DE vs ALSN vs WMS Stock Comparison

Deere, Allison Transmission Holdings and Advanced Drainage Systems Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DE Deere & Co
$646.01 -9.0% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$172.86B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 5, Advanced Drainage Systems 4, Deere 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEALSNWMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $172.86B $8.90B $10.06B DE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.5x 16.8x 22.3x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.6x 13.9x 20.4x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +37.6% +10.4% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 12.0% 14.0% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 10.7% 14.7% WMS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 3.4x 1.6x WMS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% DE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.6% +27.8% -8.2% DE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.7%/yr +25.2%/yr +3.9%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 31.4% 36.2% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 57/100 63/100 WMS

Percentile Scorecard

DEALSNWMS

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

AxisDEALSNWMS
Valuation 18 #167 of 203 74 #54 of 203 48 #29 of 55
Growth 20 #150 of 188 43 #108 of 188 48 #27 of 51
Profitability 67 #63 of 187 88 #24 of 187 82 #10 of 51
Financial Health 7 #206 of 222 14 #192 of 222 48 #31 of 59
Shareholder Returns 37 #97 of 153 66 #52 of 153 88 #6 of 41
Overall 30 57 63
  • DE ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEALSNWMSSPY
1 month -9.0%-7.2%+0.4% -1.0%
3 months +2.8%-13.1%-8.1% +2.9%
6 months +14.8%-21.5%-14.2% +6.4%
Year to date +38.8%+8.6%-10.0% +11.4%
1 year +37.6%+27.8%-8.2% +13.1%
3 years +72.9%+85.2%+20.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +20.0%+22.8%+6.4% +21.5%
5 years +89.6%+207.7%+21.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.7%+25.2%+3.9% +10.9%
10 years +647.4%+286.6%+535.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.3%+14.5%+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDEALSNWMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%31.4%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%30.1%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.041.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.150.89-0.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-34.1%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-21.8%-25.7% -2.5%
52-week high $709.58$136.00$175.38 $779.14
52-week low $461.63$79.27$125.22 $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.

MultipleDEALSNWMS
P/E now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 25.9x 16.7xmedian 25.9x 22.1xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 13.7x 11.3xmedian 13.7x 12.0xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.9xmedian 21.1x 11.9xmedian 21.1x 16.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.3x 4.4xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.84median 1.19 -5.86median 1.19 -11.80median 0.98

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 monthsDEALSNWMS
Revenue $47.98B $4.40B $3.22B
Gross profit $45.38B $1.60B $1.24B
Operating income $6.22B $861.00M $668.00M
Net income $4.86B $529.00M $455.60M
Free cash flow $3.23B $737.00M $550.15M
R&D $2.38B $197.00M –
EPS (diluted) $18.00 $6.30 $5.86
Cash & equivalents $8.93B $399.00M $162.25M
Total debt $229.17B $4.14B $5.41B
Shares (diluted) 270.70M 84.00M 77.02M
Enterprise value $140.95B $5.79B $7.85B

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
MetricDEALSNWMS
P/E 35.8x 16.7x 22.1x
P/FCF 53.9x 11.9x 16.9x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 9.4x 11.6x
P/S 3.6x 2.0x 2.9x
P/B 6.2x 4.4x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 23.6x 9.4x
EV/EBITDA 26.0x 11.3x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 35.9x 14.5x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 2.8x 3.3x
EV/FCF 69.1x 17.0x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.8x 13.3x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.84 -5.86 -11.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEALSNWMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 37.6% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 14.2% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.6% 3.5% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 4.4% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.6% -13.9% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% -0.2% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.2% -30.6% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.5% -5.4% -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% -29.8% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.4% -2.8% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.3% 14.2% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 7.1% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.3% 12.7% 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 6.8% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEALSNWMS
Gross margin 94.6% 36.4% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 25.1% 27.9%
Operating margin 13.0% 19.6% 20.7%
Pretax margin 13.4% 15.7% 18.6%
Net margin 10.2% 12.0% 14.0%
FCF margin 6.7% 16.7% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.1% 21.3% 25.0%
Return on equity 17.6% 27.3% 24.6%
Return on assets 4.5% 6.1% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 10.7% 14.7%
Return on capital employed – 11.7% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.7% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEALSNWMS
Debt / assets 53.7% 47.5% 35.8%
Debt / equity 2.1x 2.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 3.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 17.9x 5.6x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 77.3% 59.7%
Equity / assets 26.0% 22.7% 40.3%
Interest coverage 2.3x – –
Current ratio – 1.8x 2.1x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.78 4.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEALSNWMS
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.1% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 1.4% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.5% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.1% – 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 54.3% – 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% – 12.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 12.3%

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.

ConsensusDEALSNWMS
Forward P/E 36.6xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.63FY2026 $7.67FY2026 $6.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% +45.5% +22.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.72BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +1.4% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEALSNWMS
Held by institutions 75.0% 100.0% 90.9%
Institutions holding 2,655 566 553
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +1.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 1,244 258 259
Institutions selling 888 229 209
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.13 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.

DEALSNWMS
DE 1.00 0.40 0.31
ALSN 0.40 1.00 0.45
WMS 0.31 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DE, ALSN and WMS?

Deere (DE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deere (DE) $172.86B, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.90B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $10.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, DE, ALSN and WMS?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Deere (DE) 35.5x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.8x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Deere (DE) 36.6x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 13.9x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Deere (DE) +8.0%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Deere (DE) 10.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads (Deere (DE) 5.5%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Deere (DE) returned the most: Deere (DE) +37.6%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +27.8%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -8.2%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Deere (DE) +13.7%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +25.2%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Deere (DE) has the highest dividend yield: Deere (DE) 0.01%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 0.00%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%. Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Deere (DE) 32.6%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.4%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DE, ALSN and WMS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 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.