GENC vs WPRT vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Gencor Industries, Aetherion Technologies and Allison Transmission Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.52 -1.1% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$250.43M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
WPRT Aetherion Technologies Inc. Data shown for AETR
$1.85 -1.6% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$31.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.50M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 6, Gencor Industries 4, Aetherion Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGENCWPRTALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $250.43M $31.74M $9.89B ALSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -0.8x 18.7x GENC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x — 15.7x GENC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.4% -73.4% +37.6% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% -493.2% 12.0% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -39.8% 10.7% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 3.4x WPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% -6.1% +51.9% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr -44.9%/yr +27.8%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 54.0% 32.0% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 27/100 54/100 GENC

Percentile Scorecard

GENCWPRTALSN

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

AxisGENCWPRTALSN
Valuation 69 #65 of 204 12 #179 of 204 69 #64 of 204
Growth 42 #112 of 191 36 #122 of 191 44 #108 of 191
Profitability 36 #121 of 189 4 #181 of 189 84 #32 of 189
Financial Health 100 #1 of 221 54 #103 of 221 15 #188 of 221
Shareholder Returns – – 58 #67 of 159
Overall 62 27 54
  • GENC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WPRT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGENCWPRTALSNSPY
1 month -1.1%-1.6%+4.1% -1.0%
3 months +20.9%-1.1%+2.2% -0.4%
6 months +18.7%-6.6%-5.6% +4.5%
Year to date +35.2%+17.8%+23.2% +12.4%
1 year +30.3%-6.1%+51.9% +13.6%
3 years +25.6%-67.4%+130.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%-31.2%+32.0% +20.8%
5 years +50.6%-94.9%+241.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.5%-44.9%+27.8% +10.4%
10 years +50.4%-86.7%+323.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year +4.2%-18.3%+15.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGENCWPRTALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%54.0%32.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%48.6%30.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.611.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.79-0.111.62 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-96.1%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-25.1%-11.3% -1.6%
52-week high $20.14$2.47$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $12.23$1.54$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.

MultipleGENCWPRTALSN
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 25.5x -0.8xmedian 25.5x 18.9xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 14.4x -0.4xmedian 14.4x 12.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -133.8xmedian 23.3x -3.6xmedian 23.3x 13.5xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x 5.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.35median 1.16 -0.10median 1.16 -6.64median 1.16

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 monthsGENCWPRTALSN
Revenue $110.01M $8.50M $4.40B
Gross profit $31.45M $952.00K $1.60B
Operating income $12.92M -$23.52M $861.00M
Net income $14.89M -$41.91M $529.00M
Free cash flow -$1.62M -$8.83M $737.00M
R&D $2.73M $5.35M $197.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.02 $-2.42 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $26.26M $23.95M $399.00M
Total debt – $972.00K $4.14B
Shares (diluted) 14.66M 17.34M 84.00M
Enterprise value -$352.91M -$205.36M $6.78B

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
MetricGENCWPRTALSN
P/E 17.2x -0.8x 18.9x
P/FCF -133.8x -3.6x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 197.6x -4.1x 10.6x
P/S 2.0x 3.8x 2.3x
P/B 1.0x 0.6x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.6x 26.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x -0.4x 12.4x
EV/EBIT 4.0x -0.4x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.1x 3.1x
EV/FCF -32.2x -1.0x 18.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.5x -1.2x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.35 -0.10 -6.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGENCWPRTALSN
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.4% -73.4% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -70.1% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.3% -72.0% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -72.0% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.6% -71.1% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 17.0% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% 21.9% -30.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 7.3% -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 18.0% -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 7.7% -2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 796.7% 55.5% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 10.8% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -78.4% 55.5% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 27.8% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGENCWPRTALSN
Gross margin 28.6% 11.2% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 13.7% -267.3% 25.1%
Operating margin 11.7% -276.7% 19.6%
Pretax margin 17.0% -423.1% 15.7%
Net margin 13.5% -493.2% 12.0%
FCF margin -1.5% -103.9% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 1.0% -93.2% 21.3%
Return on equity 6.7% -29.3% 27.3%
Return on assets 6.3% -19.9% 6.1%
Return on invested capital – -39.8% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 5.7% -42.2% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGENCWPRTALSN
Debt / assets – 1.1% 47.5%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 3.4x
Debt / FCF – -0.1x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 5.9% 38.5% 77.3%
Equity / assets 94.1% 61.5% 22.7%
Interest coverage – -100.9x –
Current ratio 19.2x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 14.9x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 14.1x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 12.06 -19.52 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGENCWPRTALSN
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 344.5% 1.3%
Shareholder yield – 344.5% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusGENCWPRTALSN
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 – 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.13FY2026 $-1.37FY2026 $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 $10.34MFY2026 $6.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.5% +10.1% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGENCWPRTALSN
Held by institutions 48.7% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 94 – 568
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% – +1.1%
Institutions buying 40 – 258
Institutions selling 33 – 231
Buyers to sellers 1.21 – 1.12

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.

GENCWPRTALSN
GENC 1.00 0.05 0.29
WPRT 0.05 1.00 0.10
ALSN 0.29 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GENC, WPRT and ALSN?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gencor Industries (GENC) $250.43M, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $31.74M, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, GENC, WPRT and ALSN?

Gencor Industries (GENC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gencor Industries (GENC) 16.8x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.8x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gencor Industries (GENC) is cheapest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.5x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.7x). 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%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Gencor Industries (GENC) +30.3%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -6.1%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +51.9%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Gencor Industries (GENC) +8.5%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -44.9%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +27.8%/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%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 54.0%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GENC, WPRT 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.