GENC vs PCAR vs WPRT Stock Comparison

Gencor Industries, Paccar and Aetherion Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.24 -1.1% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$251.68M
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 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
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionGENCPCARWPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $251.68M $53.79B $37.53M PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 19.5x -0.9x GENC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 16.7x — GENC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.4% — -73.4% GENC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% — -493.2% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -39.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.9% +2.6% +7.5% GENC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.1%/yr +11.7%/yr -41.4%/yr PCAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 27.1% 53.3% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 61/100 25/100 PCAR

Percentile Scorecard

GENCPCARWPRT

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

AxisGENCPCARWPRT
Valuation 66 #70 of 203 73 #56 of 203 11 #181 of 203
Growth 41 #111 of 188 23 #146 of 188 29 #133 of 188
Profitability 36 #118 of 183 – 4 #175 of 183
Financial Health 100 #2 of 217 – 54 #100 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 88 #20 of 153 –
Overall 61 61 25
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGENCPCARWPRTSPY
1 month -1.1%-6.8%+6.4% -0.2%
3 months +14.6%-24.9%+22.7% +3.9%
6 months +16.6%-13.3%+9.6% +8.2%
Year to date +33.0%-5.3%+37.6% +12.9%
1 year +23.9%+2.6%+7.5% +12.3%
3 years +23.4%+24.5%-56.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.3%+7.6%-24.2% +23.3%
5 years +54.5%+74.0%-93.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.1%+11.7%-41.4% +10.9%
10 years +47.4%+181.5%-87.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.0%+10.9%-18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGENCPCARWPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%27.1%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%24.6%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.890.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.100.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-30.6%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-24.9%-12.6% -1.2%
52-week high $20.14$138.21$2.47 $779.14
52-week low $12.23$94.15$1.54 $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.

MultipleGENCPCARWPRT
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 25.2x 19.8xmedian 25.2x -0.9xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x -0.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -131.6xmedian 21.7x 19.9xmedian 21.7x -4.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 1.32 -1.58median 1.32 -0.12median 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 monthsGENCPCARWPRT
Revenue $110.01M – $8.50M
Gross profit $31.45M – $952.00K
Operating income $12.92M – -$23.52M
Net income $14.89M $2.76B -$41.91M
Free cash flow -$1.62M – -$8.83M
R&D $2.73M $438.50M $5.35M
EPS (diluted) $1.02 $5.23 $-2.42
Cash & equivalents $26.26M – $23.95M
Total debt – – $972.00K
Shares (diluted) 14.66M 527.60M 17.34M
Enterprise value -$351.66M $53.79B -$199.57M

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
MetricGENCPCARWPRT
P/E 17.0x 19.8x -0.9x
P/FCF -131.6x 19.9x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 194.4x 14.9x -4.7x
P/S 1.9x 2.1x 4.4x
P/B 0.9x 2.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.2x – -0.6x
EV/EBIT 3.8x – -0.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x – 1.7x
EV/FCF -30.0x – -1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.4x 14.9x -1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 -1.58 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGENCPCARWPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.4% – -73.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% – -70.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.3% – -72.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – -72.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.6% – -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – -35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% 2.6% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -12.4% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 2.5% 18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -12.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 796.7% -22.3% 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% -4.8% 10.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -78.4% – 55.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% – 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGENCPCARWPRT
Gross margin 28.6% – 11.2%
EBITDA margin 13.7% – -267.3%
Operating margin 11.7% – -276.7%
Pretax margin 17.0% – -423.1%
Net margin 13.5% – -493.2%
FCF margin -1.5% – -103.9%
Operating cash flow margin 1.0% – -93.2%
Return on equity 6.7% – -29.3%
Return on assets 6.3% – -19.9%
Return on invested capital – – -39.8%
Return on capital employed 5.7% – -42.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGENCPCARWPRT
Debt / assets – – 1.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.0x
Debt / FCF – – -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 5.9% – 38.5%
Equity / assets 94.1% – 61.5%
Interest coverage – – -100.9x
Current ratio 19.2x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 14.9x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 14.1x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 11.91 – -19.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGENCPCARWPRT
Dividend yield – 2.7% –
Net buyback yield – – 295.0%
Shareholder yield – 2.7% 295.0%
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.

ConsensusGENCPCARWPRT
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.13FY2026 $6.23FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -15.9% +20.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $111.17MFY2026 $26.76BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.5% +23.1% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGENCPCARWPRT
Held by institutions 48.7% 73.8% 21.0%
Institutions holding 94 1,095 46
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +5.8% +70.5%
Institutions buying 40 503 16
Institutions selling 33 406 13
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.24 1.23

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.

GENCPCARWPRT
GENC 1.00 0.30 0.06
PCAR 0.30 1.00 0.17
WPRT 0.06 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GENC, PCAR and WPRT?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gencor Industries (GENC) $251.68M, Paccar (PCAR) $53.79B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, GENC, PCAR and WPRT?

Gencor Industries (GENC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gencor Industries (GENC) 16.9x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gencor Industries (GENC) is cheapest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.3x, 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?

Gencor Industries (GENC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gencor Industries (GENC) returned the most: Gencor Industries (GENC) +23.9%, Paccar (PCAR) +2.6%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +7.5%. Over five years, Paccar (PCAR) compounded fastest (Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.1%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.7%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -41.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GENC, PCAR and WPRT?

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 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.