DAN vs CYD vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Dana, China Yuchai International and Paccar Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAN DANA Inc
$27.20 +0.2% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
1.69%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$103.73 -6.8% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.60B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.66%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Paccar leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Paccar 3, China Yuchai International 3, Dana 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANCYDPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.93B $879.05M $54.60B PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x 11.3x 19.8x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 7.0x 16.7x CYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.69% 3.71% 2.66% CYD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.4% -40.7% +2.6% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +11.6%/yr +11.7%/yr PCAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 55.1% 27.1% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 81/100 61/100 CYD

Percentile Scorecard

DANCYDPCAR

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

AxisDANCYDPCAR
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 100 #2 of 203 73 #56 of 203
Growth 83 #33 of 188 – 23 #146 of 188
Profitability 46 #100 of 183 – –
Financial Health 21 #172 of 217 49 #112 of 217 –
Shareholder Returns 63 #58 of 153 94 #10 of 153 88 #20 of 153
Overall 61 81 61
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CYD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDANCYDPCARSPY
1 month +0.2%-29.0%-6.8% -0.2%
3 months -0.7%-49.5%-24.9% +3.9%
6 months -27.7%-42.5%-13.3% +8.2%
Year to date +14.5%-34.0%-5.3% +12.9%
1 year +37.4%-40.7%+2.6% +12.3%
3 years +115.5%+187.5%+24.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.2%+42.2%+7.6% +23.3%
5 years +20.5%+73.4%+74.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.8%+11.6%+11.7% +10.9%
10 years +78.8%+113.4%+181.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.0%+7.9%+10.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDANCYDPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%55.1%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%61.7%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.510.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.740.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-61.1%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-60.8%-24.9% -1.2%
52-week high $38.93$59.71$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$23.25$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.

MultipleDANCYDPCAR
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 25.2x 11.3xmedian 25.2x 19.8xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 21.7x 2.7xmedian 21.7x 19.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 0.5xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.32 —median 1.32 -1.58median 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 monthsDANCYDPCAR
Revenue $7.66B – –
Gross profit $725.00M – –
Operating income $210.00M – –
Net income $1.13B – $2.76B
Free cash flow $143.00M – –
R&D – – $438.50M
EPS (diluted) $10.18 – $5.23
Cash & equivalents $331.00M $1.08B –
Total debt $1.34B $288.74M –
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 37.52M 527.60M
Enterprise value $1.30B -$2.00B $54.60B

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
MetricDANCYDPCAR
P/E 2.6x 11.3x 19.8x
P/FCF 20.5x 2.7x 19.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x – 14.9x
P/S 0.4x 0.2x 2.1x
P/B 1.5x 0.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 0.6x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – –
EV/EBIT 18.8x – –
EV/Revenue 0.5x – –
EV/FCF 27.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x – 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 – -1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANCYDPCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 79.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 307.9% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 28,400% – 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 83.0% – -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6,201% – 2.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 108.3% – -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.3% – -22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% – -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 180.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANCYDPCAR
Gross margin 9.5% – –
EBITDA margin 7.3% – –
Operating margin 2.7% – –
Pretax margin 1.0% – –
Net margin 14.6% – –
FCF margin 1.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% – –
Return on equity 56.6% – –
Return on assets 18.6% – –
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed 5.3% – –
Asset turnover 1.3x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANCYDPCAR
Debt / assets 22.0% 6.3% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – –
Debt / FCF 9.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 59.6% –
Equity / assets 32.4% 40.4% –
Interest coverage 1.5x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 2.29 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANCYDPCAR
Dividend yield 1.7% 3.7% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 19.2% – –
Shareholder yield 20.9% 3.7% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.2% – –

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.

ConsensusDANCYDPCAR
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 7.0xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $3.34FY2026 $6.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +413.5%FY2026 +62.9%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.4% +14.4% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.05BFY2026 $4.43BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% -4.0% +23.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANCYDPCAR
Held by institutions 99.2% 22.4% 73.8%
Institutions holding 342 121 1,095
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +4.4% +5.8%
Institutions buying 168 65 503
Institutions selling 126 33 406
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.97 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.

DANCYDPCAR
DAN 1.00 0.32 0.42
CYD 0.32 1.00 0.30
PCAR 0.42 0.30 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, CYD and PCAR?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.93B, China Yuchai International (CYD) $879.05M, Paccar (PCAR) $54.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, CYD and PCAR?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.6x, China Yuchai International (CYD) 11.3x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, China Yuchai International (CYD) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 14.3x, China Yuchai International (CYD) 7.0x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +37.4%, China Yuchai International (CYD) -40.7%, Paccar (PCAR) +2.6%. Over five years, Paccar (PCAR) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +3.8%/yr, China Yuchai International (CYD) +11.6%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

China Yuchai International (CYD) has the highest dividend yield: Dana (DAN) 1.69%, China Yuchai International (CYD) 3.71%, Paccar (PCAR) 2.66%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.1%, China Yuchai International (CYD) 55.1%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAN, CYD 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 3. 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.