CMI vs TEX vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Cummins, Terex and Paccar 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
TEX Terex Corp
$56.54 +6.0% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.36B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.49B
Div. yield
1.20%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCMITEXPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.27B $6.36B $53.86B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 32.4x 19.5x PCAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 10.7x 16.4x TEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +40.1% -1.5% TEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 2.6% 9.5% PCAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 4.7% -50.7% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.0x -0.1x PCAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.58% 1.20% 2.70% PCAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% +1.0% +4.2% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +4.8%/yr +11.4%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 49.8% 27.0% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 55/100 46/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

CMITEXPCAR

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

AxisCMITEXPCAR
Valuation 53 #97 of 203 85 #31 of 203 53 #96 of 203
Growth 54 #88 of 188 55 #86 of 188 19 #153 of 188
Profitability 73 #51 of 183 34 #122 of 183 31 #127 of 183
Financial Health 52 #104 of 216 27 #157 of 216 56 #95 of 216
Shareholder Returns 73 #42 of 152 77 #36 of 152 69 #48 of 152
Overall 61 55 46
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMITEXPCARSPY
1 month -0.7%+6.0%-8.5% +0.7%
3 months -18.2%-9.2%-23.5% +3.7%
6 months -22.8%-9.1%-13.9% +7.1%
Year to date +1.4%+5.9%-6.6% +12.8%
1 year +17.3%+1.0%+4.2% +11.9%
3 years +137.8%+23.4%+22.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +33.5%+7.3%+7.0% +22.8%
5 years +115.8%+26.2%+71.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%+4.8%+11.4% +10.9%
10 years +308.9%+137.5%+177.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.1%+9.0%+10.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMITEXPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%49.8%27.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%48.8%24.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.890.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.020.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-51.8%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-24.2%-26.0% -1.2%
52-week high $727.59$74.58$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $428.74$41.78$94.15 $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.

MultipleCMITEXPCAR
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 25.8x 32.4xmedian 25.8x 19.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.6x 11.9xmedian 14.6x -2.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 22.2x 15.2xmedian 22.2x 24.9xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.20median 1.45 -0.86median 1.45 -1.56median 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 monthsCMITEXPCAR
Revenue $34.71B $7.49B $29.08B
Gross profit $8.79B $1.28B $5.86B
Operating income $3.89B $425.00M -$20.02B
Net income $2.83B $198.00M $2.76B
Free cash flow $3.37B $419.00M $2.17B
R&D $1.44B – $438.50M
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $1.74 $5.23
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $407.00M $6.15B
Total debt $7.35B $2.58B $10.40B
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 114.00M 527.70M
Enterprise value $68.40B $4.38B $16.72B

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
MetricCMITEXPCAR
P/E 26.3x 32.4x 19.5x
P/FCF 21.2x 15.2x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 11.7x 14.7x
P/S 2.1x 0.8x 1.9x
P/B 5.1x 1.3x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 3.1x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 11.9x -2.9x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 20.1x -2.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.1x 1.9x
EV/FCF 22.2x 20.3x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 15.7x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.20 -0.86 -1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMITEXPCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 40.1% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 13.3% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 21.9% -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 3.7% -8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 8.7% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -12.8% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 26.9% 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -25.7% -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% -26.3% 2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -37.4% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% 31.8% -22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 8.4% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% 50.2% -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 9.1% -10.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMITEXPCAR
Gross margin 25.3% 17.1% 20.1%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 9.6% -65.9%
Operating margin 11.2% 5.7% -68.8%
Pretax margin 11.1% 3.1% 12.2%
Net margin 7.8% 2.6% 9.5%
FCF margin 9.7% 5.6% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 7.3% 12.6%
Return on equity 20.7% 3.9% 13.4%
Return on assets 8.1% 1.9% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 4.7% -50.7%
Return on capital employed 16.0% 5.1% -51.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMITEXPCAR
Debt / assets 20.6% 25.0% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.0x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 6.2x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 51.8% 53.6%
Equity / assets 39.0% 48.2% 46.4%
Interest coverage 12.1x 2.2x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 4.49 2.05 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMITEXPCAR
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.2% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 1.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.4% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 50.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 18.8% –

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.

ConsensusCMITEXPCAR
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $5.26FY2026 $6.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +9.9% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 $8.62BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +59.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +8.2% +23.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMITEXPCAR
Held by institutions 85.4% 100.0% 73.8%
Institutions holding 2,107 482 1,096
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +5.5% +5.8%
Institutions buying 1,050 240 504
Institutions selling 728 164 406
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.46 1.24

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.

CMITEXPCAR
CMI 1.00 0.59 0.51
TEX 0.59 1.00 0.56
PCAR 0.51 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, TEX and PCAR?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $71.27B, Terex (TEX) $6.36B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, TEX and PCAR?

Paccar (PCAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 26.3x, Terex (TEX) 32.4x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terex (TEX) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.5x, Terex (TEX) 10.7x, 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?

Terex (TEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Terex (TEX) +40.1%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Terex (TEX) 2.6%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Terex (TEX) 4.7%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +17.3%, Terex (TEX) +1.0%, Paccar (PCAR) +4.2%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.6%/yr, Terex (TEX) +4.8%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest dividend yield: Cummins (CMI) 1.58%, Terex (TEX) 1.20%, Paccar (PCAR) 2.70%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 36.7%, Terex (TEX) 49.8%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.