ALSN vs GENC vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Gencor Industries and Paccar Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$16.60 -8.6% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$250.07M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$104.50 -4.4% 1M +3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$53.76B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 5, Paccar 3, Gencor Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNGENCPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.69B $250.07M $53.76B PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 16.8x 19.5x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 14.7x 16.9x GENC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.8% -6.4% -1.5% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 13.5% 9.5% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% — -50.7% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — -0.1x PCAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% +19.8% +3.7% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr +7.4%/yr +11.7%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 38.6% 27.1% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 62/100 44/100 GENC

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNGENCPCAR

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

AxisALSNGENCPCAR
Valuation 78 #46 of 204 70 #61 of 204 50 #102 of 204
Growth 69 #60 of 191 42 #111 of 191 17 #159 of 191
Profitability 86 #27 of 189 36 #122 of 189 31 #130 of 189
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 100 #1 of 221 57 #96 of 221
Shareholder Returns 60 #65 of 159 – 65 #56 of 159
Overall 62 62 44
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GENC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNGENCPCARSPY
1 month +1.4%-8.6%-4.4% -5.9%
3 months +0.1%+15.1%-20.9% -4.6%
6 months -5.4%+10.3%-8.4% +0.2%
Year to date +18.9%+28.1%-4.6% +7.5%
1 year +44.2%+19.8%+3.7% +8.2%
3 years +123.3%+20.3%+21.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +30.7%+6.4%+6.6% +19.0%
5 years +229.4%+42.7%+74.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +26.9%+7.4%+11.7% +9.4%
10 years +308.5%+42.5%+187.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.1%+3.6%+11.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALSNGENCPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%38.6%27.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%30.8%24.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.860.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.370.510.14 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-55.7%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-17.6%-24.4% -5.9%
52-week high $136.00$20.14$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$12.23$94.15 $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.

MultipleALSNGENCPCAR
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 23.4x 16.3xmedian 23.4x 19.9xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 13.4x 2.7xmedian 13.4x -2.9xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 21.9x -126.7xmedian 21.9x 25.4xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -26.90median 1.02 2.23median 1.02 -1.59median 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 monthsALSNGENCPCAR
Revenue $5.24B $110.01M $29.08B
Gross profit $1.78B $31.45M $5.86B
Operating income $961.00M $12.92M -$20.02B
Net income $583.00M $14.89M $2.76B
Free cash flow $831.00M -$1.62M $2.17B
R&D $215.00M $2.73M $438.50M
EPS (diluted) $7.02 $1.02 $5.23
Cash & equivalents $497.00M $26.26M $6.15B
Total debt $4.04B – $10.40B
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 14.66M 527.70M
Enterprise value $6.99B -$353.27M $16.63B

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
MetricALSNGENCPCAR
P/E 16.6x 16.3x 19.9x
P/FCF 11.5x -126.7x 25.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 187.2x 15.0x
P/S 1.8x 1.9x 1.9x
P/B 4.6x 0.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 19.2x 0.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 2.7x -2.9x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 3.1x -2.8x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 15.8x -25.2x 25.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 37.2x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.90 2.23 -1.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNGENCPCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.8% -6.4% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 0.8% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.8% -3.3% -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 4.7% -8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% -16.6% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 2.8% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% -2.0% 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 7.3% -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.6% -2.0% 2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 7.3% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 796.7% -22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 28.4% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% -78.4% -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 50.4% -10.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNGENCPCAR
Gross margin 33.9% 28.6% 20.1%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 13.7% -65.9%
Operating margin 18.3% 11.7% -68.8%
Pretax margin 14.2% 17.0% 12.2%
Net margin 11.1% 13.5% 9.5%
FCF margin 15.8% -1.5% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 1.0% 12.6%
Return on equity 28.7% 6.7% 13.4%
Return on assets 6.7% 6.3% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 12.3% – -50.7%
Return on capital employed 13.1% 5.7% -51.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNGENCPCAR
Debt / assets 45.9% – 23.0%
Debt / equity 1.9x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 4.9x – 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 5.9% 53.6%
Equity / assets 23.7% 94.1% 46.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.8x 19.2x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 14.9x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 14.1x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 2.00 11.58 1.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNGENCPCAR
Dividend yield 1.0% – 2.6%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.6% – 2.5%
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.

ConsensusALSNGENCPCAR
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.65FY2026 $1.13FY2026 $6.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.3% -15.9% +17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.38BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026 $26.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +112.0%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +38.5% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNGENCPCAR
Held by institutions 100.0% 48.7% 73.8%
Institutions holding 568 94 1,097
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -2.6% +5.8%
Institutions buying 257 40 505
Institutions selling 232 33 406
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.21 1.24

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.

ALSNGENCPCAR
ALSN 1.00 0.30 0.60
GENC 0.30 1.00 0.30
PCAR 0.60 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, GENC and PCAR?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.69B, Gencor Industries (GENC) $250.07M, Paccar (PCAR) $53.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, GENC and PCAR?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.6x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 16.8x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gencor Industries (GENC) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.2x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 14.7x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.9x). 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%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 11.1%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.3%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +44.2%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +19.8%, Paccar (PCAR) +3.7%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +7.4%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.2%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.6%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, GENC and PCAR?

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.