higher precious metal costs threatens to constrain revenue and earnings growth.
Gentex contends with persistent weakness in its China automotive business and higher precious metal costs that contributed to the recent revenue and earnings shortfall along with a narrowed 2026 outlook. At the same time the firm held its 2027 revenue target steady while non-automotive segments and content gains showed momentum. Our models currently see the shares as undervalued. Will the longer-term diversification and platform wins outweigh the near-term production and cost pressures or will they continue to limit results?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Auto Parts · 656 stocks
Beats the industry median on 11/14 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score73 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+77.8% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)15.9% · Top 25%
Return on assets13.1% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)15.2% · Top 25%
Operating margin (12 months)18.4% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)−1.1% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)2.4% · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Auto Parts median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)10.5× · Cheaper than median
P/B1.70× · Pricier than median
P/S (12 months)1.61× · Pricier than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)9.2× · Cheaper than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is Gentex Corporation (GNTX) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $35.35 versus a price of $19.88, about +78% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of GNTX?
Our model-based fair value for Gentex Corporation is $35.35 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $19.88.
What is the quality score of GNTX?
Gentex Corporation has a Quality Score of 73/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $35.35 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $26.51, optimistic scenario $44.19. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Gentex Corporation stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $35.35, about +78% upside versus a price of $19.88 (undervalued). Cautious scenario $26.51, optimistic scenario $44.19. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
Gentex Corporation reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $2.6B (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
Does Gentex Corporation pay a dividend?
Gentex Corporation currently shows a dividend yield of 2.41% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 6, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Gentex Corporation (GNTX) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Gentex Corporation pays a dividend of $0.48 per share a year, a dividend yield of 2.4%. The last ex-dividend date was Oct 7, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 2003. The payout ratio is 25.4% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 4.48 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Gentex Corporation would have to grow free cash flow by -5.9 % per year for five years (discount rate 9.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +8.5 % per year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of GNTX use?
Our models discount Gentex Corporation at 9.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 0.85, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Gentex Corporation that is -5.9 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (9.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Gentex Corporation (GNTX) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Gentex Corporation grew +8.5 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of -5.9 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Gentex Corporation (GNTX) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +4.7 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Gentex Corporation (-5.9 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 10.85 %: that much free cash flow Gentex Corporation produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (9.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Gentex Corporation it is $35.35 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $19.88. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Gentex Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, GNTX trades below its calculated fair value: price $19.88, fair value $35.35, a gap of about +78% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of GNTX?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($19.88); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($35.35). For Gentex Corporation the two are $15.47 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Gentex Corporation worth?
The market values Gentex Corporation at about $4.2B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $19.88; our models calculate a fair value of $35.35 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about GNTX?
Our models span a range for Gentex Corporation: cautious scenario $26.51, base $35.35, optimistic $44.19 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $19.88). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of GNTX?
Gentex Corporation trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.5 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $35.35 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2024, FY2025 ex one-offs: 16.9. Other multiples: PEG 0.6, P/B 1.7, P/S 1.6, EV/EBITDA 6.6.
What is the PEG ratio of GNTX?
The PEG ratio of Gentex Corporation is 0.61 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is below 1, so growth is priced more cheaply than the earnings multiple alone suggests.
How solid is the balance sheet of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
Balance-sheet figures for Gentex Corporation (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 15.9%. They feed the Quality Score of 73/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is GNTX from its 52-week high?
Gentex Corporation trades at $19.88, about 23% below its 52-week high of $25.77 and at the low of $19.87 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $35.35 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Gentex Corporation?
From the same area (Consumer Cyclical) we also value O'Reilly Automotive, Inc, AutoZone, Inc, Hyundai Mobis Co, Fuyao Glass Industry Group, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Gentex Corporation stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $19.88, calculated fair value $35.35 (+78%), Quality Score 73/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of GNTX calculated?
We run Gentex Corporation through 26 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $35.35 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. Gentex Corporation currently trades 44% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $19.88. Our model-based fair value is $35.35, about +78% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Gentex Corporation right now?
The price is below even our cautious bear case ($26.51). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario. Solid quality (73/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
Where does the earnings growth of Gentex Corporation (GNTX) come from?
Earnings per share at Gentex Corporation grew +5.8 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +8.2 %, EBIT margin −4.2 %, tax rate +2.3 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −0.2 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Gentex Corporation
How large is the market capitalisation of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
The market capitalisation of Gentex Corporation is $4.2B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Gentex Corporation is 1.61 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
Earnings per share at Gentex Corporation are $1.89 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 10.5). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
The dividend yield of Gentex Corporation is 2.4% (payout 25.4%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
The net margin of Gentex Corporation is 15.2% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Gentex Corporation is 15.9% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Gentex Corporation is 17.3% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
The operating margin of Gentex Corporation is 18.4% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
Revenue at Gentex Corporation is growing −1.1% versus a year earlier (3y avg +9.7%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Gentex Corporation (GNTX)?
Earnings per share at Gentex Corporation are growing −6.6% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Gentex Corporation (GNTX) hold?
Gentex Corporation holds more cash than debt, $146M net (fiscal year 2025). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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