CMI vs URI vs TEX Stock Comparison

Cummins, United Rentals and Terex 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
5 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
TEX Terex Corp
$51.29 -11.9% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.79B
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 5, United Rentals 4, Terex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIURITEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.88B $69.69B $5.79B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 24.4x 38.9x URI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 20.7x 9.6x TEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +9.4% +29.2% TEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 16.3% 2.2% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 14.0% 3.8% URI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.3x 3.7x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% +20.3% -9.7% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr +24.5%/yr +2.4%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 42.1% 49.1% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 58/100 49/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

CMIURITEX

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

AxisCMIURITEX
Valuation 51 #101 of 203 29 #33 of 46 77 #48 of 203
Growth 54 #88 of 188 90 #5 of 39 42 #109 of 188
Profitability 70 #56 of 187 92 #4 of 40 33 #126 of 187
Financial Health 50 #111 of 222 17 #41 of 49 27 #163 of 222
Shareholder Returns 71 #45 of 153 61 #13 of 32 65 #55 of 153
Overall 59 58 49
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • TEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIURITEXSPY
1 month -1.5%+6.5%-11.9% -1.0%
3 months -22.1%-3.7%-26.6% +2.9%
6 months -21.7%+12.9%-18.1% +6.4%
Year to date +1.3%+35.9%-3.9% +11.4%
1 year +23.8%+20.3%-9.7% +13.1%
3 years +136.0%+170.7%+7.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.2%+39.4%+2.4% +21.5%
5 years +114.9%+198.7%+12.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.5%+24.5%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years +308.4%+1,289.4%+107.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.1%+30.1%+7.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMIURITEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%42.1%49.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%38.8%48.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.621.001.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.48-0.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-40.0%-51.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-5.6%-31.2% -2.5%
52-week high $727.59$1,165.29$74.58 $779.14
52-week low $414.30$710.47$41.78 $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.

MultipleCMIURITEX
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 25.9x 23.9xmedian 25.9x 39.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 13.7x 13.1xmedian 13.0x 13.0xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 21.1x 76.5xmedian 23.0x 17.3xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.3x 7.0xmedian 2.4x 1.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 8.19median 1.19 2.51median 2.37 -0.94median 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 monthsCMIURITEX
Revenue $34.71B $17.50B $6.68B
Gross profit $8.79B $6.84B $1.18B
Operating income $3.89B $4.47B $382.00M
Net income $2.83B $2.86B $149.00M
Free cash flow $3.37B $892.00M $339.00M
R&D $1.44B – –
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $45.89 $1.30
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $153.00M $407.00M
Total debt $29.22B $14.67B $2.69B
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 62.26M 114.20M
Enterprise value $67.96B $68.81B $3.71B

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
MetricCMIURITEX
P/E 26.3x 23.9x 39.1x
P/FCF 21.1x 76.5x 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 11.0x 12.9x
P/S 2.1x 3.9x 0.9x
P/B 5.1x 7.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 7.4x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 13.1x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 18.5x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF 22.2x 92.7x 24.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 13.4x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.19 2.51 -0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIURITEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 9.4% 29.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 8.0% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 10.4% 18.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 6.0% 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 11.5% 2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 5.7% -13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 12.9% -16.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 6.2% -30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% 16.6% -52.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 9.5% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% 24.2% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 10.9% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% 98.2% 43.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 83.7% 8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIURITEX
Gross margin 25.3% 39.1% 17.7%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 36.1% 9.3%
Operating margin 11.2% 25.5% 5.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% 21.8% 2.8%
Net margin 7.8% 16.3% 2.2%
FCF margin 9.7% 5.1% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 35.4% 6.8%
Return on equity 20.7% 30.2% 3.0%
Return on assets 8.1% 8.9% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 14.0% 3.8%
Return on capital employed 16.0% 16.5% 4.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.2x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIURITEX
Debt / assets 20.6% 44.7% 26.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.3x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 16.4x 7.9x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 70.4% 52.4%
Equity / assets 39.0% 29.6% 47.6%
Interest coverage 12.1x – 2.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.49 3.47 1.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIURITEX
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 2.7% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 3.4% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 18.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 37.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 17.4%

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.

ConsensusCMIURITEX
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 20.7xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.40FY2026 $53.03FY2026 $5.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +26.1%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +4.3% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.36BFY2026 $18.40BFY2026 $8.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +59.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +1.9% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIURITEX
Held by institutions 85.4% 95.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,105 1,586 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +4.7% +5.5%
Institutions buying 1,048 803 240
Institutions selling 728 537 164
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.50 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.

CMIURITEX
CMI 1.00 0.39 0.57
URI 0.39 1.00 0.45
TEX 0.57 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, URI and TEX?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $71.88B, United Rentals (URI) $69.69B, Terex (TEX) $5.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, URI and TEX?

United Rentals (URI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 26.5x, United Rentals (URI) 24.4x, Terex (TEX) 38.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terex (TEX) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.5x, United Rentals (URI) 20.7x, Terex (TEX) 9.6x). 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%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%, Terex (TEX) +29.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%, Terex (TEX) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, United Rentals (URI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%, Terex (TEX) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +23.8%, United Rentals (URI) +20.3%, Terex (TEX) -9.7%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.5%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +24.5%/yr, Terex (TEX) +2.4%/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%, Terex (TEX) 0.01%. 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%, Terex (TEX) 49.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.