OSK vs PWR vs WM Stock Comparison

Oshkosh, Quanta Services and Waste Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$134.20 +1.0% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.59B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.61B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$578.87 -10.8% 1M +31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$90.87B
P/E
68.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
WM Waste Management Inc
$235.63 +13.9% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$90.37B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oshkosh leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Oshkosh 6, Quanta Services 4, Waste Management 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOSKPWRWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.59B $90.87B $90.37B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 68.5x 29.4x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x 36.5x 27.2x OSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% +26.3% +5.2% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 4.0% — OSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 10.1% — OSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.8x — OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.6% +31.0% +10.2% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +36.7%/yr +8.4%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 44.8% 21.4% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 53/100 61/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

OSKPWRWM

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

AxisOSKPWRWM
Valuation 95 #12 of 203 22 #41 of 52 60 #7 of 16
Growth 59 #78 of 188 72 #11 of 37 77 #4 of 14
Profitability 63 #69 of 183 75 #10 of 37 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 52 #105 of 217 55 #26 of 57 13 #14 of 16
Shareholder Returns 91 #15 of 153 42 #16 of 27 –
Overall 72 53 61
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOSKPWRWMSPY
1 month +1.0%-10.8%+13.9% -0.2%
3 months -11.9%-1.6%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months -10.3%-8.3%+3.6% +8.2%
Year to date +6.8%+37.2%+7.2% +12.9%
1 year -3.6%+31.0%+10.2% +12.3%
3 years +55.5%+251.1%+46.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.9%+52.0%+13.5% +23.3%
5 years +24.4%+376.4%+49.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.5%+36.7%+8.4% +10.9%
10 years +155.2%+1,953.5%+271.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.8%+35.3%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOSKPWRWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%44.8%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%42.7%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.401.73-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.690.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-33.9%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-26.3%-4.4% -1.2%
52-week high $177.94$785.24$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $118.59$413.17$196.77 $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.

MultipleOSKPWRWM
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 25.2x 65.5xmedian 26.7x 30.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 0.8x 3.6xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 14.0x 30.2xmedian 13.1x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 21.7x 38.0xmedian 23.0x 23.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 8.9xmedian 2.4x 9.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.18median 1.32 2.13median 0.57 3.00median 2.81

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 monthsOSKPWRWM
Revenue $10.61B $32.91B $26.07B
Gross profit $1.69B $5.09B –
Operating income $797.60M $2.04B $4.80B
Net income $556.30M $1.35B $3.07B
Free cash flow $1.12B $2.29B –
EPS (diluted) $8.87 $8.70 $7.63
Cash & equivalents $403.60M $506.43M $247.00M
Total debt $1.10B $6.10B –
Shares (diluted) 62.75M 152.44M 402.40M
Enterprise value $7.25B $88.95B $90.37B

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
MetricOSKPWRWM
P/E 15.1x 65.5x 30.8x
P/FCF 7.4x 38.0x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 27.4x 8.2x
P/S 0.8x 2.6x 3.6x
P/B 1.8x 8.9x 9.6x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 13.3x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 30.2x –
EV/EBIT 11.3x 45.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.8x 3.6x
EV/FCF 8.0x 40.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 29.1x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.18 2.13 3.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOSKPWRWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% 26.3% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 21.5% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.2% 29.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 24.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.7% 36.3% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 28.9% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.5% 36.2% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 31.5% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.7% 35.2% 20.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 30.7% 10.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.6% 59.6% 95.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.0% 42.8% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 99.4% 68.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.8% 47.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOSKPWRWM
Gross margin 15.9% 15.5% –
EBITDA margin 9.8% 9.3% –
Operating margin 7.5% 6.2% –
Pretax margin 6.5% 5.3% –
Net margin 5.2% 4.0% –
FCF margin 10.6% 7.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 9.7% 43.8%
Return on equity 12.4% 14.3% 31.0%
Return on assets 5.6% 5.0% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 11.4% 10.1% –
Return on capital employed 11.5% 12.6% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.4x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOSKPWRWM
Debt / assets 11.0% 21.6% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 55.0% 65.6% 78.8%
Equity / assets 45.0% 34.4% 21.2%
Interest coverage 6.6x 6.9x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.18 4.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOSKPWRWM
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.1% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 4.2% – –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 0.1% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% –

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.

ConsensusOSKPWRWM
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 36.5xFY2026 27.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.4% +27.0% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.70BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $25.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +9.6% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOSKPWRWM
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.9% 82.3%
Institutions holding 598 1,920 2,348
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +13.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 309 972 1,094
Institutions selling 188 704 901
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.38 1.21

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.

OSKPWRWM
OSK 1.00 0.33 0.04
PWR 0.33 1.00 -0.29
WM 0.04 -0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OSK, PWR and WM?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oshkosh (OSK) $8.59B, Quanta Services (PWR) $90.87B, Waste Management (WM) $90.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, OSK, PWR and WM?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oshkosh (OSK) 15.4x, Quanta Services (PWR) 68.5x, Waste Management (WM) 29.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oshkosh (OSK) is cheapest (Oshkosh (OSK) 13.4x, Quanta Services (PWR) 36.5x, Waste Management (WM) 27.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanta Services (PWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Oshkosh (OSK) +2.2%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oshkosh (OSK) has the highest net margin (Oshkosh (OSK) 5.2%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Oshkosh (OSK) leads (Oshkosh (OSK) 11.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Oshkosh (OSK) -3.6%, Quanta Services (PWR) +31.0%, Waste Management (WM) +10.2%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Oshkosh (OSK) +4.5%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +36.7%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Oshkosh (OSK) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Waste Management (WM) 0.00%. Oshkosh (OSK) and Waste Management (WM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Oshkosh (OSK) 40.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%, Waste Management (WM) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OSK, PWR and WM?

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 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.