DAN vs PCAR vs WM Stock Comparison

Dana, Paccar and Waste Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$103.73 -6.8% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$53.79B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
WM Waste Management Inc
$235.63 +13.9% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$90.37B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Dana leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Dana 4, Waste Management 3, Paccar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANPCARWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.75B $53.79B $90.37B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.5x 19.5x 29.4x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 16.7x 27.2x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% — +5.2% WM
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 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.4% +2.6% +10.2% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +11.7%/yr +8.4%/yr PCAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 27.1% 21.4% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 61/100 61/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

DANPCARWM

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

AxisDANPCARWM
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 73 #56 of 203 60 #7 of 16
Growth 83 #33 of 188 23 #146 of 188 77 #4 of 14
Profitability 46 #100 of 183 – 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 21 #172 of 217 – 13 #14 of 16
Shareholder Returns 63 #58 of 153 88 #20 of 153 –
Overall 61 61 61
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDANPCARWMSPY
1 month +0.2%-6.8%+13.9% -0.2%
3 months -0.7%-24.9%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months -27.7%-13.3%+3.6% +8.2%
Year to date +14.5%-5.3%+7.2% +12.9%
1 year +37.4%+2.6%+10.2% +12.3%
3 years +115.5%+24.5%+46.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.2%+7.6%+13.5% +23.3%
5 years +20.5%+74.0%+49.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.8%+11.7%+8.4% +10.9%
10 years +78.8%+181.5%+271.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.0%+10.9%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDANPCARWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%27.1%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%24.6%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.89-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.100.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-30.6%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-24.9%-4.4% -1.2%
52-week high $38.93$138.21$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$94.15$196.77 $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.

MultipleDANPCARWM
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 25.2x 19.8xmedian 25.2x 30.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 21.7x 19.9xmedian 21.7x 23.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 9.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.32 -1.58median 1.32 3.00median 2.81

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 monthsDANPCARWM
Revenue $7.66B – $26.07B
Gross profit $725.00M – –
Operating income $210.00M – $4.80B
Net income $1.13B $2.76B $3.07B
Free cash flow $143.00M – –
R&D – $438.50M –
EPS (diluted) $10.18 $5.23 $7.63
Cash & equivalents $331.00M – $247.00M
Total debt $1.34B – –
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 527.60M 402.40M
Enterprise value $1.06B $53.79B $90.37B

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
MetricDANPCARWM
P/E 2.6x 19.8x 30.8x
P/FCF 20.5x 19.9x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 14.9x 8.2x
P/S 0.4x 2.1x 3.6x
P/B 1.5x 2.6x 9.6x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.6x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – –
EV/EBIT 18.8x – –
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 3.6x
EV/FCF 27.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 14.9x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 -1.58 3.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANPCARWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% – 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% – 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 79.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 307.9% – 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 28,400% 2.6% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 83.0% -12.4% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 6,201% 2.5% 20.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 108.3% -12.5% 10.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.3% -22.3% 95.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -4.8% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 180.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANPCARWM
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% – 43.8%
Return on equity 56.6% – 31.0%
Return on assets 18.6% – 6.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed 5.3% – –
Asset turnover 1.3x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.3x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANPCARWM
Debt / assets 22.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – –
Debt / FCF 9.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 67.6% – 78.8%
Equity / assets 32.4% – 21.2%
Interest coverage 1.5x – –
Current ratio 1.5x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x – –
Cash ratio 0.2x – –
Altman Z-score 2.29 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANPCARWM
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.7% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 19.2% – –
Shareholder yield 20.9% 2.7% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusDANPCARWM
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 27.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $6.23FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +413.5%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.4% +20.2% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.05BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026 $25.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% +23.1% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANPCARWM
Held by institutions 99.2% 73.8% 82.3%
Institutions holding 342 1,095 2,348
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +5.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 168 503 1,094
Institutions selling 126 406 901
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.24 1.21

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.

DANPCARWM
DAN 1.00 0.44 -0.08
PCAR 0.44 1.00 0.12
WM -0.08 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, PCAR and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.75B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.79B, Waste Management (WM) $90.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, PCAR and WM?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.5x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x, Waste Management (WM) 29.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 14.3x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.7x, Waste Management (WM) 27.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waste Management (WM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +37.4%, Paccar (PCAR) +2.6%, Waste Management (WM) +10.2%. Over five years, Paccar (PCAR) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +3.8%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.7%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dana (DAN) 0.02%, Paccar (PCAR) 0.00%, Waste Management (WM) 0.00%. Paccar (PCAR) and Waste Management (WM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.1%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%, Waste Management (WM) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAN, PCAR and WM?

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 4. 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.