CMT vs PKOH vs LCII Stock Comparison

Core Molding Technologies, Park Ohio Holdings and Lci Industries Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$39.61 -18.6% 1M +88.0% 1Y
Market cap
$573.14M
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
1.29%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins
LCII Lci Industries
$102.54 +24.7% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.98B
Div. yield
4.49%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lci Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lci Industries 7, Core Molding Technologies 3, Park Ohio Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMTPKOHLCIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.94M $573.14M $2.49B LCII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 15.9x 12.5x LCII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.2x 11.6x 12.5x PKOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +7.7% -0.2% CMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 2.0% 5.0% LCII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.1% 6.4% 9.7% LCII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 5.3x 1.4x CMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.29% 4.49% LCII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% +88.0% -7.2% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +9.2%/yr -7.4%/yr CMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 45.4% 37.3% LCII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 55/100 69/100 LCII

Percentile Scorecard

CMTPKOHLCII

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

AxisCMTPKOHLCII
Valuation 66 #70 of 204 87 #27 of 204 97 #8 of 204
Growth 10 #173 of 191 88 #24 of 191 50 #97 of 191
Profitability 32 #129 of 189 40 #114 of 189 61 #74 of 189
Financial Health 74 #59 of 221 14 #191 of 221 52 #107 of 221
Shareholder Returns 70 #49 of 159 46 #86 of 159 87 #22 of 159
Overall 50 55 69
  • CMT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PKOH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LCII ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMTPKOHLCIISPY
1 month -9.9%-18.6%+24.7% -5.9%
3 months -13.1%-14.8%-3.1% -4.6%
6 months -15.3%+28.4%-11.9% +0.2%
Year to date +5.5%+89.2%-15.5% +7.5%
1 year +12.1%+88.0%-7.2% +8.2%
3 years -16.6%+55.6%-9.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -5.9%+15.9%-3.1% +19.0%
5 years +99.2%+55.4%-31.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +14.8%+9.2%-7.4% +9.4%
10 years +46.9%+28.6%+18.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.9%+2.5%+1.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCMTPKOHLCIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%45.4%37.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.9%45.8%36.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.380.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.281.94-0.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.0%-61.8%-53.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.4%-24.6%-34.7% -5.9%
52-week high $28.35$52.51$157.13 $779.14
52-week low $17.56$18.74$78.16 $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.

MultipleCMTPKOHLCII
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 23.4x 15.9xmedian 23.4x 12.5xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 13.4x 10.4xmedian 13.4x 7.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 21.9x 27.3xmedian 21.9x 9.6xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.80median 1.02 0.09median 1.02 0.20median 1.02

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 monthsCMTPKOHLCII
Revenue $286.23M $1.71B $3.98B
Gross profit $49.43M $302.10M $1.04B
Operating income $8.24M $80.80M $301.50M
Net income $6.98M $34.90M $198.86M
Free cash flow -$19.27M $21.00M $259.70M
EPS (diluted) $0.80 $2.44 $8.14
Cash & equivalents $5.44M $58.90M $245.62M
Total debt $4.81M $660.40M $852.40M
Shares (diluted) 8.73M 14.30M 24.42M
Enterprise value $101.80M $375.44M $1.67B

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
MetricCMTPKOHLCII
P/E 26.0x 15.9x 12.5x
P/FCF -9.4x 27.3x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.6x 8.7x 7.9x
P/S 0.6x 0.3x 0.6x
P/B 1.1x 1.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 10.4x 7.3x
EV/EBIT 21.9x 14.5x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF -9.4x 55.9x 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 17.9x 9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.80 0.09 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMTPKOHLCII
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 7.7% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 1.2% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.2% 13.0% 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 4.8% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.3% 14.3% 15.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.7% 5.4% 45.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.5% 49.8% 11.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.8% 182.4% 59.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.9% 46.6% 11.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.5% 171.8% 61.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.2% 228.0% -11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.8% 38.5% -14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -458.9% 225.7% -16.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 108.0% -15.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMTPKOHLCII
Gross margin 17.3% 17.6% 26.2%
EBITDA margin 6.9% 6.6% 10.6%
Operating margin 2.9% 4.7% 7.6%
Pretax margin 3.0% 2.3% 6.8%
Net margin 2.4% 2.0% 5.0%
FCF margin -6.7% 1.2% 6.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% 3.8% 7.9%
Return on equity 4.3% 8.8% 13.8%
Return on assets 3.0% 2.3% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 4.1% 6.4% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 4.7% 7.3% 11.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMTPKOHLCII
Debt / assets 2.1% 43.9% 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 5.3x 1.4x
Debt / FCF -0.2x 31.4x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 30.2% 73.3% 54.4%
Equity / assets 69.8% 26.7% 45.6%
Interest coverage 49.1x 1.6x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.4x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.06 – 3.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMTPKOHLCII
Dividend yield – 1.3% 4.5%
Net buyback yield 1.8% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 1.3% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusCMTPKOHLCII
Forward P/E 43.2xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.49FY2026 $3.41FY2026 $8.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -67.8%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +269.4% +13.2% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $287.34MFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $4.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% +5.8% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMTPKOHLCII
Held by institutions 75.1% 55.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 92 104 360
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +6.4% -3.1%
Institutions buying 44 58 181
Institutions selling 26 27 123
Buyers to sellers 1.69 2.15 1.47

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.

CMTPKOHLCII
CMT 1.00 0.28 0.13
PKOH 0.28 1.00 0.18
LCII 0.13 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMT, PKOH and LCII?

Lci Industries (LCII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) $180.94M, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $573.14M, Lci Industries (LCII) $2.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMT, PKOH and LCII?

Lci Industries (LCII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 26.0x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 15.9x, Lci Industries (LCII) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) is cheapest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 43.2x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 11.6x, Lci Industries (LCII) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Molding Technologies (CMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +9.4%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +7.7%, Lci Industries (LCII) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lci Industries (LCII) has the highest net margin (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 2.4%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 2.0%, Lci Industries (LCII) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Lci Industries (LCII) leads (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 4.1%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.4%, Lci Industries (LCII) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +12.1%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +88.0%, Lci Industries (LCII) -7.2%. Over five years, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) compounded fastest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +14.8%/yr, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +9.2%/yr, Lci Industries (LCII) -7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lci Industries (LCII) has the highest dividend yield: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 0.00%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 1.29%, Lci Industries (LCII) 4.49%. Core Molding Technologies (CMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lci Industries (LCII) has been the steadiest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 42.6%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 45.4%, Lci Industries (LCII) 37.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMT, PKOH and LCII?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lci Industries (LCII) leads on 7. 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.