GENC vs DAN vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Gencor Industries, Dana and Paccar Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
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
5 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$102.42 -8.3% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$53.92B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
2.69%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Dana leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dana 5, Paccar 4, Gencor Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGENCDANPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $211.98M $2.74B $53.92B PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 2.6x 19.5x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 13.4x 16.4x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.4% +5.1% -1.5% DAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% — 9.5% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -50.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.81% 2.69% PCAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% +27.0% +3.3% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +2.8%/yr +11.4%/yr PCAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 44.6% 27.1% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 67/100 45/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

GENCDANPCAR

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

AxisGENCDANPCAR
Valuation 69 #64 of 203 99 #4 of 203 53 #96 of 203
Growth 41 #112 of 188 76 #46 of 188 18 #154 of 188
Profitability 37 #117 of 184 75 #47 of 184 31 #128 of 184
Financial Health 100 #2 of 217 8 #199 of 217 57 #94 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 79 #33 of 153 68 #50 of 153
Overall 61 67 45
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGENCDANPCARSPY
1 month -0.8%-6.3%-8.3% +0.9%
3 months +18.8%-5.1%-23.5% +5.9%
6 months +18.7%-29.0%-13.3% +8.5%
Year to date +32.6%+7.1%-6.5% +13.3%
1 year +23.3%+27.0%+3.3% +12.4%
3 years +23.0%+101.6%+23.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.1%+26.3%+7.1% +23.5%
5 years +53.9%+14.6%+71.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.0%+2.8%+11.4% +11.0%
10 years +46.2%+65.9%+177.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +3.9%+5.2%+10.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGENCDANPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%44.6%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%47.0%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.280.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.610.610.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-69.7%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.7%-34.7%-25.9% -0.9%
52-week high $20.14$38.93$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $12.23$19.47$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.

MultipleGENCDANPCAR
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 25.4x 2.6xmedian 25.4x 19.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x -2.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -131.2xmedian 21.8x 20.6xmedian 21.8x 24.9xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 1.41 0.02median 1.41 -1.56median 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 monthsGENCDANPCAR
Revenue $110.01M $7.78B $29.08B
Gross profit $31.45M – $5.86B
Operating income $12.92M $249.00M -$20.02B
Net income $14.89M $1.06B $2.76B
Free cash flow -$1.62M – $2.17B
R&D $2.73M – $438.50M
EPS (diluted) $1.02 $9.56 $5.23
Cash & equivalents $26.26M $321.00M $6.15B
Total debt – – $10.40B
Shares (diluted) 14.66M 109.50M 527.70M
Enterprise value -$391.36M $2.80B $16.79B

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
MetricGENCDANPCAR
P/E 16.9x 2.6x 19.5x
P/FCF -131.2x 20.6x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 193.8x 6.5x 14.7x
P/S 1.9x 0.4x 1.9x
P/B 0.9x 1.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.6x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.2x – -2.9x
EV/EBIT 3.7x – -2.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF -29.6x – 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.7x 6.5x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 0.02 -1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGENCDANPCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.4% 5.1% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -9.8% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.3% – -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – -8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.6% 722.5% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -12.1% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% 1,378% 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 143.1% -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 2,174% 2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 149.7% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 796.7% 3.4% -22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% -7.9% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -78.4% – -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% – -10.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGENCDANPCAR
Gross margin 28.6% – 20.1%
EBITDA margin 13.7% – -65.9%
Operating margin 11.7% – -68.8%
Pretax margin 17.0% – 12.2%
Net margin 13.5% – 9.5%
FCF margin -1.5% – 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 1.0% 5.4% 12.6%
Return on equity 6.7% 56.6% 13.4%
Return on assets 6.3% 17.5% 6.2%
Return on invested capital – – -50.7%
Return on capital employed 5.7% – -51.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGENCDANPCAR
Debt / assets – – 23.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 5.9% 70.8% 53.6%
Equity / assets 94.1% 29.2% 46.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 19.2x 1.1x 2.8x
Quick ratio 14.9x – 2.2x
Cash ratio 14.1x – 1.7x
Altman Z-score 11.88 – 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGENCDANPCAR
Dividend yield – 1.8% 2.7%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 1.8% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusGENCDANPCAR
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 13.4xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.13FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $6.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +413.5%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.9% +128.4% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $111.17MFY2026 $8.05BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.5% +34.2% +23.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGENCDANPCAR
Held by institutions 48.7% 99.2% 73.8%
Institutions holding 94 342 1,095
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +1.8% +5.8%
Institutions buying 40 168 503
Institutions selling 33 126 406
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.33 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.

GENCDANPCAR
GENC 1.00 0.35 0.30
DAN 0.35 1.00 0.44
PCAR 0.30 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GENC, DAN and PCAR?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gencor Industries (GENC) $211.98M, Dana (DAN) $2.74B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, GENC, DAN and PCAR?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gencor Industries (GENC) 16.9x, Dana (DAN) 2.6x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.2x, Dana (DAN) 13.4x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.4x). 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: Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Dana (DAN) +5.1%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Gencor Industries (GENC) +23.3%, Dana (DAN) +27.0%, Paccar (PCAR) +3.3%. Over five years, Paccar (PCAR) compounded fastest (Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.0%/yr, Dana (DAN) +2.8%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest dividend yield: Dana (DAN) 1.81%, Paccar (PCAR) 2.69%. Gencor Industries (GENC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%, Dana (DAN) 44.6%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GENC, DAN 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 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.