CMI vs HD Stock Comparison

Cummins and Home Depot 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
6 wins
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$319.64 +7.7% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$317.76B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 6, Home Depot 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIHDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.88B $317.76B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 22.3x HD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 22.9x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +2.5% CMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 8.4% HD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 23.3% HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.0x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% -17.0% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr -2.7%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 26.9% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 41/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

CMIHD

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

AxisCMIHD
Valuation 51 #101 of 203 23 #80 of 104
Growth 54 #88 of 188 29 #71 of 99
Profitability 70 #56 of 187 90 #11 of 99
Financial Health 50 #111 of 222 32 #77 of 113
Shareholder Returns 71 #45 of 153 31 #51 of 73
Overall 59 41
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIHDSPY
1 month -1.5%+7.7% -1.0%
3 months -22.1%-4.0% +2.9%
6 months -21.7%-4.8% +6.4%
Year to date +1.3%-7.1% +11.4%
1 year +23.8%-17.0% +13.1%
3 years +136.0%+12.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.2%+4.1% +21.5%
5 years +114.9%-12.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.5%-2.7% +10.9%
10 years +308.4%+152.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.1%+9.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMIHDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%26.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.620.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.64-0.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-18.3% -2.5%
52-week high $727.59$391.05 $779.14
52-week low $414.30$281.12 $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.

MultipleCMIHD
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 25.9x 22.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 13.7x 14.6xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 21.1x 21.1xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.3x 19.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 8.19median 1.19 -5.48median 0.73

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 monthsCMIHD
Revenue $34.71B $169.18B
Gross profit $8.79B $56.18B
Operating income $3.89B $21.02B
Net income $2.83B $14.23B
Free cash flow $3.37B $15.10B
R&D $1.44B –
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $14.28
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $2.09B
Total debt $29.22B $214.74B
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 996.00M
Enterprise value $67.96B $311.00B

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
MetricCMIHD
P/E 26.3x 22.3x
P/FCF 21.1x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 17.0x
P/S 2.1x 1.9x
P/B 5.1x 19.2x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 52.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.2x
EV/FCF 22.2x 24.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.19 -5.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIHD
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% -2.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% -2.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -4.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% -2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -4.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIHD
Gross margin 25.3% 33.2%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 15.0%
Operating margin 11.2% 12.4%
Pretax margin 11.1% 11.1%
Net margin 7.8% 8.4%
FCF margin 9.7% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 11.1%
Return on equity 20.7% 93.3%
Return on assets 8.1% 13.1%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 23.3%
Return on capital employed 16.0% 28.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIHD
Debt / assets 20.6% 48.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 84.8%
Equity / assets 39.0% 15.2%
Interest coverage 12.1x 8.7x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.49 5.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIHD
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 0.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 64.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4%

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.

ConsensusCMIHD
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.40FY2026 $13.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.36BFY2026 $163.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIHD
Held by institutions 85.4% 75.0%
Institutions holding 2,105 4,107
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +3.1%
Institutions buying 1,048 1,917
Institutions selling 728 1,766
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.09

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.

CMIHD
CMI 1.00 0.17
HD 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI and HD?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $71.88B, Home Depot (HD) $317.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI and HD?

Home Depot (HD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 26.5x, Home Depot (HD) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.5x, Home Depot (HD) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cummins (CMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +23.8%, Home Depot (HD) -17.0%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.5%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cummins (CMI) 0.00%, Home Depot (HD) 0.03%. Cummins (CMI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.1%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do CMI and HD move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.17, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, CMI and HD?

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 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.