GEV vs VRT vs CMI Stock Comparison

GE Vernova, Vertiv Holdings and Cummins Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$814.57 -14.4% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$229.22B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.37B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
6 wins
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$194.30 -21.9% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$76.88B
P/E
44.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
CMI Cummins Inc
$517.26 -1.5% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$71.88B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 6, Vertiv Holdings 3, Cummins 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEVVRTCMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $229.22B $76.88B $71.88B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 44.4x 26.5x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.2x 16.5x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% +26.2% +2.9% VRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 15.1% 7.8% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 24.0% 13.6% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.4x -0.1x 0.7x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.9% +6.1% +23.8% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +51.9%/yr +16.5%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.5% 65.9% 37.1% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 60/100 59/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

GEVVRTCMI

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

AxisGEVVRTCMI
Valuation 75 #16 of 61 29 #144 of 203 51 #101 of 203
Growth 98 #2 of 58 100 #1 of 188 54 #88 of 188
Profitability 91 #6 of 55 99 #3 of 187 70 #56 of 187
Financial Health 57 #31 of 71 56 #99 of 222 50 #111 of 222
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 31 16 #129 of 153 71 #45 of 153
Overall 83 60 59
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGEVVRTCMISPY
1 month -14.4%-21.9%-1.5% -1.0%
3 months -19.7%-33.1%-22.1% +2.9%
6 months -29.1%-39.9%-21.7% +6.4%
Year to date +24.6%+19.9%+1.3% +11.4%
1 year +36.9%+6.1%+23.8% +13.1%
3 years —+397.8%+136.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+70.8%+33.2% +21.5%
5 years —+707.2%+114.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+51.9%+16.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+308.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+15.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGEVVRTCMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.5%65.9%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.7%67.0%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.092.891.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.690.090.64 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-70.2%-30.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-48.4%-28.9% -2.5%
52-week high $1,174.86$376.23$727.59 $779.14
52-week low $547.96$149.83$414.30 $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.

MultipleGEVVRTCMI
P/E now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 24.1x 43.1xmedian 25.9x 26.3xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 68.8xmedian 17.4x 29.1xmedian 13.7x 14.9xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 27.4x 25.5xmedian 21.1x 21.1xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 1.8x 15.7xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.76 0.39median 1.19 8.19median 1.19

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 monthsGEVVRTCMI
Revenue $41.37B $11.48B $34.71B
Gross profit $8.36B $4.37B $8.79B
Operating income $1.80B $2.17B $3.89B
Net income $9.54B $1.73B $2.83B
Free cash flow $12.44B $2.93B $3.37B
R&D $1.31B – $1.44B
EPS (diluted) $35.29 $4.41 $19.60
Cash & equivalents $13.12B $2.81B $3.18B
Total debt – $2.94B $29.22B
Shares (diluted) 270.00M 392.75M 138.50M
Enterprise value $189.13B $67.50B $67.96B

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
MetricGEVVRTCMI
P/E 22.9x 43.1x 26.3x
P/FCF 17.4x 25.5x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 22.3x 15.3x
P/S 5.2x 6.5x 2.1x
P/B 16.5x 15.7x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 25.2x 25.3x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 68.8x 29.1x 14.9x
EV/EBIT 114.9x 34.3x 19.2x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 6.5x 2.2x
EV/FCF 16.6x 25.5x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 22.2x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.39 8.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEVVRTCMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% 26.2% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.7% 36.0% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 29.1% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 174.7% 39.2% -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 55.5% 4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 719.9% 113.2% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 112.2% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 742.6% 111.6% -7.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 110.3% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 295.4% 135.1% 63.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 91.1% 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 359.3% 134.8% 103.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 100.2% 45.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEVVRTCMI
Gross margin 20.2% 38.0% 25.3%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 22.3% 14.4%
Operating margin 4.3% 18.9% 11.2%
Pretax margin 19.0% 18.4% 11.1%
Net margin 23.0% 15.1% 7.8%
FCF margin 30.1% 25.5% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.2% 29.2% 13.4%
Return on equity 67.6% 38.5% 20.7%
Return on assets 12.2% 11.8% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 24.0% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 29.4% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEVVRTCMI
Debt / assets 3.5% 18.5% 20.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.4x -0.1x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.0x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 83.8% 70.1% 61.0%
Equity / assets 16.2% 29.9% 39.0%
Interest coverage 9.5x 41.4x 12.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.58 5.57 4.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEVVRTCMI
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.1% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 2.5% -0.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusGEVVRTCMI
Forward P/E – 28.2xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.90FY2026 $31.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +64.3%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +40.0% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $14.65BFY2026 $35.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +43.2%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +20.1% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEVVRTCMI
Held by institutions 79.1% 81.7% 85.4%
Institutions holding 3,414 2,037 2,105
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +0.0% +1.0%
Institutions buying 1,950 1,170 1,048
Institutions selling 982 690 728
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.70 1.44

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.

GEVVRTCMI
GEV 1.00 0.66 0.57
VRT 0.66 1.00 0.61
CMI 0.57 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEV, VRT and CMI?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: GE Vernova (GEV) $229.22B, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $76.88B, Cummins (CMI) $71.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEV, VRT and CMI?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GE Vernova (GEV) 24.1x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 44.4x, Cummins (CMI) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 28.2x, Cummins (CMI) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GE Vernova (GEV) +13.0%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +26.2%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (GE Vernova (GEV) 23.0%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 15.1%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (GE Vernova (GEV) 10.7%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 24.0%, Cummins (CMI) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: GE Vernova (GEV) +36.9%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +6.1%, Cummins (CMI) +23.8%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +51.9%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +16.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cummins (CMI) has been the steadiest (GE Vernova (GEV) 53.5%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 65.9%, Cummins (CMI) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEV, VRT and CMI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GE Vernova (GEV) 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.