The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

GNTX

Concerning the House

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. 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.

United States · www.gentex.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$2.31B+7.7%
Gross profit$866.71M+11.1%
Operating income$495.73M+10.6%
Net income$428.40M+14.8%
Cash from ops$587.13M+11.8%
Quotation

$23.70

+0.30 (+1.3%)

52w hi$28.48
52w lo$20.48
Vol2.31M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.22

Short-0.22
Medium-0.35
Long+0.02

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Gentex Corporation

Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts

Market cap$5.05B
Enterprise value$4.70B
Trailing P/E12.54x
Forward P/E10.69x
EV / EBITDA7.62x
P / S (ttm)1.90x
Profit margin15.5%
Return on equity16.4%
Revenue growth-1.0%
Earnings growth+25.8%
Debt / equity0.44
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.67
Corr SPX0.38
Annual vol28.7%
Annual ret-5.6%
Sharpe-0.19
Max DD-34.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.34
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.10
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$23.40$23.77$23.11$23.702.31M
Aug 12$23.75$23.88$23.31$23.402.08M
Aug 11$23.86$24.15$23.85$23.931.89M
Aug 10$23.96$24.05$23.48$23.852.24M
Aug 7$23.53$24.19$23.48$24.081.46M