ALSN vs DAN vs WNC Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Dana and Wabash National Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAN DANA Inc
$22.25 -21.8% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.25B
P/E
2.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
2.07%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$11.14 -19.7% 1M +41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$453.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
2.87%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 7, Dana 3, Wabash National 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNDANWNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.56B $2.25B $453.83M ALSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 2.2x -3.3x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 11.8x — DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.8% +5.1% -7.3% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 13.5% -9.1% DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 0.0% -14.8% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.1x -4.7x WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.98% 2.07% 2.87% WNC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% +3.5% +41.7% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr -1.2%/yr -8.4%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 44.8% 58.7% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 62/100 24/100 ALSN

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNDANWNC

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

AxisALSNDANWNC
Valuation 78 #46 of 204 98 #6 of 204 22 #160 of 204
Growth 69 #60 of 191 80 #39 of 191 2 #188 of 191
Profitability 86 #27 of 189 48 #99 of 189 15 #161 of 189
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 15 #188 of 221 8 #203 of 221
Shareholder Returns 60 #65 of 159 68 #51 of 159 75 #41 of 159
Overall 62 62 24
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • DAN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WNC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNDANWNCSPY
1 month +1.4%-21.8%-19.7% -5.9%
3 months +0.1%-18.6%-11.4% -4.6%
6 months -5.4%-35.6%+42.8% +0.2%
Year to date +18.9%-6.4%+28.8% +7.5%
1 year +44.2%+3.5%+41.7% +8.2%
3 years +123.3%+84.6%-46.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +30.7%+22.7%-19.0% +19.0%
5 years +229.4%-5.6%-35.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +26.9%-1.2%-8.4% +9.4%
10 years +308.5%+47.4%+2.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.1%+4.0%+0.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALSNDANWNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%44.8%58.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%48.7%54.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.341.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.370.080.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-69.7%-77.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-42.8%-22.2% -5.9%
52-week high $136.00$38.93$14.32 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$19.47$6.77 $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.

MultipleALSNDANWNC
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 23.4x 2.2xmedian 23.4x -3.3xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 13.4x 5.9xmedian 13.4x -9.2xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 21.9x 13.0xmedian 21.9x -3.1xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -26.90median 1.02 0.01median 1.02 0.08median 1.02

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 monthsALSNDANWNC
Revenue $5.24B $7.78B $1.52B
Gross profit $1.78B $760.00M $13.43M
Operating income $961.00M $249.00M -$157.62M
Net income $583.00M $1.06B -$138.69M
Free cash flow $831.00M $173.00M -$144.30M
R&D $215.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.02 $9.92 $-3.38
Cash & equivalents $497.00M $321.00M $69.29M
Total debt $4.04B $1.58B $540.26M
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 105.50M 40.99M
Enterprise value $6.86B $710.60M $239.49M

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
MetricALSNDANWNC
P/E 16.6x 2.2x -3.3x
P/FCF 11.5x 13.0x -3.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 4.4x -3.7x
P/S 1.8x 0.3x 0.3x
P/B 4.6x 1.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 19.2x 1.3x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 5.9x -9.2x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 14.1x -5.9x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.5x 0.6x
EV/FCF 15.8x 20.2x -6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 6.9x -7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.90 0.01 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNDANWNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.8% 5.1% -7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -9.8% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.8% 69.3% -88.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -6.0% -69.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% 722.5% -142.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -12.1% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% 1,378% -153.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 143.1% -37.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.6% 2,260% -153.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 152.4% -39.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 24.5% -182.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -2.0% -35.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% 22.7% -330.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 61.6% -43.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNDANWNC
Gross margin 33.9% 9.8% 0.9%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 7.7% -6.6%
Operating margin 18.3% 3.2% -10.4%
Pretax margin 14.2% 1.5% -12.0%
Net margin 11.1% 13.5% -9.1%
FCF margin 15.8% 2.2% -9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 6.5% -8.1%
Return on equity 28.7% 56.6% -49.0%
Return on assets 6.7% 17.5% -11.2%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 0.0% -14.8%
Return on capital employed 13.1% 7.6% -18.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.5x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNDANWNC
Debt / assets 45.9% 25.9% 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.9x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.1x -4.7x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 9.1x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 70.8% 78.0%
Equity / assets 23.7% 29.2% 22.0%
Interest coverage – 2.2x -6.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.00 2.10 1.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNDANWNC
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.1% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 25.8% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 27.9% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -10.5% –
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.

ConsensusALSNDANWNC
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.65FY2026 $1.89FY2026 $-3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +410.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +47.3% +89.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.38BFY2026 $8.11BFY2026 $1.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +112.0%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +35.5% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNDANWNC
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.2% 91.8%
Institutions holding 568 343 165
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.8% -3.6%
Institutions buying 257 169 84
Institutions selling 232 126 61
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.34 1.38

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.

ALSNDANWNC
ALSN 1.00 0.46 0.36
DAN 0.46 1.00 0.28
WNC 0.36 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, DAN and WNC?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.56B, Dana (DAN) $2.25B, Wabash National (WNC) $453.83M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, DAN and WNC?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.6x, Dana (DAN) 2.2x, Wabash National (WNC) -3.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.2x, Dana (DAN) 11.8x). 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%, Dana (DAN) +5.1%, Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 11.1%, Dana (DAN) 13.5%, Wabash National (WNC) -9.1%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.3%, Dana (DAN) 0.0%, Wabash National (WNC) -14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +44.2%, Dana (DAN) +3.5%, Wabash National (WNC) +41.7%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, Dana (DAN) -1.2%/yr, Wabash National (WNC) -8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Wabash National (WNC) has the highest dividend yield: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 0.98%, Dana (DAN) 2.07%, Wabash National (WNC) 2.87%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.2%, Dana (DAN) 44.8%, Wabash National (WNC) 58.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.