GENC vs WNC vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Gencor Industries, Wabash National and Allison Transmission Holdings 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
3 wins
WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$13.79 +5.8% 1M +54.8% 1Y
Market cap
$565.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.42B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 6, Gencor Industries 3, Wabash National 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGENCWNCALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $251.68M $565.68M $9.02B ALSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x -7.3x 17.1x GENC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x — 14.0x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.4% -17.3% +37.6% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% -5.5% 12.0% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -7.4% 10.7% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -20.4x 3.4x WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.9% +54.8% +29.1% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.1%/yr -2.5%/yr +25.6%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 57.4% 31.3% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 31/100 57/100 GENC

Percentile Scorecard

GENCWNCALSN

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

AxisGENCWNCALSN
Valuation 66 #70 of 203 33 #137 of 203 74 #53 of 203
Growth 41 #111 of 188 10 #169 of 188 42 #109 of 188
Profitability 36 #118 of 183 17 #153 of 183 89 #22 of 183
Financial Health 100 #2 of 217 9 #197 of 217 14 #187 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 86 #22 of 153 67 #51 of 153
Overall 61 31 57
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WNC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGENCWNCALSNSPY
1 month -1.1%+5.8%-5.4% -0.2%
3 months +14.6%+3.8%-11.2% +3.9%
6 months +16.6%+64.6%-17.2% +8.2%
Year to date +33.0%+59.4%+10.0% +12.9%
1 year +23.9%+54.8%+29.1% +12.3%
3 years +23.4%-33.2%+107.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.3%-12.6%+27.6% +23.3%
5 years +54.5%-11.9%+212.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.1%-2.5%+25.6% +10.9%
10 years +47.4%+25.5%+267.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.0%+2.3%+13.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGENCWNCALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%57.4%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%51.3%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.511.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.950.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-77.4%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-3.7%-20.8% -1.2%
52-week high $20.14$14.32$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $12.23$6.77$79.27 $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.

MultipleGENCWNCALSN
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 25.2x -7.2xmedian 25.2x 16.9xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 14.0x -46.3xmedian 14.0x 11.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -131.6xmedian 21.7x -13.1xmedian 21.7x 12.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 4.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 1.32 0.21median 1.32 -5.93median 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 monthsGENCWNCALSN
Revenue $110.01M $1.42B $4.40B
Gross profit $31.45M $14.26M $1.60B
Operating income $12.92M -$79.95M $861.00M
Net income $14.89M -$77.96M $529.00M
Free cash flow -$1.62M -$42.92M $737.00M
R&D $2.73M – $197.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.02 $-1.91 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $26.26M $71.50M $399.00M
Total debt – $513.22M $4.14B
Shares (diluted) 14.66M 40.92M 84.00M
Enterprise value -$351.66M $327.16M $5.92B

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
MetricGENCWNCALSN
P/E 17.0x -7.2x 16.9x
P/FCF -131.6x -13.1x 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 194.4x -754.0x 9.5x
P/S 1.9x 0.4x 2.0x
P/B 0.9x 1.9x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.4x 23.9x
EV/EBITDA 3.2x -46.3x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 3.8x -12.6x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF -30.0x -23.4x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.4x -1,347x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 0.21 -5.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGENCWNCALSN
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.4% -17.3% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -18.4% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.3% -91.1% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -68.4% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.6% 33.2% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -31.6% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% 29.0% -30.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -33.6% -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 27.6% -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -34.9% -2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 796.7% -100.7% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% -26.1% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -78.4% -248.5% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% -34.9% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGENCWNCALSN
Gross margin 28.6% 1.0% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 13.7% -1.5% 25.1%
Operating margin 11.7% -5.6% 19.6%
Pretax margin 17.0% -7.3% 15.7%
Net margin 13.5% -5.5% 12.0%
FCF margin -1.5% -3.0% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 1.0% -0.1% 21.3%
Return on equity 6.7% -25.4% 27.3%
Return on assets 6.3% -6.3% 6.1%
Return on invested capital – -7.4% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 5.7% -9.3% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGENCWNCALSN
Debt / assets – 41.4% 47.5%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -20.4x 3.4x
Debt / FCF – -12.0x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 5.9% 76.4% 77.3%
Equity / assets 94.1% 23.6% 22.7%
Interest coverage – -3.4x –
Current ratio 19.2x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 14.9x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 14.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 11.91 1.66 1.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGENCWNCALSN
Dividend yield – 2.3% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 1.4%
Shareholder yield – 3.5% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusGENCWNCALSN
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 – 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.13FY2026 $-2.47FY2026 $7.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 – +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.9% – +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $111.17MFY2026 $1.68BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.5% +13.4% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGENCWNCALSN
Held by institutions 48.7% 91.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 94 165 566
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% -3.6% +1.1%
Institutions buying 40 84 258
Institutions selling 33 61 229
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.38 1.13

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.

GENCWNCALSN
GENC 1.00 0.22 0.29
WNC 0.22 1.00 0.36
ALSN 0.29 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GENC, WNC and ALSN?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gencor Industries (GENC) $251.68M, Wabash National (WNC) $565.68M, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, GENC, WNC and ALSN?

Gencor Industries (GENC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gencor Industries (GENC) 16.9x, Wabash National (WNC) -7.3x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.3x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x). 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: Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Wabash National (WNC) -17.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Wabash National (WNC) -5.5%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Wabash National (WNC) -7.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Gencor Industries (GENC) +23.9%, Wabash National (WNC) +54.8%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.1%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.1%/yr, Wabash National (WNC) -2.5%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%, Wabash National (WNC) 57.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GENC, WNC and ALSN?

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 6. 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.