CMI vs PCAR vs WNC Stock Comparison

Cummins, Paccar and Wabash National Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMI Cummins Inc
$517.69 -0.7% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$71.27B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
1.58%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$102.29 -8.5% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$53.86B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
2.70%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$13.29 +4.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$541.42M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
2.41%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 5, Paccar 5, Wabash National 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIPCARWNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.27B $53.86B $541.42M CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 19.5x -3.9x PCAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 16.4x — PCAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% -1.5% -7.3% CMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 9.5% -9.1% PCAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% -50.7% -14.8% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.1x -4.7x WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.58% 2.70% 2.41% PCAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% +4.2% +59.9% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +11.4%/yr -3.1%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 27.0% 57.3% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 46/100 24/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

CMIPCARWNC

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

AxisCMIPCARWNC
Valuation 53 #97 of 203 53 #96 of 203 21 #161 of 203
Growth 54 #88 of 188 19 #153 of 188 2 #185 of 188
Profitability 73 #51 of 183 31 #127 of 183 15 #155 of 183
Financial Health 52 #104 of 216 56 #95 of 216 9 #196 of 216
Shareholder Returns 73 #42 of 152 69 #48 of 152 72 #43 of 152
Overall 61 46 24
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WNC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIPCARWNCSPY
1 month -0.7%-8.5%+4.9% +0.7%
3 months -18.2%-23.5%+7.2% +3.7%
6 months -22.8%-13.9%+52.9% +7.1%
Year to date +1.4%-6.6%+53.6% +12.8%
1 year +17.3%+4.2%+59.9% +11.9%
3 years +137.8%+22.3%-36.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +33.5%+7.0%-13.9% +22.8%
5 years +115.8%+71.2%-14.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%+11.4%-3.1% +10.9%
10 years +308.9%+177.0%+19.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.1%+10.7%+1.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMIPCARWNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%27.0%57.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%24.5%51.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.650.891.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.151.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-30.6%-77.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-26.0%-7.2% -1.2%
52-week high $727.59$138.21$14.32 $779.14
52-week low $428.74$94.15$6.77 $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.

MultipleCMIPCARWNC
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 25.8x 19.5xmedian 25.8x -3.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.6x -2.9xmedian 14.6x -10.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 22.2x 24.9xmedian 22.2x -3.8xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.20median 1.45 -1.56median 1.45 0.10median 1.45

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 monthsCMIPCARWNC
Revenue $34.71B $29.08B $1.52B
Gross profit $8.79B $5.86B $13.43M
Operating income $3.89B -$20.02B -$157.62M
Net income $2.83B $2.76B -$138.69M
Free cash flow $3.37B $2.17B -$144.30M
R&D $1.44B $438.50M –
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $5.23 $-3.38
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $6.15B $69.29M
Total debt $7.35B $10.40B $540.26M
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 527.70M 40.99M
Enterprise value $68.40B $16.72B $327.07M

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
MetricCMIPCARWNC
P/E 26.3x 19.5x -3.9x
P/FCF 21.2x 24.9x -3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 14.7x -4.4x
P/S 2.1x 1.9x 0.4x
P/B 5.1x 2.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 2.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x -2.9x -10.1x
EV/EBIT 19.2x -2.7x -6.4x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 22.2x 25.3x -7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 15.0x -8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.20 -1.56 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIPCARWNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% -1.5% -7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -5.2% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% -4.0% -88.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -8.7% -69.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 1.5% -142.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -10.2% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 2.6% -153.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -12.4% -37.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% 2.4% -153.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -12.5% -39.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% -22.3% -182.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -4.8% -35.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% -32.2% -330.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% -10.7% -43.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIPCARWNC
Gross margin 25.3% 20.1% 0.9%
EBITDA margin 14.4% -65.9% -6.6%
Operating margin 11.2% -68.8% -10.4%
Pretax margin 11.1% 12.2% -12.0%
Net margin 7.8% 9.5% -9.1%
FCF margin 9.7% 7.4% -9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 12.6% -8.1%
Return on equity 20.7% 13.4% -49.0%
Return on assets 8.1% 6.2% -11.2%
Return on invested capital 13.6% -50.7% -14.8%
Return on capital employed 16.0% -51.1% -18.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIPCARWNC
Debt / assets 20.6% 23.0% 43.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.1x -4.7x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 4.8x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 53.6% 78.0%
Equity / assets 39.0% 46.4% 22.0%
Interest coverage 12.1x – -6.2x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.49 1.41 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIPCARWNC
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.7% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.7% -0.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.6% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusCMIPCARWNC
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $6.23FY2026 $-2.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +20.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026 $1.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +23.1% +13.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIPCARWNC
Held by institutions 85.4% 73.8% 91.8%
Institutions holding 2,107 1,096 165
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +5.8% -3.6%
Institutions buying 1,050 504 84
Institutions selling 728 406 61
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.24 1.38

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.

CMIPCARWNC
CMI 1.00 0.51 0.39
PCAR 0.51 1.00 0.40
WNC 0.39 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, PCAR and WNC?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $71.27B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.86B, Wabash National (WNC) $541.42M.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, PCAR and WNC?

Paccar (PCAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 26.3x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x, Wabash National (WNC) -3.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Paccar (PCAR) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.5x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.4x). 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%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%, Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%, Wabash National (WNC) -9.1%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%, Wabash National (WNC) -14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +17.3%, Paccar (PCAR) +4.2%, Wabash National (WNC) +59.9%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.6%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.4%/yr, Wabash National (WNC) -3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest dividend yield: Cummins (CMI) 1.58%, Paccar (PCAR) 2.70%, Wabash National (WNC) 2.41%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 36.7%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.0%, Wabash National (WNC) 57.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.