CMI vs GENC vs MKL Stock Comparison

Cummins, Gencor Industries and Markel Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMI Cummins Inc
$517.69 -0.7% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$68.74B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.35 +0.5% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$251.38M
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,866.41 +7.1% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.16B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCMIGENCMKLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.74B $251.38M $23.16B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 16.9x 12.9x MKL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 15.4x 18.8x GENC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% -6.4% +3.3% MKL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 13.5% 11.4% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% — 8.4% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% +25.9% +2.2% GENC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +9.2%/yr +7.3%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 38.3% 19.8% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 62/100 41/100 GENC

Percentile Scorecard

CMIGENCMKL

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

AxisCMIGENCMKL
Valuation 53 #97 of 203 68 #66 of 203 61 #47 of 119
Growth 54 #88 of 188 42 #109 of 188 3 #111 of 114
Profitability 73 #51 of 183 37 #115 of 183 35 #69 of 106
Financial Health 52 #104 of 216 100 #2 of 216 59 #43 of 104
Shareholder Returns 73 #42 of 152 – 49 #54 of 105
Overall 61 62 41
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIGENCMKLSPY
1 month -0.7%+0.5%+7.1% +0.7%
3 months -18.2%+21.1%-1.0% +3.7%
6 months -22.8%+16.6%+5.3% +7.1%
Year to date +1.4%+33.9%-13.2% +12.8%
1 year +17.3%+25.9%+2.2% +11.9%
3 years +137.8%+21.4%+28.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +33.5%+6.7%+8.6% +22.8%
5 years +115.8%+55.5%+42.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%+9.2%+7.3% +10.9%
10 years +308.9%+47.7%+112.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.1%+4.0%+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMIGENCMKLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%38.3%19.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%30.1%21.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.650.840.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.680.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-55.7%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-13.9%-14.8% -1.2%
52-week high $727.59$20.14$2,191.90 $779.14
52-week low $428.74$12.23$1,714.26 $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.

MultipleCMIGENCMKL
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 25.8x 17.1xmedian 25.8x 12.9xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.6x 3.3xmedian 14.6x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 22.2x -132.5xmedian 22.2x 12.7xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 8.20median 1.45 2.33median 1.45 18.58median 0.60

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 monthsCMIGENCMKL
Revenue $34.71B $110.01M $15.74B
Gross profit $8.79B $31.45M $10.78B
Operating income $3.89B $12.92M $2.47B
Net income $2.83B $14.89M $1.83B
Free cash flow $3.37B -$1.62M $1.80B
R&D $1.44B $2.73M –
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $1.02 $144.02
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $26.26M $3.60B
Total debt $7.35B – $4.36B
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 14.66M 12.45M
Enterprise value $64.82B -$351.95M -$43.39B

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
MetricCMIGENCMKL
P/E 26.3x 17.1x 12.9x
P/FCF 21.2x -132.5x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 195.7x 11.1x
P/S 2.1x 1.9x 1.5x
P/B 5.1x 1.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 1.0x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 3.3x –
EV/EBIT 19.2x 3.9x 4.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 22.2x -30.9x 5.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 45.6x 5.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.20 2.33 18.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIGENCMKL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% -6.4% 3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 0.8% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% -3.3% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 4.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% -16.6% -17.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 2.8% -4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% -2.0% -14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 7.3% -3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% -2.0% -10.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 7.3% 0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% 796.7% -20.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 28.4% -9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% -78.4% -24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 50.4% -11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIGENCMKL
Gross margin 25.3% 28.6% 68.5%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 13.7% –
Operating margin 11.2% 11.7% 15.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% 17.0% 14.8%
Net margin 7.8% 13.5% 11.4%
FCF margin 9.7% -1.5% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 1.0% 13.0%
Return on equity 20.7% 6.7% 9.8%
Return on assets 8.1% 6.3% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 13.6% – 8.4%
Return on capital employed 16.0% 5.7% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIGENCMKL
Debt / assets 20.6% – 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 2.2x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 5.9% 74.3%
Equity / assets 39.0% 94.1% 25.7%
Interest coverage 12.1x – 12.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 19.2x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 14.9x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 14.1x –
Altman Z-score 4.49 11.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIGENCMKL
Dividend yield 1.6% – –
Net buyback yield 0.7% – 3.4%
Shareholder yield 2.2% – 3.4%
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.

ConsensusCMIGENCMKL
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $1.13FY2026 $99.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -13.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% -15.9% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026 $15.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +38.5% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIGENCMKL
Held by institutions 85.4% 48.7% 76.8%
Institutions holding 2,107 94 928
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -2.6% -0.2%
Institutions buying 1,050 40 426
Institutions selling 728 33 315
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.21 1.35

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.

CMIGENCMKL
CMI 1.00 0.28 -0.06
GENC 0.28 1.00 0.04
MKL -0.06 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, GENC and MKL?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $68.74B, Gencor Industries (GENC) $251.38M, Markel (MKL) $23.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, GENC and MKL?

Markel (MKL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 25.3x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 16.9x, Markel (MKL) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gencor Industries (GENC) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.5x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.4x, Markel (MKL) 18.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Markel (MKL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Markel (MKL) +3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Markel (MKL) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Markel (MKL) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gencor Industries (GENC) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +17.3%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +25.9%, Markel (MKL) +2.2%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.6%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.2%/yr, Markel (MKL) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 36.7%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%, Markel (MKL) 19.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gencor Industries (GENC) leads on 4. 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.