ALSN vs OSK vs WM Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Oshkosh and Waste Management Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OSK Oshkosh Corp
$136.79 +3.5% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.39B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
WM Waste Management Inc
$241.26 +16.1% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$93.95B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Solid Waste Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 6, Waste Management 3, Oshkosh 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNOSKWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.63B $8.39B $93.95B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 16.8x 30.6x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 15.4x 28.1x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.8% +4.2% +5.2% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 4.6% 11.8% WM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 10.2% 11.4% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.6x 3.0x OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% +9.4% +20.3% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr +3.5%/yr +8.6%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 39.8% 21.3% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 66/100 56/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNOSKWM

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

AxisALSNOSKWM
Valuation 78 #46 of 204 89 #23 of 204 50 #9 of 17
Growth 69 #60 of 191 40 #115 of 191 57 #7 of 15
Profitability 86 #27 of 189 58 #80 of 189 93 #2 of 15
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 51 #108 of 221 6 #16 of 17
Shareholder Returns 60 #65 of 159 91 #16 of 159 71 #3 of 8
Overall 62 66 56
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • OSK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WM ranked among 17 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNOSKWMSPY
1 month +1.4%+3.5%+16.1% -5.9%
3 months +0.1%-10.9%+5.3% -4.6%
6 months -5.4%-10.6%+8.9% +0.2%
Year to date +18.9%+8.9%+9.8% +7.5%
1 year +44.2%+9.4%+20.3% +8.2%
3 years +123.3%+48.6%+42.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +30.7%+14.1%+12.6% +19.0%
5 years +229.4%+18.8%+50.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +26.9%+3.5%+8.6% +9.4%
10 years +308.5%+147.7%+280.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.1%+9.5%+14.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALSNOSKWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%39.8%21.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%39.0%20.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.29-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.370.240.95 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-43.5%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-23.1%-2.1% -5.9%
52-week high $136.00$177.94$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$118.59$199.62 $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.

MultipleALSNOSKWM
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 23.4x 17.0xmedian 23.4x 31.3xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 13.4x 9.1xmedian 13.4x 15.3xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 21.9x 8.9xmedian 21.9x 25.7xmedian 17.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 9.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -26.90median 1.02 45.72median 1.02 2.99median 2.86

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 monthsALSNOSKWM
Revenue $5.24B $10.76B $26.07B
Gross profit $1.78B $1.66B $10.53B
Operating income $961.00M $734.30M $4.80B
Net income $583.00M $498.50M $3.07B
Free cash flow $831.00M $942.10M $3.74B
R&D $215.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.02 $8.01 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $497.00M $558.00M $247.00M
Total debt $4.04B $1.10B $23.37B
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 62.24M 399.80M
Enterprise value $6.93B $6.70B $92.79B

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
MetricALSNOSKWM
P/E 16.6x 17.0x 31.3x
P/FCF 11.5x 8.9x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 7.4x 14.6x
P/S 1.8x 0.8x 3.7x
P/B 4.6x 1.8x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 19.2x 2.2x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 9.1x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 12.2x 24.8x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF 15.8x 9.5x 31.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 7.9x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.90 45.72 2.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNOSKWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.8% 4.2% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 4.6% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.8% -10.1% -21.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 2.4% 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% -22.8% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -1.5% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% -25.2% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -1.5% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.6% -22.4% 21.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 0.4% 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 16.3% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 36.2% 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% 26.0% 55.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 69.7% 30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNOSKWM
Gross margin 33.9% 15.4% 40.4%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 9.1% 29.8%
Operating margin 18.3% 6.8% 18.4%
Pretax margin 14.2% 5.9% 14.9%
Net margin 11.1% 4.6% 11.8%
FCF margin 15.8% 8.8% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 10.5% 25.2%
Return on equity 28.7% 11.0% 31.0%
Return on assets 6.7% 4.9% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 10.2% 11.4%
Return on capital employed 13.1% 10.5% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNOSKWM
Debt / assets 45.9% 10.7% 50.2%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.2x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.6x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 1.2x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 55.6% 78.8%
Equity / assets 23.7% 44.4% 21.2%
Interest coverage – 6.1x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.00 3.14 3.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNOSKWM
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.6% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 4.1% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 5.7% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 48.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 39.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 13.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.6%

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.

ConsensusALSNOSKWM
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 28.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.65FY2026 $8.91FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 -17.4%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.3% +52.9% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.38BFY2026 $10.52BFY2026 $25.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +112.0%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +6.1% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNOSKWM
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 82.3%
Institutions holding 568 601 2,352
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +5.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 257 309 1,096
Institutions selling 232 188 903
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.64 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.

ALSNOSKWM
ALSN 1.00 0.56 -0.02
OSK 0.56 1.00 0.03
WM -0.02 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, OSK and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.63B, Oshkosh (OSK) $8.39B, Waste Management (WM) $93.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, OSK and WM?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.5x, Oshkosh (OSK) 16.8x, Waste Management (WM) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.2x, Oshkosh (OSK) 15.4x, Waste Management (WM) 28.1x). 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%, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.2%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 11.1%, Oshkosh (OSK) 4.6%, Waste Management (WM) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) 10.2%, Waste Management (WM) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +44.2%, Oshkosh (OSK) +9.4%, Waste Management (WM) +20.3%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, Oshkosh (OSK) +3.5%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 0.00%, Oshkosh (OSK) 0.00%, Waste Management (WM) 0.02%. Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) and Oshkosh (OSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.2%, Oshkosh (OSK) 39.8%, Waste Management (WM) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, OSK and WM?

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.