ALSN vs CVGI vs MKL Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Commercial Vehicle and Markel Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,952.07 +12.3% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.87B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 5, Markel 4, Commercial Vehicle 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNCVGIMKLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.56B $123.14M $23.87B MKL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x -11.8x 13.5x MKL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x — 17.9x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.8% +11.0% +3.3% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% -1.4% 11.4% MKL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 9.5% 8.4% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.5x — CVGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.98% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% +120.9% -2.3% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr -18.4%/yr +8.3%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 82.4% 19.0% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 42/100 37/100 ALSN

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNCVGIMKL

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

AxisALSNCVGIMKL
Valuation 78 #46 of 204 86 #30 of 204 53 #56 of 119
Growth 69 #60 of 191 50 #96 of 191 3 #114 of 117
Profitability 86 #27 of 189 28 #136 of 189 34 #78 of 117
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 25 #167 of 221 57 #51 of 118
Shareholder Returns 60 #65 of 159 20 #128 of 159 36 #69 of 108
Overall 62 42 37
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CVGI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNCVGIMKLSPY
1 month +1.4%+11.2%+12.3% -5.9%
3 months +0.1%-10.2%+4.3% -4.6%
6 months -5.4%-37.8%+8.5% +0.2%
Year to date +18.9%+127.1%-9.2% +7.5%
1 year +44.2%+120.9%-2.3% +8.2%
3 years +123.3%-44.5%+46.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +30.7%-17.8%+13.5% +19.0%
5 years +229.4%-63.7%+48.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +26.9%-18.4%+8.3% +9.4%
10 years +308.5%-28.0%+136.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.1%-3.2%+9.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALSNCVGIMKLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%82.4%19.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%69.0%20.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.540.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.371.47-0.12 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-92.7%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-43.4%-10.9% -5.9%
52-week high $136.00$5.78$2,191.90 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$1.34$1,714.26 $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.

MultipleALSNCVGIMKL
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 23.4x -11.8xmedian 23.4x 13.5xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 0.2xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 13.4x 5.6xmedian 13.4x —median 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 21.9x -311.0xmedian 21.9x 13.2xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -26.90median 1.02 0.80median 1.02 19.43median 0.62

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 monthsALSNCVGIMKL
Revenue $5.24B $729.59M $15.74B
Gross profit $1.78B $87.66M $10.78B
Operating income $961.00M $22.12M $2.47B
Net income $583.00M -$10.40M $1.83B
Free cash flow $831.00M -$396.00K $1.80B
R&D $215.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.02 $-0.27 $144.02
Cash & equivalents $497.00M – $3.60B
Total debt $4.04B $96.09M $4.36B
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 39.16M 12.45M
Enterprise value $6.86B $123.14M -$42.17B

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
MetricALSNCVGIMKL
P/E 16.6x -11.8x 13.5x
P/FCF 11.5x -311.0x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 8.8x 11.6x
P/S 1.8x 0.2x 1.5x
P/B 4.6x 0.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 19.2x 0.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 5.6x –
EV/EBIT 13.6x 9.9x 4.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 15.8x -553.6x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 15.7x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.90 0.80 19.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNCVGIMKL
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.8% 11.0% 3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -1.5% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.8% 31.9% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -8.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% 636.1% -17.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -18.0% -4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% 81.1% -14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -21.1% -3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.6% 83.6% -10.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -14.8% 0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 143.5% -20.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -40.1% -9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% 92.6% -24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -26.2% -11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNCVGIMKL
Gross margin 33.9% 12.0% 68.5%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 5.3% –
Operating margin 18.3% 3.0% 15.7%
Pretax margin 14.2% -0.4% 14.8%
Net margin 11.1% -1.4% 11.4%
FCF margin 15.8% -0.1% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 1.9% 13.0%
Return on equity 28.7% -7.5% 9.8%
Return on assets 6.7% -2.2% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 9.5% 8.4%
Return on capital employed 13.1% 7.5% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNCVGIMKL
Debt / assets 45.9% 19.9% 6.0%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 4.9x -242.7x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 70.8% 74.3%
Equity / assets 23.7% 29.2% 25.7%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 12.1x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 2.00 1.98 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNCVGIMKL
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 0.0% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusALSNCVGIMKL
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 – 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.65FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 $109.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 – -4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.3% – +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.38BFY2026 $788.53MFY2026 $16.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +112.0%FY2026 +21.5%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +3.7% +0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNCVGIMKL
Held by institutions 100.0% 60.7% 76.8%
Institutions holding 568 111 931
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +55.8% -0.2%
Institutions buying 257 80 427
Institutions selling 232 20 317
Buyers to sellers 1.11 4.00 1.35

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.

ALSNCVGIMKL
ALSN 1.00 0.20 0.09
CVGI 0.20 1.00 -0.02
MKL 0.09 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, CVGI and MKL?

Markel (MKL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.56B, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $123.14M, Markel (MKL) $23.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, CVGI and MKL?

Markel (MKL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.6x, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -11.8x, Markel (MKL) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.2x, Markel (MKL) 17.9x). 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) +70.8%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +11.0%, Markel (MKL) +3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Markel (MKL) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 11.1%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -1.4%, Markel (MKL) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.3%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 9.5%, Markel (MKL) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +44.2%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +120.9%, Markel (MKL) -2.3%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -18.4%/yr, Markel (MKL) +8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 0.98%. Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) and Markel (MKL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.2%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.4%, Markel (MKL) 19.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, CVGI and MKL?

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 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.