DAN vs WM vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Dana, Waste Management and Paccar 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
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
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

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.

QuestionDANWMPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.75B $90.37B $53.79B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.5x 29.4x 19.5x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 27.2x 16.7x 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% +10.2% +2.6% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +8.4%/yr +11.7%/yr PCAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 21.4% 27.1% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 61/100 61/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

DANWMPCAR

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

AxisDANWMPCAR
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 60 #7 of 16 73 #56 of 203
Growth 83 #33 of 188 77 #4 of 14 23 #146 of 188
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
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureDANWMPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%21.4%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%20.8%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.30-0.420.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.480.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-18.7%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-4.4%-24.9% -1.2%
52-week high $38.93$246.51$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$196.77$94.15 $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.

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

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

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANWMPCAR
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% 19.7% 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 83.0% 10.0% -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6,201% 20.3% 2.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 108.3% 10.3% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.3% 95.1% -22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 37.6% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 180.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANWMPCAR
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 3.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANWMPCAR
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
MetricDANWMPCAR
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.5% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 19.2% – –
Shareholder yield 20.9% 1.5% 2.7%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, WM and PCAR?

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

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, WM and PCAR?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.5x, Waste Management (WM) 29.4x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 14.3x, Waste Management (WM) 27.2x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.7x). 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%, Waste Management (WM) +10.2%, Paccar (PCAR) +2.6%. Over five years, Paccar (PCAR) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +3.8%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +8.4%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.