CNH vs VMI vs LNN Stock Comparison

CNH Industrial, Valmont Industries and Lindsay Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CNH CNH Industrial N.V.
$11.14 -14.9% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.62B
P/E
43.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.19B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
1 win
VMI Valmont Industries Inc
$437.01 -6.4% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.34B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
8 wins
LNN Lindsay Corp
$104.03 -9.0% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.07B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$635.86M
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Valmont Industries leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Valmont Industries 8, Lindsay 2, CNH Industrial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNHVMILNNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.62B $8.34B $1.07B CNH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.8x 16.1x 19.2x VMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 18.0x 20.5x VMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +4.6% -6.0% VMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.7% 12.1% 8.8% VMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 22.0% 8.0% VMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 0.9x -0.8x LNN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% +5.3% -9.1% VMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.0%/yr +13.4%/yr -6.2%/yr VMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 30.9% 30.7% LNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 70/100 64/100 VMI

Percentile Scorecard

CNHVMILNN

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

AxisCNHVMILNN
Valuation 79 #44 of 203 61 #79 of 203 80 #42 of 203
Growth 17 #157 of 188 65 #66 of 188 12 #165 of 188
Profitability 40 #111 of 183 80 #38 of 183 54 #85 of 183
Financial Health 6 #205 of 217 64 #78 of 217 82 #41 of 217
Shareholder Returns 30 #108 of 153 77 #36 of 153 92 #13 of 153
Overall 34 70 64
  • CNH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LNN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNHVMILNNSPY
1 month -14.9%-6.4%-9.0% -0.2%
3 months -2.6%-9.1%-9.6% +3.9%
6 months +11.0%-12.1%-6.2% +8.2%
Year to date +20.8%+8.6%-11.7% +12.9%
1 year +2.9%+5.3%-9.1% +12.3%
3 years +2.6%+131.5%-17.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.9%+32.3%-6.1% +23.3%
5 years -26.7%+87.8%-27.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.0%+13.4%-6.2% +10.9%
10 years +70.1%+245.9%+33.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.5%+13.2%+2.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCNHVMILNNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%30.9%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.3%29.9%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.101.190.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.17-0.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-45.6%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.6%-25.1%-23.7% -1.2%
52-week high $14.40$583.55$136.33 $779.14
52-week low $9.22$379.21$102.92 $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.

MultipleCNHVMILNN
P/E now vs peer median 44.3xmedian 25.2x 16.3xmedian 25.2x 19.4xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 14.0x 12.7xmedian 14.0x 10.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 21.7x 27.3xmedian 21.7x 30.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 4.8xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.94median 1.32 0.31median 1.32 -2.95median 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 monthsCNHVMILNN
Revenue $18.19B $4.29B $635.86M
Gross profit $5.56B $1.30B $183.78M
Operating income $2.46B $611.10M $66.93M
Net income $317.00M $518.93M $55.65M
Free cash flow $1.34B $306.43M $34.75M
R&D $1.09B – $17.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $26.66 $5.33
Cash & equivalents $1.87B $122.05M $189.84M
Total debt $25.97B $756.29M $114.83M
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 19.39M 10.44M
Enterprise value $5.27B $7.73B $340.25M

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
MetricCNHVMILNN
P/E 44.3x 16.3x 19.4x
P/FCF 10.3x 27.3x 30.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 18.1x 14.1x
P/S 0.8x 1.9x 1.7x
P/B 1.8x 4.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 5.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 12.7x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 15.4x 14.7x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF 28.2x 29.4x 28.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 19.4x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.94 0.31 -2.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNHVMILNN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 4.6% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.7% 0.0% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.1% 4.4% -12.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 1.2% -4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.2% 45.8% -24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 21.9% -13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -62.0% 97.4% -24.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.7% 50.6% -8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.8% 107.2% -21.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.4% 53.2% -6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.8% -14.0% -43.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 11.6% -14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -53.5% -25.0% -61.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.9% 9.1% -29.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNHVMILNN
Gross margin 30.6% 30.3% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 16.0% 16.5% 14.2%
Operating margin 13.5% 14.2% 10.5%
Pretax margin 2.0% 13.5% 11.8%
Net margin 1.7% 12.1% 8.8%
FCF margin 7.4% 7.1% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 10.8% 11.8%
Return on equity 3.9% 29.8% 11.1%
Return on assets 0.7% 14.8% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 22.0% 8.0%
Return on capital employed – 22.3% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNHVMILNN
Debt / assets 61.6% 21.4% 14.1%
Debt / equity 3.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 0.9x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 19.3x 2.5x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 81.5% 50.3% 38.0%
Equity / assets 18.5% 49.7% 62.0%
Interest coverage 1.6x 16.0x –
Current ratio – 2.4x 3.1x
Quick ratio – 1.4x 2.0x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 6.33 4.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNHVMILNN
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.7% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 3.2% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 3.9% 9.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% –

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.

ConsensusCNHVMILNN
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 20.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $24.29FY2026 $5.07FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -20.0%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026 -4.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% +10.4% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.16BFY2026 $4.59BFY2026 $631.94MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +16.7% -0.7% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNHVMILNN
Held by institutions 72.7% 94.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 521 645 237
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +3.5% +5.3%
Institutions buying 267 313 133
Institutions selling 199 227 70
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.38 1.90

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.

CNHVMILNN
CNH 1.00 0.36 0.55
VMI 0.36 1.00 0.27
LNN 0.55 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNH, VMI and LNN?

CNH Industrial (CNH) is the largest by market capitalisation: CNH Industrial (CNH) $13.62B, Valmont Industries (VMI) $8.34B, Lindsay (LNN) $1.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNH, VMI and LNN?

Valmont Industries (VMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CNH Industrial (CNH) 43.8x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 16.1x, Lindsay (LNN) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valmont Industries (VMI) is cheapest (CNH Industrial (CNH) 25.3x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 18.0x, Lindsay (LNN) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valmont Industries (VMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CNH Industrial (CNH) +0.6%, Valmont Industries (VMI) +4.6%, Lindsay (LNN) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valmont Industries (VMI) has the highest net margin (CNH Industrial (CNH) 1.7%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 12.1%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Valmont Industries (VMI) leads (CNH Industrial (CNH) 5.1%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 22.0%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valmont Industries (VMI) returned the most: CNH Industrial (CNH) +2.9%, Valmont Industries (VMI) +5.3%, Lindsay (LNN) -9.1%. Over five years, Valmont Industries (VMI) compounded fastest (CNH Industrial (CNH) -6.0%/yr, Valmont Industries (VMI) +13.4%/yr, Lindsay (LNN) -6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: CNH Industrial (CNH) 0.00%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 0.01%, Lindsay (LNN) 0.00%. CNH Industrial (CNH) and Lindsay (LNN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lindsay (LNN) has been the steadiest (CNH Industrial (CNH) 42.9%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 30.9%, Lindsay (LNN) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNH, VMI and LNN?

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