ALH vs MTD vs MMM Stock Comparison

Alliance Laundry Holdings, Mettler Toledo International and 3M Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MMM 3M Co
$187.73 +14.7% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$96.89B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mettler Toledo International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mettler Toledo International 5, 3M 3, Alliance Laundry Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALHMTDMMMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.52B $35.17B $96.89B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 38.8x 27.4x ALH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 33.4x 21.0x ALH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +6.9% +1.7% ALH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 21.9% 14.0% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 47.1% 22.0% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.5x 1.6x MTD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +16.7% +14.2% MTD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.0%/yr +4.3%/yr MMM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 33.1% 27.4% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 50/100 46/100 MTD

Percentile Scorecard

ALHMTDMMM

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

AxisALHMTDMMM
Valuation 60 #83 of 204 9 #185 of 204 26 #152 of 204
Growth 78 #43 of 191 37 #121 of 191 61 #75 of 191
Profitability 76 #46 of 189 100 #1 of 189 86 #28 of 189
Financial Health 14 #190 of 221 25 #166 of 221 19 #179 of 221
Shareholder Returns 6 #150 of 159 81 #31 of 159 39 #98 of 159
Overall 47 50 46
  • ALH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALHMTDMMMSPY
1 month +4.9%+9.6%+14.7% -5.9%
3 months -17.8%+18.1%+3.9% -4.6%
6 months -10.0%+27.3%+30.6% +0.2%
Year to date +11.2%+20.5%+17.3% +7.5%
1 year -15.4%+16.7%+14.2% +8.2%
3 years —+62.5%+140.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+17.6%+33.9% +19.0%
5 years —+10.6%+23.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+2.0%+4.3% +9.4%
10 years —+299.5%+34.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+14.9%+3.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALHMTDMMMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%33.1%27.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%34.4%24.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.810.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.500.52 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-43.5%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-2.6%-3.2% -5.9%
52-week high $28.00$1,724.45$194.02 $779.14
52-week low $19.06$1,025.53$141.20 $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.

MultipleALHMTDMMM
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 23.4x 37.3xmedian 23.4x 27.5xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 8.8xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 13.4x 28.3xmedian 13.4x 17.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 21.9x 42.2xmedian 21.9x 36.2xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.1x 2,840xmedian 2.1x 23.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 5.40median 1.02 0.77median 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 monthsALHMTDMMM
Revenue $1.78B $4.13B $25.25B
Gross profit $669.98M $2.49B $9.98B
Operating income $338.49M $1.23B $4.74B
Net income $179.08M $905.61M $3.58B
Free cash flow $256.18M $863.97M $2.68B
R&D – $208.01M $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $44.91 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $159.47M $51.40M $4.84B
Total debt $1.44B $2.11B $15.00B
Shares (diluted) 203.55M 20.17M 522.60M
Enterprise value $3.97B $34.93B $78.33B

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
MetricALHMTDMMM
P/E 25.1x 37.3x 27.5x
P/FCF 17.5x 42.2x 36.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 37.3x 26.7x
P/S 2.5x 8.8x 3.8x
P/B 8.9x 2,840x 23.3x
P/Tangible book -19.8x -143.7x 45.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 28.3x 17.3x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 31.3x 22.6x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 9.3x 4.2x
EV/FCF 22.5x 44.5x 39.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 39.5x 29.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.40 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALHMTDMMM
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 6.9% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% 7.5% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% 17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 6.3% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.7% 9.1% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.7% 12.2% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.5% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.9% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% -18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALHMTDMMM
Gross margin 37.7% 60.3% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 24.6% 32.9% 24.4%
Operating margin 19.1% 29.7% 18.8%
Pretax margin 13.2% 26.5% 17.5%
Net margin 10.1% 21.9% 14.0%
FCF margin 14.4% 20.9% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 23.6% 14.4%
Return on equity 38.4% – 101.3%
Return on assets 6.1% 24.7% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 47.1% 22.0%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 49.8% 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALHMTDMMM
Debt / assets 48.8% 57.5% 37.9%
Debt / equity 2.9x 164.7x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.5x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.4x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 82.9% 99.7% 89.5%
Equity / assets 17.1% 0.3% 10.5%
Interest coverage 3.3x 17.7x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.15 11.93 4.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALHMTDMMM
Dividend yield – – 1.6%
Net buyback yield -11.2% 2.1% 2.8%
Shareholder yield -11.2% 2.1% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 59.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -21.4%

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.

ConsensusALHMTDMMM
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 33.4xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $50.31FY2026 $8.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +5.0% +16.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% +3.8% +17.5%
ALH estimates →MTD estimates →MMM estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALHMTDMMM
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.4% 74.5%
Institutions holding 168 806 2,213
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +3.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 98 330 916
Institutions selling 46 325 840
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.02 1.09
ALH holders →MTD holders →MMM 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.

ALHMTDMMM
ALH 1.00 0.32 0.43
MTD 0.32 1.00 0.35
MMM 0.43 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALH, MTD and MMM?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) $4.52B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $35.17B, 3M (MMM) $96.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALH, MTD and MMM?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 25.2x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 38.8x, 3M (MMM) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) is cheapest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 17.5x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.4x, 3M (MMM) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) +9.9%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 10.1%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 13.4%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mettler Toledo International (MTD) returned the most: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) -15.4%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +16.7%, 3M (MMM) +14.2%. Over five years, 3M (MMM) compounded fastest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.0%/yr, 3M (MMM) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 0.00%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%. Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) and Mettler Toledo International (MTD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 35.8%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.1%, 3M (MMM) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALH, MTD and MMM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 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.