AGCO vs WMS vs LNN Stock Comparison

Agco, Advanced Drainage Systems and Lindsay Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGCO Agco Corp /De
$103.46 -12.3% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.34B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
4 wins
LNN Lindsay Corp
$104.03 -9.0% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.07B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$635.86M
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Advanced Drainage Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Drainage Systems 6, Agco 4, Lindsay 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGCOWMSLNNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.34B $9.88B $1.07B WMS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 21.9x 19.2x AGCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 20.5x 20.5x AGCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +10.4% -6.0% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 14.0% 8.8% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 14.7% 8.0% WMS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.6x -0.8x LNN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% AGCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.9% -8.3% -9.1% AGCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.6%/yr +3.3%/yr -6.2%/yr WMS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 36.2% 30.7% LNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 65/100 64/100 WMS

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 87 #27 of 203 49 #29 of 56 80 #42 of 203
Growth 27 #137 of 188 51 #26 of 52 12 #165 of 188
Profitability 43 #105 of 183 88 #7 of 49 54 #85 of 183
Financial Health 17 #181 of 217 55 #26 of 56 82 #41 of 217
Shareholder Returns 25 #115 of 153 85 #7 of 41 92 #13 of 153
Overall 40 65 64
  • AGCO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WMS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • LNN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAGCOWMSLNNSPY
1 month -12.3%-1.6%-9.0% -0.2%
3 months -16.4%-9.7%-9.6% +3.9%
6 months -10.2%-12.3%-6.2% +8.2%
Year to date -0.8%-9.6%-11.7% +12.9%
1 year -4.9%-8.3%-9.1% +12.3%
3 years -6.5%+24.3%-17.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.2%+7.5%-6.1% +23.3%
5 years -16.7%+17.7%-27.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.6%+3.3%-6.2% +10.9%
10 years +106.8%+564.9%+33.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.5%+20.9%+2.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGCOWMSLNNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%36.2%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%33.2%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.871.370.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.23-0.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-50.3%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-25.3%-23.7% -1.2%
52-week high $140.49$175.38$136.33 $779.14
52-week low $98.45$125.22$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.

MultipleAGCOWMSLNN
P/E now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 25.2x 22.2xmedian 20.1x 19.4xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.0x 12.0xmedian 11.8x 10.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 21.7x 17.0xmedian 16.2x 30.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.9x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.68median 1.32 -11.85median 0.99 -2.95median 1.32

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 $10.35B $3.22B $635.86M
Gross profit $2.61B $1.24B $183.78M
Operating income $603.70M $668.00M $66.93M
Net income $533.40M $455.60M $55.65M
Free cash flow $330.30M $550.15M $34.75M
R&D – – $17.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.49 $5.86 $5.33
Cash & equivalents $573.40M $162.25M $189.84M
Total debt $2.73B $1.61B $114.83M
Shares (diluted) 71.20M 77.02M 10.44M
Enterprise value $4.51B $7.67B $338.79M

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 13.8x 22.2x 19.4x
P/FCF 21.9x 17.0x 30.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 11.6x 14.1x
P/S 0.7x 2.9x 1.7x
P/B 1.8x 5.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 9.4x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 12.0x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 15.6x 16.2x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF 28.4x 19.6x 28.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 13.4x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.68 -11.85 -2.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSLNN
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 10.4% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 3.2% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% 14.0% -12.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 4.3% -4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 916.3% 4.9% -24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.9% -2.2% -13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,179% 4.9% -24.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.7% -2.8% -8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 461.1% 5.7% -21.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.3% -1.9% -6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% 19.5% -43.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.2% 4.6% -14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.9% 18.3% -61.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 1.3% -29.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSLNN
Gross margin 25.3% 38.6% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 9.1% 27.9% 14.2%
Operating margin 5.8% 20.7% 10.5%
Pretax margin 6.3% 18.6% 11.8%
Net margin 5.2% 14.0% 8.8%
FCF margin 3.2% 17.1% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.7% 25.0% 11.8%
Return on equity 12.5% 24.6% 11.1%
Return on assets 4.4% 10.1% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 14.7% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 7.6% 17.0% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSLNN
Debt / assets 23.0% 35.8% 14.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.6x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 2.9x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 59.7% 38.0%
Equity / assets 34.4% 40.3% 62.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.1x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 2.41 4.09 4.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSLNN
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.6% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 4.0% 9.1%
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.

ConsensusAGCOWMSLNN
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 20.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.93FY2026 $6.40FY2026 $5.07FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 -4.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +31.2% +22.7% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.51BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $631.94MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 -0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +19.0% +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 512 553 237
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +0.3% +5.3%
Institutions buying 270 259 133
Institutions selling 163 209 70
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.24 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 0.45 0.57
WMS 0.45 1.00 0.38
LNN 0.57 0.38 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) $7.34B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $9.88B, Lindsay (LNN) $1.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGCO, WMS and LNN?

Agco (AGCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agco (AGCO) 13.8x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 21.9x, Lindsay (LNN) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Agco (AGCO) is cheapest (Agco (AGCO) 17.4x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.5x, Lindsay (LNN) 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%, Lindsay (LNN) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Agco (AGCO) 5.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads (Agco (AGCO) 6.5%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agco (AGCO) returned the most: Agco (AGCO) -4.9%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -8.3%, Lindsay (LNN) -9.1%. Over five years, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) compounded fastest (Agco (AGCO) -3.6%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.3%/yr, Lindsay (LNN) -6.2%/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) 36.3%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.2%, Lindsay (LNN) 30.7%). 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 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.