DAN vs HD vs WSM Stock Comparison

Dana, Home Depot and Williams Sonoma Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAN DANA Inc
$25.44 -6.3% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.79B
P/E
2.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$317.85 +9.7% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$323.31B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
WSM Williams Sonoma Inc
$250.17 +8.2% 1M +25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$30.12B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.04B
Div. yield
–
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Dana leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dana 5, Home Depot 2, Williams Sonoma 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANHDWSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.79B $323.31B $30.12B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.7x 22.7x 25.2x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x 22.7x 26.9x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +2.5% +2.6% DAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.4% 14.9% WSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.0% -17.6% +25.3% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr -3.1%/yr +21.9%/yr WSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 26.9% 33.0% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 39/100 51/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

DANHDWSM

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

AxisDANHDWSM
Valuation 99 #4 of 203 22 #81 of 104 6 #98 of 104
Growth 76 #46 of 188 25 #74 of 98 55 #45 of 98
Profitability 75 #47 of 184 91 #10 of 96 97 #4 of 96
Financial Health 8 #199 of 217 28 #79 of 110 78 #25 of 110
Shareholder Returns 79 #33 of 153 31 #49 of 71 21 #56 of 71
Overall 67 39 51
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • WSM ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDANHDWSMSPY
1 month -6.3%+9.7%+8.2% +0.9%
3 months -5.1%-6.1%+7.0% +5.9%
6 months -29.0%-1.5%+38.1% +8.5%
Year to date +7.1%-7.6%+40.1% +13.3%
1 year +27.0%-17.6%+25.3% +12.4%
3 years +101.6%+15.0%+243.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.3%+4.8%+50.9% +23.5%
5 years +14.6%-14.5%+169.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.8%-3.1%+21.9% +11.0%
10 years +65.9%+157.2%+975.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.2%+9.9%+26.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDANHDWSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%26.9%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.0%26.0%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.691.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.61-0.650.77 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-35.9%-52.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-18.7%-4.1% -0.9%
52-week high $38.93$391.05$260.86 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$281.12$168.64 $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.

MultipleDANHDWSM
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 25.4x 22.2xmedian 16.7x 24.6xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 0.4x 3.7xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 14.5xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 21.8x 21.0xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 19.1xmedian 1.6x 13.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.41 -5.45median 0.73 2.37median 0.73

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 monthsDANHDWSM
Revenue $7.78B $169.18B $8.04B
Gross profit – $56.18B $3.85B
Operating income $249.00M $21.02B $1.57B
Net income $1.06B $14.23B $1.20B
Free cash flow – $15.10B –
EPS (diluted) $9.56 $14.28 $10.05
Cash & equivalents $321.00M $2.09B $1.03B
Total debt – $214.74B –
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 996.00M 118.89M
Enterprise value $2.79B $316.55B $26.20B

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
MetricDANHDWSM
P/E 2.6x 22.2x 24.6x
P/FCF 20.6x 21.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 16.9x –
P/S 0.4x 1.9x 3.7x
P/B 1.5x 19.1x 13.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 51.7x 13.8x
EV/EBITDA – 14.5x –
EV/EBIT – 17.5x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 24.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 19.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 -5.45 2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANHDWSM
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 2.5% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 3.0% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.1% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 722.5% -2.7% 8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.1% -3.0% 7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,378% -2.7% 6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 143.1% -4.3% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,174% -2.9% 10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 149.7% -4.1% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 5.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -1.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANHDWSM
Gross margin – 33.2% 47.9%
EBITDA margin – 15.0% –
Operating margin – 12.4% 19.6%
Pretax margin – 11.1% 20.1%
Net margin – 8.4% 14.9%
FCF margin – 8.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 11.1% –
Return on equity 56.6% 93.3% 56.6%
Return on assets 17.5% 13.1% 21.9%
Return on invested capital – 23.3% –
Return on capital employed – 28.5% 44.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.6x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANHDWSM
Debt / assets – 48.4% –
Debt / equity – 3.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x –
Debt / FCF – 3.5x –
Liabilities / assets 70.8% 84.8% 61.1%
Equity / assets 29.2% 15.2% 38.9%
Interest coverage – 8.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 5.52 8.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANHDWSM
Dividend yield 1.8% 2.9% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 2.8% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 64.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusDANHDWSM
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +413.5%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.4% +10.4% +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.05BFY2026 $163.25BFY2026 $8.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% +14.1% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANHDWSM
Held by institutions 99.2% 75.0% 96.2%
Institutions holding 342 4,110 1,001
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 168 1,919 482
Institutions selling 126 1,767 364
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.09 1.32

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.

DANHDWSM
DAN 1.00 0.27 0.28
HD 0.27 1.00 0.62
WSM 0.28 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, HD and WSM?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.79B, Home Depot (HD) $323.31B, Williams Sonoma (WSM) $30.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, HD and WSM?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.7x, Home Depot (HD) 22.7x, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 13.4x, Home Depot (HD) 22.7x, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 26.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dana (DAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dana (DAN) +5.1%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Williams Sonoma (WSM) has the highest net margin (Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +27.0%, Home Depot (HD) -17.6%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +25.3%. Over five years, Williams Sonoma (WSM) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +2.8%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -3.1%/yr, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +21.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dana (DAN) 0.00%, Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 0.00%. Dana (DAN) and Williams Sonoma (WSM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.6%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.