ALSN vs CMI vs TT Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Cummins and Trane Technologies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMI Cummins Inc
$447.86 -16.4% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$61.39B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.83B
Div. yield
1.83%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$392.32 -17.6% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$85.88B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.23B
Div. yield
1.04%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionALSNCMITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.56B $61.39B $85.88B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 18.6x 27.4x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 14.3x 25.1x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.8% +6.7% +10.3% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 9.3% 13.6% TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 16.2% 25.7% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.5x 0.7x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.98% 1.83% 1.04% CMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% +2.0% -10.1% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr +13.6%/yr +16.3%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 37.5% 30.0% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 69/100 60/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNCMITT

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

AxisALSNCMITT
Valuation 78 #46 of 204 70 #63 of 204 15 #48 of 56
Growth 69 #60 of 191 65 #68 of 191 74 #15 of 54
Profitability 86 #27 of 189 73 #51 of 189 96 #3 of 53
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 54 #103 of 221 61 #23 of 58
Shareholder Returns 60 #65 of 159 85 #25 of 159 54 #20 of 42
Overall 62 69 60
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TT ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNCMITTSPY
1 month +1.4%-16.4%-17.6% -5.9%
3 months +0.1%-30.4%-18.1% -4.6%
6 months -5.4%-34.4%-16.5% +0.2%
Year to date +18.9%-12.3%+0.8% +7.5%
1 year +44.2%+2.0%-10.1% +8.2%
3 years +123.3%+103.6%+80.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +30.7%+26.8%+21.8% +19.0%
5 years +229.4%+88.9%+112.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +26.9%+13.6%+16.3% +9.4%
10 years +308.5%+260.3%+635.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.1%+13.7%+22.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALSNCMITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%37.5%30.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%40.0%32.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.531.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.370.05-0.34 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-38.4%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-38.4%-22.1% -5.9%
52-week high $136.00$727.59$503.46 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$439.18$376.43 $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.

MultipleALSNCMITT
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 23.4x 18.6xmedian 23.4x 27.4xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 13.4x 11.5xmedian 13.4x 19.4xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 21.9x 17.7xmedian 21.9x 22.3xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.1x 4.3xmedian 2.1x 9.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -26.90median 1.02 2.63median 1.02 1.46median 0.89

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 monthsALSNCMITT
Revenue $5.24B $35.83B $23.23B
Gross profit $1.78B $9.27B $8.13B
Operating income $961.00M $4.49B $4.16B
Net income $583.00M $3.44B $3.18B
Free cash flow $831.00M $3.46B $3.86B
R&D $215.00M $1.49B –
EPS (diluted) $7.02 $24.03 $14.23
Cash & equivalents $497.00M $3.57B $1.23B
Total debt $4.04B $7.17B $4.22B
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 138.10M 221.40M
Enterprise value $6.86B $58.22B $80.52B

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
MetricALSNCMITT
P/E 16.6x 18.6x 27.4x
P/FCF 11.5x 17.7x 22.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 12.9x 20.3x
P/S 1.8x 1.7x 3.7x
P/B 4.6x 4.3x 9.4x
P/Tangible book 19.2x 5.0x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 11.5x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 14.4x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.8x 3.8x
EV/FCF 15.8x 18.6x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 13.6x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.90 2.63 1.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNCMITT
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.8% 6.7% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 2.5% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.8% 7.8% 6.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 4.8% 0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% 13.7% 5.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 5.9% 14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% 23.5% 7.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 6.1% 17.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.6% 25.0% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 7.1% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 35.3% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 12.6% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% 52.0% 50.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 16.9% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNCMITT
Gross margin 33.9% 25.9% 35.0%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 15.7% 19.7%
Operating margin 18.3% 12.5% 17.9%
Pretax margin 14.2% 12.4% 16.9%
Net margin 11.1% 9.3% 13.6%
FCF margin 15.8% 9.7% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 13.2% 18.2%
Return on equity 28.7% 24.3% 35.7%
Return on assets 6.7% 9.5% 13.3%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 16.2% 25.7%
Return on capital employed 13.1% 18.0% 25.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNCMITT
Debt / assets 45.9% 19.6% 17.7%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.5x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 2.1x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 60.8% 61.8%
Equity / assets 23.7% 39.2% 38.2%
Interest coverage – 14.1x 19.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.00 4.25 5.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNCMITT
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 1.3% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 3.2% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%

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.

ConsensusALSNCMITT
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.65FY2026 $31.39FY2026 $15.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.3% +14.7% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.38BFY2026 $35.38BFY2026 $25.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +112.0%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +11.3% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNCMITT
Held by institutions 100.0% 85.4% 87.0%
Institutions holding 568 2,108 1,812
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.0% +0.3%
Institutions buying 257 1,050 895
Institutions selling 232 729 580
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.44 1.54

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.

ALSNCMITT
ALSN 1.00 0.49 0.49
CMI 0.49 1.00 0.65
TT 0.49 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, CMI and TT?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.56B, Cummins (CMI) $61.39B, Trane Technologies (TT) $85.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, CMI and TT?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.6x, Cummins (CMI) 18.6x, Trane Technologies (TT) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.2x, Cummins (CMI) 14.3x, Trane Technologies (TT) 25.1x). 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) +70.8%, Cummins (CMI) +6.7%, Trane Technologies (TT) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 11.1%, Cummins (CMI) 9.3%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.3%, Cummins (CMI) 16.2%, Trane Technologies (TT) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +44.2%, Cummins (CMI) +2.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) -10.1%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +13.6%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest dividend yield: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 0.98%, Cummins (CMI) 1.83%, Trane Technologies (TT) 1.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.2%, Cummins (CMI) 37.5%, Trane Technologies (TT) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trane Technologies (TT) leads on 4. 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.