CMI vs PCAR vs URI Stock Comparison

Cummins, Paccar and United Rentals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMI Cummins Inc
$530.34 +1.0% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$72.71B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
PCAR Paccar Inc
$103.73 -6.8% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$53.23B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,162.88 +11.1% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$72.85B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
–
Equipment Rental Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Rentals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Rentals 6, Paccar 4, Cummins 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIPCARURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $72.71B $53.23B $72.85B URI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x 19.3x 25.5x PCAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 16.7x 21.0x PCAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% — +9.4% URI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% — 16.3% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% — 14.0% URI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 2.3x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.0% +2.6% +29.2% URI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr +11.7%/yr +26.0%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 27.1% 42.3% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 61/100 56/100 PCAR

Percentile Scorecard

CMIPCARURI

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

AxisCMIPCARURI
Valuation 50 #103 of 203 73 #56 of 203 20 #37 of 46
Growth 52 #90 of 188 23 #146 of 188 92 #4 of 39
Profitability 71 #54 of 183 – 95 #3 of 39
Financial Health 52 #104 of 217 – 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns 69 #48 of 153 88 #20 of 153 52 #16 of 32
Overall 59 61 56
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIPCARURISPY
1 month +1.0%-6.8%+11.1% -0.2%
3 months -17.3%-24.9%+6.6% +3.9%
6 months -17.5%-13.3%+20.8% +8.2%
Year to date +3.9%-5.3%+43.7% +12.9%
1 year +26.0%+2.6%+29.2% +12.3%
3 years +146.4%+24.5%+191.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.1%+7.6%+42.9% +23.3%
5 years +118.5%+74.0%+216.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.9%+11.7%+26.0% +10.9%
10 years +320.0%+181.5%+1,424.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.4%+10.9%+31.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMIPCARURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%27.1%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%24.6%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.640.891.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.100.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-30.6%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-24.9%-0.2% -1.2%
52-week high $727.59$138.21$1,165.29 $779.14
52-week low $414.30$94.15$710.47 $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.

MultipleCMIPCARURI
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 25.2x 19.8xmedian 25.2x 25.3xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 4.1xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 13.7xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 21.7x 19.9xmedian 21.7x 80.8xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 7.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 8.40median 1.32 -1.58median 1.32 2.66median 2.38

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 monthsCMIPCARURI
Revenue $34.71B – $17.50B
Gross profit $8.79B – $6.84B
Operating income $3.89B – $4.47B
Net income $2.83B $2.76B $2.86B
Free cash flow $3.37B – $892.00M
R&D $1.44B $438.50M –
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $5.23 $45.89
Cash & equivalents $3.18B – $153.00M
Total debt $7.35B – $14.67B
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 527.60M 62.26M
Enterprise value $68.78B $53.23B $71.97B

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
MetricCMIPCARURI
P/E 26.9x 19.8x 25.3x
P/FCF 21.7x 19.9x 80.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 14.9x 11.6x
P/S 2.1x 2.1x 4.1x
P/B 5.3x 2.6x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 2.6x 7.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x – 13.7x
EV/EBIT 19.6x – 19.4x
EV/Revenue 2.2x – 5.0x
EV/FCF 22.7x – 97.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 14.9x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.40 -1.58 2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIPCARURI
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% – 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% – 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% – 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 2.6% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -12.4% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% 2.5% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -12.5% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% -22.3% 24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -4.8% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% – 98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% – 83.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIPCARURI
Gross margin 25.3% – 39.1%
EBITDA margin 14.4% – 36.1%
Operating margin 11.2% – 25.5%
Pretax margin 11.1% – 21.8%
Net margin 7.8% – 16.3%
FCF margin 9.7% – 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% – 35.4%
Return on equity 20.7% – 30.2%
Return on assets 8.1% – 8.9%
Return on invested capital 13.6% – 14.0%
Return on capital employed 16.0% – 16.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIPCARURI
Debt / assets 20.6% – 44.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.2x – 16.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% – 70.4%
Equity / assets 39.0% – 29.6%
Interest coverage 12.1x – –
Current ratio 1.7x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.54 – 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIPCARURI
Dividend yield 1.5% 2.7% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.7% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusCMIPCARURI
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $6.23FY2026 $55.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +20.2% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +23.1% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIPCARURI
Held by institutions 85.4% 73.8% 95.9%
Institutions holding 2,106 1,095 1,587
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +5.8% +4.7%
Institutions buying 1,049 503 804
Institutions selling 728 406 537
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.24 1.50

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.

CMIPCARURI
CMI 1.00 0.50 0.39
PCAR 0.50 1.00 0.36
URI 0.39 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, PCAR and URI?

United Rentals (URI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $72.71B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.23B, United Rentals (URI) $72.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, PCAR and URI?

Paccar (PCAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 26.8x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.3x, United Rentals (URI) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Paccar (PCAR) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.9x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.7x, United Rentals (URI) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Rentals (URI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%). On return on invested capital, United Rentals (URI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Rentals (URI) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +26.0%, Paccar (PCAR) +2.6%, United Rentals (URI) +29.2%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.9%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.7%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.1%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%, United Rentals (URI) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Rentals (URI) 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.