ALSN vs VFS Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings and VinFast Auto Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VFS VinFast Auto Ltd.
$3.05 -4.1% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3,514.06T
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionALSNVFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.85B $7.14B ALSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 0.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x — –
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 1.06% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.5% -5.3% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr -20.8%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 41.4% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 4/100 ALSN

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNVFS

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

AxisALSNVFS
Valuation 77 #16 of 67 0 #24 of 24
Growth 55 #25 of 54 0 #23 of 23
Profitability 87 #8 of 53 14 #20 of 23
Financial Health 22 #64 of 82 4 #27 of 28
Shareholder Returns 55 #18 of 39 –
Overall 59 4
  • ALSN ranked among 82 companies in Machinery
  • VFS ranked among 29 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureALSNVFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%39.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.050.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-97.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-35.9% -1.8%
52-week high $136.00$4.76 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$2.81 $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.

MultipleALSNVFS
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 22.6x 0.0xmedian 15.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x 0.0xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.4x -0.5xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 20.5x 0.0xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.4x 0.0xmedian 0.5x
PEG now vs peer median -5.90median 0.76 —median 1.17

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 monthsALSNVFS
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
Total debt $4.14B $7,424.18T
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 2.34B
Enterprise value $5.75B -$52.31T

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
MetricALSNVFS
P/E 16.8x 0.0x
P/FCF 12.0x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x 0.0x
P/S 2.0x 0.0x
P/B 4.5x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 23.8x 0.0x
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
MetricALSNVFS
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
MetricALSNVFS
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
MetricALSNVFS
Debt / assets 47.5% 29.1%
Debt / equity 2.1x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 5.6x -0.6x
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 256.0%
Equity / assets 22.7% -156.0%
Interest coverage – -5.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.79 -10.29

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusALSNVFS
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $-2.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $5.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +21.7%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

ALSNVFS
ALSN 1.00 0.13
VFS 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN and VFS?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.85B, VinFast Auto (VFS) $7.14B.

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%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, VinFast Auto (VFS) -20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 1.06%. VinFast Auto (VFS) pays no regular dividend.

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%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do ALSN and VFS move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.13, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, ALSN and VFS?

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.