OSK vs ALSN vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Oshkosh, Allison Transmission Holdings and Paccar Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$138.12 +3.9% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.43B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.61B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$102.42 -8.3% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$53.91B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

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Oshkosh leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Oshkosh 4, Allison Transmission Holdings 4, Paccar 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOSKALSNPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.43B $9.13B $53.91B PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 17.3x 19.5x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 14.2x 16.4x OSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% +37.6% -1.5% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 12.0% 9.5% ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 10.7% -50.7% OSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.4x -0.1x PCAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.4% +33.1% +3.3% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr +26.8%/yr +11.4%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 31.3% 27.1% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 57/100 45/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

OSKALSNPCAR

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

AxisOSKALSNPCAR
Valuation 95 #12 of 203 74 #53 of 203 53 #96 of 203
Growth 60 #75 of 188 41 #111 of 188 18 #154 of 188
Profitability 62 #71 of 184 89 #21 of 184 31 #128 of 184
Financial Health 53 #103 of 217 14 #186 of 217 57 #94 of 217
Shareholder Returns 90 #17 of 153 67 #51 of 153 68 #50 of 153
Overall 72 57 45
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOSKALSNPCARSPY
1 month +3.9%-3.8%-8.3% +0.9%
3 months -3.4%-4.7%-23.5% +5.9%
6 months -6.3%-15.4%-13.3% +8.5%
Year to date +9.9%+11.6%-6.5% +13.3%
1 year +0.4%+33.1%+3.3% +12.4%
3 years +60.0%+110.6%+23.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.0%+28.2%+7.1% +23.5%
5 years +29.1%+227.5%+71.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.2%+26.8%+11.4% +11.0%
10 years +160.0%+272.7%+177.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.0%+14.1%+10.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureOSKALSNPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%31.3%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%30.3%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.060.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.011.060.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-34.1%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-19.7%-25.9% -0.9%
52-week high $177.94$136.00$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $118.59$79.27$94.15 $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.

MultipleOSKALSNPCAR
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 25.4x 17.1xmedian 25.4x 19.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 14.3x 11.5xmedian 14.3x -2.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 21.8x 12.2xmedian 21.8x 24.9xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 1.41 -6.02median 1.41 -1.56median 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 monthsOSKALSNPCAR
Revenue $10.61B $4.40B $29.08B
Gross profit $1.69B $1.60B $5.86B
Operating income $797.60M $861.00M -$20.02B
Net income $556.30M $529.00M $2.76B
Free cash flow $1.12B $737.00M $2.17B
R&D – $197.00M $438.50M
EPS (diluted) $8.87 $6.30 $5.23
Cash & equivalents $403.60M $399.00M $6.15B
Total debt $1.10B $4.14B $10.40B
Shares (diluted) 62.75M 84.00M 527.70M
Enterprise value $7.09B $6.02B $16.77B

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
MetricOSKALSNPCAR
P/E 15.5x 17.1x 19.5x
P/FCF 7.6x 12.2x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 9.6x 14.7x
P/S 0.8x 2.0x 1.9x
P/B 1.9x 4.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 24.3x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 11.5x -2.9x
EV/EBIT 11.6x 14.8x -2.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 8.2x 17.3x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 13.6x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 -6.02 -1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOSKALSNPCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% 37.6% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 14.2% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.2% 3.5% -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 4.4% -8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.7% -13.9% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% -0.2% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.5% -30.6% 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% -5.4% -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.7% -29.8% 2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.8% -2.8% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.6% 14.2% -22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.0% 7.1% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 99.4% 12.7% -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.8% 6.8% -10.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOSKALSNPCAR
Gross margin 15.9% 36.4% 20.1%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 25.1% -65.9%
Operating margin 7.5% 19.6% -68.8%
Pretax margin 6.5% 15.7% 12.2%
Net margin 5.2% 12.0% 9.5%
FCF margin 10.6% 16.7% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 21.3% 12.6%
Return on equity 12.4% 27.3% 13.4%
Return on assets 5.6% 6.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 11.4% 10.7% -50.7%
Return on capital employed 11.5% 11.7% -51.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOSKALSNPCAR
Debt / assets 11.0% 47.5% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.4x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 5.6x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 55.0% 77.3% 53.6%
Equity / assets 45.0% 22.7% 46.4%
Interest coverage 6.6x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 3.21 1.80 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOSKALSNPCAR
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.0% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 1.4% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 2.5% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusOSKALSNPCAR
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $7.67FY2026 $6.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.4% +45.5% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.70BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +1.4% +23.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOSKALSNPCAR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 73.8%
Institutions holding 598 566 1,095
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +1.1% +5.8%
Institutions buying 309 258 503
Institutions selling 188 229 406
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.13 1.24

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.

OSKALSNPCAR
OSK 1.00 0.57 0.56
ALSN 0.57 1.00 0.61
PCAR 0.56 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OSK, ALSN and PCAR?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oshkosh (OSK) $8.43B, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.13B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, OSK, ALSN and PCAR?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oshkosh (OSK) 15.2x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 17.3x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oshkosh (OSK) is cheapest (Oshkosh (OSK) 13.8x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.2x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.4x). 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: Oshkosh (OSK) +2.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Oshkosh (OSK) 5.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Oshkosh (OSK) leads (Oshkosh (OSK) 11.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Oshkosh (OSK) +0.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +33.1%, Paccar (PCAR) +3.3%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Oshkosh (OSK) +5.2%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.8%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Oshkosh (OSK) 40.5%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OSK, ALSN and PCAR?

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