AGCO vs VMI vs WMS Stock Comparison

Agco, Valmont Industries and Advanced Drainage Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGCO Agco Corp /De
$104.22 -11.7% 1M -4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.26B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
3 wins
VMI Valmont Industries Inc
$428.55 -8.2% 1M +2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.41B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Advanced Drainage Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Drainage Systems 6, Agco 3, Valmont Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGCOVMIWMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.26B $8.41B $9.98B WMS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 18.3x 22.1x AGCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 17.6x 20.5x AGCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% — +10.4% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% — 14.0% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% — 14.7% WMS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 1.6x WMS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% AGCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.1% +2.5% -8.5% VMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr +13.8%/yr +3.9%/yr VMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 30.9% 36.3% VMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 42/100 64/100 WMS

Percentile Scorecard

AGCOVMIWMS

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

AxisAGCOVMIWMS
Valuation 88 #26 of 203 46 #111 of 203 49 #29 of 56
Growth 28 #135 of 187 – 47 #28 of 52
Profitability 44 #104 of 185 – 86 #8 of 51
Financial Health 17 #182 of 219 56 #97 of 219 51 #29 of 58
Shareholder Returns 25 #115 of 153 24 #116 of 153 88 #6 of 41
Overall 40 42 64
  • AGCO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WMS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAGCOVMIWMSSPY
1 month -11.7%-8.2%-1.4% -0.8%
3 months -13.3%-13.4%-8.4% +3.5%
6 months -11.3%-13.9%-13.9% +7.0%
Year to date -0.1%+6.5%-9.4% +12.2%
1 year -4.1%+2.5%-8.5% +13.0%
3 years -5.8%+127.0%+24.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.0%+31.4%+7.6% +23.1%
5 years -17.6%+91.0%+21.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.8%+13.8%+3.9% +11.0%
10 years +105.1%+239.2%+566.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.4%+13.0%+20.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAGCOVMIWMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%30.9%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%29.9%33.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.871.181.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.08-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-45.6%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.8%-26.6%-25.2% -1.8%
52-week high $140.49$583.55$175.38 $779.14
52-week low $98.45$379.21$125.22 $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.

MultipleAGCOVMIWMS
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 26.0x 18.3xmedian 26.0x 22.3xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 12.0xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 21.4x 28.0xmedian 21.4x 17.0xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x 5.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.68median 1.26 —median 1.26 -11.88median 0.93

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 monthsAGCOVMIWMS
Revenue $10.35B – $3.22B
Gross profit $2.61B – $1.24B
Operating income $603.70M – $668.00M
Net income $533.40M – $455.60M
Free cash flow $330.30M – $550.15M
EPS (diluted) $7.49 – $5.86
Cash & equivalents $573.40M $122.05M $162.25M
Total debt $2.73B – $1.61B
Shares (diluted) 71.20M 19.52M 77.02M
Enterprise value $4.43B $8.41B $7.77B

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
MetricAGCOVMIWMS
P/E 13.9x 18.3x 22.3x
P/FCF 22.1x 28.0x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x – 11.6x
P/S 0.7x 2.1x 2.9x
P/B 1.8x 4.7x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 4.7x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x – 12.0x
EV/EBIT 15.7x – 16.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x – 3.4x
EV/FCF 28.6x – 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x – 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.68 – -11.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGCOVMIWMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% – 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% – 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.6% – 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 916.3% – 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.9% – -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,179% – 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.7% – -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 461.1% – 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.3% – -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% – 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.2% – 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.9% – 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% – 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGCOVMIWMS
Gross margin 25.3% – 38.6%
EBITDA margin 9.1% – 27.9%
Operating margin 5.8% – 20.7%
Pretax margin 6.3% – 18.6%
Net margin 5.2% – 14.0%
FCF margin 3.2% – 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 5.7% – 25.0%
Return on equity 12.5% – 24.6%
Return on assets 4.4% – 10.1%
Return on invested capital 6.5% – 14.7%
Return on capital employed 7.6% – 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGCOVMIWMS
Debt / assets 23.0% – 35.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 1.6x
Debt / FCF 8.3x – 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 50.0% 59.7%
Equity / assets 34.4% 49.7% 40.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.4x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.42 – 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGCOVMIWMS
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.7% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – 3.4%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.7% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.0% – 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.8% – 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.5% – 12.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -42.6% – 12.3%

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.

ConsensusAGCOVMIWMS
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2026 17.6xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.93FY2026 $24.29FY2026 $6.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.2% +10.4% +22.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.51BFY2026 $4.59BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.0% -0.7% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGCOVMIWMS
Held by institutions 93.5% 94.5% 90.9%
Institutions holding 512 645 553
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +3.5% +0.3%
Institutions buying 270 313 259
Institutions selling 163 227 209
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.38 1.24

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.

AGCOVMIWMS
AGCO 1.00 0.36 0.45
VMI 0.36 1.00 0.42
WMS 0.45 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGCO, VMI and WMS?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agco (AGCO) $7.26B, Valmont Industries (VMI) $8.41B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $9.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGCO, VMI and WMS?

Agco (AGCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agco (AGCO) 13.6x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 18.3x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Agco (AGCO) is cheapest (Agco (AGCO) 17.6x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 17.6x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agco (AGCO) +1.7%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Agco (AGCO) 5.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads (Agco (AGCO) 6.5%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valmont Industries (VMI) returned the most: Agco (AGCO) -4.1%, Valmont Industries (VMI) +2.5%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -8.5%. Over five years, Valmont Industries (VMI) compounded fastest (Agco (AGCO) -3.8%/yr, Valmont Industries (VMI) +13.8%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Agco (AGCO) has the highest dividend yield: Agco (AGCO) 0.01%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 0.00%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%. Valmont Industries (VMI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valmont Industries (VMI) has been the steadiest (Agco (AGCO) 36.4%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 30.9%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGCO, VMI and WMS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads on 6. 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.