CVGI vs EMPD vs HOG Stock Comparison

Commercial Vehicle, Empery Digital and Harley-Davidson Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.73 -5.5% 1M -59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$79.69M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
1 win
HOG Harley-Davidson, Inc.
$28.84 +13.3% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.10B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.24B
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Harley-Davidson leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Harley-Davidson 5, Commercial Vehicle 3, Empery Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVGIEMPDHOGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.87M $79.69M $3.10B HOG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x -0.3x 15.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 39.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% -105.9% -5.2% CVGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% — 4.8% HOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% -140.8% 2.9% CVGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x -0.2x — EMPD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.6% -59.9% +2.2% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.2%/yr -95.7%/yr -4.7%/yr HOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.3% 78.3% 38.8% HOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 20/100 56/100 HOG

Percentile Scorecard

CVGIEMPDHOG

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

AxisCVGIEMPDHOG
Valuation 85 #31 of 203 13 #85 of 97 45 #28 of 50
Growth 36 #120 of 187 22 #53 of 68 6 #45 of 48
Profitability 28 #133 of 185 2 #66 of 67 64 #17 of 46
Financial Health 23 #169 of 219 43 #56 of 97 77 #13 of 52
Shareholder Returns – – 90 #4 of 30
Overall 43 20 56
  • CVGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMPD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • HOG ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVGIEMPDHOGSPY
1 month -4.4%-5.5%+13.3% -0.8%
3 months -37.2%-14.4%+16.3% +3.5%
6 months -33.7%-43.6%+25.6% +7.0%
Year to date +97.9%-40.3%+40.8% +12.2%
1 year +67.6%-59.9%+2.2% +13.0%
3 years -58.5%-100.0%+10.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -25.4%-98.0%+3.3% +23.1%
5 years -71.6%-100.0%-21.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -22.2%-95.7%-4.7% +11.0%
10 years -44.4%—-49.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.7%—-6.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVGIEMPDHOGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.3%78.3%38.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%87.5%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.612.760.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.82-0.760.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-100.0%-66.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.7%-61.8%-0.9% -1.8%
52-week high $5.78$7.15$29.09 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$2.52$17.19 $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.

MultipleCVGIEMPDHOG
P/E now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 26.0x -0.3xmedian 29.4x 15.0xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x -484.8xmedian 2.9x 0.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 14.0x -0.5xmedian 13.7x —median 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -275.1xmedian 21.4x -3.6xmedian 16.0x -22.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.2x 0.7xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 1.26 0.00median 0.52 -0.50median 1.40

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 monthsCVGIEMPDHOG
Revenue $673.98M -$158.29K $4.24B
Gross profit $75.61M -$173.85K $1.42B
Operating income $13.41M -$272.48M $213.20M
Net income -$23.05M -$272.13M $195.71M
Free cash flow -$390.00K -$21.04M -$133.07M
R&D – $84.38K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.66 $-9.70 $1.87
Cash & equivalents – $3.69M $1.90B
Total debt $91.78M $199.71M $2.24B
Shares (diluted) 34.77M 28.06M 108.57M
Enterprise value $105.87M $36.05M -$5.47B

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
MetricCVGIEMPDHOG
P/E -4.3x -0.3x 15.0x
P/FCF -275.1x -3.6x -22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x -3.7x -11,770x
P/S 0.2x -484.8x 0.7x
P/B 0.8x 0.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x -0.5x –
EV/EBIT 14.8x -0.5x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 0.3x -808.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF -510.5x -6.1x -25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x -6.1x -13,130x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 0.00 -0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVGIEMPDHOG
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% -105.9% -5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.0% -27.2% -11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 98.5% -25.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 60.2% -18.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 425.0% -1,168% 15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -124.9% -38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% -979.2% -16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.9% -80.8% -36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.5% 80.2% -6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 98.4% -29.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 211.2% -39.4% -100.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.8% 6.9% -26.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.2% -37.2% -116.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.1% 7.6% -31.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVGIEMPDHOG
Gross margin 11.2% – 33.4%
EBITDA margin 4.5% – –
Operating margin 2.0% – 5.0%
Pretax margin -2.4% – 6.8%
Net margin -3.4% – 4.8%
FCF margin -0.1% – -3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 1.6% 13,276% 0.0%
Return on equity -17.3% -193.7% 6.3%
Return on assets -5.3% -136.2% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 5.9% -140.8% 2.9%
Return on capital employed 4.9% -145.0% 4.4%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 0.1x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% -11,701% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVGIEMPDHOG
Debt / assets 20.2% 30.6% 30.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF -235.3x -2.6x -16.9x
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 36.8% 57.0%
Equity / assets 29.9% 63.2% 43.0%
Interest coverage 0.9x -52.3x 0.7x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.87 -7.82 2.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVGIEMPDHOG
Dividend yield – – 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 190.9% 12.0%
Shareholder yield – 190.9% 14.6%
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.

ConsensusCVGIEMPDHOG
Forward P/E – – 39.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2026 $-0.45FY2026 $0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -73.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +147.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $777.74MFY2026 $488.61KFY2026 $4.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 -51.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% -13.1% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVGIEMPDHOG
Held by institutions 60.7% 60.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 111 37 439
Change in shares held, QoQ +55.8% -7.2% +3.1%
Institutions buying 80 12 219
Institutions selling 20 16 122
Buyers to sellers 4.00 0.75 1.80

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.

CVGIEMPDHOG
CVGI 1.00 0.24 0.01
EMPD 0.24 1.00 0.15
HOG 0.01 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVGI, EMPD and HOG?

Harley-Davidson (HOG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $105.87M, Empery Digital (EMPD) $79.69M, Harley-Davidson (HOG) $3.10B.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -0.4%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) -5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Harley-Davidson (HOG) has the highest net margin (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -3.4%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) leads (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 5.9%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -140.8%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +67.6%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -59.9%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) +2.2%. Over five years, Harley-Davidson (HOG) compounded fastest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -22.2%/yr, Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.7%/yr, Harley-Davidson (HOG) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Harley-Davidson (HOG) has been the steadiest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.3%, Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 38.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVGI, EMPD and HOG?

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