CMI vs GENC vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Cummins, Gencor Industries and Allison Transmission Holdings 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
$61.95B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.83B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$16.60 -8.6% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$250.07M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 5, Allison Transmission Holdings 5, Gencor Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIGENCALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.95B $250.07M $9.69B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 16.8x 16.6x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 14.7x 15.2x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% -6.4% +70.8% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.3% 13.5% 11.1% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.2% — 12.3% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 2.8x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.0% +19.8% +44.2% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +7.4%/yr +26.9%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 38.6% 32.2% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 62/100 62/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

CMIGENCALSN

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

AxisCMIGENCALSN
Valuation 70 #63 of 204 70 #61 of 204 78 #46 of 204
Growth 65 #68 of 191 42 #111 of 191 69 #60 of 191
Profitability 73 #51 of 189 36 #122 of 189 86 #27 of 189
Financial Health 54 #103 of 221 100 #1 of 221 17 #184 of 221
Shareholder Returns 85 #25 of 159 – 60 #65 of 159
Overall 69 62 62
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GENC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIGENCALSNSPY
1 month -16.4%-8.6%+1.4% -5.9%
3 months -30.4%+15.1%+0.1% -4.6%
6 months -34.4%+10.3%-5.4% +0.2%
Year to date -12.3%+28.1%+18.9% +7.5%
1 year +2.0%+19.8%+44.2% +8.2%
3 years +103.6%+20.3%+123.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +26.8%+6.4%+30.7% +19.0%
5 years +88.9%+42.7%+229.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.6%+7.4%+26.9% +9.4%
10 years +260.3%+42.5%+308.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.7%+3.6%+15.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCMIGENCALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%38.6%32.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%30.8%30.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.530.861.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.050.511.37 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-55.7%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-17.6%-14.4% -5.9%
52-week high $727.59$20.14$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $439.18$12.23$79.27 $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.

MultipleCMIGENCALSN
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 23.4x 16.3xmedian 23.4x 16.6xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 13.4x 2.7xmedian 13.4x 10.5xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 21.9x -126.7xmedian 21.9x 11.5xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 4.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.63median 1.02 2.23median 1.02 -26.90median 1.02

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 monthsCMIGENCALSN
Revenue $35.83B $110.01M $5.24B
Gross profit $9.27B $31.45M $1.78B
Operating income $4.49B $12.92M $961.00M
Net income $3.44B $14.89M $583.00M
Free cash flow $3.46B -$1.62M $831.00M
R&D $1.49B $2.73M $215.00M
EPS (diluted) $24.03 $1.02 $7.02
Cash & equivalents $3.57B $26.26M $497.00M
Total debt $7.17B – $4.04B
Shares (diluted) 138.10M 14.66M 83.00M
Enterprise value $57.77B -$353.27M $6.99B

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
MetricCMIGENCALSN
P/E 18.6x 16.3x 16.6x
P/FCF 17.7x -126.7x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 187.2x 9.1x
P/S 1.7x 1.9x 1.8x
P/B 4.3x 0.9x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 0.9x 19.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 2.7x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 3.1x 13.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.4x 2.5x
EV/FCF 18.6x -25.2x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 37.2x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.63 2.23 -26.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIGENCALSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% -6.4% 70.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 0.8% 20.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% -3.3% 19.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 4.7% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% -16.6% 1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 2.8% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.5% -2.0% -16.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 7.3% -3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.0% -2.0% -15.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 7.3% -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% 796.7% 31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 28.4% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% -78.4% 32.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 50.4% 11.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIGENCALSN
Gross margin 25.9% 28.6% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 13.7% 23.8%
Operating margin 12.5% 11.7% 18.3%
Pretax margin 12.4% 17.0% 14.2%
Net margin 9.3% 13.5% 11.1%
FCF margin 9.7% -1.5% 15.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.2% 1.0% 20.1%
Return on equity 24.3% 6.7% 28.7%
Return on assets 9.5% 6.3% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 16.2% – 12.3%
Return on capital employed 18.0% 5.7% 13.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIGENCALSN
Debt / assets 19.6% – 45.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 2.1x – 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 60.8% 5.9% 76.3%
Equity / assets 39.2% 94.1% 23.7%
Interest coverage 14.1x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 19.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 14.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 14.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.25 11.58 2.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIGENCALSN
Dividend yield 1.8% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – 1.6%
Shareholder yield 3.2% – 2.6%
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.

ConsensusCMIGENCALSN
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $1.13FY2026 $7.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% -15.9% +47.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026 $6.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 +112.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +38.5% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIGENCALSN
Held by institutions 85.4% 48.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,108 94 568
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -2.6% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,050 40 257
Institutions selling 729 33 232
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.21 1.11

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.

CMIGENCALSN
CMI 1.00 0.29 0.49
GENC 0.29 1.00 0.30
ALSN 0.49 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, GENC and ALSN?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $61.95B, Gencor Industries (GENC) $250.07M, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, GENC and ALSN?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 18.7x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 16.8x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 14.3x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 14.7x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.2x). 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: Cummins (CMI) +6.7%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +70.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 9.3%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 16.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +2.0%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +19.8%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +44.2%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +13.6%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +7.4%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.5%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.6%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMI, GENC and ALSN?

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.