Debt-to-Equity Ratio

Aptiv's debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01x means that for every dollar of shareholders' equity, the company owes $1.01 in debt, reflecting a balanced but slightly leveraged capital structure.

This ratio sits above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 0.76x, placing Aptiv in the 59th percentile among peers — meaning it carries more debt relative to equity than most of its sector. The metric has remained perfectly stable over the past eight quarters, with a year-over-year change of +0.0% and a quarter-over-quarter change of +0.0%. The combination of a ratio slightly above the sector median and a completely flat trend suggests no recent shift in leverage risk, but also no improvement; the company is maintaining its current debt level without increasing or reducing exposure. For investors, this implies a moderate risk profile where debt is manageable but not conservative relative to the sector, and the lack of movement offers no clear signal of changing financial stress or strategic shift. This stable, slightly elevated debt-to-equity ratio supports the overall NEUTRAL verdict — it neither introduces a strong positive nor negative factor that would justify an upgrade or downgrade.

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