DAN vs RY vs GENC Stock Comparison

Dana, Royal Bank Of Canada and Gencor Industries 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
$2.74B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
1.81%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$204.77 +1.9% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$286.81B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
3.32%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.18 -0.8% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$211.98M
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 8, Dana 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANRYGENCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.74B $286.81B $211.98M RY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x 17.6x 16.9x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x 16.7x 15.2x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +11.2% -6.4% RY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 31.9% 13.5% RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.81% 3.32% — RY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.0% +37.4% +23.3% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +14.5%/yr +9.0%/yr RY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 16.5% 38.3% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 76/100 61/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

DANRYGENC

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

AxisDANRYGENC
Valuation 99 #4 of 203 64 #131 of 361 69 #64 of 203
Growth 76 #46 of 188 69 #54 of 172 41 #112 of 188
Profitability 75 #47 of 184 94 #10 of 149 37 #117 of 184
Financial Health 8 #199 of 217 66 #54 of 158 100 #2 of 217
Shareholder Returns 79 #33 of 153 88 #40 of 338 –
Overall 67 76 61
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDANRYGENCSPY
1 month -6.3%+1.9%-0.8% +0.9%
3 months -5.1%-0.8%+18.8% +5.9%
6 months -29.0%+16.9%+18.7% +8.5%
Year to date +7.1%+20.1%+32.6% +13.3%
1 year +27.0%+37.4%+23.3% +12.4%
3 years +101.6%+161.9%+23.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.3%+37.9%+7.1% +23.5%
5 years +14.6%+96.9%+53.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.8%+14.5%+9.0% +11.0%
10 years +65.9%+227.4%+46.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.2%+12.6%+3.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDANRYGENCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%16.5%38.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.0%15.8%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.700.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.612.270.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-34.2%-55.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-6.0%-14.7% -0.9%
52-week high $38.93$217.87$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$145.41$12.23 $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.

MultipleDANRYGENC
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 25.4x 17.6xmedian 12.1x 16.9xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 5.6xmedian 3.4x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 1.0xmedian 5.1x 3.2xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 21.8x 5.0xmedian 10.8x -131.2xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.41 1.22median 1.32 2.31median 1.41

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 monthsDANRYGENC
Revenue $7.78B $51.37B $110.01M
Gross profit – – $31.45M
Operating income $249.00M – $12.92M
Net income $1.06B $16.43B $14.89M
Free cash flow – $57.35B -$1.62M
R&D – – $2.73M
EPS (diluted) $9.56 $11.62 $1.02
Cash & equivalents $321.00M $45.78B $26.26M
Total debt – $9.69B –
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 1.41B 14.66M
Enterprise value $2.80B -$543.19B -$391.36M

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
MetricDANRYGENC
P/E 2.6x 17.6x 16.9x
P/FCF 20.6x 5.0x -131.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 5.0x 193.8x
P/S 0.4x 5.6x 1.9x
P/B 1.5x 2.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.9x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 1.0x 3.2x
EV/EBIT – 1.0x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.4x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 1.2x -29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 1.2x 43.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 1.22 2.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANRYGENC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 11.2% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 10.3% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 722.5% – -16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.1% – 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,378% 19.6% -2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 143.1% 14.8% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,174% 19.0% -2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 149.7% 14.4% 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% -8.3% 796.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 28.0% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.3% -78.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANRYGENC
Gross margin – – 28.6%
EBITDA margin – 140.4% 13.7%
Operating margin – – 11.7%
Pretax margin – 40.9% 17.0%
Net margin – 31.9% 13.5%
FCF margin – 111.6% -1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 111.6% 1.0%
Return on equity 56.6% 15.9% 6.7%
Return on assets 17.5% 0.9% 6.3%
Return on invested capital – 49.3% –
Return on capital employed – – 5.7%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 3.5x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANRYGENC
Debt / assets – 0.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.0x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 70.8% 94.2% 5.9%
Equity / assets 29.2% 5.8% 94.1%
Interest coverage – 1.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x – 19.2x
Quick ratio – – 14.9x
Cash ratio – – 14.1x
Altman Z-score – – 11.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANRYGENC
Dividend yield 1.8% 3.3% –
Net buyback yield – 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 6.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusDANRYGENC
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $1.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +413.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.4% +6.9% -15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.05BFY2026 $53.04BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% +0.5% +38.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANRYGENC
Held by institutions 99.2% 43.8% 48.7%
Institutions holding 342 984 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.9% -2.6%
Institutions buying 168 446 40
Institutions selling 126 325 33
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.37 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.

DANRYGENC
DAN 1.00 0.32 0.35
RY 0.32 1.00 0.26
GENC 0.35 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, RY and GENC?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.74B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $286.81B, Gencor Industries (GENC) $211.98M.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, RY and GENC?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.6x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.6x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 13.4x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.7x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dana (DAN) +5.1%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +27.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +37.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +23.3%. Over five years, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +2.8%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +14.5%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest dividend yield: Dana (DAN) 1.81%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 3.32%. Gencor Industries (GENC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.6%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAN, RY and GENC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads on 8. 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.