XPEL Inc (XPEL)
NASDAQ:XPEL
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
$48.00
▲(1.42% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/21/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial fundamentals (profitability and a low-risk balance sheet). This is partially offset by weak/uncertain near-term technical momentum and a relatively high P/E with no dividend support, while recent corporate actions are directionally positive.
Positive Factors
Gross margin expansion
Sustained gross margin gains indicate durable product-level pricing power and improving mix across protective films, coatings and enabling software/tools. Higher gross margins support reinvestment, margin targets and make earnings less dependent on volume swings over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Revenue growth volatility
Inconsistent top-line trends reduce predictability for cash generation and scaling operating leverage. Reliance on aftermarket demand and cyclic vehicle sales makes durable revenue acceleration uncertain, complicating long-range planning and margin sustainability assumptions.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Gross margin expansion
Sustained gross margin gains indicate durable product-level pricing power and improving mix across protective films, coatings and enabling software/tools. Higher gross margins support reinvestment, margin targets and make earnings less dependent on volume swings over the medium term.
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XPEL Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Geography
Maps where customers are buying XPEL products and services so you can evaluate dependency on core markets (like North America), spot international growth opportunities, and understand risks from regional dealer penetration or economic slowdowns.
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Market Cap
$1.25B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)308.32K
Price to Earnings (P/E)29.5
Beta (1Y)0.95
Revenue Growth12.82%
EPS Growth11.76%
CountryUS
Employees1,143
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryAuto - Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.92
Shares Outstanding27,560,986
10 Day Avg. Volume289,591
30 Day Avg. Volume308,320
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio2.22
Price to Book (P/B)4.92
Price to Sales (P/S)2.90
P/FCF Ratio21.93
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.97
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.47
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.80
Enterprise Value/Ebitda14.73
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$50.00Price Target Upside5.64% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)2.01
Revenue Forecast (FY)$523.00M
XPEL Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
XPEL, Inc. manufactures, sells, distributes, and installs after-market automotive products. The company offers automotive surface and paint protection films, headlight protection, and automotive and architectural window films, as well as proprieta...
How the Company Makes Money
XPEL generates revenue primarily by selling appearance-protection products and related solutions through multiple channels. The largest revenue driver is typically product sales of paint protection film (PPF), which is sold in rolls/kits to indepe...
XPEL Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 06, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasizes strong operational and financial momentum—record consolidated margins, a record Water Infrastructure quarter ($97M) with 56% gross margins, robust adjusted EBITDA ($77.6M), sequential improvement in Water Services, and positive Chemical Technology outlook—supported by commercial wins, strategic Northern Delaware acquisitions, reduced SG&A, and an improved liquidity position. Offsetting risks include a short-term operating cash flow drag from higher receivables, a materially higher full-year CapEx outlook ($200M–$250M), elevated D&A, and some Q2 softness and macro/regional uncertainties that management is monitoring. On balance, the positive growth, margin expansion, contract wins, and balance sheet improvement materially outweigh the near-term cash and capital spend headwinds.Positive Updates
Record consolidated gross margin and strong consolidated results
Consolidated gross margins before D&A exceeded 30% for the first time (new all-time high). Consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $77.6 million in Q1 (up $13.5 million vs. 2025) and net income increased by $11.5 million; consolidated revenue increased by $19.5 million year-over-year.
Negative Updates
Short-term operating cash flow headwind
Operating cash flow experienced a meaningful short-term drag driven by increased accounts receivable in Q1; management expects AR to cycle through and convert back to cash during the year.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record consolidated gross margin and strong consolidated results
Consolidated gross margins before D&A exceeded 30% for the first time (new all-time high). Consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $77.6 million in Q1 (up $13.5 million vs. 2025) and net income increased by $11.5 million; consolidated revenue increased by $19.5 million year-over-year.
