AGCO vs CNH vs LNN Stock Comparison

Agco, CNH Industrial and Lindsay Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGCO Agco Corp /De
$102.25 -13.1% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.65B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
4 wins
CNH CNH Industrial N.V.
$10.99 -17.2% 1M +3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.01B
P/E
45.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.19B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
2 wins
LNN Lindsay Corp
$103.46 -9.4% 1M -5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.10B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$635.86M
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lindsay leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lindsay 5, Agco 4, CNH Industrial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGCOCNHLNNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.65B $14.01B $1.10B CNH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.4x 45.1x 19.8x AGCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 25.0x 20.4x AGCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +0.6% -6.0% AGCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 1.7% 8.8% LNN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 5.1% 8.0% LNN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 8.3x -0.8x LNN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.3% +3.7% -5.5% CNH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr -5.9%/yr -6.6%/yr AGCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 42.9% 30.4% LNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 35/100 64/100 LNN

Percentile Scorecard

AGCOCNHLNN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAGCOCNHLNN
Valuation 87 #28 of 203 79 #43 of 203 82 #38 of 203
Growth 28 #136 of 188 16 #158 of 188 12 #165 of 188
Profitability 44 #104 of 184 40 #111 of 184 54 #86 of 184
Financial Health 17 #180 of 217 6 #205 of 217 82 #41 of 217
Shareholder Returns 28 #111 of 153 32 #104 of 153 92 #13 of 153
Overall 41 35 64
  • AGCO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CNH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LNN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAGCOCNHLNNSPY
1 month -13.1%-17.2%-9.4% +0.9%
3 months -11.9%+2.1%-7.9% +5.9%
6 months -10.6%+9.0%-5.7% +8.5%
Year to date -2.0%+19.2%-12.2% +13.3%
1 year -5.3%+3.7%-5.5% +12.4%
3 years -7.6%+1.2%-17.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.6%+0.4%-6.3% +23.5%
5 years -16.3%-26.2%-29.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.5%-5.9%-6.6% +11.0%
10 years +103.2%+64.0%+32.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.4%+5.1%+2.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAGCOCNHLNNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%42.9%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%39.2%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.100.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.09-0.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-48.5%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-23.7%-24.1% -0.9%
52-week high $140.49$14.40$136.33 $779.14
52-week low $98.45$9.22$102.92 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAGCOCNHLNN
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 25.4x 43.7xmedian 25.4x 19.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 14.3x 12.9xmedian 14.3x 10.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 21.8x 10.1xmedian 21.8x 30.3xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.67median 1.41 -0.92median 1.41 -2.93median 1.41

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAGCOCNHLNN
Revenue $10.35B $18.19B $635.86M
Gross profit $2.61B $5.56B $183.78M
Operating income $603.70M $2.46B $66.93M
Net income $533.40M $317.00M $55.65M
Free cash flow $330.30M $1.34B $34.75M
R&D – $1.09B $17.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.49 $0.25 $5.33
Cash & equivalents $573.40M $1.87B $189.84M
Total debt $2.73B $25.97B $114.83M
Shares (diluted) 71.20M 1.24B 10.44M
Enterprise value $4.82B $5.66B $373.10M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAGCOCNHLNN
P/E 13.6x 43.7x 19.3x
P/FCF 21.7x 10.1x 30.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 7.6x 14.0x
P/S 0.7x 0.7x 1.7x
P/B 1.8x 1.7x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.0x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 12.9x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 15.4x 15.3x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF 28.2x 28.1x 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 21.1x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.67 -0.92 -2.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGCOCNHLNN
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 0.6% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -9.7% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% -5.1% -12.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.6% -9.6% -4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 916.3% -24.2% -24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.9% -19.2% -13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,179% -62.0% -24.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.7% -48.7% -8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 461.1% -61.8% -21.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.3% -47.4% -6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% -47.8% -43.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.2% 26.8% -14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.9% -53.5% -61.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 59.9% -29.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGCOCNHLNN
Gross margin 25.3% 30.6% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 9.1% 16.0% 14.2%
Operating margin 5.8% 13.5% 10.5%
Pretax margin 6.3% 2.0% 11.8%
Net margin 5.2% 1.7% 8.8%
FCF margin 3.2% 7.4% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.7% 9.8% 11.8%
Return on equity 12.5% 3.9% 11.1%
Return on assets 4.4% 0.7% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 5.1% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 7.6% – 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 5.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGCOCNHLNN
Debt / assets 23.0% 61.6% 14.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 8.3x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 19.3x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 81.5% 38.0%
Equity / assets 34.4% 18.5% 62.0%
Interest coverage – 1.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x – 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score 2.40 – 4.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGCOCNHLNN
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.9% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – 7.7%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.9% 9.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -42.6% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAGCOCNHLNN
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 25.0xFY2026 20.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.93FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $5.07FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 -20.0%FY2026 -4.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +31.2% +50.0% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.51BFY2026 $17.16BFY2026 $631.94MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 -0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +19.0% +16.7% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGCOCNHLNN
Held by institutions 93.5% 72.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 512 521 237
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +5.8% +5.3%
Institutions buying 270 267 133
Institutions selling 163 199 70
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.34 1.90

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AGCOCNHLNN
AGCO 1.00 0.78 0.57
CNH 0.78 1.00 0.55
LNN 0.57 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGCO, CNH and LNN?

CNH Industrial (CNH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agco (AGCO) $7.65B, CNH Industrial (CNH) $14.01B, Lindsay (LNN) $1.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGCO, CNH and LNN?

Agco (AGCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agco (AGCO) 14.4x, CNH Industrial (CNH) 45.1x, Lindsay (LNN) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Agco (AGCO) is cheapest (Agco (AGCO) 17.2x, CNH Industrial (CNH) 25.0x, Lindsay (LNN) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agco (AGCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agco (AGCO) +1.7%, CNH Industrial (CNH) +0.6%, Lindsay (LNN) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lindsay (LNN) has the highest net margin (Agco (AGCO) 5.2%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 1.7%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Lindsay (LNN) leads (Agco (AGCO) 6.5%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 5.1%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CNH Industrial (CNH) returned the most: Agco (AGCO) -5.3%, CNH Industrial (CNH) +3.7%, Lindsay (LNN) -5.5%. Over five years, Agco (AGCO) compounded fastest (Agco (AGCO) -3.5%/yr, CNH Industrial (CNH) -5.9%/yr, Lindsay (LNN) -6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Agco (AGCO) 0.01%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 0.00%, Lindsay (LNN) 0.00%. CNH Industrial (CNH) and Lindsay (LNN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lindsay (LNN) has been the steadiest (Agco (AGCO) 36.4%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 42.9%, Lindsay (LNN) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGCO, CNH and LNN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lindsay (LNN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.