CMI vs GEV vs VRT Stock Comparison

Cummins, GE Vernova and Vertiv Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMI Cummins Inc
$517.26 -1.5% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$71.88B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$814.57 -14.4% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$229.22B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.37B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
6 wins
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$194.30 -21.9% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$76.88B
P/E
44.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 6, Vertiv Holdings 3, Cummins 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIGEVVRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.88B $229.22B $76.88B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 24.1x 44.4x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x — 28.2x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +13.0% +26.2% VRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 23.0% 15.1% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 10.7% 24.0% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -3.4x -0.1x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% +36.9% +6.1% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr — +51.9%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 53.5% 65.9% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 83/100 60/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

CMIGEVVRT

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

AxisCMIGEVVRT
Valuation 51 #101 of 203 75 #16 of 61 29 #144 of 203
Growth 54 #88 of 188 98 #2 of 58 100 #1 of 188
Profitability 70 #56 of 187 91 #6 of 55 99 #3 of 187
Financial Health 50 #111 of 222 57 #31 of 71 56 #99 of 222
Shareholder Returns 71 #45 of 153 93 #3 of 31 16 #129 of 153
Overall 59 83 60
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIGEVVRTSPY
1 month -1.5%-14.4%-21.9% -1.0%
3 months -22.1%-19.7%-33.1% +2.9%
6 months -21.7%-29.1%-39.9% +6.4%
Year to date +1.3%+24.6%+19.9% +11.4%
1 year +23.8%+36.9%+6.1% +13.1%
3 years +136.0%—+397.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.2%—+70.8% +21.5%
5 years +114.9%—+707.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.5%—+51.9% +10.9%
10 years +308.4%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.1%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMIGEVVRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%53.5%65.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%53.7%67.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.622.092.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.690.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-38.3%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-30.7%-48.4% -2.5%
52-week high $727.59$1,174.86$376.23 $779.14
52-week low $414.30$547.96$149.83 $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.

MultipleCMIGEVVRT
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 25.9x 22.9xmedian 24.1x 43.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 13.7x 68.8xmedian 17.4x 29.1xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 21.1x 17.4xmedian 27.4x 25.5xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.3x 16.5xmedian 1.8x 15.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 8.19median 1.19 —median 0.76 0.39median 1.19

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 monthsCMIGEVVRT
Revenue $34.71B $41.37B $11.48B
Gross profit $8.79B $8.36B $4.37B
Operating income $3.89B $1.80B $2.17B
Net income $2.83B $9.54B $1.73B
Free cash flow $3.37B $12.44B $2.93B
R&D $1.44B $1.31B –
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $35.29 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $13.12B $2.81B
Total debt $29.22B – $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 270.00M 392.75M
Enterprise value $67.96B $189.13B $67.50B

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
MetricCMIGEVVRT
P/E 26.3x 22.9x 43.1x
P/FCF 21.1x 17.4x 25.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 15.3x 22.3x
P/S 2.1x 5.2x 6.5x
P/B 5.1x 16.5x 15.7x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 25.2x 25.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 68.8x 29.1x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 114.9x 34.3x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 5.0x 6.5x
EV/FCF 22.2x 16.6x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 14.6x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.19 – 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIGEVVRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 13.0% 26.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – 21.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 27.7% 36.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 29.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 174.7% 39.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 55.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 719.9% 113.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – 112.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% 742.6% 111.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – 110.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% 295.4% 135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – 91.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% 359.3% 134.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% – 100.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIGEVVRT
Gross margin 25.3% 20.2% 38.0%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 7.3% 22.3%
Operating margin 11.2% 4.3% 18.9%
Pretax margin 11.1% 19.0% 18.4%
Net margin 7.8% 23.0% 15.1%
FCF margin 9.7% 30.1% 25.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 34.2% 29.2%
Return on equity 20.7% 67.6% 38.5%
Return on assets 8.1% 12.2% 11.8%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 10.7% 24.0%
Return on capital employed 16.0% 8.0% 29.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIGEVVRT
Debt / assets 20.6% 3.5% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -3.4x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 0.2x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 83.8% 70.1%
Equity / assets 39.0% 16.2% 29.9%
Interest coverage 12.1x 9.5x 41.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.49 2.58 5.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIGEVVRT
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.2% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 2.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCMIGEVVRT
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 – 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.40FY2026 – $6.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 – +64.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% – +40.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.36BFY2026 – $14.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 – +43.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% – +20.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIGEVVRT
Held by institutions 85.4% 79.1% 81.7%
Institutions holding 2,105 3,414 2,037
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +4.0% +0.0%
Institutions buying 1,048 1,950 1,170
Institutions selling 728 982 690
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.99 1.70

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.

CMIGEVVRT
CMI 1.00 0.57 0.61
GEV 0.57 1.00 0.66
VRT 0.61 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, GEV and VRT?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $71.88B, GE Vernova (GEV) $229.22B, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $76.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, GEV and VRT?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 26.5x, GE Vernova (GEV) 24.1x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 44.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.5x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, GE Vernova (GEV) +13.0%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +26.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.0%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 15.1%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) 10.7%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +23.8%, GE Vernova (GEV) +36.9%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +6.1%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.5%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +51.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cummins (CMI) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.1%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.5%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 65.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.