DAN vs HD vs ROST Stock Comparison

Dana, Home Depot and Ross Stores Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAN DANA Inc
$27.20 +0.2% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.75B
P/E
2.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$318.56 +8.7% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$315.87B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ROST Ross Stores, Inc.
$230.09 -2.6% 1M +43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$72.35B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ross Stores leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ross Stores 7, Dana 3, Home Depot 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANHDROSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.75B $315.87B $72.35B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.5x 22.2x 27.2x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 22.8x 28.5x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +2.5% +14.0% ROST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% 8.4% 10.8% DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 23.3% 33.9% ROST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.0x -0.8x ROST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.4% -17.3% +43.2% ROST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr -3.0%/yr +15.3%/yr ROST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 26.9% 26.1% ROST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 41/100 64/100 ROST

Percentile Scorecard

DANHDROST

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

AxisDANHDROST
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 23 #80 of 104 10 #94 of 104
Growth 83 #33 of 188 29 #71 of 99 82 #19 of 99
Profitability 46 #100 of 183 90 #11 of 98 91 #10 of 98
Financial Health 21 #172 of 217 31 #78 of 112 87 #16 of 112
Shareholder Returns 63 #58 of 153 32 #49 of 72 52 #35 of 72
Overall 61 41 64
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ROST ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDANHDROSTSPY
1 month +0.2%+8.7%-2.6% -0.2%
3 months -0.7%-7.6%-8.3% +3.9%
6 months -27.7%-3.2%+2.0% +8.2%
Year to date +14.5%-7.4%+27.7% +12.9%
1 year +37.4%-17.3%+43.2% +12.3%
3 years +115.5%+15.2%+104.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.2%+4.8%+26.8% +23.3%
5 years +20.5%-14.3%+103.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.8%-3.0%+15.3% +10.9%
10 years +78.8%+160.6%+269.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.0%+10.1%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDANHDROSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%26.9%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%26.1%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.690.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.641.65 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-35.9%-41.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-18.5%-9.8% -1.2%
52-week high $38.93$391.05$255.23 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$281.12$158.07 $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.

MultipleDANHDROST
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 25.2x 22.3xmedian 16.7x 27.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 0.5x 3.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.0x 14.6xmedian 9.0x 18.0xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 21.7x 21.1xmedian 16.5x 26.4xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 19.1xmedian 1.7x 10.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.32 -5.46median 0.72 1.34median 0.72

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 monthsDANHDROST
Revenue $7.66B $169.18B $24.51B
Gross profit $725.00M $56.18B $7.27B
Operating income $210.00M $21.02B $3.37B
Net income $1.13B $14.23B $2.66B
Free cash flow $143.00M $15.10B $2.79B
EPS (diluted) $10.18 $14.28 $8.32
Cash & equivalents $331.00M $2.09B $4.29B
Total debt $1.34B $214.74B $1.02B
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 996.00M 319.45M
Enterprise value $1.06B $309.11B $55.28B

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
MetricDANHDROST
P/E 2.6x 22.3x 27.5x
P/FCF 20.5x 21.1x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 16.9x 20.1x
P/S 0.4x 1.9x 3.0x
P/B 1.5x 19.1x 10.9x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 51.8x 10.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 14.6x 18.0x
EV/EBIT 18.8x 17.5x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.2x 2.9x
EV/FCF 27.5x 24.4x 25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 19.6x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 -5.46 1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANHDROST
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 2.5% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 3.0% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 79.0% 2.1% 22.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 2.7% 13.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 307.9% -2.7% 30.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -3.0% 16.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 28,400% -2.7% 28.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 83.0% -4.3% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 6,201% -2.9% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 108.3% -4.1% 20.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.3% 5.1% 48.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -1.5% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 180.4% 6.1% 66.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -2.5% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANHDROST
Gross margin 9.5% 33.2% 29.7%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 15.0% 16.0%
Operating margin 2.7% 12.4% 13.7%
Pretax margin 1.0% 11.1% 14.3%
Net margin 14.6% 8.4% 10.8%
FCF margin 1.9% 8.9% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% 11.1% 14.9%
Return on equity 56.6% 93.3% 40.8%
Return on assets 18.6% 13.1% 16.9%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 23.3% 33.9%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 28.5% 31.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.6x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANHDROST
Debt / assets 22.0% 48.4% 6.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.0x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 9.4x 3.5x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 84.8% 57.8%
Equity / assets 32.4% 15.2% 42.2%
Interest coverage 1.5x 8.7x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.29 5.52 7.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANHDROST
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.9% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 19.2% -0.1% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 20.9% 2.8% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.5% 64.8% 20.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.7% 61.1% 19.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.1% 2.0% 7.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 4.4% 7.4%

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.

ConsensusDANHDROST
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $8.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +413.5%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.4% +10.4% +18.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.05BFY2026 $163.25BFY2026 $23.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% +14.1% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANHDROST
Held by institutions 99.2% 75.0% 93.4%
Institutions holding 342 4,109 1,420
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.1% +4.7%
Institutions buying 168 1,918 763
Institutions selling 126 1,767 440
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.09 1.73

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.

DANHDROST
DAN 1.00 0.27 0.21
HD 0.27 1.00 0.34
ROST 0.21 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, HD and ROST?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.75B, Home Depot (HD) $315.87B, Ross Stores (ROST) $72.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, HD and ROST?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.5x, Home Depot (HD) 22.2x, Ross Stores (ROST) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 14.3x, Home Depot (HD) 22.8x, Ross Stores (ROST) 28.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ross Stores (ROST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Ross Stores (ROST) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Dana (DAN) 14.6%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Ross Stores (ROST) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Ross Stores (ROST) leads (Dana (DAN) 0.0%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Ross Stores (ROST) 33.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ross Stores (ROST) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +37.4%, Home Depot (HD) -17.3%, Ross Stores (ROST) +43.2%. Over five years, Ross Stores (ROST) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +3.8%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -3.0%/yr, Ross Stores (ROST) +15.3%/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%, Ross Stores (ROST) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ross Stores (ROST) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.1%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, Ross Stores (ROST) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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