ALSN vs MKL vs GENC Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Markel and Gencor Industries Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,952.07 +12.3% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.84B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$16.60 -8.6% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$204.82M
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionALSNMKLGENCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.63B $23.84B $204.82M MKL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 13.3x 16.3x MKL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 17.9x 14.7x GENC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.8% +3.3% -6.4% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 11.4% 13.5% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 8.4% — ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% -2.3% +19.8% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr +8.3%/yr +7.4%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 19.0% 38.6% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 37/100 62/100 GENC

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNMKLGENC

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

AxisALSNMKLGENC
Valuation 78 #46 of 204 53 #56 of 119 70 #61 of 204
Growth 69 #60 of 191 3 #114 of 117 42 #111 of 191
Profitability 86 #27 of 189 34 #78 of 117 36 #122 of 189
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 57 #51 of 118 100 #1 of 221
Shareholder Returns 60 #65 of 159 36 #69 of 108 –
Overall 62 37 62
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GENC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNMKLGENCSPY
1 month +1.4%+12.3%-8.6% -5.9%
3 months +0.1%+4.3%+15.1% -4.6%
6 months -5.4%+8.5%+10.3% +0.2%
Year to date +18.9%-9.2%+28.1% +7.5%
1 year +44.2%-2.3%+19.8% +8.2%
3 years +123.3%+46.2%+20.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +30.7%+13.5%+6.4% +19.0%
5 years +229.4%+48.7%+42.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +26.9%+8.3%+7.4% +9.4%
10 years +308.5%+136.6%+42.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.1%+9.0%+3.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALSNMKLGENCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%19.0%38.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%20.9%30.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.080.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.37-0.120.51 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-28.9%-55.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-10.9%-17.6% -5.9%
52-week high $136.00$2,191.90$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$1,714.26$12.23 $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.

MultipleALSNMKLGENC
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 23.4x 13.5xmedian 10.9x 16.3xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 13.4x —median 7.1x 2.7xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 21.9x 13.2xmedian 8.3x -126.7xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -26.90median 1.02 19.43median 0.62 2.23median 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 monthsALSNMKLGENC
Revenue $5.24B $15.74B $110.01M
Gross profit $1.78B $10.78B $31.45M
Operating income $961.00M $2.47B $12.92M
Net income $583.00M $1.83B $14.89M
Free cash flow $831.00M $1.80B -$1.62M
R&D $215.00M – $2.73M
EPS (diluted) $7.02 $144.02 $1.02
Cash & equivalents $497.00M $3.60B $26.26M
Total debt $4.04B $4.36B –
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 12.45M 14.66M
Enterprise value $6.93B -$42.71B -$398.51M

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
MetricALSNMKLGENC
P/E 16.6x 13.5x 16.3x
P/FCF 11.5x 13.2x -126.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 11.6x 187.2x
P/S 1.8x 1.5x 1.9x
P/B 4.6x 1.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 19.2x 1.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x – 2.7x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 4.7x 3.1x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF 15.8x 6.4x -25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 5.6x 37.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.90 19.43 2.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNMKLGENC
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.8% 3.3% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 0.8% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.8% 6.6% -3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% -17.7% -16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -4.8% 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% -14.4% -2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -3.0% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.6% -10.8% -2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 0.7% 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% -20.8% 796.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -9.8% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% -24.1% -78.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -11.4% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNMKLGENC
Gross margin 33.9% 68.5% 28.6%
EBITDA margin 23.8% – 13.7%
Operating margin 18.3% 15.7% 11.7%
Pretax margin 14.2% 14.8% 17.0%
Net margin 11.1% 11.4% 13.5%
FCF margin 15.8% 11.5% -1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 13.0% 1.0%
Return on equity 28.7% 9.8% 6.7%
Return on assets 6.7% 2.6% 6.3%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 8.4% –
Return on capital employed 13.1% – 5.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNMKLGENC
Debt / assets 45.9% 6.0% –
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – –
Debt / FCF 4.9x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 74.3% 5.9%
Equity / assets 23.7% 25.7% 94.1%
Interest coverage – 12.1x –
Current ratio 1.8x – 19.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 14.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 14.1x
Altman Z-score 2.00 – 11.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNMKLGENC
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 3.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 3.2% –
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.

ConsensusALSNMKLGENC
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.65FY2026 $109.22FY2026 $1.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 -4.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.3% +2.8% -15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.38BFY2026 $16.25BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +112.0%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +0.9% +38.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNMKLGENC
Held by institutions 100.0% 76.8% 48.7%
Institutions holding 568 931 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.2% -2.6%
Institutions buying 257 427 40
Institutions selling 232 317 33
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.35 1.21

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.

ALSNMKLGENC
ALSN 1.00 0.09 0.30
MKL 0.09 1.00 0.05
GENC 0.30 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, MKL and GENC?

Markel (MKL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.63B, Markel (MKL) $23.84B, Gencor Industries (GENC) $204.82M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, MKL and GENC?

Markel (MKL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.5x, Markel (MKL) 13.3x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gencor Industries (GENC) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.2x, Markel (MKL) 17.9x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 14.7x). 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%, Markel (MKL) +3.3%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 11.1%, Markel (MKL) 11.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.3%, Markel (MKL) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +44.2%, Markel (MKL) -2.3%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +19.8%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, Markel (MKL) +8.3%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.2%, Markel (MKL) 19.0%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.