AGCO vs WMS vs SWK Stock Comparison

Agco, Advanced Drainage Systems and Stanley Black & Decker Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGCO Agco Corp /De
$102.25 -13.1% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.76B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Advanced Drainage Systems leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Drainage Systems 7, Stanley Black & Decker 3, Agco 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGCOWMSSWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.76B $10.38B $15.42B SWK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 23.0x 24.9x AGCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 20.3x 17.3x AGCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +10.4% +0.6% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 14.0% 4.1% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 14.7% 6.6% WMS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.6x 2.3x WMS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.03% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.3% -7.8% +39.7% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr +2.9%/yr -11.0%/yr WMS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 36.2% 36.5% WMS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 63/100 59/100 WMS

Percentile Scorecard

AGCOWMSSWK

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

AxisAGCOWMSSWK
Valuation 87 #28 of 203 48 #29 of 55 89 #23 of 203
Growth 28 #136 of 188 48 #27 of 51 81 #36 of 188
Profitability 44 #104 of 184 87 #7 of 48 51 #91 of 184
Financial Health 17 #180 of 217 47 #29 of 54 28 #157 of 217
Shareholder Returns 28 #111 of 153 85 #7 of 41 47 #81 of 153
Overall 41 63 59
  • AGCO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SWK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAGCOWMSSWKSPY
1 month -13.1%-0.6%+13.2% +0.9%
3 months -11.9%-5.9%+7.9% +5.9%
6 months -10.6%-11.1%+32.3% +8.5%
Year to date -2.0%-10.2%+35.2% +13.3%
1 year -5.3%-7.8%+39.7% +12.4%
3 years -7.6%+23.5%+22.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.6%+7.3%+7.0% +23.5%
5 years -16.3%+15.3%-44.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.5%+2.9%-11.0% +11.0%
10 years +103.2%+565.4%-12.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.4%+20.9%-1.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAGCOWMSSWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%36.2%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%33.2%32.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.371.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.211.09 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-50.3%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-25.8%-3.4% -0.9%
52-week high $140.49$175.38$104.00 $779.14
52-week low $98.45$125.22$62.12 $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.

MultipleAGCOWMSSWK
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 25.4x 22.1xmedian 20.0x 24.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 14.3x 11.9xmedian 11.3x 10.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 21.8x 16.9xmedian 15.3x 11.8xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 5.1xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.67median 1.41 -11.77median 0.99 -4.62median 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 monthsAGCOWMSSWK
Revenue $10.35B $3.22B $15.25B
Gross profit $2.61B $1.24B $4.86B
Operating income $603.70M $668.00M $1.32B
Net income $533.40M $455.60M $620.50M
Free cash flow $330.30M $550.15M $1.29B
EPS (diluted) $7.49 $5.86 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $573.40M $162.25M $592.40M
Total debt $2.73B $1.61B $4.76B
Shares (diluted) 71.20M 77.02M 150.65M
Enterprise value $4.92B $8.18B $13.95B

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
MetricAGCOWMSSWK
P/E 13.6x 22.1x 24.3x
P/FCF 21.7x 16.9x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 11.5x 9.8x
P/S 0.7x 2.9x 1.0x
P/B 1.8x 5.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 9.4x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 11.9x 10.7x
EV/EBIT 15.4x 16.1x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.3x 1.3x
EV/FCF 28.2x 19.5x 15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 13.3x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.67 -11.77 -4.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSSWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 10.4% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 3.2% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% 14.0% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 4.3% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 916.3% 4.9% 51.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.9% -2.2% 149.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,179% 4.9% 29.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.7% -2.8% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 461.1% 5.7% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.3% -1.9% -5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% 19.5% 104.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.2% 4.6% 96.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.9% 18.3% 211.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 1.3% 110.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSSWK
Gross margin 25.3% 38.6% 31.9%
EBITDA margin 9.1% 27.9% 11.9%
Operating margin 5.8% 20.7% 8.6%
Pretax margin 6.3% 18.6% 5.6%
Net margin 5.2% 14.0% 4.1%
FCF margin 3.2% 17.1% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.7% 25.0% 10.2%
Return on equity 12.5% 24.6% 6.9%
Return on assets 4.4% 10.1% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 14.7% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 7.6% 17.0% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.8x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSSWK
Debt / assets 23.0% 35.8% 23.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.6x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 2.9x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 59.7% 55.4%
Equity / assets 34.4% 40.3% 44.6%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.40 4.07 2.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSSWK
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.6% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 4.0% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.0% 12.6% 81.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.8% 10.4% 39.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.5% 12.0% 1.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -42.6% 12.3% 1.9%

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.

ConsensusAGCOWMSSWK
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.93FY2026 $6.40FY2026 $5.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.2% +22.7% +5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.51BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $16.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.0% +5.8% +0.4%
AGCO estimates →WMS estimates →SWK estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGCOWMSSWK
Held by institutions 93.5% 90.9% 95.7%
Institutions holding 512 553 771
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +0.3% +5.3%
Institutions buying 270 259 417
Institutions selling 163 209 243
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.24 1.72
AGCO holders →WMS holders →SWK holders →

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.

AGCOWMSSWK
AGCO 1.00 0.45 0.54
WMS 0.45 1.00 0.63
SWK 0.54 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGCO, WMS and SWK?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agco (AGCO) $7.76B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $10.38B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $15.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGCO, WMS and SWK?

Agco (AGCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agco (AGCO) 14.5x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 23.0x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Agco (AGCO) is cheapest (Agco (AGCO) 17.2x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.3x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 17.3x). 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%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Agco (AGCO) 5.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads (Agco (AGCO) 6.5%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Agco (AGCO) -5.3%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -7.8%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +39.7%. Over five years, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) compounded fastest (Agco (AGCO) -3.5%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +2.9%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has the highest dividend yield: Agco (AGCO) 0.01%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has been the steadiest (Agco (AGCO) 36.4%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.2%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.