AGCO vs WMS vs LNN Stock Comparison

Agco, Advanced Drainage Systems and Lindsay Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AGCO Agco Corp /De
$110.28 -5.1% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.63B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.14B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
3 wins
LNN Lindsay Corp
$107.06 -6.7% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.11B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$635.86M
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Advanced Drainage Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Drainage Systems 5, Lindsay 4, Agco 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGCOWMSLNNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.63B $9.14B $1.11B WMS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.3x 22.5x 19.9x LNN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 19.2x 21.6x AGCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +9.2% -6.0% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 12.4% 8.8% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 14.3% 8.0% WMS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.7x -0.8x LNN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% AGCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% -8.8% -7.0% AGCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr -0.1%/yr -7.7%/yr WMS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 40.3% 30.6% LNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 61/100 63/100 LNN

Percentile Scorecard

AGCOWMSLNN

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

AxisAGCOWMSLNN
Valuation 77 #47 of 204 53 #27 of 56 77 #48 of 204
Growth 14 #165 of 191 36 #35 of 54 13 #167 of 191
Profitability 42 #110 of 189 79 #12 of 53 53 #89 of 189
Financial Health 18 #182 of 221 51 #29 of 58 82 #40 of 221
Shareholder Returns 35 #103 of 159 88 #6 of 42 90 #17 of 159
Overall 37 61 63
  • AGCO ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WMS ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • LNN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAGCOWMSLNNSPY
1 month -5.1%-5.5%-6.7% -5.9%
3 months +8.5%-17.4%-6.5% -4.6%
6 months -6.3%-14.7%-4.7% +0.2%
Year to date +5.7%-15.1%-9.2% +7.5%
1 year +3.3%-8.8%-7.0% +8.2%
3 years -6.3%+10.0%-16.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.1%+3.2%-5.9% +19.0%
5 years -11.7%-0.7%-32.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -2.5%-0.1%-7.7% +9.4%
10 years +122.6%+538.6%+39.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +8.3%+20.4%+3.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAGCOWMSLNNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%40.3%30.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%39.9%32.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.751.610.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.22-0.23 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-50.3%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-29.9%-21.5% -5.9%
52-week high $140.49$175.38$136.33 $779.14
52-week low $98.45$122.94$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.

MultipleAGCOWMSLNN
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 23.4x 22.9xmedian 21.0x 20.0xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 13.4x 11.5xmedian 13.3x 11.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 21.9x 16.3xmedian 16.1x 31.3xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.1x 4.9xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.76median 1.02 -5.93median 0.89 -3.03median 1.02

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 monthsAGCOWMSLNN
Revenue $10.14B $3.26B $635.86M
Gross profit $2.53B $1.25B $183.78M
Operating income $568.20M $639.58M $66.93M
Net income $279.40M $409.54M $55.65M
Free cash flow $294.40M $529.95M $34.75M
R&D – – $17.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.02 $5.35 $5.33
Cash & equivalents $415.10M $153.25M $189.84M
Total debt $2.68B $1.61B $114.83M
Shares (diluted) 69.50M 75.79M 10.44M
Enterprise value $5.27B $7.60B $376.28M

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
MetricAGCOWMSLNN
P/E 27.4x 22.9x 20.0x
P/FCF 25.8x 16.3x 31.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.9x 11.3x 14.5x
P/S 0.8x 2.7x 1.7x
P/B 1.9x 4.9x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 8.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 11.5x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 17.4x 15.8x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.1x 1.6x
EV/FCF 33.5x 19.1x 29.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 13.2x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.76 -5.93 -3.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSLNN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 9.2% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.3% 4.8% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.8% 9.9% -12.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 5.0% -4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 490.6% -4.9% -24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -2.7% -13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.0% -10.9% -24.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.7% -5.2% -8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.0% -8.6% -21.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.1% -3.9% -6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.7% 3.6% -43.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.8% 1.7% -14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -60.7% 0.1% -61.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.1% -1.6% -29.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSLNN
Gross margin 25.0% 38.4% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 27.0% 14.2%
Operating margin 5.6% 19.6% 10.5%
Pretax margin 3.7% 17.4% 11.8%
Net margin 2.8% 12.4% 8.8%
FCF margin 2.9% 16.3% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 23.5% 11.8%
Return on equity 6.6% 22.7% 11.1%
Return on assets 2.3% 9.1% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 14.3% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 7.2% 16.3% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSLNN
Debt / assets 22.8% 36.1% 14.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.7x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 9.1x 3.0x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 60.1% 38.0%
Equity / assets 34.6% 39.9% 62.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.0x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 2.43 3.97 4.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSLNN
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.6% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 5.3% 7.4%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 5.9% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.2% 14.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.6% 11.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.5% 10.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -42.9% 12.2% –

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.

ConsensusAGCOWMSLNN
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 21.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.84FY2026 $6.40FY2026 $4.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 -6.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +22.7% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.33BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $631.94MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -7.4%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 -0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +5.8% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGCOWMSLNN
Held by institutions 93.5% 90.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 514 555 237
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +0.3% +5.3%
Institutions buying 269 259 133
Institutions selling 165 210 70
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.23 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.

AGCOWMSLNN
AGCO 1.00 0.47 0.58
WMS 0.47 1.00 0.42
LNN 0.58 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGCO, WMS and LNN?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agco (AGCO) $7.63B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $9.14B, Lindsay (LNN) $1.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGCO, WMS and LNN?

Lindsay (LNN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agco (AGCO) 27.3x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.5x, Lindsay (LNN) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Agco (AGCO) is cheapest (Agco (AGCO) 18.9x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 19.2x, Lindsay (LNN) 21.6x). 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) +0.9%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +9.2%, Lindsay (LNN) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Agco (AGCO) 2.8%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 12.4%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads (Agco (AGCO) 5.1%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.3%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agco (AGCO) returned the most: Agco (AGCO) +3.3%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -8.8%, Lindsay (LNN) -7.0%. Over five years, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) compounded fastest (Agco (AGCO) -2.5%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -0.1%/yr, Lindsay (LNN) -7.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lindsay (LNN) has been the steadiest (Agco (AGCO) 36.8%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 40.3%, Lindsay (LNN) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGCO, WMS 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, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 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.