ALSN vs TEX vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Terex and Paccar Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TEX Terex Corp
$49.75 -13.2% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.69B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
1.37%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
PCAR Paccar Inc
$103.73 -6.8% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.60B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.66%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 7, Paccar 4, Terex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNTEXPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.89B $5.69B $54.60B PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 37.9x 19.8x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 9.5x 16.7x TEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +29.2% — ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 2.2% — ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 3.8% — ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.7x — ALSN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.06% 1.37% 2.66% PCAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.1% -14.9% +2.6% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.6%/yr +1.6%/yr +11.7%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 49.0% 27.1% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 49/100 61/100 PCAR

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNTEXPCAR

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

AxisALSNTEXPCAR
Valuation 74 #53 of 203 77 #47 of 203 73 #56 of 203
Growth 42 #109 of 188 42 #110 of 188 23 #146 of 188
Profitability 89 #22 of 183 33 #123 of 183 –
Financial Health 14 #187 of 217 26 #160 of 217 –
Shareholder Returns 67 #51 of 153 66 #53 of 153 88 #20 of 153
Overall 57 49 61
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNTEXPCARSPY
1 month -5.4%-13.2%-6.8% -0.2%
3 months -11.2%-27.5%-24.9% +3.9%
6 months -17.2%-19.6%-13.3% +8.2%
Year to date +10.0%-6.8%-5.3% +12.9%
1 year +29.1%-14.9%+2.6% +12.3%
3 years +107.5%+13.6%+24.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.6%+4.3%+7.6% +23.3%
5 years +212.5%+8.1%+74.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +25.6%+1.6%+11.7% +10.9%
10 years +267.5%+110.5%+181.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.9%+7.7%+10.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALSNTEXPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%49.0%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%48.7%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.051.890.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.93-0.300.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-51.8%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-33.3%-24.9% -1.2%
52-week high $136.00$74.58$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$41.78$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.

MultipleALSNTEXPCAR
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 25.2x 37.9xmedian 25.2x 19.8xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 14.0x 12.8xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 21.7x 16.8xmedian 21.7x 19.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -5.93median 1.32 -0.91median 1.32 -1.58median 1.32

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 monthsALSNTEXPCAR
Revenue $4.40B $6.68B –
Gross profit $1.60B $1.18B –
Operating income $861.00M $382.00M –
Net income $529.00M $149.00M $2.76B
Free cash flow $737.00M $339.00M –
R&D $197.00M – $438.50M
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $1.30 $5.23
Cash & equivalents $399.00M $407.00M –
Total debt $4.14B $2.69B –
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 114.20M 527.60M
Enterprise value $5.78B $3.61B $54.60B

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
MetricALSNTEXPCAR
P/E 16.9x 37.9x 19.8x
P/FCF 12.1x 16.8x 19.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 12.5x 14.9x
P/S 2.0x 0.9x 2.1x
P/B 4.5x 1.2x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 23.9x 2.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 12.8x –
EV/EBIT 14.7x 20.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.2x –
EV/FCF 17.1x 23.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 17.5x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.93 -0.91 -1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNTEXPCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 29.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 10.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 18.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 2.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 2.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -13.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -30.6% -16.8% 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -30.6% -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% -52.0% 2.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -41.6% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 21.9% -22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 7.1% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% 43.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 8.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNTEXPCAR
Gross margin 36.4% 17.7% –
EBITDA margin 25.1% 9.3% –
Operating margin 19.6% 5.7% –
Pretax margin 15.7% 2.8% –
Net margin 12.0% 2.2% –
FCF margin 16.7% 5.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 6.8% –
Return on equity 27.3% 3.0% –
Return on assets 6.1% 1.4% –
Return on invested capital 10.7% 3.8% –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 4.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 3.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNTEXPCAR
Debt / assets 47.5% 26.0% –
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.7x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 7.9x –
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 52.4% –
Equity / assets 22.7% 47.6% –
Interest coverage – 2.0x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.79 1.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNTEXPCAR
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.4% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 1.4% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 37.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 17.4% –

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.

ConsensusALSNTEXPCAR
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $5.26FY2026 $6.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +9.9% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $8.62BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 +59.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +8.2% +23.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNTEXPCAR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 73.8%
Institutions holding 566 482 1,095
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +5.5% +5.8%
Institutions buying 258 240 503
Institutions selling 229 164 406
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.46 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.

ALSNTEXPCAR
ALSN 1.00 0.49 0.61
TEX 0.49 1.00 0.53
PCAR 0.61 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, TEX and PCAR?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.89B, Terex (TEX) $5.69B, Paccar (PCAR) $54.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, TEX and PCAR?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.9x, Terex (TEX) 37.9x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terex (TEX) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x, Terex (TEX) 9.5x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.7x). 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) +37.6%, Terex (TEX) +29.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Terex (TEX) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Terex (TEX) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.1%, Terex (TEX) -14.9%, Paccar (PCAR) +2.6%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +25.6%/yr, Terex (TEX) +1.6%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest dividend yield: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 1.06%, Terex (TEX) 1.37%, Paccar (PCAR) 2.66%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%, Terex (TEX) 49.0%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, TEX 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 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.