CMI vs GNRC vs DAN Stock Comparison

Cummins, Generac Holdings and Dana Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMI Cummins Inc
$531.67 +2.6% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$71.22B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$201.68 -1.7% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.92B
P/E
39.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win
DAN DANA Inc
$25.44 -6.3% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.70B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 4, Dana 3, Generac Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIGNRCDANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.22B $11.92B $2.70B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 39.6x 2.6x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 21.7x 13.4x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +6.1% +5.1% GNRC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% — — –
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 +28.3% +6.1% +27.0% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr -16.6%/yr +2.8%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 57.3% 44.6% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 58/100 67/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

CMIGNRCDAN

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

AxisCMIGNRCDAN
Valuation 50 #103 of 203 57 #27 of 61 99 #4 of 203
Growth 54 #88 of 188 42 #34 of 58 76 #46 of 188
Profitability 71 #54 of 184 87 #8 of 55 75 #47 of 184
Financial Health 54 #100 of 217 47 #38 of 71 8 #199 of 217
Shareholder Returns 71 #45 of 153 – 79 #33 of 153
Overall 60 58 67
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GNRC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIGNRCDANSPY
1 month +2.6%-1.7%-6.3% +0.9%
3 months -12.3%+3.3%-5.1% +5.9%
6 months -16.8%-20.3%-29.0% +8.5%
Year to date +4.2%+47.9%+7.1% +13.3%
1 year +28.3%+6.1%+27.0% +12.4%
3 years +147.0%+145.4%+101.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.2%+34.9%+26.3% +23.5%
5 years +121.7%-59.5%+14.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.3%-16.6%+2.8% +11.0%
10 years +319.9%+426.0%+65.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.4%+18.1%+5.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCMIGNRCDANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%57.3%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%55.0%47.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.642.191.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.760.110.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-83.7%-69.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.9%-31.8%-34.7% -0.9%
52-week high $727.59$295.54$38.93 $779.14
52-week low $414.30$136.37$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.

MultipleCMIGNRCDAN
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 25.4x 39.4xmedian 29.4x 2.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.3x —median 18.4x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 21.8x 33.0xmedian 24.4x 20.6xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.42median 1.41 2.14median 1.07 0.02median 1.41

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 monthsCMIGNRCDAN
Revenue $34.71B $4.62B $7.78B
Gross profit $8.79B $1.84B –
Operating income $3.89B $478.99M $249.00M
Net income $2.83B $301.14M $1.06B
Free cash flow $3.37B – –
R&D $1.44B $253.28M –
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $5.05 $9.56
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $393.67M $321.00M
Total debt $7.35B – –
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 59.64M 109.50M
Enterprise value $67.30B $11.92B $2.70B

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
MetricCMIGNRCDAN
P/E 27.0x 39.4x 2.6x
P/FCF 21.7x 33.0x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 19.8x 6.5x
P/S 2.1x 2.6x 0.4x
P/B 5.3x 4.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 4.3x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x – –
EV/EBIT 19.7x – –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 22.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.5x 19.8x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.42 2.14 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIGNRCDAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 6.1% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 4.8% -9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 7.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 11.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% -3.5% 722.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 11.8% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% -0.6% 1,378%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 15.7% 143.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% -0.9% 2,174%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 18.4% 149.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% 2.1% 3.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 25.3% -7.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIGNRCDAN
Gross margin 25.3% – –
EBITDA margin 14.4% – –
Operating margin 11.2% – –
Pretax margin 11.1% – –
Net margin 7.8% – –
FCF margin 9.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 13.0% 5.4%
Return on equity 20.7% 10.2% 56.6%
Return on assets 8.1% 5.1% 17.5%
Return on invested capital 13.6% – –
Return on capital employed 16.0% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.0x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIGNRCDAN
Debt / assets 20.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 2.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 50.9% 70.8%
Equity / assets 39.0% 49.1% 29.2%
Interest coverage 12.1x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 4.55 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIGNRCDAN
Dividend yield 1.5% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.2% 0.0% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusCMIGNRCDAN
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $1.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026 +413.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +42.0% +128.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $8.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +48.6% +34.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIGNRCDAN
Held by institutions 85.4% 89.4% 99.2%
Institutions holding 2,106 998 342
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -1.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 1,049 531 168
Institutions selling 728 321 126
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.65 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.

CMIGNRCDAN
CMI 1.00 0.50 0.40
GNRC 0.50 1.00 0.29
DAN 0.40 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, GNRC and DAN?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $71.22B, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.92B, Dana (DAN) $2.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, GNRC and DAN?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 26.2x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 39.6x, Dana (DAN) 2.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.9x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 21.7x, Dana (DAN) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, Dana (DAN) +5.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +28.3%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, Dana (DAN) +27.0%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +17.3%/yr, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -16.6%/yr, Dana (DAN) +2.8%/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%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.3%, Dana (DAN) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMI, GNRC 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, Cummins (CMI) 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.