CVGI vs FSS vs URI Stock Comparison

Commercial Vehicle, Federal Signal and United Rentals 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
$6.84B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,123.73 +4.5% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$65.16B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
–
Equipment Rental Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Rentals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (United Rentals 5, 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.

QuestionCVGIFSSURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $121.47M $6.84B $65.16B URI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.7x 23.0x 22.8x URI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.0x 20.3x URI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +24.0% +9.4% FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.4% 11.7% 16.3% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 16.0% 14.0% FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.7x 2.3x FSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +125.0% +3.8% +31.8% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.6%/yr +20.6%/yr +23.5%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.4% 33.2% 42.4% FSS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 78/100 57/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

CVGIFSSURI

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

AxisCVGIFSSURI
Valuation 88 #25 of 204 58 #86 of 204 27 #34 of 46
Growth 52 #92 of 191 94 #13 of 191 84 #7 of 39
Profitability 28 #136 of 189 90 #20 of 189 93 #4 of 41
Financial Health 24 #168 of 221 78 #49 of 221 19 #40 of 49
Shareholder Returns 20 #128 of 159 69 #50 of 159 64 #13 of 34
Overall 42 78 57
  • CVGI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • FSS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVGIFSSURISPY
1 month +14.0%+1.2%+4.5% -1.0%
3 months -10.0%-9.5%-3.3% -0.4%
6 months -34.2%-5.4%+16.5% +4.5%
Year to date +137.5%+8.6%+38.8% +12.4%
1 year +125.0%+3.8%+31.8% +13.6%
3 years -44.5%+83.3%+148.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year -17.8%+22.4%+35.5% +20.8%
5 years -62.1%+154.7%+186.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year -17.6%+20.6%+23.5% +10.4%
10 years -24.7%+858.8%+1,457.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year -2.8%+25.4%+31.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCVGIFSSURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.4%33.2%42.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.9%32.2%39.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.591.180.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.520.110.75 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-33.3%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.8%-11.8%-6.2% -1.6%
52-week high $5.78$133.73$1,198.19 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$104.77$710.47 $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.

MultipleCVGIFSSURI
P/E now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 25.5x 24.2xmedian 25.5x 24.5xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 14.4x 14.8xmedian 14.4x 13.3xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -325.2xmedian 23.3x 19.7xmedian 23.3x 78.1xmedian 20.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 7.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 1.16 0.91median 1.16 2.57median 2.23

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 monthsCVGIFSSURI
Revenue $729.59M $2.55B $17.50B
Gross profit $87.66M $741.70M $6.84B
Operating income $22.12M $412.80M $4.47B
Net income -$10.40M $296.90M $2.86B
Free cash flow -$396.00K $365.10M $892.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $4.83 $45.89
Cash & equivalents – $73.70M $153.00M
Total debt $96.09M $420.30M $14.67B
Shares (diluted) 39.16M 61.50M 62.26M
Enterprise value $121.47M $6.57B $64.28B

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
MetricCVGIFSSURI
P/E -12.4x 24.2x 24.5x
P/FCF -325.2x 19.7x 78.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 17.9x 11.3x
P/S 0.2x 2.8x 4.0x
P/B 0.9x 4.6x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 6.0x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 14.8x 13.3x
EV/EBIT 10.2x 18.3x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 3.0x 4.8x
EV/FCF -567.9x 20.7x 94.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 18.7x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 0.91 2.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVGIFSSURI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 24.0% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 15.2% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.9% 24.8% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.3% 20.2% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 636.1% 26.0% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 25.7% 5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% 25.9% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.1% 26.8% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 83.6% 25.7% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.8% 26.7% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 143.5% 62.4% 24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.1% 45.6% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 92.6% 66.2% 98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 53.2% 83.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVGIFSSURI
Gross margin 12.0% 29.1% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 5.3% 19.9% 36.1%
Operating margin 3.0% 16.2% 25.5%
Pretax margin -0.4% 15.2% 21.8%
Net margin -1.4% 11.7% 16.3%
FCF margin -0.1% 14.3% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 1.9% 15.8% 35.4%
Return on equity -7.5% 19.2% 30.2%
Return on assets -2.2% 12.1% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 16.0% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 7.5% 19.2% 16.5%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 1.4x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVGIFSSURI
Debt / assets 19.9% 17.1% 44.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.7x 2.3x
Debt / FCF -242.7x 1.2x 16.4x
Liabilities / assets 70.8% 35.7% 70.4%
Equity / assets 29.2% 64.3% 29.6%
Interest coverage 1.5x 17.9x –
Current ratio 1.9x 3.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.99 7.67 3.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVGIFSSURI
Dividend yield – 0.5% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.5% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusCVGIFSSURI
Forward P/E – 24.0xFY2026 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2026 $4.92FY2026 $55.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.3%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.0% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $777.74MFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% -5.3% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVGIFSSURI
Held by institutions 60.7% 100.0% 96.0%
Institutions holding 111 476 1,590
Change in shares held, QoQ +55.8% +3.9% +4.7%
Institutions buying 80 251 804
Institutions selling 20 152 540
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.65 1.49

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.

CVGIFSSURI
CVGI 1.00 0.12 0.14
FSS 0.12 1.00 0.40
URI 0.14 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVGI, FSS and URI?

United Rentals (URI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $121.47M, Federal Signal (FSS) $6.84B, United Rentals (URI) $65.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVGI, FSS and URI?

United Rentals (URI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -11.7x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.0x, United Rentals (URI) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Rentals (URI) is cheapest (Federal Signal (FSS) 24.0x, United Rentals (URI) 20.3x). 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%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -1.4%, Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 9.5%, Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%).

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%, United Rentals (URI) +31.8%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -17.6%/yr, Federal Signal (FSS) +20.6%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +23.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 0.00%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.01%, United Rentals (URI) 0.00%. Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) and United Rentals (URI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Signal (FSS) has been the steadiest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.4%, Federal Signal (FSS) 33.2%, United Rentals (URI) 42.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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