Strattec vs XPEL
Strattec reported revenue of $579 million in fiscal 2026, 1.2 times XPEL's $476 million in fiscal 2025. Strattec's revenue grew 2.5% in its latest year, and XPEL's grew 13.3%. Strattec had an operating margin of 4.6%, against 13.2% at XPEL. Free cash flow was $39 million at Strattec and $63 million at XPEL. Their fiscal years end in different months (June 28 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Strattec | XPEL | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Jun 28, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $579M | $476M |
| Revenue growth | 2.5% | 13.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 3.6% | 24.5% |
| Gross margin | 16.5% | 42.2% |
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 13.2% |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 10.8% |
| Free cash flow | $39M | $63M |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.7% | 13.2% |
| Return on capital | — | 23.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | −0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $7M | $3M |
| Change in diluted share count | 1.1% | 0.1% |
| Last close | $61.96 | $38.39 |
| P/E at the last close | 15.0× | 18.4× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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