ALSN vs DE vs SWK Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Deere and Stanley Black & Decker Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DE Deere & Co
$666.09 -3.1% 1M +44.2% 1Y
Market cap
$182.27B
P/E
37.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 7, Stanley Black & Decker 4, Deere 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNDESWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.99B $182.27B $17.80B DE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 37.4x 28.7x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 37.8x 18.0x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +8.0% +0.6% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 10.2% 4.1% ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 5.5% 6.6% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 5.7x 2.3x SWK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.1% +44.2% +57.6% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.2%/yr +13.7%/yr -10.7%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 32.6% 36.6% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 30/100 59/100 SWK

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNDESWK

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

AxisALSNDESWK
Valuation 70 #61 of 204 19 #166 of 204 89 #24 of 204
Growth 44 #108 of 191 21 #152 of 191 80 #39 of 191
Profitability 84 #31 of 189 66 #65 of 189 52 #91 of 189
Financial Health 15 #189 of 221 7 #205 of 221 28 #159 of 221
Shareholder Returns 59 #66 of 158 36 #101 of 158 46 #86 of 158
Overall 54 30 59
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • DE ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SWK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNDESWKSPY
1 month +0.8%-3.1%+14.5% -2.0%
3 months -3.1%+7.9%+2.2% -2.2%
6 months -6.7%+15.7%+35.0% +4.2%
Year to date +21.4%+43.1%+40.8% +10.6%
1 year +46.1%+44.2%+57.6% +10.4%
3 years +126.8%+74.3%+17.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +31.4%+20.4%+5.6% +20.2%
5 years +246.1%+89.9%-43.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +28.2%+13.7%-10.7% +10.1%
10 years +318.2%+654.3%-8.3% +261.3%
10 years, per year +15.4%+22.4%-0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALSNDESWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%32.6%36.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%28.9%32.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.411.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.441.351.57 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-34.1%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-6.1%-2.0% -3.2%
52-week high $136.00$709.58$106.74 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$461.94$62.12 $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.

MultipleALSNDESWK
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 25.4x 36.9xmedian 25.4x 25.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 14.5x 26.7xmedian 14.5x 11.0xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 23.6x 55.6xmedian 23.6x 12.3xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.2x 6.4xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.54median 1.21 -1.90median 1.21 -4.81median 1.21

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 monthsALSNDESWK
Revenue $4.40B $47.98B $15.25B
Gross profit $1.60B $45.38B $4.86B
Operating income $861.00M $6.22B $1.32B
Net income $529.00M $4.86B $620.50M
Free cash flow $737.00M $3.23B $1.29B
R&D $197.00M $2.38B –
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $18.00 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $399.00M $8.93B $592.40M
Total debt $4.14B $57.74B $4.76B
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 270.70M 150.65M
Enterprise value $6.89B $150.36B $16.33B

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
MetricALSNDESWK
P/E 18.6x 36.9x 25.3x
P/FCF 13.3x 55.6x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 24.8x 10.2x
P/S 2.2x 3.7x 1.0x
P/B 5.0x 6.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 26.4x 6.6x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 26.7x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 36.7x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 4.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF 18.4x 70.7x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 31.5x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.54 -1.90 -4.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNDESWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 8.0% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -7.9% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% -5.6% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% -7.8% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 1.6% 51.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -21.6% 149.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.6% -6.2% 29.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -21.5% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% -6.2% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -19.4% -5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% -15.3% 104.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 0.3% 96.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% -21.3% 211.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 4.3% 110.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNDESWK
Gross margin 36.4% 94.6% 31.9%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 17.9% 11.9%
Operating margin 19.6% 13.0% 8.6%
Pretax margin 15.7% 13.4% 5.6%
Net margin 12.0% 10.2% 4.1%
FCF margin 16.7% 6.7% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 15.1% 10.2%
Return on equity 27.3% 17.6% 6.9%
Return on assets 6.1% 4.5% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 5.5% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 11.7% – 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.5x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNDESWK
Debt / assets 47.5% 53.7% 23.7%
Debt / equity 2.1x 2.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 5.7x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 17.9x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 74.0% 55.4%
Equity / assets 22.7% 26.0% 44.6%
Interest coverage – 2.3x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.8x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.87 – 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNDESWK
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.4% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.4% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 36.1% 81.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 54.3% 39.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% 1.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 1.9%

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.

ConsensusALSNDESWK
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 37.8xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $17.63FY2026 $5.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +25.4% +5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $39.72BFY2026 $16.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +17.7% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNDESWK
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.0% 95.7%
Institutions holding 568 2,661 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +4.5% +5.3%
Institutions buying 258 1,250 418
Institutions selling 231 888 244
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.41 1.71

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.

ALSNDESWK
ALSN 1.00 0.39 0.49
DE 0.39 1.00 0.42
SWK 0.49 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, DE and SWK?

Deere (DE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.99B, Deere (DE) $182.27B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $17.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, DE and SWK?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 18.9x, Deere (DE) 37.4x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 28.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.5x, Deere (DE) 37.8x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 18.0x). 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%, Deere (DE) +8.0%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Deere (DE) 10.2%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Deere (DE) 5.5%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +46.1%, Deere (DE) +44.2%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +57.6%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +28.2%/yr, Deere (DE) +13.7%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has the highest dividend yield: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 0.00%, Deere (DE) 0.01%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 0.03%. Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 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) 32.1%, Deere (DE) 32.6%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, DE and SWK?

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.