ALSN vs CAT vs JPM Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Caterpillar and Jpmorgan Chase Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$713.64 -13.1% 1M +35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$328.06B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.88%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$335.78 -2.1% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$892.57B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.15B
Div. yield
1.83%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionALSNCATJPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.89B $328.06B $892.57B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 30.3x 13.9x JPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 27.7x 13.9x JPM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +18.4% +13.2% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 14.5% — CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 15.9% — CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.5x — CAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.06% 0.88% 1.83% JPM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.1% +35.4% +10.4% CAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.6%/yr +28.5%/yr +14.5%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 40.5% 22.1% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 51/100 34/100 ALSN

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNCATJPM

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

AxisALSNCATJPM
Valuation 74 #53 of 203 21 #160 of 203 8 #331 of 360
Growth 42 #109 of 188 67 #63 of 188 72 #55 of 191
Profitability 89 #22 of 183 92 #15 of 183 –
Financial Health 14 #187 of 217 17 #180 of 217 –
Shareholder Returns 67 #51 of 153 56 #68 of 153 22 #267 of 341
Overall 57 51 34
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • JPM ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNCATJPMSPY
1 month -5.4%-13.1%-2.1% -0.2%
3 months -11.2%-15.2%-6.0% +3.9%
6 months -17.2%-12.7%+7.8% +8.2%
Year to date +10.0%+24.6%+4.2% +12.9%
1 year +29.1%+35.4%+10.4% +12.3%
3 years +107.5%+199.1%+147.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.6%+44.1%+35.3% +23.3%
5 years +212.5%+249.7%+97.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +25.6%+28.5%+14.5% +10.9%
10 years +267.5%+759.7%+385.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.9%+24.0%+17.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALSNCATJPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%40.5%22.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%39.9%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.051.850.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.930.870.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-35.5%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-33.0%-8.1% -1.2%
52-week high $136.00$1,064.90$365.23 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$524.47$282.84 $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.

MultipleALSNCATJPM
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 25.2x 30.3xmedian 25.2x 13.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 14.0x 23.7xmedian 14.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 21.7x 36.5xmedian 21.7x -5.5xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.3x 16.9xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.93median 1.32 2.32median 1.32 1.11median 1.34

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 monthsALSNCATJPM
Revenue $4.40B $74.73B $203.15B
Gross profit $1.60B $25.66B –
Operating income $861.00M $13.09B –
Net income $529.00M $10.84B –
Free cash flow $737.00M $8.99B –
R&D $197.00M $2.27B –
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $23.45 $24.09
Cash & equivalents $399.00M $6.71B –
Total debt $4.14B $45.15B –
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 462.50M 2.69B
Enterprise value $5.78B $299.76B $892.57B

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
MetricALSNCATJPM
P/E 16.9x 30.3x 13.9x
P/FCF 12.1x 36.5x -5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 24.2x –
P/S 2.0x 4.4x 4.4x
P/B 4.5x 16.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 23.9x 17.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 23.7x –
EV/EBIT 14.7x 28.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.9x 4.4x
EV/FCF 17.1x 40.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 27.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.93 2.32 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNCATJPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 18.4% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 4.9% 9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 11.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 13.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 7.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -30.6% 14.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 9.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% 17.1% 17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 13.0% 12.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% 16.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 7.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNCATJPM
Gross margin 36.4% 34.3% –
EBITDA margin 25.1% 20.7% –
Operating margin 19.6% 17.5% –
Pretax margin 15.7% 18.6% –
Net margin 12.0% 14.5% –
FCF margin 16.7% 12.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 18.2% –
Return on equity 27.3% 57.0% –
Return on assets 6.1% 10.9% –
Return on invested capital 10.7% 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 22.1% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNCATJPM
Debt / assets 47.5% 44.0% –
Debt / equity 2.1x 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 81.1% 92.7%
Equity / assets 22.7% 18.9% 7.3%
Interest coverage – 6.8x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.79 4.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNCATJPM
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.9% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 2.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 3.1% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% –

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.

ConsensusALSNCATJPM
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $25.79FY2026 $24.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +31.4% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 $213.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +1.5% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNCATJPM
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% 73.0%
Institutions holding 566 4,057 5,083
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +0.5% +1.1%
Institutions buying 258 1,888 2,487
Institutions selling 229 1,595 2,061
Buyers to sellers 1.13 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.

ALSNCATJPM
ALSN 1.00 0.52 0.39
CAT 0.52 1.00 0.36
JPM 0.39 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, CAT and JPM?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.89B, Caterpillar (CAT) $328.06B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $892.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, CAT and JPM?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.9x, Caterpillar (CAT) 30.3x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x, Caterpillar (CAT) 27.7x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 13.9x). 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) +18.4%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caterpillar (CAT) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.1%, Caterpillar (CAT) +35.4%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +10.4%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +25.6%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +28.5%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has the highest dividend yield: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 1.06%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.88%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 1.83%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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