CVGI vs DAN vs WM Stock Comparison

Commercial Vehicle, Dana and Waste Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAN DANA Inc
$27.20 +0.2% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
1.69%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins
WM Waste Management Inc
$235.63 +13.9% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$94.25B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
1.55%
Solid Waste Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dana leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dana 6, Waste Management 4, Commercial Vehicle 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVGIDANWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.84M $2.93B $94.25B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x 2.6x 30.8x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 27.2x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% +3.7% +5.2% WM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% 14.6% — DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 0.0% — CVGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.8x — DAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.69% 1.55% DAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.8% +37.4% +10.2% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr +3.8%/yr +8.4%/yr WM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.4% 44.1% 21.4% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 61/100 61/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

CVGIDANWM

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

AxisCVGIDANWM
Valuation 85 #32 of 203 95 #11 of 203 60 #7 of 16
Growth 35 #122 of 188 83 #33 of 188 77 #4 of 14
Profitability 28 #132 of 183 46 #100 of 183 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 23 #168 of 217 21 #172 of 217 13 #14 of 16
Shareholder Returns – 63 #58 of 153 –
Overall 43 61 61
  • CVGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVGIDANWMSPY
1 month +2.3%+0.2%+13.9% -0.2%
3 months -31.9%-0.7%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months -28.6%-27.7%+3.6% +8.2%
Year to date +111.8%+14.5%+7.2% +12.9%
1 year +84.8%+37.4%+10.2% +12.3%
3 years -55.5%+115.5%+46.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.7%+29.2%+13.5% +23.3%
5 years -70.4%+20.5%+49.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -21.6%+3.8%+8.4% +10.9%
10 years -37.5%+78.8%+271.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.6%+6.0%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVGIDANWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.4%44.1%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%46.1%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.631.30-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.030.850.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-69.7%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.2%-30.1%-4.4% -1.2%
52-week high $5.78$38.93$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$19.47$196.77 $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.

MultipleCVGIDANWM
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 25.2x 2.6xmedian 25.2x 30.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 14.0x 7.0xmedian 14.0x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -294.4xmedian 21.7x 20.5xmedian 21.7x 23.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x 9.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 1.32 0.02median 1.32 3.00median 2.81

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 monthsCVGIDANWM
Revenue $673.98M $7.66B $26.07B
Gross profit $75.61M $725.00M –
Operating income $13.41M $210.00M $4.80B
Net income -$23.05M $1.13B $3.07B
Free cash flow -$390.00K $143.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.66 $10.18 $7.63
Cash & equivalents – $331.00M $247.00M
Total debt $91.78M $1.34B –
Shares (diluted) 34.77M 109.50M 402.40M
Enterprise value $114.84M $1.30B $94.25B

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
MetricCVGIDANWM
P/E -4.6x 2.6x 30.8x
P/FCF -294.4x 20.5x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 6.4x 8.2x
P/S 0.2x 0.4x 3.6x
P/B 0.8x 1.5x 9.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.5x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 7.0x –
EV/EBIT 15.4x 18.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.5x 3.6x
EV/FCF -529.8x 27.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 8.6x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 0.02 3.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVGIDANWM
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% 3.7% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.0% -9.9% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 79.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.1% -6.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 425.0% 307.9% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 6.3% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% 28,400% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.9% 83.0% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.5% 6,201% 20.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 108.3% 10.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 211.2% 49.3% 95.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.8% -8.6% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.2% 180.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.1% 5.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVGIDANWM
Gross margin 11.2% 9.5% –
EBITDA margin 4.5% 7.3% –
Operating margin 2.0% 2.7% –
Pretax margin -2.4% 1.0% –
Net margin -3.4% 14.6% –
FCF margin -0.1% 1.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.6% 6.0% 43.8%
Return on equity -17.3% 56.6% 31.0%
Return on assets -5.3% 18.6% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 4.9% 5.3% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 0.4x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVGIDANWM
Debt / assets 20.2% 22.0% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF -235.3x 9.4x –
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 67.6% 78.8%
Equity / assets 29.9% 32.4% 21.2%
Interest coverage 0.9x 1.5x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.88 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVGIDANWM
Dividend yield – 1.7% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 19.2% –
Shareholder yield – 20.9% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusCVGIDANWM
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 27.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +413.5%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +128.4% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $777.74MFY2026 $8.05BFY2026 $25.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +34.2% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVGIDANWM
Held by institutions 60.7% 99.2% 82.3%
Institutions holding 111 342 2,348
Change in shares held, QoQ +55.8% +1.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 80 168 1,094
Institutions selling 20 126 901
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.33 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.

CVGIDANWM
CVGI 1.00 0.17 -0.06
DAN 0.17 1.00 -0.11
WM -0.06 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVGI, DAN and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $114.84M, Dana (DAN) $2.93B, Waste Management (WM) $94.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVGI, DAN and WM?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -4.6x, Dana (DAN) 2.6x, Waste Management (WM) 30.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 14.3x, Waste Management (WM) 27.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waste Management (WM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -0.4%, Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -3.4%, Dana (DAN) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) leads (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 5.9%, Dana (DAN) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +84.8%, Dana (DAN) +37.4%, Waste Management (WM) +10.2%. Over five years, Waste Management (WM) compounded fastest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -21.6%/yr, Dana (DAN) +3.8%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dana (DAN) has the highest dividend yield: Dana (DAN) 1.69%, Waste Management (WM) 1.55%. Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.4%, Dana (DAN) 44.1%, Waste Management (WM) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVGI, DAN and WM?

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 6. 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.