GENC vs FSS vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Gencor Industries, Federal Signal and Paccar Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.35 +0.5% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$252.48M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$115.22 +0.8% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.85B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$102.29 -8.5% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$53.89B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGENCFSSPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $252.48M $6.85B $53.89B PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 23.1x 19.5x GENC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 23.4x 16.4x GENC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.4% +24.0% -1.5% FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% 11.7% 9.5% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.0% -50.7% FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x -0.1x PCAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.9% -11.2% +4.2% GENC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr +21.9%/yr +11.4%/yr FSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 34.9% 27.0% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 77/100 46/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

GENCFSSPCAR

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

AxisGENCFSSPCAR
Valuation 68 #66 of 203 58 #85 of 203 53 #96 of 203
Growth 42 #109 of 188 92 #16 of 188 19 #153 of 188
Profitability 37 #115 of 183 92 #16 of 183 31 #127 of 183
Financial Health 100 #2 of 216 77 #50 of 216 56 #95 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 65 #54 of 152 69 #48 of 152
Overall 62 77 46
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FSS 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

PeriodGENCFSSPCARSPY
1 month +0.5%+0.8%-8.5% +0.7%
3 months +21.1%-7.7%-23.5% +3.7%
6 months +16.6%-6.4%-13.9% +7.1%
Year to date +33.9%+6.1%-6.6% +12.8%
1 year +25.9%-11.2%+4.2% +11.9%
3 years +21.4%+98.4%+22.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.7%+25.7%+7.0% +22.8%
5 years +55.5%+169.1%+71.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.2%+21.9%+11.4% +10.9%
10 years +47.7%+849.1%+177.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.0%+25.2%+10.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGENCFSSPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%34.9%27.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%35.9%24.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.270.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.68-0.320.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-33.3%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-13.8%-26.0% -1.2%
52-week high $20.14$133.73$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $12.23$104.77$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.

MultipleGENCFSSPCAR
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 25.8x 23.7xmedian 25.8x 19.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 14.6x 14.5xmedian 14.6x -2.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -132.5xmedian 22.2x 19.3xmedian 22.2x 24.9xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.33median 1.45 0.89median 1.45 -1.56median 1.45

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 monthsGENCFSSPCAR
Revenue $110.01M $2.55B $29.08B
Gross profit $31.45M $741.70M $5.86B
Operating income $12.92M $412.80M -$20.02B
Net income $14.89M $296.90M $2.76B
Free cash flow -$1.62M $365.10M $2.17B
R&D $2.73M – $438.50M
EPS (diluted) $1.02 $4.83 $5.23
Cash & equivalents $26.26M $73.70M $6.15B
Total debt – $420.30M $10.40B
Shares (diluted) 14.66M 61.50M 527.70M
Enterprise value -$350.85M $6.58B $16.76B

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
MetricGENCFSSPCAR
P/E 17.1x 23.7x 19.5x
P/FCF -132.5x 19.3x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 195.7x 17.5x 14.7x
P/S 1.9x 2.8x 1.9x
P/B 1.0x 4.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 5.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.3x 14.5x -2.9x
EV/EBIT 3.9x 17.9x -2.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF -30.9x 20.2x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.6x 18.3x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.33 0.89 -1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGENCFSSPCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.4% 24.0% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 15.2% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.3% 24.8% -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 20.2% -8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.6% 26.0% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 25.7% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% 25.9% 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 26.8% -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 25.7% 2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 26.7% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 796.7% 62.4% -22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 45.6% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -78.4% 66.2% -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 53.2% -10.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGENCFSSPCAR
Gross margin 28.6% 29.1% 20.1%
EBITDA margin 13.7% 19.9% -65.9%
Operating margin 11.7% 16.2% -68.8%
Pretax margin 17.0% 15.2% 12.2%
Net margin 13.5% 11.7% 9.5%
FCF margin -1.5% 14.3% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 1.0% 15.8% 12.6%
Return on equity 6.7% 19.2% 13.4%
Return on assets 6.3% 12.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital – 16.0% -50.7%
Return on capital employed 5.7% 19.2% -51.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGENCFSSPCAR
Debt / assets – 17.1% 23.0%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 5.9% 35.7% 53.6%
Equity / assets 94.1% 64.3% 46.4%
Interest coverage – 17.9x –
Current ratio 19.2x 3.0x 2.8x
Quick ratio 14.9x 1.3x 2.2x
Cash ratio 14.1x 0.3x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 11.97 7.56 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGENCFSSPCAR
Dividend yield – 0.5% 2.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% –

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.

ConsensusGENCFSSPCAR
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.13FY2026 $4.92FY2026 $6.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.9% +10.0% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $111.17MFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.5% -5.3% +23.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGENCFSSPCAR
Held by institutions 48.7% 100.0% 73.8%
Institutions holding 94 475 1,096
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +3.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying 40 250 504
Institutions selling 33 152 406
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.64 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.

GENCFSSPCAR
GENC 1.00 0.25 0.30
FSS 0.25 1.00 0.39
PCAR 0.30 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GENC, FSS and PCAR?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gencor Industries (GENC) $252.48M, Federal Signal (FSS) $6.85B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, GENC, FSS and PCAR?

Gencor Industries (GENC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gencor Industries (GENC) 17.0x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.1x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gencor Industries (GENC) is cheapest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.4x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.4x, 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?

Federal Signal (FSS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gencor Industries (GENC) returned the most: Gencor Industries (GENC) +25.9%, Federal Signal (FSS) -11.2%, Paccar (PCAR) +4.2%. Over five years, Federal Signal (FSS) compounded fastest (Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.2%/yr, Federal Signal (FSS) +21.9%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gencor Industries (GENC) 0.00%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.01%, Paccar (PCAR) 0.00%. Gencor Industries (GENC) and Paccar (PCAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%, Federal Signal (FSS) 34.9%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GENC, FSS 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, Gencor Industries (GENC) 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.