HD vs CMI Stock Comparison

Home Depot and Cummins Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$319.64 +7.7% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$317.76B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 6, Home Depot 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHDCMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $317.76B $71.88B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 26.5x HD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 16.5x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +2.9% CMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 7.8% HD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 13.6% HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.7x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% +23.8% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr +16.5%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 37.1% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 59/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

HDCMI

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

AxisHDCMI
Valuation 23 #80 of 104 51 #101 of 203
Growth 29 #71 of 99 54 #88 of 188
Profitability 90 #11 of 99 70 #56 of 187
Financial Health 32 #77 of 113 50 #111 of 222
Shareholder Returns 31 #51 of 73 71 #45 of 153
Overall 41 59
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHDCMISPY
1 month +7.7%-1.5% -1.0%
3 months -4.0%-22.1% +2.9%
6 months -4.8%-21.7% +6.4%
Year to date -7.1%+1.3% +11.4%
1 year -17.0%+23.8% +13.1%
3 years +12.8%+136.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.1%+33.2% +21.5%
5 years -12.7%+114.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.7%+16.5% +10.9%
10 years +152.5%+308.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.7%+15.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHDCMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.630.64 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-30.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-28.9% -2.5%
52-week high $391.05$727.59 $779.14
52-week low $281.12$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.

MultipleHDCMI
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 16.7x 26.3xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.5x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 9.1x 14.9xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 16.6x 21.1xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 1.7x 5.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -5.48median 0.73 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 monthsHDCMI
Revenue $169.18B $34.71B
Gross profit $56.18B $8.79B
Operating income $21.02B $3.89B
Net income $14.23B $2.83B
Free cash flow $15.10B $3.37B
R&D – $1.44B
EPS (diluted) $14.28 $19.60
Cash & equivalents $2.09B $3.18B
Total debt $214.74B $29.22B
Shares (diluted) 996.00M 138.50M
Enterprise value $311.00B $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
MetricHDCMI
P/E 22.3x 26.3x
P/FCF 21.1x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x 15.3x
P/S 1.9x 2.1x
P/B 19.2x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 52.0x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 14.9x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 19.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.2x
EV/FCF 24.5x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.48 8.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHDCMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.1% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.7% -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.9% -7.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 63.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 103.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 45.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHDCMI
Gross margin 33.2% 25.3%
EBITDA margin 15.0% 14.4%
Operating margin 12.4% 11.2%
Pretax margin 11.1% 11.1%
Net margin 8.4% 7.8%
FCF margin 8.9% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 13.4%
Return on equity 93.3% 20.7%
Return on assets 13.1% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 28.5% 16.0%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHDCMI
Debt / assets 48.4% 20.6%
Debt / equity 3.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 84.8% 61.0%
Equity / assets 15.2% 39.0%
Interest coverage 8.7x 12.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.53 4.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHDCMI
Dividend yield 2.9% 1.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 64.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 61.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusHDCMI
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.98FY2026 $31.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $163.27BFY2026 $35.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHDCMI
Held by institutions 75.0% 85.4%
Institutions holding 4,107 2,105
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +1.0%
Institutions buying 1,917 1,048
Institutions selling 1,766 728
Buyers to sellers 1.09 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.

HDCMI
HD 1.00 0.17
CMI 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HD and CMI?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Home Depot (HD) $317.76B, Cummins (CMI) $71.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, HD and CMI?

Home Depot (HD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Home Depot (HD) 22.3x, Cummins (CMI) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Home Depot (HD) 22.9x, 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?

Cummins (CMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest net margin (Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Cummins (CMI) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Home Depot (HD) -17.0%, Cummins (CMI) +23.8%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Home Depot (HD) -2.7%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +16.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, Cummins (CMI) 0.00%. Cummins (CMI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, Cummins (CMI) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do HD and CMI move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.17, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, HD 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, Cummins (CMI) 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.