HD vs TT vs CMI Stock Comparison

Home Depot, Trane Technologies and Cummins Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HD Home Depot, Inc.
$317.85 +9.7% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$323.45B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$448.76 -0.7% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$93.71B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins
CMI Cummins Inc
$531.67 +2.6% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$71.99B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Home Depot leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Home Depot 4, Cummins 4, Trane Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHDTTCMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $323.45B $93.71B $71.99B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 31.8x 26.5x HD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x 28.7x 16.9x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +7.0% +2.9% TT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 13.3% 7.8% TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 24.4% 13.6% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.8x 0.7x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.01% 0.00% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.6% +5.3% +28.3% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +19.9%/yr +17.3%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 29.3% 37.1% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 51/100 60/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

HDTTCMI

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

AxisHDTTCMI
Valuation 22 #81 of 104 9 #50 of 55 50 #103 of 203
Growth 25 #74 of 98 66 #18 of 51 54 #88 of 188
Profitability 91 #10 of 96 89 #6 of 48 71 #54 of 184
Financial Health 28 #79 of 110 53 #26 of 54 54 #100 of 217
Shareholder Returns 31 #49 of 71 35 #27 of 41 71 #45 of 153
Overall 39 51 60
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHDTTCMISPY
1 month +9.7%-0.7%+2.6% +0.9%
3 months -6.1%+0.4%-12.3% +5.9%
6 months -1.5%-6.4%-16.8% +8.5%
Year to date -7.6%+15.3%+4.2% +13.3%
1 year -17.6%+5.3%+28.3% +12.4%
3 years +15.0%+143.0%+147.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.8%+34.5%+35.2% +23.5%
5 years -14.5%+148.0%+121.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.1%+19.9%+17.3% +11.0%
10 years +157.2%+764.0%+319.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.9%+24.1%+15.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHDTTCMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%29.3%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.0%30.5%38.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.151.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.180.76 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-40.3%-30.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-10.9%-26.9% -0.9%
52-week high $391.05$503.46$727.59 $779.14
52-week low $281.12$376.43$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.

MultipleHDTTCMI
P/E now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 16.7x 33.6xmedian 20.0x 27.0xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.4x 4.4xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 9.2x 23.3xmedian 11.3x 15.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 16.0x 27.6xmedian 15.3x 21.7xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 1.6x 11.4xmedian 2.8x 5.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.45median 0.73 1.92median 0.99 8.42median 1.41

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 monthsHDTTCMI
Revenue $169.18B $22.21B $34.71B
Gross profit $56.18B $7.86B $8.79B
Operating income $21.02B $3.98B $3.89B
Net income $14.23B $2.97B $2.83B
Free cash flow $15.10B $3.58B $3.37B
R&D – – $1.44B
EPS (diluted) $14.28 $13.25 $19.60
Cash & equivalents $2.09B $1.32B $3.18B
Total debt $214.74B $4.62B $7.35B
Shares (diluted) 996.00M 222.50M 138.50M
Enterprise value $316.69B $88.43B $68.06B

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
MetricHDTTCMI
P/E 22.2x 33.6x 27.0x
P/FCF 21.0x 27.6x 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 25.2x 15.8x
P/S 1.9x 4.4x 2.1x
P/B 19.1x 11.4x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 51.7x 19.3x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 23.3x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 17.5x 25.6x 19.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.6x 2.2x
EV/FCF 24.4x 28.5x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x 26.1x 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.45 1.92 8.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHDTTCMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 7.0% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 9.7% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.1% 4.5% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 0.7% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.7% 4.4% -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 14.4% 4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% 3.3% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 16.1% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.9% 4.5% -7.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 17.5% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 19.9% 63.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 28.8% 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 26.1% 103.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 32.3% 45.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHDTTCMI
Gross margin 33.2% 35.4% 25.3%
EBITDA margin 15.0% 19.7% 14.4%
Operating margin 12.4% 17.9% 11.2%
Pretax margin 11.1% 16.8% 11.1%
Net margin 8.4% 13.3% 7.8%
FCF margin 8.9% 16.1% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 17.6% 13.4%
Return on equity 93.3% 34.4% 20.7%
Return on assets 13.1% 12.7% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 24.4% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 28.5% 26.7% 16.0%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHDTTCMI
Debt / assets 48.4% 19.3% 20.6%
Debt / equity 3.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 1.3x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 84.8% 63.9% 61.0%
Equity / assets 15.2% 36.1% 39.0%
Interest coverage 8.7x 18.1x 12.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.52 6.00 4.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHDTTCMI
Dividend yield 2.9% 0.9% 1.5%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.4% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.3% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 64.8% 29.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 61.1% 24.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% 10.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 10.6% –

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.

ConsensusHDTTCMI
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.98FY2026 $15.64FY2026 $31.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +10.2% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $163.25BFY2026 $25.40BFY2026 $35.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.1% +7.8% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHDTTCMI
Held by institutions 75.0% 87.0% 85.4%
Institutions holding 4,110 1,810 2,106
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +0.3% +1.0%
Institutions buying 1,919 894 1,049
Institutions selling 1,767 579 728
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.54 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.

HDTTCMI
HD 1.00 0.22 0.19
TT 0.22 1.00 0.62
CMI 0.19 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HD, TT and CMI?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Home Depot (HD) $323.45B, Trane Technologies (TT) $93.71B, Cummins (CMI) $71.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, HD, TT and CMI?

Home Depot (HD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Home Depot (HD) 22.7x, Trane Technologies (TT) 31.8x, Cummins (CMI) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Home Depot (HD) 22.7x, Trane Technologies (TT) 28.7x, Cummins (CMI) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trane Technologies (TT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.3%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Trane Technologies (TT) 24.4%, Cummins (CMI) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Home Depot (HD) -17.6%, Trane Technologies (TT) +5.3%, Cummins (CMI) +28.3%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Home Depot (HD) -3.1%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +19.9%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +17.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%, 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%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.3%, Cummins (CMI) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HD, TT 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, Home Depot (HD) leads on 4. 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.