CMI vs URI vs DAN Stock Comparison

Cummins, United Rentals and Dana Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMI Cummins Inc
$517.26 -1.5% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$71.88B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,100.14 +6.5% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$69.69B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
–
Equipment Rental Industrials
4 wins
DAN DANA Inc
$26.80 -9.8% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.92B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dana leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Dana 4, United Rentals 4, Cummins 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIURIDANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.88B $69.69B $2.92B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 24.4x 2.6x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 20.7x 14.1x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +9.4% +3.7% URI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 16.3% 14.6% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 14.0% 0.0% URI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.3x 1.8x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% +20.3% +35.0% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr +24.5%/yr +1.9%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 42.1% 44.1% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 58/100 62/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

CMIURIDAN

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

AxisCMIURIDAN
Valuation 51 #101 of 203 29 #33 of 46 96 #10 of 203
Growth 54 #88 of 188 90 #5 of 39 82 #35 of 188
Profitability 70 #56 of 187 92 #4 of 40 47 #99 of 187
Financial Health 50 #111 of 222 17 #41 of 49 20 #177 of 222
Shareholder Returns 71 #45 of 153 61 #13 of 32 64 #56 of 153
Overall 59 58 62
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIURIDANSPY
1 month -1.5%+6.5%-9.8% -1.0%
3 months -22.1%-3.7%-0.9% +2.9%
6 months -21.7%+12.9%-31.2% +6.4%
Year to date +1.3%+35.9%+12.8% +11.4%
1 year +23.8%+20.3%+35.0% +13.1%
3 years +136.0%+170.7%+112.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.2%+39.4%+28.5% +21.5%
5 years +114.9%+198.7%+9.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.5%+24.5%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years +308.4%+1,289.4%+79.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.1%+30.1%+6.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMIURIDANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%42.1%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%38.8%45.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.621.001.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.480.79 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-40.0%-69.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-5.6%-31.2% -2.5%
52-week high $727.59$1,165.29$38.93 $779.14
52-week low $414.30$710.47$19.47 $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.

MultipleCMIURIDAN
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 25.9x 23.9xmedian 25.9x 2.6xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.0x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 13.7x 13.1xmedian 13.0x 6.9xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 21.1x 76.5xmedian 23.0x 20.2xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.3x 7.0xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 8.19median 1.19 2.51median 2.37 0.02median 1.19

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 monthsCMIURIDAN
Revenue $34.71B $17.50B $7.66B
Gross profit $8.79B $6.84B $725.00M
Operating income $3.89B $4.47B $210.00M
Net income $2.83B $2.86B $1.13B
Free cash flow $3.37B $892.00M $143.00M
R&D $1.44B – –
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $45.89 $10.18
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $153.00M $331.00M
Total debt $29.22B $14.67B $1.34B
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 62.26M 109.50M
Enterprise value $67.96B $68.81B $1.23B

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
MetricCMIURIDAN
P/E 26.3x 23.9x 2.6x
P/FCF 21.1x 76.5x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 11.0x 6.3x
P/S 2.1x 3.9x 0.4x
P/B 5.1x 7.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 7.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 13.1x 6.9x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 18.5x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 22.2x 92.7x 27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 13.4x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.19 2.51 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIURIDAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 9.4% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 8.0% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 10.4% 79.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 6.0% -6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 11.5% 307.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 5.7% 6.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 12.9% 28,400%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 6.2% 83.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% 16.6% 6,201%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 9.5% 108.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% 24.2% 49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 10.9% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% 98.2% 180.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 83.7% 5.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIURIDAN
Gross margin 25.3% 39.1% 9.5%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 36.1% 7.3%
Operating margin 11.2% 25.5% 2.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% 21.8% 1.0%
Net margin 7.8% 16.3% 14.6%
FCF margin 9.7% 5.1% 1.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 35.4% 6.0%
Return on equity 20.7% 30.2% 56.6%
Return on assets 8.1% 8.9% 18.6%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 14.0% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 16.0% 16.5% 5.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIURIDAN
Debt / assets 20.6% 44.7% 22.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 16.4x 9.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 70.4% 67.6%
Equity / assets 39.0% 29.6% 32.4%
Interest coverage 12.1x – 1.5x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.49 3.47 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIURIDAN
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.7% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 2.7% 19.5%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 3.4% 21.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -12.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -4.2%

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.

ConsensusCMIURIDAN
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 20.7xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.40FY2026 $53.03FY2026 $1.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +26.1%FY2026 +413.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +4.3% +128.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.36BFY2026 $18.40BFY2026 $8.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +1.9% +34.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIURIDAN
Held by institutions 85.4% 95.9% 99.2%
Institutions holding 2,105 1,586 342
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +4.7% +1.8%
Institutions buying 1,048 803 168
Institutions selling 728 537 126
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.50 1.33

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.

CMIURIDAN
CMI 1.00 0.39 0.42
URI 0.39 1.00 0.28
DAN 0.42 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, URI and DAN?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $71.88B, United Rentals (URI) $69.69B, Dana (DAN) $2.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, URI and DAN?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 26.5x, United Rentals (URI) 24.4x, Dana (DAN) 2.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.5x, United Rentals (URI) 20.7x, Dana (DAN) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Rentals (URI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%, Dana (DAN) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%, Dana (DAN) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, United Rentals (URI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%, Dana (DAN) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +23.8%, United Rentals (URI) +20.3%, Dana (DAN) +35.0%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.5%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +24.5%/yr, Dana (DAN) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cummins (CMI) 0.00%, United Rentals (URI) 0.00%, Dana (DAN) 0.02%. Cummins (CMI) and United Rentals (URI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cummins (CMI) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.1%, United Rentals (URI) 42.1%, Dana (DAN) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dana (DAN) 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.