ALSN vs DAN vs MGA Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Dana and Magna International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAN DANA Inc
$27.20 +0.2% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
2.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
MGA Magna International Inc
$64.10 -1.3% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.02B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.92B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Magna International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Magna International 4, Allison Transmission Holdings 4, Dana 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNDANMGALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.98B $2.84B $18.02B MGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 2.5x 7.6x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 14.3x 9.5x MGA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +3.7% -54.1% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 14.6% 7.5% DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 0.0% — ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x — DAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.1% +37.4% +41.2% MGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.6%/yr +3.8%/yr -4.5%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 44.1% 37.0% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 61/100 65/100 MGA

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNDANMGA

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

AxisALSNDANMGA
Valuation 74 #53 of 203 95 #11 of 203 92 #5 of 50
Growth 42 #109 of 188 83 #33 of 188 26 #36 of 48
Profitability 89 #22 of 183 46 #100 of 183 78 #11 of 46
Financial Health 14 #187 of 217 21 #172 of 217 –
Shareholder Returns 67 #51 of 153 63 #58 of 153 66 #11 of 30
Overall 57 61 65
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MGA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNDANMGASPY
1 month -5.4%+0.2%-1.3% -0.2%
3 months -11.2%-0.7%-7.1% +3.9%
6 months -17.2%-27.7%+3.5% +8.2%
Year to date +10.0%+14.5%+20.3% +12.9%
1 year +29.1%+37.4%+41.2% +12.3%
3 years +107.5%+115.5%+34.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.6%+29.2%+10.4% +23.3%
5 years +212.5%+20.5%-20.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +25.6%+3.8%-4.5% +10.9%
10 years +267.5%+78.8%+57.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.9%+6.0%+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALSNDANMGASPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%44.1%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%46.1%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.051.301.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.930.851.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-69.7%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-30.1%-12.3% -1.2%
52-week high $136.00$38.93$73.05 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$19.47$44.65 $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.

MultipleALSNDANMGA
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 25.2x 2.6xmedian 25.2x 7.6xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 14.0x 7.0xmedian 14.0x —median 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 21.7x 20.5xmedian 21.7x 2.7xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x —median 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -5.93median 1.32 0.02median 1.32 1.30median 1.40

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 monthsALSNDANMGA
Revenue $4.40B $7.66B $31.92B
Gross profit $1.60B $725.00M -$4.47B
Operating income $861.00M $210.00M -$5.31B
Net income $529.00M $1.13B $814.00M
Free cash flow $737.00M $143.00M $6.59B
R&D $197.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $10.18 $8.42
Cash & equivalents $399.00M $331.00M $1.43B
Total debt $4.14B $1.34B $20.90B
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 109.50M 282.50M
Enterprise value $5.87B $1.15B $12.05B

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
MetricALSNDANMGA
P/E 16.9x 2.6x 7.6x
P/FCF 12.1x 20.5x 2.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 6.4x 4.0x
P/S 2.0x 0.4x 0.6x
P/B 4.5x 1.5x –
P/Tangible book 23.9x 1.5x –
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 7.0x –
EV/EBIT 14.7x 18.8x -4.0x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 17.1x 27.5x 3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 8.6x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.93 0.02 1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNDANMGA
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 3.7% -54.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -9.9% -7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 79.0% -113.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% -6.4% -42.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 307.9% -116.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 6.3% -55.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.6% 28,400% -36.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 83.0% -5.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% 6,201% -5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 108.3% 5.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 49.3% 35.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -8.6% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% 180.4% 1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 5.2% 8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNDANMGA
Gross margin 36.4% 9.5% -14.0%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 7.3% –
Operating margin 19.6% 2.7% -16.6%
Pretax margin 15.7% 1.0% 4.0%
Net margin 12.0% 14.6% 7.5%
FCF margin 16.7% 1.9% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 6.0% 14.2%
Return on equity 27.3% 56.6% –
Return on assets 6.1% 18.6% –
Return on invested capital 10.7% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 5.3% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.4x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNDANMGA
Debt / assets 47.5% 22.0% –
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 9.4x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 67.6% –
Equity / assets 22.7% 32.4% –
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.5x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.79 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNDANMGA
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.7% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 19.2% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 20.9% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -12.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% –

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.

ConsensusALSNDANMGA
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $6.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +413.5%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +128.4% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $8.05BFY2026 $39.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +34.2% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNDANMGA
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.2% –
Institutions holding 566 342 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.8% –
Institutions buying 258 168 –
Institutions selling 229 126 –
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.33 –

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.

ALSNDANMGA
ALSN 1.00 0.44 0.43
DAN 0.44 1.00 0.47
MGA 0.43 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, DAN and MGA?

Magna International (MGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.98B, Dana (DAN) $2.84B, Magna International (MGA) $18.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, DAN and MGA?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 17.0x, Dana (DAN) 2.5x, Magna International (MGA) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Magna International (MGA) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x, Dana (DAN) 14.3x, Magna International (MGA) 9.5x). 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%, Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Magna International (MGA) -54.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Dana (DAN) 14.6%, Magna International (MGA) 7.5%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Dana (DAN) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magna International (MGA) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.1%, Dana (DAN) +37.4%, Magna International (MGA) +41.2%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +25.6%/yr, Dana (DAN) +3.8%/yr, Magna International (MGA) -4.5%/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%, Dana (DAN) 0.02%, Magna International (MGA) 0.00%. Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) and Magna International (MGA) 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%, Dana (DAN) 44.1%, Magna International (MGA) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, DAN and MGA?

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