CVGI vs PCAR vs WPRT Stock Comparison

Commercial Vehicle, Paccar and Aetherion Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PCAR Paccar Inc
$103.73 -6.8% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$53.79B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Paccar leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Paccar 4, Commercial Vehicle 4, Aetherion Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVGIPCARWPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $112.65M $53.79B $37.53M PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.9x 19.5x -0.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% — -73.4% CVGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% — -493.2% CVGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% — -39.8% CVGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — 1.0x WPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.8% +2.6% +7.5% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr +11.7%/yr -41.4%/yr PCAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.4% 27.1% 53.3% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 61/100 25/100 PCAR

Percentile Scorecard

CVGIPCARWPRT

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

AxisCVGIPCARWPRT
Valuation 85 #32 of 203 73 #56 of 203 11 #181 of 203
Growth 35 #122 of 188 23 #146 of 188 29 #133 of 188
Profitability 28 #132 of 183 – 4 #175 of 183
Financial Health 23 #168 of 217 – 54 #100 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 88 #20 of 153 –
Overall 43 61 25
  • CVGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVGIPCARWPRTSPY
1 month +2.3%-6.8%+6.4% -0.2%
3 months -31.9%-24.9%+22.7% +3.9%
6 months -28.6%-13.3%+9.6% +8.2%
Year to date +111.8%-5.3%+37.6% +12.9%
1 year +84.8%+2.6%+7.5% +12.3%
3 years -55.5%+24.5%-56.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.7%+7.6%-24.2% +23.3%
5 years -70.4%+74.0%-93.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -21.6%+11.7%-41.4% +10.9%
10 years -37.5%+181.5%-87.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.6%+10.9%-18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVGIPCARWPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.4%27.1%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%24.6%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.630.890.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.030.100.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-30.6%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.2%-24.9%-12.6% -1.2%
52-week high $5.78$138.21$2.47 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$94.15$1.54 $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.

MultipleCVGIPCARWPRT
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 25.2x 19.8xmedian 25.2x -0.9xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x -0.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -294.4xmedian 21.7x 19.9xmedian 21.7x -4.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 1.32 -1.58median 1.32 -0.12median 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 monthsCVGIPCARWPRT
Revenue $673.98M – $8.50M
Gross profit $75.61M – $952.00K
Operating income $13.41M – -$23.52M
Net income -$23.05M $2.76B -$41.91M
Free cash flow -$390.00K – -$8.83M
R&D – $438.50M $5.35M
EPS (diluted) $-0.66 $5.23 $-2.42
Cash & equivalents – – $23.95M
Total debt $91.78M – $972.00K
Shares (diluted) 34.77M 527.60M 17.34M
Enterprise value $112.65M $53.79B -$199.57M

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
MetricCVGIPCARWPRT
P/E -4.6x 19.8x -0.9x
P/FCF -294.4x 19.9x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 14.9x -4.7x
P/S 0.2x 2.1x 4.4x
P/B 0.8x 2.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x – -0.6x
EV/EBIT 15.4x – -0.6x
EV/Revenue 0.3x – 1.7x
EV/FCF -529.8x – -1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 14.9x -1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 -1.58 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVGIPCARWPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% – -73.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.0% – -70.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% – -72.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.1% – -72.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 425.0% – -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% – -35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% 2.6% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.9% -12.4% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.5% 2.5% 18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% -12.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 211.2% -22.3% 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.8% -4.8% 10.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.2% – 55.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.1% – 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVGIPCARWPRT
Gross margin 11.2% – 11.2%
EBITDA margin 4.5% – -267.3%
Operating margin 2.0% – -276.7%
Pretax margin -2.4% – -423.1%
Net margin -3.4% – -493.2%
FCF margin -0.1% – -103.9%
Operating cash flow margin 1.6% – -93.2%
Return on equity -17.3% – -29.3%
Return on assets -5.3% – -19.9%
Return on invested capital 5.9% – -39.8%
Return on capital employed 4.9% – -42.2%
Asset turnover 1.6x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVGIPCARWPRT
Debt / assets 20.2% – 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – 1.0x
Debt / FCF -235.3x – -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 70.1% – 38.5%
Equity / assets 29.9% – 61.5%
Interest coverage 0.9x – -100.9x
Current ratio 2.0x – 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 1.1x
Cash ratio – – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.88 – -19.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVGIPCARWPRT
Dividend yield – 2.7% –
Net buyback yield – – 295.0%
Shareholder yield – 2.7% 295.0%
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.

ConsensusCVGIPCARWPRT
Forward P/E – 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2026 $6.23FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +20.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $777.74MFY2026 $26.76BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +23.1% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVGIPCARWPRT
Held by institutions 60.7% 73.8% 21.0%
Institutions holding 111 1,095 46
Change in shares held, QoQ +55.8% +5.8% +70.5%
Institutions buying 80 503 16
Institutions selling 20 406 13
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.24 1.23

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.

CVGIPCARWPRT
CVGI 1.00 0.18 0.06
PCAR 0.18 1.00 0.17
WPRT 0.06 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVGI, PCAR and WPRT?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $112.65M, Paccar (PCAR) $53.79B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -0.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) has the highest net margin (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -3.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%). On return on invested capital, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) leads (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 5.9%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +84.8%, Paccar (PCAR) +2.6%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +7.5%. Over five years, Paccar (PCAR) compounded fastest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -21.6%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.7%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -41.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.4%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.