OSK vs RETO vs WCN Stock Comparison

Oshkosh, ReTo Eco-Solutions and Waste Connections Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$135.10 +2.7% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.28B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
1.64%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
WCN Waste Connections, Inc.
$181.95 +17.0% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$45.88B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.94B
Div. yield
0.77%
Solid Waste Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Oshkosh leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Oshkosh 5, Waste Connections 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOSKRETOWCNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.28B $22.38K $45.88B WCN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 0.0x 37.2x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x — 33.7x OSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% — +6.3% WCN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.64% — 0.77% OSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% -97.0% +8.0% OSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr -87.8%/yr +6.0%/yr WCN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 354.5% 25.6% WCN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 45/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

OSKRETOWCN

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

AxisOSKRETOWCN
Valuation 91 #20 of 203 67 #6 of 16 27 #12 of 16
Growth 40 #113 of 188 – 69 #5 of 14
Profitability 61 #72 of 183 – 69 #5 of 14
Financial Health 52 #105 of 216 71 #5 of 15 14 #13 of 15
Shareholder Returns 92 #13 of 152 – –
Overall 67 – 45
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RETO ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • WCN ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOSKRETOWCNSPY
1 month +2.7%+588.9%+17.0% +0.7%
3 months -5.4%-77.5%+9.4% +3.7%
6 months -13.6%-74.2%+10.5% +7.1%
Year to date +7.5%-91.9%+3.8% +12.8%
1 year +8.2%-97.0%+8.0% +11.9%
3 years +53.5%-100.0%+40.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.4%-92.4%+11.9% +22.8%
5 years +26.3%-100.0%+33.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.8%-87.8%+6.0% +10.9%
10 years +154.3%—+263.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.8%—+13.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOSKRETOWCNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%354.5%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%244.9%23.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.412.29-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.21-0.270.31 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-100.0%-25.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-97.0%-2.5% -1.2%
52-week high $177.94$20.40$186.62 $779.14
52-week low $118.59$0.09$149.02 $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.

MultipleOSKRETOWCN
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 25.8x 0.0xmedian 30.9x 37.2xmedian 30.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 0.1xmedian 3.2x 4.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 14.6x —median 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 22.2x 0.0xmedian 17.3x 31.8xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 0.0xmedian 2.8x 5.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 45.16median 1.45 —median 2.44 —median 2.44

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 monthsOSKRETOWCN
Revenue $10.76B – $9.94B
Gross profit $1.66B – –
Operating income $734.30M – $1.76B
Net income $498.50M – $1.13B
Free cash flow $942.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $8.01 – –
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $250.01K $95.69M
Total debt $1.10B $13.30M –
Shares (diluted) 62.24M 5.97K 253.86M
Enterprise value $6.59B -$1.36M $45.88B

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
MetricOSKRETOWCN
P/E 16.8x 0.0x 37.2x
P/FCF 8.8x 0.0x 31.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x – 18.2x
P/S 0.8x 0.1x 4.6x
P/B 1.8x 0.0x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 0.0x 7.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x – –
EV/EBIT 12.0x – –
EV/Revenue 0.8x – 4.6x
EV/FCF 9.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x – 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 45.16 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOSKRETOWCN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% – 6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.8% – 61.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -25.2% – 82.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.4% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.3% – 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.2% – 6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOSKRETOWCN
Gross margin 15.4% – –
EBITDA margin 9.1% – –
Operating margin 6.8% – –
Pretax margin 5.9% – –
Net margin 4.6% – –
FCF margin 8.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% – 25.4%
Return on equity 11.0% – 14.3%
Return on assets 4.9% – 5.3%
Return on invested capital 10.2% – –
Return on capital employed 10.5% – –
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOSKRETOWCN
Debt / assets 10.7% 7.0% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 22.3% 63.3%
Equity / assets 44.4% 77.7% 36.7%
Interest coverage 6.1x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 24,122x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.13 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOSKRETOWCN
Dividend yield 1.6% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 4.1% – –
Shareholder yield 5.7% – 0.8%
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.

ConsensusOSKRETOWCN
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 – 33.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 – $5.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 – +5.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.4% – +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.70BFY2026 – $10.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 – +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% – 0.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOSKRETOWCN
Held by institutions 100.0% – 85.2%
Institutions holding 599 – 830
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% – +1.3%
Institutions buying 310 – 411
Institutions selling 188 – 303
Buyers to sellers 1.65 – 1.36

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.

OSKRETOWCN
OSK 1.00 0.04 0.06
RETO 0.04 1.00 0.08
WCN 0.06 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OSK, RETO and WCN?

Waste Connections (WCN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oshkosh (OSK) $8.28B, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) $22.38K, Waste Connections (WCN) $45.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, OSK, RETO and WCN?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oshkosh (OSK) 16.8x, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 0.0x, Waste Connections (WCN) 37.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oshkosh (OSK) is cheapest (Oshkosh (OSK) 13.5x, Waste Connections (WCN) 33.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waste Connections (WCN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Oshkosh (OSK) +4.2%, Waste Connections (WCN) +6.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Oshkosh (OSK) returned the most: Oshkosh (OSK) +8.2%, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -97.0%, Waste Connections (WCN) +8.0%. Over five years, Waste Connections (WCN) compounded fastest (Oshkosh (OSK) +4.8%/yr, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -87.8%/yr, Waste Connections (WCN) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oshkosh (OSK) has the highest dividend yield: Oshkosh (OSK) 1.64%, Waste Connections (WCN) 0.77%. ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Connections (WCN) has been the steadiest (Oshkosh (OSK) 39.3%, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 354.5%, Waste Connections (WCN) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OSK, RETO and WCN?

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 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.