CMI vs GEV vs HWM Stock Comparison

Cummins, GE Vernova and Howmet Aerospace 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
$62.25B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.83B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$772.71 -24.9% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$202.29B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
5 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$200.90 -13.3% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$81.81B
P/E
39.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 5, Howmet Aerospace 4, Cummins 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIGEVHWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.25B $202.29B $81.81B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 19.5x 39.8x CMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — 37.7x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +16.9% +22.0% HWM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.3% 23.5% 21.1% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.2% 18.1% 21.5% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x -3.3x 1.4x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.0% +38.1% -2.6% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr — +43.2%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 55.4% 37.2% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 82/100 72/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

CMIGEVHWM

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

AxisCMIGEVHWM
Valuation 70 #63 of 204 69 #20 of 63 39 #62 of 101
Growth 65 #68 of 191 97 #3 of 60 90 #11 of 98
Profitability 73 #51 of 189 93 #5 of 57 99 #2 of 97
Financial Health 54 #103 of 221 56 #32 of 72 47 #57 of 107
Shareholder Returns 85 #25 of 159 97 #2 of 30 87 #9 of 64
Overall 69 82 72
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GEV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HWM ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIGEVHWMSPY
1 month -16.4%-24.9%-13.3% -5.9%
3 months -30.4%-22.7%-30.6% -4.6%
6 months -34.4%-26.1%-26.3% +0.2%
Year to date -12.3%+18.2%-2.0% +7.5%
1 year +2.0%+38.1%-2.6% +8.2%
3 years +103.6%—+312.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +26.8%—+60.4% +19.0%
5 years +88.9%—+501.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.6%—+43.2% +9.4%
10 years +260.3%—+1,381.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.7%—+30.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCMIGEVHWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%55.4%37.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%56.4%38.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.531.971.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.050.69-0.07 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-38.3%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-34.2%-31.4% -5.9%
52-week high $727.59$1,174.86$292.71 $779.14
52-week low $439.18$550.17$185.88 $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.

MultipleCMIGEVHWM
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 23.4x 19.8xmedian 25.0x 38.9xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 4.6xmedian 2.3x 8.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 13.4x 44.8xmedian 18.3x 27.6xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 21.9x 11.9xmedian 28.3x 41.4xmedian 26.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.1x 16.3xmedian 1.8x 13.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.63median 1.02 —median 0.65 0.79median 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 monthsCMIGEVHWM
Revenue $35.83B $44.04B $9.73B
Gross profit $9.27B $9.57B $3.56B
Operating income $4.49B $2.83B $2.73B
Net income $3.44B $10.37B $2.05B
Free cash flow $3.46B $17.12B $1.93B
R&D $1.49B $1.36B $38.00M
EPS (diluted) $24.03 $38.69 $5.13
Cash & equivalents $3.57B $16.76B $507.00M
Total debt $7.17B $2.80B $4.83B
Shares (diluted) 138.10M 268.00M 400.00M
Enterprise value $58.06B $153.38B $77.56B

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
MetricCMIGEVHWM
P/E 18.6x 19.8x 38.9x
P/FCF 17.7x 11.9x 41.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 10.6x 33.3x
P/S 1.7x 4.6x 8.2x
P/B 4.3x 16.3x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 25.0x 16.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 44.8x 27.6x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 67.4x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 4.3x 8.7x
EV/FCF 18.6x 11.1x 43.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 9.9x 35.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.63 – 0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIGEVHWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 16.9% 22.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – 14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% 30.5% 33.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% 104.9% 36.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – 35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.5% 504.8% 41.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 47.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.0% 524.3% 43.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – 49.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% 460.4% 40.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – 38.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% 592.1% 50.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% – 41.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIGEVHWM
Gross margin 25.9% 21.7% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 9.7% 31.4%
Operating margin 12.5% 6.4% 28.1%
Pretax margin 12.4% 20.2% 25.8%
Net margin 9.3% 23.5% 21.1%
FCF margin 9.7% 38.9% 19.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.2% 43.6% 24.7%
Return on equity 24.3% 80.8% 35.7%
Return on assets 9.5% 12.4% 15.5%
Return on invested capital 16.2% 18.1% 21.5%
Return on capital employed 18.0% 13.4% 24.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIGEVHWM
Debt / assets 19.6% 3.2% 36.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x -3.3x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.1x 0.2x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 60.8% 85.5% 56.6%
Equity / assets 39.2% 14.5% 43.4%
Interest coverage 14.1x 13.0x –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.25 2.34 8.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIGEVHWM
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.3% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 3.1% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 3.4% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 9.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 23.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 43.3%

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.

ConsensusCMIGEVHWM
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – 37.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 – $5.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 – +41.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% – +30.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 – $10.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 – +27.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% – +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIGEVHWM
Held by institutions 85.4% 79.1% 91.0%
Institutions holding 2,108 3,422 1,602
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +4.0% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,050 1,955 908
Institutions selling 729 985 485
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.98 1.87

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.

CMIGEVHWM
CMI 1.00 0.60 0.43
GEV 0.60 1.00 0.37
HWM 0.43 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, GEV and HWM?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $62.25B, GE Vernova (GEV) $202.29B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $81.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, GEV and HWM?

Cummins (CMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 18.8x, GE Vernova (GEV) 19.5x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 39.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 14.3x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +6.7%, GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +22.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 9.3%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Cummins (CMI) 16.2%, GE Vernova (GEV) 18.1%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +2.0%, GE Vernova (GEV) +38.1%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -2.6%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +13.6%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +43.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cummins (CMI) 0.00%, GE Vernova (GEV) 0.00%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%. Cummins (CMI) and GE Vernova (GEV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.5%, GE Vernova (GEV) 55.4%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.