AGCO vs WMS vs VMI Stock Comparison

Agco, Advanced Drainage Systems and Valmont Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGCO Agco Corp /De
$106.08 -12.8% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.42B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
3 wins
VMI Valmont Industries Inc
$435.11 -7.7% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.29B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAGCOWMSVMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.42B $10.06B $8.29B WMS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 22.3x 16.7x AGCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 20.4x 18.1x AGCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +10.4% +3.8% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 14.0% 11.7% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 14.7% 21.4% VMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.6x 0.9x VMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% AGCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.6% -8.2% +5.8% VMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.1%/yr +3.9%/yr +13.4%/yr VMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 36.2% 30.8% VMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 63/100 66/100 VMI

Percentile Scorecard

AGCOWMSVMI

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

AxisAGCOWMSVMI
Valuation 87 #27 of 203 48 #29 of 55 59 #83 of 203
Growth 28 #136 of 188 48 #27 of 51 51 #92 of 188
Profitability 44 #105 of 187 82 #10 of 51 79 #40 of 187
Financial Health 17 #185 of 222 48 #31 of 59 66 #76 of 222
Shareholder Returns 24 #117 of 153 88 #6 of 41 76 #37 of 153
Overall 40 63 66
  • AGCO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • VMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAGCOWMSVMISPY
1 month -12.8%+0.4%-7.7% -1.0%
3 months -12.5%-8.1%-10.5% +2.9%
6 months -8.7%-14.2%-12.8% +6.4%
Year to date +1.7%-10.0%+8.2% +11.4%
1 year -3.6%-8.2%+5.8% +13.1%
3 years -5.5%+20.5%+89.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.9%+6.4%+23.7% +21.5%
5 years -18.8%+21.2%+87.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.1%+3.9%+13.4% +10.9%
10 years +106.7%+535.9%+239.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.5%+20.3%+13.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAGCOWMSVMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%36.2%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%33.2%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.361.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.230.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-50.3%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.5%-25.7%-25.4% -2.5%
52-week high $140.49$175.38$583.55 $779.14
52-week low $98.45$125.22$379.21 $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.

MultipleAGCOWMSVMI
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 25.9x 22.1xmedian 19.9x 17.0xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 13.7x 12.0xmedian 12.6x 13.4xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 21.1x 16.9xmedian 16.1x 26.1xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 3.0x 4.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.69median 1.19 -11.80median 0.98 0.68median 1.19

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 monthsAGCOWMSVMI
Revenue $10.35B $3.22B $4.23B
Gross profit $2.61B $1.24B $1.29B
Operating income $603.70M $668.00M $579.72M
Net income $533.40M $455.60M $498.56M
Free cash flow $330.30M $550.15M $322.10M
EPS (diluted) $7.49 $5.86 $25.36
Cash & equivalents $573.40M $162.25M $139.05M
Total debt $2.73B $5.41B $2.98B
Shares (diluted) 71.20M 77.02M 19.52M
Enterprise value $4.59B $7.85B $7.57B

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
MetricAGCOWMSVMI
P/E 14.1x 22.1x 17.0x
P/FCF 22.5x 16.9x 26.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 11.6x 17.7x
P/S 0.7x 2.9x 2.0x
P/B 1.8x 5.1x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 9.4x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 12.0x 13.4x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 16.1x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.3x 2.1x
EV/FCF 29.0x 19.5x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 13.4x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.69 -11.80 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSVMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 10.4% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 3.2% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% 14.0% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 4.3% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 916.3% 4.9% 43.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.9% -2.2% 7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,179% 4.9% 104.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.7% -2.8% 21.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 461.1% 5.7% 109.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.3% -1.9% 24.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% 19.5% -27.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.2% 4.6% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.9% 18.3% -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 1.3% 4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSVMI
Gross margin 25.3% 38.6% 30.4%
EBITDA margin 9.1% 27.9% 15.9%
Operating margin 5.8% 20.7% 13.7%
Pretax margin 6.3% 18.6% 13.0%
Net margin 5.2% 14.0% 11.7%
FCF margin 3.2% 17.1% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.7% 25.0% 11.2%
Return on equity 12.5% 24.6% 29.3%
Return on assets 4.4% 10.1% 14.4%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 14.7% 21.4%
Return on capital employed 7.6% 17.0% 21.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSVMI
Debt / assets 23.0% 35.8% 21.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.6x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 2.9x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 59.7% 50.2%
Equity / assets 34.4% 40.3% 49.8%
Interest coverage – – 15.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.43 4.08 6.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGCOWMSVMI
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 4.0% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.0% 12.6% 11.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.8% 10.4% 17.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.5% 12.0% 10.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -42.6% 12.3% 4.8%

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.

ConsensusAGCOWMSVMI
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.94FY2026 $6.40FY2026 $24.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.3% +22.7% +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.52BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $4.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +5.8% -1.6%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

AGCOWMSVMI
AGCO 1.00 0.45 0.36
WMS 0.45 1.00 0.42
VMI 0.36 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGCO, WMS and VMI?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agco (AGCO) $7.42B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $10.06B, Valmont Industries (VMI) $8.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGCO, WMS and VMI?

Agco (AGCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agco (AGCO) 13.9x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.3x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Agco (AGCO) is cheapest (Agco (AGCO) 17.9x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.4x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 18.1x). 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%, Valmont Industries (VMI) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Agco (AGCO) 5.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 11.7%). On return on invested capital, Valmont Industries (VMI) leads (Agco (AGCO) 6.5%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 21.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valmont Industries (VMI) returned the most: Agco (AGCO) -3.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -8.2%, Valmont Industries (VMI) +5.8%. Over five years, Valmont Industries (VMI) compounded fastest (Agco (AGCO) -4.1%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.9%/yr, Valmont Industries (VMI) +13.4%/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%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valmont Industries (VMI) has been the steadiest (Agco (AGCO) 36.3%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.2%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Valmont Industries (VMI) 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.