DAN vs BLBD vs OSK Stock Comparison

Dana, Blue Bird and Oshkosh Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAN DANA Inc
$24.84 -9.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.50B
P/E
2.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
BLBD Blue Bird Corp
$56.35 0.0% 1M +8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.90B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.61B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
7 wins
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$135.10 +2.7% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.62B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Blue Bird leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Blue Bird 7, Oshkosh 2, Dana 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANBLBDOSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.50B $1.90B $8.62B OSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.4x 6.8x 17.3x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 12.6x 13.5x BLBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +13.5% +4.2% BLBD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.5% 4.6% BLBD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 29.3% 10.2% BLBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 0.6x BLBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% +8.8% +8.2% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr +23.5%/yr +4.8%/yr BLBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 42.6% 39.3% OSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 76/100 67/100 BLBD

Percentile Scorecard

DANBLBDOSK

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

AxisDANBLBDOSK
Valuation 99 #4 of 203 94 #13 of 203 91 #20 of 203
Growth 75 #47 of 188 94 #13 of 188 40 #113 of 188
Profitability 75 #46 of 183 91 #17 of 183 61 #72 of 183
Financial Health 9 #197 of 216 71 #63 of 216 52 #105 of 216
Shareholder Returns 84 #25 of 152 32 #104 of 152 92 #13 of 152
Overall 68 76 67
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BLBD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDANBLBDOSKSPY
1 month -9.3%0.0%+2.7% +0.7%
3 months -8.2%-24.5%-5.4% +3.7%
6 months -31.9%-12.1%-13.6% +7.1%
Year to date +4.5%+19.9%+7.5% +12.8%
1 year +15.2%+8.8%+8.2% +11.9%
3 years +112.5%+199.6%+53.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +28.6%+44.2%+15.4% +22.8%
5 years +11.9%+187.4%+26.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.3%+23.5%+4.8% +10.9%
10 years +62.0%+279.5%+154.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.9%+14.3%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDANBLBDOSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%42.6%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%45.4%38.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.291.131.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.350.210.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-70.9%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.2%-30.9%-24.1% -1.2%
52-week high $38.93$81.50$177.94 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$46.59$118.59 $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.

MultipleDANBLBDOSK
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 25.8x 6.8xmedian 25.8x 16.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 8.3xmedian 14.6x 9.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 22.2x 11.7xmedian 22.2x 8.8xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.45 0.04median 1.45 45.16median 1.45

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 monthsDANBLBDOSK
Revenue $7.78B $1.61B $10.76B
Gross profit – $331.66M $1.66B
Operating income $249.00M $189.81M $734.30M
Net income $1.06B $281.81M $498.50M
Free cash flow – $153.14M $942.10M
EPS (diluted) $9.56 $8.02 $8.01
Cash & equivalents $321.00M $116.82M $558.00M
Total debt – $86.81M $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 35.15M 62.24M
Enterprise value $2.50B $1.04B $6.93B

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
MetricDANBLBDOSK
P/E 2.6x 6.8x 16.8x
P/FCF 20.6x 11.7x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 9.9x 7.3x
P/S 0.3x 1.1x 0.8x
P/B 1.5x 2.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 8.3x 9.0x
EV/EBIT – 9.2x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 11.5x 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 9.7x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 0.04 45.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANBLBDOSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 13.5% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 14.0% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 19.9% -10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 57.8% 2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 722.5% 33.3% -22.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 598.6% -1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,378% 143.2% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 143.1% 160.8% -1.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,174% 125.4% -22.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 149.7% 155.1% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 8.4% 16.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 16.5% 36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.0% 26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% 69.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANBLBDOSK
Gross margin – 20.6% 15.4%
EBITDA margin – 13.1% 9.1%
Operating margin – 11.8% 6.8%
Pretax margin – 20.0% 5.9%
Net margin – 17.5% 4.6%
FCF margin – 9.5% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 11.2% 10.5%
Return on equity 56.6% 58.9% 11.0%
Return on assets 17.5% 30.2% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – 29.3% 10.2%
Return on capital employed – 30.9% 10.5%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.6x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANBLBDOSK
Debt / assets – 7.4% 10.7%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.8% 43.9% 55.6%
Equity / assets 29.2% 56.1% 44.4%
Interest coverage – 27.9x 6.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.59 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANBLBDOSK
Dividend yield 1.9% – 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.5% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusDANBLBDOSK
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $4.48FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +413.5%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.4% -6.9% +46.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.05BFY2026 $1.64BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% +16.4% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANBLBDOSK
Held by institutions 99.2% 94.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 342 303 599
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -2.6% +5.1%
Institutions buying 168 169 310
Institutions selling 126 100 188
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.69 1.65

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.

DANBLBDOSK
DAN 1.00 0.28 0.43
BLBD 0.28 1.00 0.31
OSK 0.43 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, BLBD and OSK?

Oshkosh (OSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.50B, Blue Bird (BLBD) $1.90B, Oshkosh (OSK) $8.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, BLBD and OSK?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.4x, Blue Bird (BLBD) 6.8x, Oshkosh (OSK) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blue Bird (BLBD) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 13.1x, Blue Bird (BLBD) 12.6x, Oshkosh (OSK) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Blue Bird (BLBD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dana (DAN) +5.1%, Blue Bird (BLBD) +13.5%, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blue Bird (BLBD) has the highest net margin (Blue Bird (BLBD) 17.5%, Oshkosh (OSK) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Blue Bird (BLBD) leads (Blue Bird (BLBD) 29.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +15.2%, Blue Bird (BLBD) +8.8%, Oshkosh (OSK) +8.2%. Over five years, Blue Bird (BLBD) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +2.3%/yr, Blue Bird (BLBD) +23.5%/yr, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Oshkosh (OSK) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.1%, Blue Bird (BLBD) 42.6%, Oshkosh (OSK) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAN, BLBD and OSK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Blue Bird (BLBD) leads on 7. 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.