CMI vs FSS vs TT Stock Comparison

Cummins, Federal Signal and Trane Technologies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMI Cummins Inc
$447.86 -16.4% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$61.39B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.83B
Div. yield
1.83%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$112.03 -5.2% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.84B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.53%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$392.32 -17.6% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$85.88B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.23B
Div. yield
1.04%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 5, Trane Technologies 4, Federal Signal 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIFSSTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.39B $6.84B $85.88B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 23.0x 27.4x CMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 22.7x 25.1x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +24.0% +10.3% FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.3% 11.7% 13.6% TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.2% 16.0% 25.7% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.83% 0.53% 1.04% CMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.0% -0.9% -10.1% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +19.3%/yr +16.3%/yr FSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 33.6% 30.0% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 77/100 60/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

CMIFSSTT

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

AxisCMIFSSTT
Valuation 70 #63 of 204 56 #91 of 204 15 #48 of 56
Growth 65 #68 of 191 93 #15 of 191 74 #15 of 54
Profitability 73 #51 of 189 89 #22 of 189 96 #3 of 53
Financial Health 54 #103 of 221 79 #48 of 221 61 #23 of 58
Shareholder Returns 85 #25 of 159 67 #53 of 159 54 #20 of 42
Overall 69 77 60
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • FSS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TT ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIFSSTTSPY
1 month -16.4%-5.2%-17.6% -5.9%
3 months -30.4%-12.3%-18.1% -4.6%
6 months -34.4%-7.0%-16.5% +0.2%
Year to date -12.3%+3.2%+0.8% +7.5%
1 year +2.0%-0.9%-10.1% +8.2%
3 years +103.6%+73.7%+80.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +26.8%+20.2%+21.8% +19.0%
5 years +88.9%+142.0%+112.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.6%+19.3%+16.3% +9.4%
10 years +260.3%+810.8%+635.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.7%+24.7%+22.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCMIFSSTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%33.6%30.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%33.1%32.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.531.171.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.03-0.34 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-33.3%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-16.2%-22.1% -5.9%
52-week high $727.59$133.73$503.46 $779.14
52-week low $439.18$104.77$376.43 $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.

MultipleCMIFSSTT
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 23.4x 23.0xmedian 23.4x 27.4xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 13.4x 14.1xmedian 13.4x 19.4xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 21.9x 18.7xmedian 21.9x 22.3xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.1x 4.3xmedian 2.1x 9.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.63median 1.02 0.86median 1.02 1.46median 0.89

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 monthsCMIFSSTT
Revenue $35.83B $2.55B $23.23B
Gross profit $9.27B $741.70M $8.13B
Operating income $4.49B $412.80M $4.16B
Net income $3.44B $296.90M $3.18B
Free cash flow $3.46B $365.10M $3.86B
R&D $1.49B – –
EPS (diluted) $24.03 $4.83 $14.23
Cash & equivalents $3.57B $73.70M $1.23B
Total debt $7.17B $420.30M $4.22B
Shares (diluted) 138.10M 61.50M 221.40M
Enterprise value $58.22B $6.56B $80.52B

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
MetricCMIFSSTT
P/E 18.6x 23.0x 27.4x
P/FCF 17.7x 18.7x 22.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 17.0x 20.3x
P/S 1.7x 2.7x 3.7x
P/B 4.3x 4.3x 9.4x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 5.7x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 14.1x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 17.4x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.8x 3.8x
EV/FCF 18.6x 19.7x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 17.8x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.63 0.86 1.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIFSSTT
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 24.0% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 15.2% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% 24.8% 6.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 20.2% 0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% 26.0% 5.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 25.7% 14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.5% 25.9% 7.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 26.8% 17.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.0% 25.7% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 26.7% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% 62.4% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 45.6% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% 66.2% 50.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 53.2% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIFSSTT
Gross margin 25.9% 29.1% 35.0%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 19.9% 19.7%
Operating margin 12.5% 16.2% 17.9%
Pretax margin 12.4% 15.2% 16.9%
Net margin 9.3% 11.7% 13.6%
FCF margin 9.7% 14.3% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.2% 15.8% 18.2%
Return on equity 24.3% 19.2% 35.7%
Return on assets 9.5% 12.1% 13.3%
Return on invested capital 16.2% 16.0% 25.7%
Return on capital employed 18.0% 19.2% 25.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIFSSTT
Debt / assets 19.6% 17.1% 17.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.1x 1.2x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 60.8% 35.7% 61.8%
Equity / assets 39.2% 64.3% 38.2%
Interest coverage 14.1x 17.9x 19.2x
Current ratio 1.7x 3.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.25 7.43 5.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIFSSTT
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.5% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.0% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 0.5% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.1% 28.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.9% 23.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.4% 10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% 10.6%

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.

ConsensusCMIFSSTT
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $4.94FY2026 $15.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +9.9% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 $2.78BFY2026 $25.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% -4.9% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIFSSTT
Held by institutions 85.4% 100.0% 87.0%
Institutions holding 2,108 476 1,812
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +3.9% +0.3%
Institutions buying 1,050 251 895
Institutions selling 729 152 580
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.65 1.54

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.

CMIFSSTT
CMI 1.00 0.47 0.65
FSS 0.47 1.00 0.46
TT 0.65 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, FSS and TT?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $61.39B, Federal Signal (FSS) $6.84B, Trane Technologies (TT) $85.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, FSS and TT?

Cummins (CMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 18.6x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.0x, Trane Technologies (TT) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 14.3x, Federal Signal (FSS) 22.7x, Trane Technologies (TT) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Signal (FSS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +6.7%, Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 9.3%, Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Cummins (CMI) 16.2%, Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +2.0%, Federal Signal (FSS) -0.9%, Trane Technologies (TT) -10.1%. Over five years, Federal Signal (FSS) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +13.6%/yr, Federal Signal (FSS) +19.3%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest dividend yield: Cummins (CMI) 1.83%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.53%, Trane Technologies (TT) 1.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.5%, Federal Signal (FSS) 33.6%, Trane Technologies (TT) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMI, FSS and TT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cummins (CMI) 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.