CMI vs PCAR vs PHIN Stock Comparison

Cummins, Paccar and Phinia Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMI Cummins Inc
$521.78 -0.7% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$72.96B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$104.37 -6.2% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$55.09B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.82B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
PHIN Phinia Inc.
$57.14 -7.8% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.13B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCMIPCARPHINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $72.96B $55.09B $2.13B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x 22.0x 15.8x PHIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 16.7x 10.3x PHIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% -10.6% +7.7% PHIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 9.0% 3.7% PCAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% -50.3% 6.8% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.1x — PCAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% +4.2% +4.5% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +12.8%/yr — CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.2% 27.2% 34.8% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 48/100 61/100 PHIN

Percentile Scorecard

CMIPCARPHIN

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

AxisCMIPCARPHIN
Valuation 51 #101 of 203 59 #84 of 203 97 #7 of 203
Growth 54 #87 of 187 20 #150 of 187 47 #99 of 187
Profitability 71 #54 of 185 34 #123 of 185 49 #95 of 185
Financial Health 51 #107 of 219 59 #90 of 219 34 #144 of 219
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 153 69 #48 of 153 80 #32 of 153
Overall 60 48 61
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PHIN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIPCARPHINSPY
1 month -0.7%-6.2%-7.8% -0.8%
3 months -21.1%-21.8%-27.2% +3.5%
6 months -21.0%-17.9%-20.8% +7.0%
Year to date +2.2%-4.7%-8.9% +12.2%
1 year +23.8%+4.2%+4.5% +13.0%
3 years +142.4%+25.3%+124.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +34.4%+7.8%+30.9% +23.1%
5 years +122.2%+82.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.3%+12.8%— +11.0%
10 years +312.4%+183.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.2%+11.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMIPCARPHINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.2%27.2%34.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%24.7%36.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.640.901.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.160.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-30.6%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-24.5%-32.9% -1.8%
52-week high $727.59$138.21$85.16 $779.14
52-week low $414.30$94.15$51.54 $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.

MultipleCMIPCARPHIN
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 26.0x 22.0xmedian 26.0x 15.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 14.0x -3.0xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 21.4x 18.5xmedian 21.4x 8.4xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.26median 1.26 -1.84median 1.26 -1.47median 1.26

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 monthsCMIPCARPHIN
Revenue $34.71B $27.82B $3.62B
Gross profit $8.79B $5.56B $797.00M
Operating income $3.89B -$19.39B $252.00M
Net income $2.83B $2.50B $135.00M
Free cash flow $3.37B $2.96B $250.00M
R&D $1.44B $440.60M –
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $4.75 $3.55
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $5.57B $370.00M
Total debt $7.35B $9.91B $1.02B
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 527.60M 38.00M
Enterprise value $69.04B $18.10B $723.35M

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
MetricCMIPCARPHIN
P/E 26.5x 22.0x 15.7x
P/FCF 21.3x 18.5x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 12.6x 5.8x
P/S 2.1x 2.0x 0.6x
P/B 5.2x 2.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 2.7x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x -3.0x –
EV/EBIT 19.3x -2.9x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF 22.4x 18.9x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 12.9x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.26 -1.84 -1.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIPCARPHIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% -10.6% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -5.1% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% -15.6% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -7.4% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 7.3% -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -29.8% -6.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% -18.5% 25.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -11.8% -16.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% -18.6% 32.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -11.9% -10.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% -2.9% 35.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 6.6% 11.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% 2.9% 65.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 7.7% 23.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIPCARPHIN
Gross margin 25.3% 20.0% 22.0%
EBITDA margin 14.4% -66.7% –
Operating margin 11.2% -69.7% 7.0%
Pretax margin 11.1% 11.5% 5.4%
Net margin 7.8% 9.0% 3.7%
FCF margin 9.7% 10.7% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 15.6% 9.9%
Return on equity 20.7% 12.5% 8.7%
Return on assets 8.1% 5.7% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 13.6% -50.3% 6.8%
Return on capital employed 16.0% -50.2% 9.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIPCARPHIN
Debt / assets 20.6% 22.5% 26.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.2x 3.3x 4.1x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 53.8% 59.9%
Equity / assets 39.0% 46.2% 40.1%
Interest coverage 12.1x – 3.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.51 1.45 2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIPCARPHIN
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.6% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.7% -0.1% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.5% 9.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 17.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.4%
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.

ConsensusCMIPCARPHIN
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.40FY2026 $6.24FY2026 $5.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +20.8% +29.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.36BFY2026 $26.85BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +23.3% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIPCARPHIN
Held by institutions 85.4% 73.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,105 1,095 391
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +5.8% -7.1%
Institutions buying 1,048 503 166
Institutions selling 728 406 126
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.24 1.32

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.

CMIPCARPHIN
CMI 1.00 0.50 0.36
PCAR 0.50 1.00 0.52
PHIN 0.36 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, PCAR and PHIN?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $72.96B, Paccar (PCAR) $55.09B, Phinia (PHIN) $2.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, PCAR and PHIN?

Phinia (PHIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 26.9x, Paccar (PCAR) 22.0x, Phinia (PHIN) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phinia (PHIN) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.6x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.7x, Phinia (PHIN) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phinia (PHIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Paccar (PCAR) -10.6%, Phinia (PHIN) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.0%, Phinia (PHIN) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.3%, Phinia (PHIN) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +23.8%, Paccar (PCAR) +4.2%, Phinia (PHIN) +4.5%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +17.3%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cummins (CMI) 0.00%, Paccar (PCAR) 0.00%, Phinia (PHIN) 0.02%. Cummins (CMI) and Paccar (PCAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.2%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.2%, Phinia (PHIN) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMI, PCAR and PHIN?

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.