CMI vs PCAR vs WPRT Stock Comparison

Cummins, Paccar and Aetherion Technologies 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
6 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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCMIPCARWPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.27B $53.86B $34.58M CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 19.5x -0.8x 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% -73.4% CMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 9.5% -493.2% PCAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% -50.7% -39.8% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.1x 1.0x PCAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.58% 2.70% — PCAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% +4.2% -0.6% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +11.4%/yr -43.0%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 27.0% 53.5% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 46/100 25/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

CMIPCARWPRT

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

AxisCMIPCARWPRT
Valuation 53 #97 of 203 53 #96 of 203 11 #180 of 203
Growth 54 #88 of 188 19 #153 of 188 31 #131 of 188
Profitability 73 #51 of 183 31 #127 of 183 4 #175 of 183
Financial Health 52 #104 of 216 56 #95 of 216 54 #100 of 216
Shareholder Returns 73 #42 of 152 69 #48 of 152 –
Overall 61 46 25
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIPCARWPRTSPY
1 month -0.7%-8.5%-2.9% +0.7%
3 months -18.2%-23.5%+18.5% +3.7%
6 months -22.8%-13.9%+2.8% +7.1%
Year to date +1.4%-6.6%+26.8% +12.8%
1 year +17.3%+4.2%-0.6% +11.9%
3 years +137.8%+22.3%-59.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +33.5%+7.0%-26.2% +22.8%
5 years +115.8%+71.2%-94.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%+11.4%-43.0% +10.9%
10 years +308.9%+177.0%-87.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.1%+10.7%-18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMIPCARWPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%27.0%53.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%24.5%47.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.650.890.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.15-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-30.6%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-26.0%-19.4% -1.2%
52-week high $727.59$138.21$2.47 $779.14
52-week low $428.74$94.15$1.54 $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.

MultipleCMIPCARWPRT
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 25.8x 19.5xmedian 25.8x -0.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 4.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.6x -2.9xmedian 14.6x -0.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 22.2x 24.9xmedian 22.2x -3.9xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.20median 1.45 -1.56median 1.45 -0.11median 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 monthsCMIPCARWPRT
Revenue $34.71B $29.08B $8.50M
Gross profit $8.79B $5.86B $952.00K
Operating income $3.89B -$20.02B -$23.52M
Net income $2.83B $2.76B -$41.91M
Free cash flow $3.37B $2.17B -$8.83M
R&D $1.44B $438.50M $5.35M
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $5.23 $-2.42
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $6.15B $23.95M
Total debt $7.35B $10.40B $972.00K
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 527.70M 17.34M
Enterprise value $68.40B $16.72B -$202.52M

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
MetricCMIPCARWPRT
P/E 26.3x 19.5x -0.8x
P/FCF 21.2x 24.9x -3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 14.7x -4.4x
P/S 2.1x 1.9x 4.1x
P/B 5.1x 2.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 2.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x -2.9x -0.5x
EV/EBIT 19.2x -2.7x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 22.2x 25.3x -1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 15.0x -1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.20 -1.56 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIPCARWPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% -1.5% -73.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -5.2% -70.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% -4.0% -72.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -8.7% -72.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 1.5% -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -10.2% -35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 2.6% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -12.4% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% 2.4% 18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -12.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% -22.3% 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -4.8% 10.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% -32.2% 55.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% -10.7% 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIPCARWPRT
Gross margin 25.3% 20.1% 11.2%
EBITDA margin 14.4% -65.9% -267.3%
Operating margin 11.2% -68.8% -276.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% 12.2% -423.1%
Net margin 7.8% 9.5% -493.2%
FCF margin 9.7% 7.4% -103.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 12.6% -93.2%
Return on equity 20.7% 13.4% -29.3%
Return on assets 8.1% 6.2% -19.9%
Return on invested capital 13.6% -50.7% -39.8%
Return on capital employed 16.0% -51.1% -42.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIPCARWPRT
Debt / assets 20.6% 23.0% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.1x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 4.8x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 53.6% 38.5%
Equity / assets 39.0% 46.4% 61.5%
Interest coverage 12.1x – -100.9x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.49 1.41 -19.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIPCARWPRT
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% -0.1% 320.2%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.6% 320.2%
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.

ConsensusCMIPCARWPRT
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $6.23FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
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 $10.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +23.1% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIPCARWPRT
Held by institutions 85.4% 73.8% 21.0%
Institutions holding 2,107 1,096 47
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +5.8% +70.5%
Institutions buying 1,050 504 17
Institutions selling 728 406 13
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.24 1.31

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.

CMIPCARWPRT
CMI 1.00 0.51 0.16
PCAR 0.51 1.00 0.18
WPRT 0.16 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, PCAR and WPRT?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $71.27B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.86B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $34.58M.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, PCAR and WPRT?

Paccar (PCAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 26.3x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.8x). 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%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +17.3%, Paccar (PCAR) +4.2%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.6%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.6%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.4%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -43.0%/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%. Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 36.7%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.0%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.