LOMA vs POWL vs TRN Stock Comparison

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima, Powell Industries and Trinity Industries Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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POWL Powell Industries Inc
$143.10 -27.7% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.54B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
TRN Trinity Industries Inc
$31.94 +20.9% 1M +22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.44B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Rail Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLOMAPOWLTRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.02B $4.54B $2.44B POWL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.6x 23.8x 7.5x TRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 27.7x 15.4x TRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.0% -2.4% POWL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.5% 15.4% POWL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 5.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% TRN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% +12.9% +22.3% TRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +72.9%/yr +1.3%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.4% 65.6% 37.6% TRN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 72/100 61/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

LOMAPOWLTRN

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

AxisLOMAPOWLTRN
Valuation 44 #6 of 10 50 #103 of 204 77 #48 of 204
Growth – 92 #17 of 191 75 #48 of 191
Profitability – 97 #6 of 189 64 #68 of 189
Financial Health 100 #1 of 9 76 #54 of 221 4 #213 of 221
Shareholder Returns – 47 #85 of 159 83 #28 of 159
Overall – 72 61
  • LOMA ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOMAPOWLTRNSPY
1 month -9.3%-27.7%+20.9% -1.0%
3 months -20.3%-31.3%-1.6% -0.4%
6 months -24.3%-55.3%-11.9% +4.5%
Year to date -31.6%+34.7%+20.8% +12.4%
1 year -15.8%+12.9%+22.3% +13.6%
3 years +45.7%+436.0%+33.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +13.4%+75.1%+10.0% +20.8%
5 years +25.1%+1,442.0%+6.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +4.6%+72.9%+1.3% +10.4%
10 years —+1,101.2%+106.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+28.2%+7.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLOMAPOWLTRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.4%65.6%37.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%70.2%35.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.092.340.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.370.200.59 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-55.9%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-55.6%-16.1% -1.6%
52-week high $13.12$322.05$38.09 $779.14
52-week low $8.86$94.02$24.82 $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.

MultipleLOMAPOWLTRN
P/E now vs peer median 63.6xmedian 22.1x 27.3xmedian 25.5x 7.8xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 4.5xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.3x 19.4xmedian 14.4x 7.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 597.8xmedian 32.4x 21.4xmedian 23.3x -9.6xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.4x 6.9xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 3.07 0.38median 1.16 0.12median 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 monthsLOMAPOWLTRN
Revenue – $1.16B $2.12B
Gross profit – $348.18M $521.30M
Operating income – $227.67M $731.90M
Net income – $190.86M $334.90M
Free cash flow – $243.96M -$259.60M
R&D – $14.98M –
EPS (diluted) – $5.21 $4.03
Cash & equivalents – $633.56M $158.30M
Total debt $205.24M – $5.33B
Shares (diluted) 116.70M 36.60M 81.00M
Enterprise value $1.02B $2.39B $1.79B

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
MetricLOMAPOWLTRN
P/E 63.6x 27.3x 7.8x
P/FCF 597.8x 21.4x -9.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.4x 5.9x
P/S 1.8x 4.5x 1.2x
P/B 1.4x 6.9x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 6.9x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA – 19.4x 7.4x
EV/EBIT – 20.1x 10.5x
EV/Revenue – 4.0x 3.6x
EV/FCF – 18.8x -29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.9x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.38 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOMAPOWLTRN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.0% -2.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 21.0% -8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.9% -8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 39.2% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.0% 71.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 74.2% 24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 8.8% 177.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 73.1% 52.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 8.6% 246.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 72.8% 65.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 153.9% 7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.5% 15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 201.1% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% 19.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOMAPOWLTRN
Gross margin – 30.1% 24.6%
EBITDA margin – 20.4% 48.8%
Operating margin – 19.7% 34.5%
Pretax margin – 21.2% 21.9%
Net margin – 16.5% 15.4%
FCF margin – 21.1% -12.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.1% 19.9%
Return on equity – 26.1% 29.4%
Return on assets – 14.8% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – – 8.5%
Return on capital employed – 34.0% –
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOMAPOWLTRN
Debt / assets 15.7% – 63.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 5.0x
Debt / FCF – – -20.5x
Liabilities / assets 43.8% 46.2% 86.4%
Equity / assets 56.2% 53.8% 13.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.0x –
Quick ratio – 1.8x –
Cash ratio – 1.0x –
Altman Z-score – 7.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOMAPOWLTRN
Dividend yield – 0.2% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – – 2.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.2% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.8% 29.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.3% -38.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.6% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% 6.1%

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.

ConsensusLOMAPOWLTRN
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.9%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 -33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.1% +26.9% -1.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.36MFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $2.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +26.2% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOMAPOWLTRN
Held by institutions 17.5% 75.0% 95.3%
Institutions holding 58 583 345
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% -4.3% +6.3%
Institutions buying 26 320 171
Institutions selling 17 215 97
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.49 1.76

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.

LOMAPOWLTRN
LOMA 1.00 0.18 0.09
POWL 0.18 1.00 0.11
TRN 0.09 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOMA, POWL and TRN?

Powell Industries (POWL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) $1.02B, Powell Industries (POWL) $4.54B, Trinity Industries (TRN) $2.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOMA, POWL and TRN?

Trinity Industries (TRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 63.6x, Powell Industries (POWL) 23.8x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 7.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trinity Industries (TRN) is cheapest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 17.4x, Powell Industries (POWL) 27.7x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Powell Industries (POWL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Trinity Industries (TRN) -2.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Powell Industries (POWL) has the highest net margin (Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trinity Industries (TRN) returned the most: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) -15.8%, Powell Industries (POWL) +12.9%, Trinity Industries (TRN) +22.3%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) +4.6%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +72.9%/yr, Trinity Industries (TRN) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trinity Industries (TRN) has the highest dividend yield: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 0.00%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.00%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 0.04%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trinity Industries (TRN) has been the steadiest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 42.4%, Powell Industries (POWL) 65.6%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOMA, POWL and TRN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Powell Industries (POWL) leads on 5. 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.