CMI vs TEX vs WPRT Stock Comparison

Cummins, Terex and Aetherion Technologies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMI Cummins Inc
$472.37 -9.7% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$63.54B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
8 wins
TEX Terex Corp
$57.57 +1.1% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.21B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.49B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 8, Terex 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMITEXWPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.54B $6.21B $32.09M CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.4x 31.4x -0.8x CMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 10.9x — TEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +40.1% -73.4% TEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 2.6% -493.2% CMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 4.7% -39.8% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.0x 1.0x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.2% +22.6% -6.1% TEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +3.5%/yr -44.9%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.2% 46.7% 54.0% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 56/100 27/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

CMITEXWPRT

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

AxisCMITEXWPRT
Valuation 63 #76 of 204 84 #33 of 204 12 #179 of 204
Growth 53 #90 of 191 54 #88 of 191 36 #122 of 191
Profitability 71 #55 of 189 34 #125 of 189 4 #181 of 189
Financial Health 53 #105 of 221 29 #158 of 221 54 #103 of 221
Shareholder Returns 79 #35 of 159 77 #37 of 159 –
Overall 64 56 27
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WPRT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMITEXWPRTSPY
1 month -9.7%+1.1%-1.6% -1.0%
3 months -27.4%-12.8%-1.1% -0.4%
6 months -34.0%-10.4%-6.6% +4.5%
Year to date -7.5%+7.8%+17.8% +12.4%
1 year +10.2%+22.6%-6.1% +13.6%
3 years +109.1%+14.5%-67.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +27.9%+4.6%-31.2% +20.8%
5 years +99.3%+18.7%-94.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+3.5%-44.9% +10.4%
10 years +280.0%+152.1%-86.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +14.3%+9.7%-18.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCMITEXWPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.2%46.7%54.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%42.5%48.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.571.750.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.48-0.11 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-51.8%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-22.8%-25.1% -1.6%
52-week high $727.59$74.58$2.47 $779.14
52-week low $428.74$41.78$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.

MultipleCMITEXWPRT
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 25.5x 32.9xmedian 25.5x -0.8xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 14.4x 12.1xmedian 14.4x -0.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 23.3x 15.4xmedian 23.3x -3.6xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.48median 1.16 -0.88median 1.16 -0.10median 1.16

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 monthsCMITEXWPRT
Revenue $34.71B $7.49B $8.50M
Gross profit $8.79B $1.28B $952.00K
Operating income $3.89B $425.00M -$23.52M
Net income $2.83B $198.00M -$41.91M
Free cash flow $3.37B $419.00M -$8.83M
R&D $1.44B – $5.35M
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $1.74 $-2.42
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $407.00M $23.95M
Total debt $7.35B $2.58B $972.00K
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 114.00M 17.34M
Enterprise value $59.62B $4.23B -$205.02M

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
MetricCMITEXWPRT
P/E 24.0x 32.9x -0.8x
P/FCF 19.3x 15.4x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 11.9x -4.1x
P/S 1.9x 0.9x 3.8x
P/B 4.7x 1.3x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 3.1x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 12.1x -0.4x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 20.3x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.2x 1.1x
EV/FCF 20.3x 20.6x -1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 15.9x -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.48 -0.88 -0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMITEXWPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 40.1% -73.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 13.3% -70.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 21.9% -72.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 3.7% -72.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 8.7% -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -12.8% 17.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 26.9% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -25.7% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% -26.3% 18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -37.4% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% 31.8% 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 8.4% 10.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% 50.2% 55.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 9.1% 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMITEXWPRT
Gross margin 25.3% 17.1% 11.2%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 9.6% -267.3%
Operating margin 11.2% 5.7% -276.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% 3.1% -423.1%
Net margin 7.8% 2.6% -493.2%
FCF margin 9.7% 5.6% -103.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 7.3% -93.2%
Return on equity 20.7% 3.9% -29.3%
Return on assets 8.1% 1.9% -19.9%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 4.7% -39.8%
Return on capital employed 16.0% 5.1% -42.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.7x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMITEXWPRT
Debt / assets 20.6% 25.0% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.0x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 6.2x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 51.8% 38.5%
Equity / assets 39.0% 48.2% 61.5%
Interest coverage 12.1x 2.2x -100.9x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.32 2.06 -19.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMITEXWPRT
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 1.2% 344.5%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 2.4% 344.5%
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.

ConsensusCMITEXWPRT
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $5.26FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +9.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 $8.62BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +59.1%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +8.2% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMITEXWPRT
Held by institutions 85.4% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 2,108 483 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +5.4% –
Institutions buying 1,050 240 –
Institutions selling 729 164 –
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.46 –

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.

CMITEXWPRT
CMI 1.00 0.59 0.16
TEX 0.59 1.00 0.18
WPRT 0.16 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, TEX and WPRT?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $63.54B, Terex (TEX) $6.21B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $32.09M.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, TEX and WPRT?

Cummins (CMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 23.4x, Terex (TEX) 31.4x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terex (TEX) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 15.0x, Terex (TEX) 10.9x). 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%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Terex (TEX) 2.6%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Terex (TEX) 4.7%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Terex (TEX) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +10.2%, Terex (TEX) +22.6%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -6.1%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +14.8%/yr, Terex (TEX) +3.5%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -44.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cummins (CMI) 0.00%, Terex (TEX) 0.01%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 0.00%. Cummins (CMI) and Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cummins (CMI) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.2%, Terex (TEX) 46.7%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMI, TEX 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 8. 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.