ALSN vs DE vs SWK Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Deere and Stanley Black & Decker Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DE Deere & Co
$663.54 -2.8% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$178.91B
P/E
36.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.98B
Div. yield
0.98%
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 $9.56B $178.91B $17.15B DE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 36.7x 20.2x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 37.7x 19.9x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.8% +8.0% +0.4% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 10.2% 5.5% ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 5.5% 8.5% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 5.7x 1.9x SWK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.98% 0.98% 2.89% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% +40.1% +65.7% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr +13.3%/yr -8.9%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 32.7% 38.4% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 29/100 65/100 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 78 #46 of 204 16 #172 of 204 90 #22 of 204
Growth 69 #60 of 191 20 #153 of 191 92 #17 of 191
Profitability 86 #27 of 189 66 #65 of 189 62 #72 of 189
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 7 #205 of 221 34 #146 of 221
Shareholder Returns 60 #65 of 159 35 #104 of 159 49 #82 of 159
Overall 62 29 65
  • 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 +1.4%-2.8%+28.1% -5.9%
3 months +0.1%+7.9%+14.2% -4.6%
6 months -5.4%+14.3%+43.8% +0.2%
Year to date +18.9%+42.5%+55.3% +7.5%
1 year +44.2%+40.1%+65.7% +8.2%
3 years +123.3%+75.4%+33.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +30.7%+20.6%+10.0% +19.0%
5 years +229.4%+86.8%-37.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +26.9%+13.3%-8.9% +9.4%
10 years +308.5%+653.5%+0.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.1%+22.4%+0.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALSNDESWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%32.7%38.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%28.9%32.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.431.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.371.231.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-34.1%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-6.5%-2.5% -5.9%
52-week high $136.00$709.58$118.24 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$462.86$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 16.6xmedian 23.4x 36.7xmedian 23.4x 20.2xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 13.4x 26.6xmedian 13.4x 10.1xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 21.9x 55.4xmedian 21.9x 10.0xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.1x 6.4xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -26.90median 1.02 -1.89median 1.02 0.18median 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 monthsALSNDESWK
Revenue $5.24B $47.98B $15.22B
Gross profit $1.78B $45.38B $5.14B
Operating income $961.00M $6.22B $1.60B
Net income $583.00M $4.86B $841.20M
Free cash flow $831.00M $3.23B $1.72B
R&D $215.00M $2.38B –
EPS (diluted) $7.02 $18.00 $5.66
Cash & equivalents $497.00M $8.93B $741.20M
Total debt $4.04B $57.74B $4.70B
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 270.70M 148.63M
Enterprise value $6.86B $187.67B $15.20B

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 16.6x 36.7x 20.2x
P/FCF 11.5x 55.4x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 24.7x 8.6x
P/S 1.8x 3.7x 1.1x
P/B 4.6x 6.4x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 19.2x 6.6x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 26.6x 10.1x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 36.6x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 15.8x 70.5x 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 31.4x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.90 -1.89 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNDESWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.8% 8.0% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -7.9% -1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.8% -5.6% 13.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -7.8% 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% 1.6% 96.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -21.6% 166.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% -6.2% 91.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -21.5% 164.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.6% -6.2% 96.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -19.4% 112.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% -15.3% 186.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 0.3% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% -21.3% 365.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 4.3% 32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNDESWK
Gross margin 33.9% 94.6% 33.8%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 17.9% 13.7%
Operating margin 18.3% 13.0% 10.5%
Pretax margin 14.2% 13.4% 7.7%
Net margin 11.1% 10.2% 5.5%
FCF margin 15.8% 6.7% 11.3%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 15.1% 13.1%
Return on equity 28.7% 17.6% 9.5%
Return on assets 6.7% 4.5% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 5.5% 8.5%
Return on capital employed 13.1% – 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNDESWK
Debt / assets 45.9% 53.7% 23.5%
Debt / equity 1.9x 2.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 5.7x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 17.9x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 74.0% 55.9%
Equity / assets 23.7% 26.0% 44.1%
Interest coverage – 2.3x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.8x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.00 – 2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNDESWK
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 0.4% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 1.4% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 36.1% 59.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 54.3% 29.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 1.3%

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 15.2xFY2026 37.7xFY2026 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.65FY2026 $17.62FY2026 $5.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.3% +25.4% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.38BFY2026 $39.72BFY2026 $16.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +112.0%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 2,662 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +4.4% +5.3%
Institutions buying 257 1,251 417
Institutions selling 232 888 245
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.41 1.70

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) $9.56B, Deere (DE) $178.91B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $17.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, DE and SWK?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.6x, Deere (DE) 36.7x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.2x, Deere (DE) 37.7x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 19.9x). 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%, Deere (DE) +8.0%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 11.1%, Deere (DE) 10.2%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.3%, Deere (DE) 5.5%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +44.2%, Deere (DE) +40.1%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +65.7%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, Deere (DE) +13.3%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -8.9%/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) 0.98%, Deere (DE) 0.98%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 2.89%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.2%, Deere (DE) 32.7%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 38.4%). 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.