CMI vs URI vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Cummins, United Rentals and Allison Transmission Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMI Cummins Inc
$530.34 +1.0% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$73.01B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
1.55%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,162.88 +11.1% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$72.09B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
0.66%
Equipment Rental Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCMIURIALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $73.01B $72.09B $8.89B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x 25.3x 16.9x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 21.0x 14.0x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +9.4% +37.6% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 16.3% 12.0% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 14.0% 10.7% URI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.3x 3.4x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.55% 0.66% 1.06% CMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.0% +29.2% +29.1% URI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr +26.0%/yr +25.6%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 42.3% 31.3% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 56/100 57/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

CMIURIALSN

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

AxisCMIURIALSN
Valuation 50 #103 of 203 20 #37 of 46 74 #53 of 203
Growth 52 #90 of 188 92 #4 of 39 42 #109 of 188
Profitability 71 #54 of 183 95 #3 of 39 89 #22 of 183
Financial Health 52 #104 of 217 20 #38 of 47 14 #187 of 217
Shareholder Returns 69 #48 of 153 52 #16 of 32 67 #51 of 153
Overall 59 56 57
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIURIALSNSPY
1 month +1.0%+11.1%-5.4% -0.2%
3 months -17.3%+6.6%-11.2% +3.9%
6 months -17.5%+20.8%-17.2% +8.2%
Year to date +3.9%+43.7%+10.0% +12.9%
1 year +26.0%+29.2%+29.1% +12.3%
3 years +146.4%+191.4%+107.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.1%+42.9%+27.6% +23.3%
5 years +118.5%+216.7%+212.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.9%+26.0%+25.6% +10.9%
10 years +320.0%+1,424.7%+267.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.4%+31.3%+13.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMIURIALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%42.3%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%39.1%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.041.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.690.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-40.0%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-0.2%-20.8% -1.2%
52-week high $727.59$1,165.29$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $414.30$710.47$79.27 $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.

MultipleCMIURIALSN
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 25.2x 25.3xmedian 25.3x 16.9xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 4.1xmedian 1.0x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 14.0x 13.7xmedian 13.4x 11.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 21.7x 80.8xmedian 21.9x 12.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.3x 7.4xmedian 2.6x 4.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 8.40median 1.32 2.66median 2.38 -5.93median 1.32

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 monthsCMIURIALSN
Revenue $34.71B $17.50B $4.40B
Gross profit $8.79B $6.84B $1.60B
Operating income $3.89B $4.47B $861.00M
Net income $2.83B $2.86B $529.00M
Free cash flow $3.37B $892.00M $737.00M
R&D $1.44B – $197.00M
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $45.89 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $153.00M $399.00M
Total debt $7.35B $14.67B $4.14B
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 62.26M 84.00M
Enterprise value $70.14B $71.21B $5.78B

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
MetricCMIURIALSN
P/E 26.9x 25.3x 16.9x
P/FCF 21.7x 80.8x 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 11.6x 9.5x
P/S 2.1x 4.1x 2.0x
P/B 5.3x 7.4x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 7.8x 23.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 13.7x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 19.6x 19.4x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 5.0x 2.9x
EV/FCF 22.7x 97.1x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 14.0x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.40 2.66 -5.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIURIALSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 9.4% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 8.0% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 10.4% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 6.0% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 11.5% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 5.7% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 12.9% -30.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 6.2% -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% 16.6% -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 9.5% -2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% 24.2% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 10.9% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% 98.2% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 83.7% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIURIALSN
Gross margin 25.3% 39.1% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 36.1% 25.1%
Operating margin 11.2% 25.5% 19.6%
Pretax margin 11.1% 21.8% 15.7%
Net margin 7.8% 16.3% 12.0%
FCF margin 9.7% 5.1% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 35.4% 21.3%
Return on equity 20.7% 30.2% 27.3%
Return on assets 8.1% 8.9% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 14.0% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 16.0% 16.5% 11.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIURIALSN
Debt / assets 20.6% 44.7% 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.5x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.3x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 16.4x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 70.4% 77.3%
Equity / assets 39.0% 29.6% 22.7%
Interest coverage 12.1x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.54 3.57 1.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIURIALSN
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.7% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 2.5% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 3.2% 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.

ConsensusCMIURIALSN
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 21.0xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $55.27FY2026 $7.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +6.3% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +3.1% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIURIALSN
Held by institutions 85.4% 95.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,106 1,587 566
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +4.7% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,049 804 258
Institutions selling 728 537 229
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.50 1.13

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.

CMIURIALSN
CMI 1.00 0.39 0.49
URI 0.39 1.00 0.35
ALSN 0.49 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, URI and ALSN?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $73.01B, United Rentals (URI) $72.09B, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, URI and ALSN?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 26.9x, United Rentals (URI) 25.3x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.9x, United Rentals (URI) 21.0x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, United Rentals (URI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Rentals (URI) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +26.0%, United Rentals (URI) +29.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.1%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.9%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +26.0%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest dividend yield: Cummins (CMI) 1.55%, United Rentals (URI) 0.66%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 1.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.1%, United Rentals (URI) 42.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.