ALSN vs BLBD vs TEX Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Blue Bird and Terex Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLBD Blue Bird Corp
$56.35 0.0% 1M +8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.61B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
TEX Terex Corp
$56.54 +6.0% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.40B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.49B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Blue Bird leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Blue Bird 5, Allison Transmission Holdings 4, Terex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNBLBDTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.95B $1.89B $6.40B ALSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 6.7x 32.3x BLBD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 12.6x 10.7x TEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +13.5% +40.1% TEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 17.5% 2.6% BLBD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 29.3% 4.7% BLBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -0.1x 3.0x BLBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.9% +8.8% +1.0% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.0%/yr +23.5%/yr +4.8%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 42.6% 49.8% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 76/100 55/100 BLBD

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNBLBDTEX

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

AxisALSNBLBDTEX
Valuation 75 #52 of 203 94 #13 of 203 85 #31 of 203
Growth 43 #108 of 188 94 #13 of 188 55 #86 of 188
Profitability 89 #21 of 183 91 #17 of 183 34 #122 of 183
Financial Health 15 #183 of 216 71 #63 of 216 27 #157 of 216
Shareholder Returns 70 #47 of 152 32 #104 of 152 77 #36 of 152
Overall 58 76 55
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BLBD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNBLBDTEXSPY
1 month -2.6%0.0%+6.0% +0.7%
3 months -4.6%-24.5%-9.2% +3.7%
6 months -18.1%-12.1%-9.1% +7.1%
Year to date +12.4%+19.9%+5.9% +12.8%
1 year +34.9%+8.8%+1.0% +11.9%
3 years +115.7%+199.6%+23.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.2%+44.2%+7.3% +22.8%
5 years +229.9%+187.4%+26.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +27.0%+23.5%+4.8% +10.9%
10 years +275.4%+279.5%+137.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.1%+14.3%+9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALSNBLBDTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%42.6%49.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%45.4%48.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.051.131.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.110.210.02 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-70.9%-51.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-30.9%-24.2% -1.2%
52-week high $136.00$81.50$74.58 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$46.59$41.78 $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.

MultipleALSNBLBDTEX
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 25.8x 6.8xmedian 25.8x 32.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 14.6x 8.3xmedian 14.6x 11.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 22.2x 11.7xmedian 22.2x 15.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.06median 1.45 0.04median 1.45 -0.86median 1.45

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 monthsALSNBLBDTEX
Revenue $4.40B $1.61B $7.49B
Gross profit $1.60B $331.66M $1.28B
Operating income $861.00M $189.81M $425.00M
Net income $529.00M $281.81M $198.00M
Free cash flow $737.00M $153.14M $419.00M
R&D $197.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $8.02 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $399.00M $116.82M $407.00M
Total debt $4.14B $86.81M $2.58B
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 35.15M 114.00M
Enterprise value $5.84B $1.03B $4.42B

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
MetricALSNBLBDTEX
P/E 17.3x 6.8x 32.4x
P/FCF 12.3x 11.7x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 9.9x 11.7x
P/S 2.1x 1.1x 0.8x
P/B 4.6x 2.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 24.4x 3.7x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 8.3x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 9.2x 20.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/FCF 17.4x 11.5x 20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 9.7x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.06 0.04 -0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNBLBDTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 13.5% 40.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 14.0% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 19.9% 21.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 57.8% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 33.3% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 598.6% -12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.6% 143.2% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 160.8% -25.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% 125.4% -26.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 155.1% -37.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 8.4% 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 16.5% 8.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% 7.0% 50.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 13.0% 9.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNBLBDTEX
Gross margin 36.4% 20.6% 17.1%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 13.1% 9.6%
Operating margin 19.6% 11.8% 5.7%
Pretax margin 15.7% 20.0% 3.1%
Net margin 12.0% 17.5% 2.6%
FCF margin 16.7% 9.5% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 11.2% 7.3%
Return on equity 27.3% 58.9% 3.9%
Return on assets 6.1% 30.2% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 29.3% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 30.9% 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.6x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNBLBDTEX
Debt / assets 47.5% 7.4% 25.0%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -0.1x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 0.6x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 43.9% 51.8%
Equity / assets 22.7% 56.1% 48.2%
Interest coverage – 27.9x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.81 4.59 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNBLBDTEX
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 0.5% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 0.5% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 34.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 16.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 50.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 18.8%

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.

ConsensusALSNBLBDTEX
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $4.48FY2026 $5.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% -6.9% +9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $1.64BFY2026 $8.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +59.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +16.4% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNBLBDTEX
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 567 303 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -2.6% +5.5%
Institutions buying 258 169 240
Institutions selling 230 100 164
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.69 1.46

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.

ALSNBLBDTEX
ALSN 1.00 0.33 0.55
BLBD 0.33 1.00 0.35
TEX 0.55 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, BLBD and TEX?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.95B, Blue Bird (BLBD) $1.89B, Terex (TEX) $6.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, BLBD and TEX?

Blue Bird (BLBD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.9x, Blue Bird (BLBD) 6.7x, Terex (TEX) 32.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terex (TEX) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.4x, Blue Bird (BLBD) 12.6x, Terex (TEX) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Terex (TEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%, Blue Bird (BLBD) +13.5%, Terex (TEX) +40.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blue Bird (BLBD) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Blue Bird (BLBD) 17.5%, Terex (TEX) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Blue Bird (BLBD) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Blue Bird (BLBD) 29.3%, Terex (TEX) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +34.9%, Blue Bird (BLBD) +8.8%, Terex (TEX) +1.0%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +27.0%/yr, Blue Bird (BLBD) +23.5%/yr, Terex (TEX) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 0.00%, Blue Bird (BLBD) 0.00%, Terex (TEX) 0.01%. Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) and Blue Bird (BLBD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%, Blue Bird (BLBD) 42.6%, Terex (TEX) 49.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, BLBD and TEX?

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