OSK vs WM vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Oshkosh, Waste Management and Allison Transmission Holdings 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
WM Waste Management Inc
$230.86 +11.5% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$91.81B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
1.58%
Solid Waste Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Oshkosh leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Oshkosh 5, Allison Transmission Holdings 4, Waste Management 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOSKWMALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.28B $91.81B $9.09B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 30.0x 17.3x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 26.7x 14.4x OSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +5.2% +37.6% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 11.8% 12.0% ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 11.4% 10.7% WM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 3.0x 3.4x OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.64% 1.58% 1.04% OSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% +16.9% +34.9% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr +7.6%/yr +27.0%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 21.3% 31.3% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 54/100 58/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

OSKWMALSN

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

AxisOSKWMALSN
Valuation 91 #20 of 203 47 #9 of 16 75 #52 of 203
Growth 40 #113 of 188 62 #6 of 14 43 #108 of 188
Profitability 61 #72 of 183 100 #1 of 14 89 #21 of 183
Financial Health 52 #105 of 216 7 #14 of 15 15 #183 of 216
Shareholder Returns 92 #13 of 152 – 70 #47 of 152
Overall 67 54 58
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOSKWMALSNSPY
1 month +2.7%+11.5%-2.6% +0.7%
3 months -5.4%+2.0%-4.6% +3.7%
6 months -13.6%-0.7%-18.1% +7.1%
Year to date +7.5%+5.1%+12.4% +12.8%
1 year +8.2%+16.9%+34.9% +11.9%
3 years +53.5%+41.8%+115.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.4%+12.4%+29.2% +22.8%
5 years +26.3%+44.1%+229.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.8%+7.6%+27.0% +10.9%
10 years +154.3%+260.8%+275.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.8%+13.7%+14.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOSKWMALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%21.3%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%20.3%30.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.41-0.431.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.791.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-18.7%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-6.3%-19.1% -1.2%
52-week high $177.94$246.51$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $118.59$196.77$79.27 $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.

MultipleOSKWMALSN
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 25.8x 30.0xmedian 30.9x 17.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 3.2x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 14.6x 14.8xmedian 14.0x 11.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 22.2x 24.5xmedian 17.3x 12.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 9.3xmedian 2.8x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 45.16median 1.45 2.86median 2.44 -6.06median 1.45

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 monthsOSKWMALSN
Revenue $10.76B $26.07B $4.40B
Gross profit $1.66B $10.53B $1.60B
Operating income $734.30M $4.80B $861.00M
Net income $498.50M $3.07B $529.00M
Free cash flow $942.10M $3.74B $737.00M
R&D – – $197.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.01 $7.68 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $247.00M $399.00M
Total debt $1.10B $23.37B $4.14B
Shares (diluted) 62.24M 399.80M 84.00M
Enterprise value $6.59B $90.65B $5.98B

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
MetricOSKWMALSN
P/E 16.8x 30.0x 17.3x
P/FCF 8.8x 24.5x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 14.0x 9.7x
P/S 0.8x 3.5x 2.1x
P/B 1.8x 9.3x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 14.5x 24.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 14.8x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 12.0x 23.9x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 4.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF 9.4x 30.7x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 17.5x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 45.16 2.86 -6.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOSKWMALSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 5.2% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 9.0% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.1% -21.0% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 11.5% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.8% 17.9% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 10.5% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -25.2% 19.7% -30.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 10.0% -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.4% 21.1% -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 10.5% -2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.3% 12.1% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 14.4% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 55.7% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.7% 30.8% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOSKWMALSN
Gross margin 15.4% 40.4% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 9.1% 29.8% 25.1%
Operating margin 6.8% 18.4% 19.6%
Pretax margin 5.9% 14.9% 15.7%
Net margin 4.6% 11.8% 12.0%
FCF margin 8.8% 14.3% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 25.2% 21.3%
Return on equity 11.0% 31.0% 27.3%
Return on assets 4.9% 6.6% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 11.4% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 10.5% 12.0% 11.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOSKWMALSN
Debt / assets 10.7% 50.2% 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.4x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 3.0x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 6.2x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 78.8% 77.3%
Equity / assets 44.4% 21.2% 22.7%
Interest coverage 6.1x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.13 2.93 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOSKWMALSN
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.6% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 1.7% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 3.3% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 48.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –

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.

ConsensusOSKWMALSN
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 26.7xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $7.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.4% +9.5% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.70BFY2026 $25.84BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +12.0% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOSKWMALSN
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 599 2,350 567
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +0.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 310 1,096 258
Institutions selling 188 901 230
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.22 1.12

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.

OSKWMALSN
OSK 1.00 0.02 0.57
WM 0.02 1.00 -0.02
ALSN 0.57 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OSK, WM and ALSN?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oshkosh (OSK) $8.28B, Waste Management (WM) $91.81B, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, OSK, WM and ALSN?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oshkosh (OSK) 16.8x, Waste Management (WM) 30.0x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oshkosh (OSK) is cheapest (Oshkosh (OSK) 13.5x, Waste Management (WM) 26.7x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.4x). 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) +4.2%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Oshkosh (OSK) 4.6%, Waste Management (WM) 11.8%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Waste Management (WM) leads (Oshkosh (OSK) 10.2%, Waste Management (WM) 11.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Oshkosh (OSK) +8.2%, Waste Management (WM) +16.9%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +34.9%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Oshkosh (OSK) +4.8%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +7.6%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +27.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oshkosh (OSK) has the highest dividend yield: Oshkosh (OSK) 1.64%, Waste Management (WM) 1.58%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 1.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Oshkosh (OSK) 39.3%, Waste Management (WM) 21.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.