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Company Guidance
The company raised its full‑year Water Infrastructure growth guide to 25–30% year‑over‑year (from 20–25%), reflecting Q1 outperformance when consolidated revenue rose by $19.5M, adjusted EBITDA increased by $13.5M and net income by $11.5M versus 2025, with Water Infrastructure posting record Q1 revenue of ~$97M and 56% gross margin before D&A (consolidated gross margin before D&A exceeded 30% for the first time); Q1 consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $77.6M (above guidance) and management expects Q2 adjusted EBITDA of $77M–$80M, Q2 D&A of ~$47M–$50M (ticking into the low‑$50M range later in the year), interest of ~$4M–$6M per quarter, Water Services Q2 margins ~20–22% (after Q1 revenue up 7% sequentially and Q1 margins 21.8%), Chemical Technology Q1 revenue of $78M with 19% margin and Q2 revenue growth guided +10–15% with margins moving to ~20–21%, while capital guidance was raised to $200–$250M net CapEx for 2026 (Q1 CapEx $78M) including $50–$60M maintenance CapEx, net debt ended the quarter at $196M with >$300M available liquidity, and management noted ~1.4 million barrels/day of produced water managed in Q1 plus recent acquisitions (Northern Delaware: ~4k acres, 30k bpd disposal, 1.8k acre‑ft water rights, 500k barrels storage) that support the upgraded outlook.XPEL Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
90
Very Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 489.75M | 476.20M | 420.40M | 396.29M | 323.99M | 259.26M |
| Gross Profit | 208.35M | 201.02M | 177.36M | 162.41M | 127.51M | 92.68M |
| EBITDA | 82.03M | 77.40M | 69.47M | 76.87M | 61.21M | 44.13M |
| Net Income | 52.98M | 51.23M | 45.49M | 52.80M | 41.38M | 31.57M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 394.45M | 391.19M | 285.61M | 252.04M | 193.36M | 161.01M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 45.11M | 50.86M | 22.09M | 11.61M | 8.06M | 9.64M |
| Total Debt | 20.82M | 22.86M | 21.08M | 36.06M | 42.08M | 38.26M |
| Total Liabilities | 101.86M | 106.00M | 60.15M | 72.05M | 68.64M | 76.55M |
| Stockholders Equity | 287.51M | 280.28M | 225.46M | 179.99M | 124.72M | 84.46M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 57.85M | 62.93M | 41.11M | 29.74M | 2.50M | 10.58M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 71.09M | 66.94M | 47.82M | 37.38M | 12.06M | 18.27M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -42.12M | -33.78M | -18.40M | -26.35M | -14.16M | -56.81M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -7.06M | -3.66M | -19.25M | -7.26M | 602.00K | 19.24M |
XPEL Technical Analysis
Positive
47.33
Price Trends
43.57
Positive
46.96
Negative
43.01
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.59
Positive
48.50
Neutral
72.86
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For XPEL, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 47.33 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 44.56, above the 50-day MA of 43.57, and above the 200-day MA of 43.01, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.59 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 48.50 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 72.86 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for XPEL.
XPEL Risk Analysis
XPEL disclosed 71 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. XPEL reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
XPEL Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | $1.25B | 29.51 | 19.39% | ― | 12.82% | 11.76% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
60 Neutral | $826.41M | 11.23 | 6.69% | 3.32% | 18.32% | 45.19% | |
59 Neutral | $956.82M | 50.25 | 3.17% | ― | 5.81% | -53.66% | |
58 Neutral | $1.33B | -5.91 | 691.75% | ― | 103.11% | 7.34% | |
52 Neutral | $686.08M | -11.70 | -36.98% | ― | 4.63% | -19.81% | |
52 Neutral | $345.01M | -8.40 | 6.62% | ― | -0.39% | 57.71% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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XPEL Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
XPEL Expands Global Footprint with Strategic Facility Acquisitions
Positive
May 20, 2026
On May 15, 2026, XPEL acquired the San Antonio, Texas storage, fabrication and warehouse complex where it is already a major tenant, paying about $60.4 million for a four-building site totaling roughly 435,000 square feet and planning to consolida...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
XPEL Appoints Mark Thornton to Board of Directors
Positive
Apr 29, 2026
On April 23, 2026, XPEL, Inc. appointed Mark Thornton to its Board of Directors, with his term running until the annual meeting of stockholders scheduled for June 10, 2026. He was also named to the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Cor...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
XPEL Tightens Governance With Bylaw and Trading Policy Changes
Positive
Feb 25, 2026
On February 19, 2026, XPEL, Inc. amended its bylaws to tighten rules around director removal, allowing stockholders to remove directors only for cause with a two‑thirds supermajority vote or by a majority vote of the board, a move aimed at p...
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