ALSN vs CMI vs FSS Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Cummins and Federal Signal Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMI Cummins Inc
$517.69 -0.7% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$68.74B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$115.22 +0.8% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.82B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 7, Federal Signal 3, Cummins 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNCMIFSSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.93B $68.74B $6.82B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 25.3x 23.0x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 16.5x 23.4x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +2.9% +24.0% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 7.8% 11.7% ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 13.6% 16.0% FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.7x 0.7x FSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.9% +17.3% -11.2% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.0%/yr +16.6%/yr +21.9%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 36.7% 34.9% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 61/100 77/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNCMIFSS

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

AxisALSNCMIFSS
Valuation 75 #52 of 203 53 #97 of 203 58 #85 of 203
Growth 43 #108 of 188 54 #88 of 188 92 #16 of 188
Profitability 89 #21 of 183 73 #51 of 183 92 #16 of 183
Financial Health 15 #183 of 216 52 #104 of 216 77 #50 of 216
Shareholder Returns 70 #47 of 152 73 #42 of 152 65 #54 of 152
Overall 58 61 77
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FSS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNCMIFSSSPY
1 month -2.6%-0.7%+0.8% +0.7%
3 months -4.6%-18.2%-7.7% +3.7%
6 months -18.1%-22.8%-6.4% +7.1%
Year to date +12.4%+1.4%+6.1% +12.8%
1 year +34.9%+17.3%-11.2% +11.9%
3 years +115.7%+137.8%+98.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.2%+33.5%+25.7% +22.8%
5 years +229.9%+115.8%+169.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +27.0%+16.6%+21.9% +10.9%
10 years +275.4%+308.9%+849.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.1%+15.1%+25.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALSNCMIFSSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%36.7%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%38.1%35.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.051.651.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.110.47-0.32 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-30.8%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-28.8%-13.8% -1.2%
52-week high $136.00$727.59$133.73 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$428.74$104.77 $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.

MultipleALSNCMIFSS
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 25.8x 26.3xmedian 25.8x 23.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 14.6x 14.9xmedian 14.6x 14.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 22.2x 21.2xmedian 22.2x 19.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 5.1xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.06median 1.45 8.20median 1.45 0.89median 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 monthsALSNCMIFSS
Revenue $4.40B $34.71B $2.55B
Gross profit $1.60B $8.79B $741.70M
Operating income $861.00M $3.89B $412.80M
Net income $529.00M $2.83B $296.90M
Free cash flow $737.00M $3.37B $365.10M
R&D $197.00M $1.44B –
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $19.60 $4.83
Cash & equivalents $399.00M $3.18B $73.70M
Total debt $4.14B $7.35B $420.30M
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 138.50M 61.50M
Enterprise value $5.82B $64.82B $6.55B

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
MetricALSNCMIFSS
P/E 17.3x 26.3x 23.7x
P/FCF 12.3x 21.2x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 15.3x 17.5x
P/S 2.1x 2.1x 2.8x
P/B 4.6x 5.1x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 24.4x 6.1x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 14.9x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 19.2x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 2.2x 2.9x
EV/FCF 17.4x 22.2x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 16.1x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.06 8.20 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNCMIFSS
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 2.9% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 2.5% 15.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 1.7% 24.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 4.8% 20.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% -6.0% 26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 4.1% 25.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.6% -7.8% 25.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 2.9% 26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% -7.7% 25.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 3.2% 26.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 63.4% 62.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 28.8% 45.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% 103.8% 66.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 45.3% 53.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNCMIFSS
Gross margin 36.4% 25.3% 29.1%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 14.4% 19.9%
Operating margin 19.6% 11.2% 16.2%
Pretax margin 15.7% 11.1% 15.2%
Net margin 12.0% 7.8% 11.7%
FCF margin 16.7% 9.7% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 13.4% 15.8%
Return on equity 27.3% 20.7% 19.2%
Return on assets 6.1% 8.1% 12.1%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 13.6% 16.0%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 16.0% 19.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNCMIFSS
Debt / assets 47.5% 20.6% 17.1%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.2x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 61.0% 35.7%
Equity / assets 22.7% 39.0% 64.3%
Interest coverage – 12.1x 17.9x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.7x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.81 4.49 7.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNCMIFSS
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.6% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 0.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.2% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 12.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.9%

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.

ConsensusALSNCMIFSS
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $31.39FY2026 $4.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +14.7% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $35.38BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +11.3% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNCMIFSS
Held by institutions 100.0% 85.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 567 2,107 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.0% +3.9%
Institutions buying 258 1,050 250
Institutions selling 230 728 152
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.44 1.64

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.

ALSNCMIFSS
ALSN 1.00 0.50 0.47
CMI 0.50 1.00 0.46
FSS 0.47 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, CMI and FSS?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.93B, Cummins (CMI) $68.74B, Federal Signal (FSS) $6.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, CMI and FSS?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.9x, Cummins (CMI) 25.3x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.4x, Cummins (CMI) 16.5x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.4x). 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%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +34.9%, Cummins (CMI) +17.3%, Federal Signal (FSS) -11.2%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +27.0%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +16.6%/yr, Federal Signal (FSS) +21.9%/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%, Cummins (CMI) 0.00%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.01%. Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) and Cummins (CMI) 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%, Cummins (CMI) 36.7%, Federal Signal (FSS) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, CMI and FSS?

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 7. 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.