CMI vs HYLN vs PUMP Stock Comparison

Cummins, Hyliion Holdings and ProPetro Holding 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
$61.39B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.83B
Div. yield
1.83%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
9 wins
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$2.63 -34.7% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$469.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 9, Hyliion Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIHYLNPUMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.39B $469.71M $737.17M CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x -9.0x 367.4x CMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — 300.0x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +163.2% -6.0% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.3% -564.3% 0.2% CMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.2% — 0.1% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 0.6x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.83% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.0% +20.6% -44.6% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr -21.1%/yr -9.0%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 99.4% 58.0% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 57/100 36/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

CMIHYLNPUMP

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

AxisCMIHYLNPUMP
Valuation 70 #63 of 204 32 #43 of 63 85 #8 of 47
Growth 65 #68 of 191 90 #7 of 60 14 #38 of 44
Profitability 73 #51 of 189 11 #51 of 57 18 #34 of 41
Financial Health 54 #103 of 221 96 #4 of 72 62 #18 of 46
Shareholder Returns 85 #25 of 159 – 0 #32 of 32
Overall 69 57 36
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • PUMP ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIHYLNPUMPSPY
1 month -16.4%-34.7%-37.0% -5.9%
3 months -30.4%-33.4%-45.2% -4.6%
6 months -34.4%+6.5%-61.4% +0.2%
Year to date -12.3%+42.9%-36.9% +7.5%
1 year +2.0%+20.6%-44.6% +8.2%
3 years +103.6%+304.7%-38.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +26.8%+59.4%-15.2% +19.0%
5 years +88.9%-69.3%-37.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.6%-21.1%-9.0% +9.4%
10 years +260.3%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.7%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCMIHYLNPUMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%99.4%58.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%94.0%63.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.533.090.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.050.21-0.77 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-94.0%-72.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-67.5%-67.0% -5.9%
52-week high $727.59$8.10$18.20 $779.14
52-week low $439.18$1.58$6.00 $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.

MultipleCMIHYLNPUMP
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 23.4x -9.0xmedian 25.0x 367.4xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 50.8xmedian 2.3x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 13.4x -8.0xmedian 18.3x 4.8xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 21.9x -8.3xmedian 28.3x -7.7xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.63median 1.02 -0.30median 0.65 -4.91median 0.45

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 monthsCMIHYLNPUMP
Revenue $35.83B $9.25M $1.22B
Gross profit $9.27B $603.00K $291.48M
Operating income $4.49B -$58.73M $5.88M
Net income $3.44B -$52.19M $2.00M
Free cash flow $3.46B -$56.62M -$96.01M
R&D $1.49B $37.27M –
EPS (diluted) $24.03 $-0.29 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $3.57B $13.20M $728.87M
Total debt $7.17B – $839.87M
Shares (diluted) 138.10M 178.44M 122.71M
Enterprise value $58.22B $135.61M -$1.02B

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
MetricCMIHYLNPUMP
P/E 18.6x -9.0x 367.4x
P/FCF 17.7x -8.3x -7.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x -11.1x 3.8x
P/S 1.7x 50.8x 0.6x
P/B 4.3x 2.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 2.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x -8.0x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 14.4x -6.9x 144.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 43.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 18.6x -7.2x -8.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x -9.6x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.63 -0.30 -4.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIHYLNPUMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 163.2% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 62.1% -9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% 154.4% -3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 29.7% -17.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% 11.9% 132.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 29.6% -66.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.5% 7.3% 111.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 30.7% -74.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.0% 8.9% 110.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 30.4% -74.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% 10.5% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 30.3% -23.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% 16.0% -349.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 24.4% -66.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIHYLNPUMP
Gross margin 25.9% 6.5% 23.9%
EBITDA margin 15.7% -551.3% 14.6%
Operating margin 12.5% -635.2% 0.5%
Pretax margin 12.4% -564.5% 0.4%
Net margin 9.3% -564.3% 0.2%
FCF margin 9.7% -612.3% -7.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.2% -458.2% 16.1%
Return on equity 24.3% -29.7% 0.2%
Return on assets 9.5% -28.2% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 16.2% – 0.1%
Return on capital employed 18.0% -33.4% 0.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.8x 97.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 64.8% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIHYLNPUMP
Debt / assets 19.6% – 38.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 2.1x – -8.7x
Liabilities / assets 60.8% 5.6% 55.4%
Equity / assets 39.2% 94.4% 44.6%
Interest coverage 14.1x – 0.5x
Current ratio 1.7x 7.6x 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 7.1x 3.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 6.8x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 4.25 25.62 1.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIHYLNPUMP
Dividend yield 1.8% – –
Net buyback yield 1.3% – -22.3%
Shareholder yield 3.2% – -22.3%
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.

ConsensusCMIHYLNPUMP
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – 300.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 – -89.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% – +1,100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 $1.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +127.8% +16.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIHYLNPUMP
Held by institutions 85.4% 33.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,108 168 271
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +19.5% +26.5%
Institutions buying 1,050 106 162
Institutions selling 729 38 65
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.79 2.49

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.

CMIHYLNPUMP
CMI 1.00 0.39 0.26
HYLN 0.39 1.00 0.29
PUMP 0.26 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, HYLN and PUMP?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $61.39B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $469.71M, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) $737.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, HYLN and PUMP?

Cummins (CMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 18.6x, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -9.0x, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) 367.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 14.3x, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) 300.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +6.7%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 9.3%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 16.2%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) 0.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +2.0%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +20.6%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -44.6%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +13.6%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -21.1%/yr, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cummins (CMI) 1.83%. Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) and ProPetro Holding (PUMP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cummins (CMI) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.5%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 99.4%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) 58.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMI, HYLN and PUMP?

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 9. 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.