CMI vs GEV vs DAN Stock Comparison

Cummins, GE Vernova and Dana Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMI Cummins Inc
$500.54 -5.3% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$68.91B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
1.64%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$862.33 -12.8% 1M +47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$228.24B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
0.23%
Power Equipment Industrials
7 wins
DAN DANA Inc
$22.88 -17.9% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.46B
P/E
2.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
2.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 7, Dana 3, Cummins 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIGEVDANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.91B $228.24B $2.46B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x 22.1x 2.2x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x — 12.0x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +16.9% +3.7% GEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 23.5% 14.6% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 18.1% 0.0% GEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -3.3x 1.8x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.64% 0.23% 2.01% DAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.4% +47.4% +12.7% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr — -0.7%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 54.1% 44.5% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 83/100 63/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

CMIGEVDAN

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

AxisCMIGEVDAN
Valuation 58 #86 of 203 75 #16 of 62 98 #6 of 203
Growth 53 #89 of 189 98 #2 of 59 83 #33 of 189
Profitability 72 #54 of 187 93 #5 of 55 46 #101 of 187
Financial Health 51 #108 of 221 58 #31 of 72 21 #175 of 221
Shareholder Returns 73 #42 of 152 93 #3 of 31 68 #49 of 152
Overall 61 83 63
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GEV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • DAN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIGEVDANSPY
1 month -5.3%-12.8%-17.9% -2.3%
3 months -22.9%-14.4%-17.2% -0.7%
6 months -23.8%-19.7%-34.0% +4.8%
Year to date -1.9%+31.9%-3.7% +10.3%
1 year +14.4%+47.4%+12.7% +10.3%
3 years +121.6%—+85.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +30.4%—+22.9% +20.1%
5 years +112.6%—-3.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +16.3%—-0.7% +10.1%
10 years +311.2%—+53.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.2%—+4.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMIGEVDANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%54.1%44.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.6%54.4%47.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.662.151.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.390.880.29 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.3%-38.3%-69.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.2%-26.6%-41.2% -3.5%
52-week high $727.59$1,174.86$38.93 $779.14
52-week low $428.74$547.96$19.47 $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.

MultipleCMIGEVDAN
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 25.6x 22.1xmedian 29.1x 2.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 14.4x 50.3xmedian 18.5x 6.2xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 22.5x 13.3xmedian 28.9x 17.2xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.2x 18.2xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.93median 1.36 —median 0.81 0.02median 1.36

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 monthsCMIGEVDAN
Revenue $34.71B $44.04B $7.66B
Gross profit $8.79B $9.57B $725.00M
Operating income $3.89B $2.83B $210.00M
Net income $2.83B $10.37B $1.13B
Free cash flow $3.37B $17.12B $143.00M
R&D $1.44B $1.36B –
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $38.69 $10.18
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $16.76B $331.00M
Total debt $7.35B $2.80B $1.34B
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 268.00M 109.50M
Enterprise value $66.04B $180.49B $833.34M

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
MetricCMIGEVDAN
P/E 25.4x 22.1x 2.2x
P/FCF 20.5x 13.3x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 11.9x 5.4x
P/S 2.0x 5.2x 0.3x
P/B 5.0x 18.2x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 27.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x 50.3x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 75.8x 16.5x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 4.9x 0.5x
EV/FCF 21.5x 12.5x 24.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 11.2x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.93 – 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIGEVDAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 16.9% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 30.5% 79.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – -6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 104.9% 307.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 6.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 504.8% 28,400%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – 83.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% 524.3% 6,201%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – 108.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% 460.4% 49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% 592.1% 180.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% – 5.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIGEVDAN
Gross margin 25.3% 21.7% 9.5%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 9.7% 7.3%
Operating margin 11.2% 6.4% 2.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% 20.2% 1.0%
Net margin 7.8% 23.5% 14.6%
FCF margin 9.7% 38.9% 1.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 43.6% 6.0%
Return on equity 20.7% 80.8% 56.6%
Return on assets 8.1% 12.4% 18.6%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 18.1% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 16.0% 13.4% 5.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.9x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIGEVDAN
Debt / assets 20.6% 3.2% 22.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -3.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 0.2x 9.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 85.5% 67.6%
Equity / assets 39.0% 14.5% 32.4%
Interest coverage 12.1x 13.0x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.43 2.53 2.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIGEVDAN
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.2% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 2.8% 22.8%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.0% 24.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -12.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -4.2%

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.

ConsensusCMIGEVDAN
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 – 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 – $1.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 – +413.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% – +128.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 – $8.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 – +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% – +34.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIGEVDAN
Held by institutions 85.4% 79.1% 99.2%
Institutions holding 2,108 3,418 342
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +4.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 1,050 1,953 168
Institutions selling 729 983 126
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.99 1.33

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.

CMIGEVDAN
CMI 1.00 0.57 0.42
GEV 0.57 1.00 0.25
DAN 0.42 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, GEV and DAN?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $68.91B, GE Vernova (GEV) $228.24B, Dana (DAN) $2.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, GEV and DAN?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 25.4x, GE Vernova (GEV) 22.1x, Dana (DAN) 2.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 15.9x, Dana (DAN) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

GE Vernova (GEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%, Dana (DAN) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%, Dana (DAN) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, GE Vernova (GEV) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) 18.1%, Dana (DAN) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +14.4%, GE Vernova (GEV) +47.4%, Dana (DAN) +12.7%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.3%/yr, Dana (DAN) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dana (DAN) has the highest dividend yield: Cummins (CMI) 1.64%, GE Vernova (GEV) 0.23%, Dana (DAN) 2.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cummins (CMI) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 36.9%, GE Vernova (GEV) 54.1%, Dana (DAN) 44.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMI, GEV and DAN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GE Vernova (GEV) leads on 7. 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.