ALSN vs CMI vs URI Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Cummins and United Rentals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMI Cummins Inc
$530.34 +1.0% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$73.01B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
1.55%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,162.88 +11.1% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$72.09B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
0.66%
Equipment Rental Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionALSNCMIURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.89B $73.01B $72.09B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 26.9x 25.3x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 16.9x 21.0x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +2.9% +9.4% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 7.8% 16.3% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 13.6% 14.0% URI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.7x 2.3x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.06% 1.55% 0.66% CMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.1% +26.0% +29.2% URI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.6%/yr +16.9%/yr +26.0%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 37.1% 42.3% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 59/100 56/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNCMIURI

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

AxisALSNCMIURI
Valuation 74 #53 of 203 50 #103 of 203 20 #37 of 46
Growth 42 #109 of 188 52 #90 of 188 92 #4 of 39
Profitability 89 #22 of 183 71 #54 of 183 95 #3 of 39
Financial Health 14 #187 of 217 52 #104 of 217 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns 67 #51 of 153 69 #48 of 153 52 #16 of 32
Overall 57 59 56
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNCMIURISPY
1 month -5.4%+1.0%+11.1% -0.2%
3 months -11.2%-17.3%+6.6% +3.9%
6 months -17.2%-17.5%+20.8% +8.2%
Year to date +10.0%+3.9%+43.7% +12.9%
1 year +29.1%+26.0%+29.2% +12.3%
3 years +107.5%+146.4%+191.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.6%+35.1%+42.9% +23.3%
5 years +212.5%+118.5%+216.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +25.6%+16.9%+26.0% +10.9%
10 years +267.5%+320.0%+1,424.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.9%+15.4%+31.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALSNCMIURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%37.1%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%38.0%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.051.641.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.930.700.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-30.8%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-27.1%-0.2% -1.2%
52-week high $136.00$727.59$1,165.29 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$414.30$710.47 $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.

MultipleALSNCMIURI
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 25.2x 26.9xmedian 25.2x 25.3xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 4.1xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 14.0x 15.2xmedian 14.0x 13.7xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 21.7x 21.7xmedian 21.7x 80.8xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.3x 5.3xmedian 2.3x 7.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -5.93median 1.32 8.40median 1.32 2.66median 2.38

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 monthsALSNCMIURI
Revenue $4.40B $34.71B $17.50B
Gross profit $1.60B $8.79B $6.84B
Operating income $861.00M $3.89B $4.47B
Net income $529.00M $2.83B $2.86B
Free cash flow $737.00M $3.37B $892.00M
R&D $197.00M $1.44B –
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $19.60 $45.89
Cash & equivalents $399.00M $3.18B $153.00M
Total debt $4.14B $7.35B $14.67B
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 138.50M 62.26M
Enterprise value $5.78B $70.14B $71.21B

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
MetricALSNCMIURI
P/E 16.9x 26.9x 25.3x
P/FCF 12.1x 21.7x 80.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 15.7x 11.6x
P/S 2.0x 2.1x 4.1x
P/B 4.5x 5.3x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 23.9x 6.2x 7.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 15.2x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 19.6x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 2.2x 5.0x
EV/FCF 17.1x 22.7x 97.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 16.4x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.93 8.40 2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNCMIURI
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 2.9% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 2.5% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 1.7% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 4.8% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% -6.0% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 4.1% 5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.6% -7.8% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 2.9% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% -7.7% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 3.2% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 63.4% 24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 28.8% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% 103.8% 98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 45.3% 83.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNCMIURI
Gross margin 36.4% 25.3% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 14.4% 36.1%
Operating margin 19.6% 11.2% 25.5%
Pretax margin 15.7% 11.1% 21.8%
Net margin 12.0% 7.8% 16.3%
FCF margin 16.7% 9.7% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 13.4% 35.4%
Return on equity 27.3% 20.7% 30.2%
Return on assets 6.1% 8.1% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 13.6% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 16.0% 16.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNCMIURI
Debt / assets 47.5% 20.6% 44.7%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.5x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.7x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.2x 16.4x
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 61.0% 70.4%
Equity / assets 22.7% 39.0% 29.6%
Interest coverage – 12.1x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.79 4.54 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNCMIURI
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.5% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 0.6% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 2.2% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusALSNCMIURI
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $31.39FY2026 $55.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +14.7% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $35.38BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +11.3% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNCMIURI
Held by institutions 100.0% 85.4% 95.9%
Institutions holding 566 2,106 1,587
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.0% +4.7%
Institutions buying 258 1,049 804
Institutions selling 229 728 537
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.44 1.50

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.

ALSNCMIURI
ALSN 1.00 0.49 0.35
CMI 0.49 1.00 0.39
URI 0.35 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, CMI and URI?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.89B, Cummins (CMI) $73.01B, United Rentals (URI) $72.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, CMI and URI?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.9x, Cummins (CMI) 26.9x, United Rentals (URI) 25.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x, Cummins (CMI) 16.9x, United Rentals (URI) 21.0x). 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%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%). On return on invested capital, United Rentals (URI) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Rentals (URI) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.1%, Cummins (CMI) +26.0%, United Rentals (URI) +29.2%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +25.6%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +16.9%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest dividend yield: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 1.06%, Cummins (CMI) 1.55%, United Rentals (URI) 0.66%.

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) 37.1%, United Rentals (URI) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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