ALSN vs CAT vs GENC Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Caterpillar and Gencor Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$288.60B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.35 +0.5% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$252.48M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 6, Gencor Industries 2, Caterpillar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNCATGENCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.91B $288.60B $252.48M CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 24.4x 17.0x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 25.1x 15.4x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +20.3% -6.4% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% — 13.5% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.9% +10.5% +25.9% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.0%/yr +26.0%/yr +9.2%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 40.3% 38.3% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 44/100 62/100 GENC

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNCATGENC

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

AxisALSNCATGENC
Valuation 75 #52 of 203 29 #144 of 203 68 #66 of 203
Growth 43 #108 of 188 74 #49 of 188 42 #109 of 188
Profitability 89 #21 of 183 77 #43 of 183 37 #115 of 183
Financial Health 15 #183 of 216 8 #199 of 216 100 #2 of 216
Shareholder Returns 70 #47 of 152 31 #105 of 152 –
Overall 58 44 62
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNCATGENCSPY
1 month -2.6%-21.7%+0.5% +0.7%
3 months -4.6%-20.0%+21.1% +3.7%
6 months -18.1%-27.3%+16.6% +7.1%
Year to date +12.4%+13.0%+33.9% +12.8%
1 year +34.9%+10.5%+25.9% +11.9%
3 years +115.7%+167.3%+21.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.2%+38.8%+6.7% +22.8%
5 years +229.9%+217.3%+55.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +27.0%+26.0%+9.2% +10.9%
10 years +275.4%+671.6%+47.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.1%+22.7%+4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALSNCATGENCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%40.3%38.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%42.5%30.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.051.880.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.110.260.68 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-39.2%-55.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-39.2%-13.9% -1.2%
52-week high $136.00$1,064.90$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$546.13$12.23 $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.

MultipleALSNCATGENC
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 25.8x 25.2xmedian 25.8x 17.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 3.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 22.2x 42.3xmedian 22.2x -132.5xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 13.9xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.06median 1.45 1.95median 1.45 2.33median 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 monthsALSNCATGENC
Revenue $4.40B $77.77B $110.01M
Gross profit $1.60B – $31.45M
Operating income $861.00M $14.25B $12.92M
Net income $529.00M $11.83B $14.89M
Free cash flow $737.00M – -$1.62M
R&D $197.00M $2.31B $2.73M
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $25.58 $1.02
Cash & equivalents $399.00M $7.93B $26.26M
Total debt $4.14B – –
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 462.50M 14.66M
Enterprise value $5.80B $288.60B -$350.85M

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
MetricALSNCATGENC
P/E 17.3x 25.2x 17.1x
P/FCF 12.3x 42.3x -132.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 21.0x 195.7x
P/S 2.1x 3.8x 1.9x
P/B 4.6x 13.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 24.4x 14.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x – 3.3x
EV/EBIT 14.9x – 3.9x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF 17.4x – -30.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 21.0x 45.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.06 1.95 2.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNCATGENC
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 20.3% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 5.3% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% – -3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 24.9% -16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 7.4% 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.6% 27.6% -2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 9.1% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% 29.9% -2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 12.9% 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 22.9% 796.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 6.9% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% – -78.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNCATGENC
Gross margin 36.4% – 28.6%
EBITDA margin 25.1% – 13.7%
Operating margin 19.6% – 11.7%
Pretax margin 15.7% – 17.0%
Net margin 12.0% – 13.5%
FCF margin 16.7% – -1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 18.2% 1.0%
Return on equity 27.3% 57.9% 6.7%
Return on assets 6.1% 11.3% 6.3%
Return on invested capital 10.7% – –
Return on capital employed 11.7% – 5.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.2x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNCATGENC
Debt / assets 47.5% – –
Debt / equity 2.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – –
Debt / FCF 5.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 79.9% 5.9%
Equity / assets 22.7% 20.1% 94.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 19.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 14.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 14.1x
Altman Z-score 1.81 – 11.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNCATGENC
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusALSNCATGENC
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $25.79FY2026 $1.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +31.4% -15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +1.5% +38.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNCATGENC
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% 48.7%
Institutions holding 567 4,059 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +0.5% -2.6%
Institutions buying 258 1,890 40
Institutions selling 230 1,595 33
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.18 1.21

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.

ALSNCATGENC
ALSN 1.00 0.53 0.30
CAT 0.53 1.00 0.30
GENC 0.30 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, CAT and GENC?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.91B, Caterpillar (CAT) $288.60B, Gencor Industries (GENC) $252.48M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, CAT and GENC?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.8x, Caterpillar (CAT) 24.4x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.4x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%, Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +34.9%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +25.9%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +27.0%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, CAT and GENC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 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.