CVGI vs FSS vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Commercial Vehicle, Federal Signal and Paccar Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$117.93 +1.2% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.20B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.50%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$106.16 -2.9% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$55.89B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
2.60%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Paccar leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Paccar 6, Federal Signal 5, Commercial Vehicle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVGIFSSPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $128.79M $7.20B $55.89B PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.4x 24.2x 20.3x PCAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.0x 17.0x PCAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +24.0% -1.5% FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.4% 11.7% 9.5% FSS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 16.0% -50.7% FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.7x -0.1x PCAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.50% 2.60% PCAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +125.0% +3.8% +9.5% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.6%/yr +20.6%/yr +12.1%/yr FSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.4% 33.2% 27.3% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 78/100 44/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

CVGIFSSPCAR

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

AxisCVGIFSSPCAR
Valuation 88 #25 of 204 58 #86 of 204 52 #99 of 204
Growth 52 #92 of 191 94 #13 of 191 16 #160 of 191
Profitability 28 #136 of 189 90 #20 of 189 31 #131 of 189
Financial Health 24 #168 of 221 78 #49 of 221 57 #96 of 221
Shareholder Returns 20 #128 of 159 69 #50 of 159 67 #54 of 159
Overall 42 78 44
  • CVGI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • FSS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVGIFSSPCARSPY
1 month +14.0%+1.2%-2.9% -1.0%
3 months -10.0%-9.5%-20.4% -0.4%
6 months -34.2%-5.4%-8.9% +4.5%
Year to date +137.5%+8.6%-3.1% +12.4%
1 year +125.0%+3.8%+9.5% +13.6%
3 years -44.5%+83.3%+22.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year -17.8%+22.4%+6.9% +20.8%
5 years -62.1%+154.7%+76.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year -17.6%+20.6%+12.1% +10.4%
10 years -24.7%+858.8%+192.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year -2.8%+25.4%+11.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCVGIFSSPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.4%33.2%27.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.9%32.2%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.591.180.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.520.110.35 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-33.3%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.8%-11.8%-23.2% -1.6%
52-week high $5.78$133.73$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$104.77$94.15 $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.

MultipleCVGIFSSPCAR
P/E now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 25.5x 24.2xmedian 25.5x 20.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 14.4x 14.8xmedian 14.4x -3.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -325.2xmedian 23.3x 19.7xmedian 23.3x 25.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 1.16 0.91median 1.16 -1.62median 1.16

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 monthsCVGIFSSPCAR
Revenue $729.59M $2.55B $29.08B
Gross profit $87.66M $741.70M $5.86B
Operating income $22.12M $412.80M -$20.02B
Net income -$10.40M $296.90M $2.76B
Free cash flow -$396.00K $365.10M $2.17B
R&D – – $438.50M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $4.83 $5.23
Cash & equivalents – $73.70M $6.15B
Total debt $96.09M $420.30M $10.40B
Shares (diluted) 39.16M 61.50M 527.70M
Enterprise value $128.79M $6.92B $18.76B

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
MetricCVGIFSSPCAR
P/E -12.4x 24.2x 20.3x
P/FCF -325.2x 19.7x 25.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 17.9x 15.3x
P/S 0.2x 2.8x 1.9x
P/B 0.9x 4.6x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 6.0x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 14.8x -3.0x
EV/EBIT 10.2x 18.3x -2.8x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 3.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF -567.9x 20.7x 26.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 18.7x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 0.91 -1.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVGIFSSPCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 24.0% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 15.2% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.9% 24.8% -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.3% 20.2% -8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 636.1% 26.0% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 25.7% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% 25.9% 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.1% 26.8% -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 83.6% 25.7% 2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.8% 26.7% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 143.5% 62.4% -22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.1% 45.6% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 92.6% 66.2% -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 53.2% -10.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVGIFSSPCAR
Gross margin 12.0% 29.1% 20.1%
EBITDA margin 5.3% 19.9% -65.9%
Operating margin 3.0% 16.2% -68.8%
Pretax margin -0.4% 15.2% 12.2%
Net margin -1.4% 11.7% 9.5%
FCF margin -0.1% 14.3% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 1.9% 15.8% 12.6%
Return on equity -7.5% 19.2% 13.4%
Return on assets -2.2% 12.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 16.0% -50.7%
Return on capital employed 7.5% 19.2% -51.1%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVGIFSSPCAR
Debt / assets 19.9% 17.1% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.7x -0.1x
Debt / FCF -242.7x 1.2x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 70.8% 35.7% 53.6%
Equity / assets 29.2% 64.3% 46.4%
Interest coverage 1.5x 17.9x –
Current ratio 1.9x 3.0x 2.8x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 2.2x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 1.99 7.67 1.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVGIFSSPCAR
Dividend yield – 0.5% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.5% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% –

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.

ConsensusCVGIFSSPCAR
Forward P/E – 24.0xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2026 $4.92FY2026 $6.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.3%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.0% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $777.74MFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% -5.3% +23.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVGIFSSPCAR
Held by institutions 60.7% 100.0% 73.8%
Institutions holding 111 476 1,097
Change in shares held, QoQ +55.8% +3.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying 80 251 505
Institutions selling 20 152 406
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.65 1.24

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.

CVGIFSSPCAR
CVGI 1.00 0.13 0.18
FSS 0.13 1.00 0.40
PCAR 0.18 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVGI, FSS and PCAR?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $128.79M, Federal Signal (FSS) $7.20B, Paccar (PCAR) $55.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVGI, FSS and PCAR?

Paccar (PCAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -12.4x, Federal Signal (FSS) 24.2x, Paccar (PCAR) 20.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Paccar (PCAR) is cheapest (Federal Signal (FSS) 24.0x, Paccar (PCAR) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Signal (FSS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +11.0%, Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Signal (FSS) has the highest net margin (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -1.4%, Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 9.5%, Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +125.0%, Federal Signal (FSS) +3.8%, Paccar (PCAR) +9.5%. Over five years, Federal Signal (FSS) compounded fastest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -17.6%/yr, Federal Signal (FSS) +20.6%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest dividend yield: Federal Signal (FSS) 0.50%, Paccar (PCAR) 2.60%. Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.4%, Federal Signal (FSS) 33.2%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVGI, FSS and PCAR?

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