CluenexVisteon VC
Visteon scores average on business quality (4.9 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.
Why it matters
- What Visteon does
Visteon designs and manufactures automotive cockpit electronics, including digital instrument clusters and infotainment systems, selling directly to global vehicle manufacturers.
- What it does best
Visteon excels at scaling digital cluster production for major automakers, supported by $771 million in cash. Its deep integration into vehicle electrical systems creates high friction for switching suppliers once a platform launches.
- The main risk
Revenue contraction of 2.5% signals top-line pressure. If vehicle production volumes drop further, fixed manufacturing costs will crush the already thin 7.5% operating margin.
Quality, check by check
Scored against its own industry, from company filings.
Operating margin rests at 7.5% while net margin is 4.0%. Profitability is weak and lacks the scale advantages needed to expand margins as revenue dips.
Customer lock-in via multi-year vehicle platform integration forms a modest moat, though gross margins sit in the bottom quartile of its sector at 12.8%.
Revenue fell 2.5% to $3.8 billion, fading from prior years as core automotive program volumes contract and stall the top-line engine.
Net cash of $470 million and interest coverage of 25.9x mean debt service is effortless. Free cash flow of $160 million supports buybacks, getting stronger.
Insiders
Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.
No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.
Our sealed record on VC
Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.
The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.
Questions
Visteon scores average on the Cluenex quality check (4.9 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is weak, moat fair, growth slow and financial health strong.
In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.
Oct 22, 2026, before the open.
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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Visteon (VC)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/vc/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.