DAN vs HD vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Dana, Home Depot and Allison Transmission Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAN DANA Inc
$27.05 -0.3% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.94B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$319.37 +8.9% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$316.90B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dana leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dana 5, Home Depot 4, Allison Transmission Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANHDALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.94B $316.90B $8.93B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x 22.3x 16.9x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 22.8x 14.0x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +2.5% +37.6% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% 8.4% 12.0% DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 23.3% 10.7% HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.0x 3.4x DAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.1% -17.4% +29.5% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr -3.0%/yr +26.9%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.2% 26.9% 31.4% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 40/100 58/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

DANHDALSN

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

AxisDANHDALSN
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 20 #83 of 104 74 #53 of 203
Growth 82 #35 of 187 29 #71 of 99 43 #107 of 187
Profitability 46 #100 of 185 90 #11 of 99 88 #23 of 185
Financial Health 21 #174 of 219 31 #78 of 113 14 #188 of 219
Shareholder Returns 64 #56 of 153 32 #50 of 73 68 #49 of 153
Overall 61 40 58
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDANHDALSNSPY
1 month -0.3%+8.9%-5.8% -0.8%
3 months -0.7%-5.0%-12.1% +3.5%
6 months -29.7%-3.9%-19.8% +7.0%
Year to date +13.8%-7.2%+9.5% +12.2%
1 year +36.1%-17.4%+29.5% +13.0%
3 years +114.3%+15.5%+106.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +29.0%+4.9%+27.4% +23.1%
5 years +21.8%-14.2%+229.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.0%-3.0%+26.9% +11.0%
10 years +78.5%+160.3%+269.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.0%+10.0%+14.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDANHDALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.2%26.9%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%26.2%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.691.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.82-0.650.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-35.9%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.5%-18.3%-21.2% -1.8%
52-week high $38.93$391.05$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$281.12$79.27 $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.

MultipleDANHDALSN
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 26.0x 22.3xmedian 16.7x 16.8xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 0.5x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.0x 14.6xmedian 9.0x 11.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 21.4x 21.1xmedian 16.5x 12.0xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 19.2xmedian 1.7x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.26 -5.47median 0.72 -5.90median 1.26

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 monthsDANHDALSN
Revenue $7.66B $169.18B $4.40B
Gross profit $725.00M $56.18B $1.60B
Operating income $210.00M $21.02B $861.00M
Net income $1.13B $14.23B $529.00M
Free cash flow $143.00M $15.10B $737.00M
R&D – – $197.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.18 $14.28 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $331.00M $2.09B $399.00M
Total debt $1.34B $214.74B $4.14B
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 996.00M 84.00M
Enterprise value $1.25B $310.14B $5.82B

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
MetricDANHDALSN
P/E 2.6x 22.3x 16.8x
P/FCF 20.3x 21.1x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 17.0x 9.4x
P/S 0.4x 1.9x 2.0x
P/B 1.5x 19.2x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 52.0x 23.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 14.6x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 18.7x 17.6x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.2x 2.9x
EV/FCF 27.4x 24.5x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 19.7x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 -5.47 -5.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANHDALSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 2.5% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 3.0% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 79.0% 2.1% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 2.7% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 307.9% -2.7% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -3.0% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 28,400% -2.7% -30.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 83.0% -4.3% -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6,201% -2.9% -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 108.3% -4.1% -2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.3% 5.1% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -1.5% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 180.4% 6.1% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -2.5% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANHDALSN
Gross margin 9.5% 33.2% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 15.0% 25.1%
Operating margin 2.7% 12.4% 19.6%
Pretax margin 1.0% 11.1% 15.7%
Net margin 14.6% 8.4% 12.0%
FCF margin 1.9% 8.9% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% 11.1% 21.3%
Return on equity 56.6% 93.3% 27.3%
Return on assets 18.6% 13.1% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 23.3% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 28.5% 11.7%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANHDALSN
Debt / assets 22.0% 48.4% 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.2x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.0x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 9.4x 3.5x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 84.8% 77.3%
Equity / assets 32.4% 15.2% 22.7%
Interest coverage 1.5x 8.7x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.29 5.53 1.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANHDALSN
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.9% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 19.3% -0.1% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 21.0% 2.8% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.5% 64.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.7% 61.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.1% 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusDANHDALSN
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $7.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +413.5%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.4% +10.4% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.05BFY2026 $163.25BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% +14.1% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANHDALSN
Held by institutions 99.2% 75.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 342 4,107 566
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 168 1,917 258
Institutions selling 126 1,766 229
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.09 1.13

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.

DANHDALSN
DAN 1.00 0.25 0.44
HD 0.25 1.00 0.31
ALSN 0.44 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, HD and ALSN?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.94B, Home Depot (HD) $316.90B, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, HD and ALSN?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.6x, Home Depot (HD) 22.3x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 14.2x, Home Depot (HD) 22.8x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Dana (DAN) 14.6%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Dana (DAN) 0.0%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +36.1%, Home Depot (HD) -17.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.5%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +4.0%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -3.0%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Dana (DAN) 0.02%, Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 0.00%. Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.2%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAN, HD and ALSN?

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