ALSN vs VFS vs CYD Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, VinFast Auto and China Yuchai International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VFS VinFast Auto Ltd.
$3.05 -4.1% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3,514.06T
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 5, China Yuchai International 3, VinFast Auto 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNVFSCYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.91B $7.09B $880.83M ALSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 0.0x 11.3x CYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x — 7.0x CYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +4,424.0% — VFS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% -69.2% — ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -0.5x — VFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.5% -5.3% -37.1% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr -20.8%/yr +12.1%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 41.4% 55.2% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 7/100 80/100 CYD

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNVFSCYD

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

AxisALSNVFSCYD
Valuation 74 #53 of 203 10 #45 of 50 100 #2 of 203
Growth 43 #107 of 187 4 #46 of 48 –
Profitability 88 #23 of 185 11 #41 of 46 –
Financial Health 14 #188 of 219 4 #50 of 52 48 #115 of 219
Shareholder Returns 68 #49 of 153 – 93 #11 of 153
Overall 58 7 80
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VFS ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • CYD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALSNVFSCYDSPY
1 month -5.8%-4.1%-29.4% -0.8%
3 months -12.1%+3.4%-49.9% +3.5%
6 months -19.8%-27.6%-44.3% +7.0%
Year to date +9.5%-8.7%-34.4% +12.2%
1 year +29.5%-5.3%-37.1% +13.0%
3 years +106.6%-42.7%+185.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.4%-16.9%+42.0% +23.1%
5 years +229.2%-68.8%+76.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +26.9%-20.8%+12.1% +11.0%
10 years +269.1%—+109.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.0%—+7.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALSNVFSCYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%41.4%55.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%39.6%61.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.050.791.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.13-0.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-97.1%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-35.9%-61.0% -1.8%
52-week high $136.00$4.76$59.71 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$2.81$23.25 $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.

MultipleALSNVFSCYD
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 26.0x 0.0xmedian 18.9x 11.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 14.0x -0.5xmedian 8.2x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 21.4x 0.0xmedian 9.4x 2.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.2x 0.0xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.90median 1.26 —median 1.40 —median 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 monthsALSNVFSCYD
Revenue $4.40B $3,514.06T –
Gross profit $1.60B -$1,799.20T –
Operating income $861.00M -$3,021.72T –
Net income $529.00M -$3,525.77T –
Free cash flow $737.00M -$1,569.01T –
R&D $197.00M $376.86T –
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $-1,039,497.78 –
Cash & equivalents $399.00M $281.02T $1.08B
Total debt $4.14B $7,424.18T $288.74M
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 2.34B 37.52M
Enterprise value $5.80B -$1,239.61T -$2.48B

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
MetricALSNVFSCYD
P/E 16.8x 0.0x 11.3x
P/FCF 12.0x 0.0x 2.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x 0.0x –
P/S 2.0x 0.0x 0.2x
P/B 4.5x 0.0x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 23.8x 0.0x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x -0.5x –
EV/EBIT 14.6x -0.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.1x –
EV/FCF 17.1x -0.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x -0.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.90 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNVFSCYD
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 4,424% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% -6,447% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% -4,777% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -30.6% -3,441% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% -2,344% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNVFSCYD
Gross margin 36.4% -51.2% –
EBITDA margin 25.1% -24.7% –
Operating margin 19.6% -86.0% –
Pretax margin 15.7% -102.7% –
Net margin 12.0% -69.2% –
FCF margin 16.7% -44.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% -50.4% –
Return on equity 27.3% – –
Return on assets 6.1% -47.1% –
Return on invested capital 10.7% – –
Return on capital employed 11.7% -208.1% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNVFSCYD
Debt / assets 47.5% 29.1% 6.3%
Debt / equity 2.1x -0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x -0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 256.0% 59.6%
Equity / assets 22.7% -156.0% 40.4%
Interest coverage – -5.7x –
Current ratio 1.8x 0.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.79 -10.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNVFSCYD
Dividend yield 1.1% – 3.7%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 2.5% – 3.7%
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.

ConsensusALSNVFSCYD
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 – 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $-2.09FY2026 $3.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 – +62.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% – +14.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $5.02BFY2026 $4.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026 +25.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +21.7% -3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNVFSCYD
Held by institutions 100.0% 0.2% 22.4%
Institutions holding 566 32 121
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -8.3% +4.4%
Institutions buying 258 20 65
Institutions selling 229 8 33
Buyers to sellers 1.13 2.50 1.97

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.

ALSNVFSCYD
ALSN 1.00 0.13 0.21
VFS 0.13 1.00 0.12
CYD 0.21 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, VFS and CYD?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.91B, VinFast Auto (VFS) $7.09B, China Yuchai International (CYD) $880.83M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, VFS and CYD?

China Yuchai International (CYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.8x, VinFast Auto (VFS) 0.0x, China Yuchai International (CYD) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, China Yuchai International (CYD) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x, China Yuchai International (CYD) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

VinFast Auto (VFS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%, VinFast Auto (VFS) +4,424.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, VinFast Auto (VFS) -69.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.5%, VinFast Auto (VFS) -5.3%, China Yuchai International (CYD) -37.1%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, VinFast Auto (VFS) -20.8%/yr, China Yuchai International (CYD) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.4%, VinFast Auto (VFS) 41.4%, China Yuchai International (CYD) 55.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, VFS and CYD?

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.