ALSN vs MKL vs WPRT Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Markel and Westport Fuel Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,875.12 +8.5% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.42B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.51B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 6, Markel 4, Westport Fuel Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNMKLWPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.88B $23.42B $38.57M MKL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 10.3x -0.9x MKL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 18.8x — ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +3.5% -73.4% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 14.7% -493.2% MKL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 10.6% -39.8% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — 1.0x WPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.5% -0.2% +11.0% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr +7.6%/yr -41.8%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 19.9% 53.2% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 43/100 25/100 ALSN

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNMKLWPRT

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

AxisALSNMKLWPRT
Valuation 74 #53 of 203 64 #43 of 119 10 #182 of 203
Growth 43 #107 of 187 11 #103 of 115 30 #132 of 187
Profitability 88 #23 of 185 55 #51 of 113 5 #176 of 185
Financial Health 14 #188 of 219 63 #43 of 114 54 #102 of 219
Shareholder Returns 68 #49 of 153 21 #85 of 107 –
Overall 58 43 25
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNMKLWPRTSPY
1 month -5.8%+8.5%+12.1% -0.8%
3 months -12.1%-7.0%+15.6% +3.5%
6 months -19.8%-1.1%+12.1% +7.0%
Year to date +9.5%-12.8%+41.4% +12.2%
1 year +29.5%-0.2%+11.0% +13.0%
3 years +106.6%+30.9%-58.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.4%+9.4%-25.1% +23.1%
5 years +229.2%+44.0%-93.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +26.9%+7.6%-41.8% +11.0%
10 years +269.1%+110.8%-86.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.0%+7.7%-18.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALSNMKLWPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%19.9%53.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%21.3%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.050.030.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.010.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-28.9%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-14.5%-10.1% -1.8%
52-week high $136.00$2,191.90$2.47 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$1,714.26$1.54 $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.

MultipleALSNMKLWPRT
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 26.0x 10.3xmedian 10.6x -0.9xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 14.0x —median 7.6x -0.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 21.4x 11.0xmedian 8.6x -4.4xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.90median 1.26 1.20median 0.52 -0.12median 1.26

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 monthsALSNMKLWPRT
Revenue $4.40B $15.51B $8.50M
Gross profit $1.60B $10.63B $952.00K
Operating income $861.00M $3.09B -$23.52M
Net income $529.00M $2.32B -$41.91M
Free cash flow $737.00M $2.12B -$8.83M
R&D $197.00M – $5.35M
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $181.44 $-2.42
Cash & equivalents $399.00M $3.42B $23.95M
Total debt $4.14B $4.37B $972.00K
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 12.59M 17.34M
Enterprise value $5.77B -$43.25B -$198.53M

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
MetricALSNMKLWPRT
P/E 16.8x 10.3x -0.9x
P/FCF 12.0x 11.0x -4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x 10.0x -4.9x
P/S 2.0x 1.5x 4.5x
P/B 4.5x 1.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 23.8x 1.3x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x – -0.7x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 3.5x -0.7x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.7x 1.8x
EV/FCF 17.1x 5.1x -1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 4.6x -2.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.90 1.20 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNMKLWPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 3.5% -73.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 1.0% -70.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 7.4% -72.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – -72.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% -7.9% -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 2.8% -35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.6% 0.2% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 4.0% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% 5.5% 18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 8.6% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 2.7% 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -6.0% 10.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% 3.4% 55.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -6.3% 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNMKLWPRT
Gross margin 36.4% 68.5% 11.2%
EBITDA margin 25.1% – -267.3%
Operating margin 19.6% 19.9% -276.7%
Pretax margin 15.7% 19.1% -423.1%
Net margin 12.0% 14.7% -493.2%
FCF margin 16.7% 13.7% -103.9%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 15.0% -93.2%
Return on equity 27.3% 12.5% -29.3%
Return on assets 6.1% 3.3% -19.9%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 10.6% -39.8%
Return on capital employed 11.7% – -42.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNMKLWPRT
Debt / assets 47.5% 6.1% 1.1%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – 1.0x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.1x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 73.3% 38.5%
Equity / assets 22.7% 26.7% 61.5%
Interest coverage – 15.2x -100.9x
Current ratio 1.8x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.79 – -19.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNMKLWPRT
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 2.3% 287.1%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 2.3% 287.1%
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.

ConsensusALSNMKLWPRT
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $99.52FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 -13.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +7.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $15.96BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +0.4% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNMKLWPRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 76.8% 21.0%
Institutions holding 566 926 46
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.2% +70.5%
Institutions buying 258 424 16
Institutions selling 229 315 13
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.35 1.23

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.

ALSNMKLWPRT
ALSN 1.00 0.10 0.12
MKL 0.10 1.00 0.02
WPRT 0.12 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, MKL and WPRT?

Markel (MKL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.88B, Markel (MKL) $23.42B, Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) $38.57M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, MKL and WPRT?

Markel (MKL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.8x, Markel (MKL) 10.3x, Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x, Markel (MKL) 18.8x). 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) +37.6%, Markel (MKL) +3.5%, Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -73.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Markel (MKL) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Markel (MKL) 14.7%, Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -493.2%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Markel (MKL) 10.6%, Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -39.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.5%, Markel (MKL) -0.2%, Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) +11.0%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, Markel (MKL) +7.6%/yr, Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -41.8%/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) 31.4%, Markel (MKL) 19.9%, Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) 53.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.