CVGI vs CYD vs GENC Stock Comparison

Commercial Vehicle, China Yuchai International and Gencor Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.24 -1.1% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$253.44M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

China Yuchai International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (China Yuchai International 5, Commercial Vehicle 2, Gencor Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVGICYDGENCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.57M $886.75M $253.44M CYD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x 11.3x 17.0x CYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.0x 15.3x CYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% — -6.4% CVGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% — 13.5% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.8% -40.7% +23.9% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr +11.6%/yr +9.1%/yr CYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.4% 55.1% 38.3% GENC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 81/100 61/100 CYD

Percentile Scorecard

CVGICYDGENC

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

AxisCVGICYDGENC
Valuation 85 #32 of 203 100 #2 of 203 66 #70 of 203
Growth 35 #122 of 188 – 41 #111 of 188
Profitability 28 #132 of 183 – 36 #118 of 183
Financial Health 23 #168 of 217 49 #112 of 217 100 #2 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 94 #10 of 153 –
Overall 43 81 61
  • CVGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CYD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVGICYDGENCSPY
1 month +2.3%-29.0%-1.1% -0.2%
3 months -31.9%-49.5%+14.6% +3.9%
6 months -28.6%-42.5%+16.6% +8.2%
Year to date +111.8%-34.0%+33.0% +12.9%
1 year +84.8%-40.7%+23.9% +12.3%
3 years -55.5%+187.5%+23.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.7%+42.2%+7.3% +23.3%
5 years -70.4%+73.4%+54.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -21.6%+11.6%+9.1% +10.9%
10 years -37.5%+113.4%+47.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.6%+7.9%+4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVGICYDGENCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.4%55.1%38.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%61.7%30.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.631.510.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.03-0.740.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-61.1%-55.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.2%-60.8%-14.4% -1.2%
52-week high $5.78$59.71$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$23.25$12.23 $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.

MultipleCVGICYDGENC
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 25.2x 11.3xmedian 25.2x 17.0xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 3.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -294.4xmedian 21.7x 2.7xmedian 21.7x -131.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.3x 0.5xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 1.32 —median 1.32 2.31median 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 monthsCVGICYDGENC
Revenue $673.98M – $110.01M
Gross profit $75.61M – $31.45M
Operating income $13.41M – $12.92M
Net income -$23.05M – $14.89M
Free cash flow -$390.00K – -$1.62M
R&D – – $2.73M
EPS (diluted) $-0.66 – $1.02
Cash & equivalents – $1.08B $26.26M
Total debt $91.78M $288.74M –
Shares (diluted) 34.77M 37.52M 14.66M
Enterprise value $110.57M -$2.47B -$349.90M

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
MetricCVGICYDGENC
P/E -4.6x 11.3x 17.0x
P/FCF -294.4x 2.7x -131.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x – 194.4x
P/S 0.2x 0.2x 1.9x
P/B 0.8x 0.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x – 3.2x
EV/EBIT 15.4x – 3.8x
EV/Revenue 0.3x – 0.4x
EV/FCF -529.8x – -30.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x – 44.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 – 2.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVGICYDGENC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% – -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.0% – 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% – -3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.1% – 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 425.0% – -16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% – 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% – -2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.9% – 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.5% – -2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% – 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 211.2% – 796.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.8% – 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.2% – -78.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.1% – 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVGICYDGENC
Gross margin 11.2% – 28.6%
EBITDA margin 4.5% – 13.7%
Operating margin 2.0% – 11.7%
Pretax margin -2.4% – 17.0%
Net margin -3.4% – 13.5%
FCF margin -0.1% – -1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 1.6% – 1.0%
Return on equity -17.3% – 6.7%
Return on assets -5.3% – 6.3%
Return on invested capital 5.9% – –
Return on capital employed 4.9% – 5.7%
Asset turnover 1.6x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVGICYDGENC
Debt / assets 20.2% 6.3% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF -235.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 59.6% 5.9%
Equity / assets 29.9% 40.4% 94.1%
Interest coverage 0.9x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.4x 19.2x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 14.9x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 14.1x
Altman Z-score 1.88 – 11.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVGICYDGENC
Dividend yield – 3.7% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 3.7% –
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.

ConsensusCVGICYDGENC
Forward P/E – 7.0xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2026 $3.34FY2026 $1.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +62.9%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.4% -15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $777.74MFY2026 $4.43BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% -4.0% +38.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVGICYDGENC
Held by institutions 60.7% 22.4% 48.7%
Institutions holding 111 121 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +55.8% +4.4% -2.6%
Institutions buying 80 65 40
Institutions selling 20 33 33
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.97 1.21

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.

CVGICYDGENC
CVGI 1.00 0.21 0.11
CYD 0.21 1.00 0.14
GENC 0.11 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVGI, CYD and GENC?

China Yuchai International (CYD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $110.57M, China Yuchai International (CYD) $886.75M, Gencor Industries (GENC) $253.44M.

Which stock is cheaper, CVGI, CYD and GENC?

China Yuchai International (CYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -4.8x, China Yuchai International (CYD) 11.3x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, China Yuchai International (CYD) is cheapest (China Yuchai International (CYD) 7.0x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -0.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -3.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +84.8%, China Yuchai International (CYD) -40.7%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +23.9%. Over five years, China Yuchai International (CYD) compounded fastest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -21.6%/yr, China Yuchai International (CYD) +11.6%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gencor Industries (GENC) has been the steadiest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.4%, China Yuchai International (CYD) 55.1%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVGI, CYD and GENC?

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