XPEL, Inc.
Company Overview We are a supplier of protective films, coatings and related services primarily to the automobile aftermarket, new car dealerships and automobile original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs. The majority of our revenue is derived from the sale of our automotive products and related services while the remainder of our revenue is derived from non-automotive products including archit…
$44.21
+$0.58 (+1.33%)
EOD Oct 22, 2026
13.16% operating margin is respectable but not wide. ROIC at 18.26%. Suggests the business covers its cost of capital, but doesn't point to a wide moat.
Revenue grew 13.3%, still solid.
ROIC dropped from 21.60% to 18.26%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
22.4x earnings. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$508M
▲ +13.3% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$55M
▲ +12.6% YoY
Op. Margin
13.47%
▼ -0.9pp YoY
ROIC
17.26%
▼ -3.3pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$3M
▲ +53.1% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$74M
▲ +40.0% YoY
Net Debt
$23M
Cash & Equiv.
$41M
5Y CAGR: +24.5%
5Y CAGR: +30.4%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 7 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 8 Aug 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 22 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is XPEL (XPEL) overvalued?
At a P/E of 22.4, XPEL (XPEL)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, XPEL scores 37/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is XPEL a high-quality business?+
XPEL scores 37 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 13.5% operating margin and a 17.3% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is XPEL a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh XPEL's valuation and scores 37/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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