PCAR vs CMI vs DAN Stock Comparison

Paccar, Cummins and Dana Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PCAR Paccar Inc
$102.03 -7.0% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$55.92B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
CMI Cummins Inc
$500.55 -5.3% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$65.25B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
DAN DANA Inc
$23.59 -15.4% 1M +14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.57B
P/E
2.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dana leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dana 6, Cummins 3, Paccar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPCARCMIDANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.92B $65.25B $2.57B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 24.0x 2.3x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 15.9x 12.4x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +2.9% +3.7% DAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 7.8% 14.6% DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -50.7% 13.6% 0.0% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.7x 1.8x PCAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.7% +14.4% +14.5% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.3%/yr +16.3%/yr +0.3%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.0% 36.8% 44.5% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 62/100 63/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

PCARCMIDAN

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

AxisPCARCMIDAN
Valuation 55 #93 of 204 58 #86 of 204 98 #6 of 204
Growth 17 #159 of 191 54 #89 of 191 84 #31 of 191
Profitability 31 #131 of 189 71 #55 of 189 46 #103 of 189
Financial Health 57 #96 of 221 53 #105 of 221 21 #176 of 221
Shareholder Returns 67 #53 of 158 75 #41 of 158 69 #50 of 158
Overall 45 62 63
  • PCAR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • DAN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPCARCMIDANSPY
1 month -7.0%-5.3%-15.4% -2.0%
3 months -25.0%-21.3%-14.4% -2.2%
6 months -10.0%-25.8%-31.9% +4.2%
Year to date -6.8%-1.9%-0.7% +10.6%
1 year +4.7%+14.4%+14.5% +10.4%
3 years +17.5%+121.6%+91.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +5.5%+30.4%+24.2% +20.2%
5 years +70.8%+112.9%+1.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +11.3%+16.3%+0.3% +10.1%
10 years +182.7%+311.1%+56.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +11.0%+15.2%+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePCARCMIDANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.0%36.8%44.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%38.6%47.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.661.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.170.390.33 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.6%-31.3%-69.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.2%-31.2%-39.4% -3.2%
52-week high $138.21$727.59$38.93 $779.14
52-week low $94.15$428.74$19.47 $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.

MultiplePCARCMIDAN
P/E now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 25.4x 25.4xmedian 25.4x 2.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 14.5x 14.4xmedian 14.5x 6.3xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 23.6x 20.5xmedian 23.6x 17.7xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 5.0xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.56median 1.21 7.93median 1.21 0.02median 1.21

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 monthsPCARCMIDAN
Revenue $29.08B $34.71B $7.66B
Gross profit $5.86B $8.79B $725.00M
Operating income -$20.02B $3.89B $210.00M
Net income $2.76B $2.83B $1.13B
Free cash flow $2.17B $3.37B $143.00M
R&D $438.50M $1.44B –
EPS (diluted) $5.23 $19.60 $10.18
Cash & equivalents $6.15B $3.18B $331.00M
Total debt $10.40B $7.35B $1.34B
Shares (diluted) 527.70M 138.50M 109.50M
Enterprise value $18.79B $61.33B $883.94M

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
MetricPCARCMIDAN
P/E 19.5x 25.4x 2.3x
P/FCF 24.8x 20.5x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 14.8x 5.6x
P/S 1.8x 2.0x 0.3x
P/B 2.6x 5.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 5.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -2.9x 14.4x 6.3x
EV/EBIT -2.7x 18.6x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF 25.3x 21.5x 24.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 15.6x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.56 7.93 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPCARCMIDAN
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 2.9% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 2.5% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.0% 1.7% 79.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.7% 4.8% -6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.5% -6.0% 307.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 4.1% 6.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.6% -7.8% 28,400%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 2.9% 83.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.4% -7.7% 6,201%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 3.2% 108.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -22.3% 63.4% 49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 28.8% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.2% 103.8% 180.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% 45.3% 5.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPCARCMIDAN
Gross margin 20.1% 25.3% 9.5%
EBITDA margin -65.9% 14.4% 7.3%
Operating margin -68.8% 11.2% 2.7%
Pretax margin 12.2% 11.1% 1.0%
Net margin 9.5% 7.8% 14.6%
FCF margin 7.4% 9.7% 1.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 13.4% 6.0%
Return on equity 13.4% 20.7% 56.6%
Return on assets 6.2% 8.1% 18.6%
Return on invested capital -50.7% 13.6% 0.0%
Return on capital employed -51.1% 16.0% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPCARCMIDAN
Debt / assets 23.0% 20.6% 22.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.7x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 2.2x 9.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.6% 61.0% 67.6%
Equity / assets 46.4% 39.0% 32.4%
Interest coverage – 12.1x 1.5x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.41 4.43 2.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPCARCMIDAN
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.6% 1.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.7% 22.1%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 2.3% 24.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -12.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -4.2%

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.

ConsensusPCARCMIDAN
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.23FY2026 $31.39FY2026 $1.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.4%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026 +413.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.2% +14.7% +128.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.76BFY2026 $35.38BFY2026 $8.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.1% +11.3% +34.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPCARCMIDAN
Held by institutions 73.8% 85.4% 99.2%
Institutions holding 1,097 2,108 343
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +1.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 505 1,050 169
Institutions selling 406 729 126
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.44 1.34

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.

PCARCMIDAN
PCAR 1.00 0.51 0.43
CMI 0.51 1.00 0.41
DAN 0.43 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PCAR, CMI and DAN?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paccar (PCAR) $55.92B, Cummins (CMI) $65.25B, Dana (DAN) $2.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, PCAR, CMI and DAN?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paccar (PCAR) 20.2x, Cummins (CMI) 24.0x, Dana (DAN) 2.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Paccar (PCAR) 16.4x, Cummins (CMI) 15.9x, Dana (DAN) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dana (DAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Dana (DAN) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Dana (DAN) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%, Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Dana (DAN) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Paccar (PCAR) +4.7%, Cummins (CMI) +14.4%, Dana (DAN) +14.5%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Paccar (PCAR) +11.3%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +16.3%/yr, Dana (DAN) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Paccar (PCAR) 0.00%, Cummins (CMI) 0.00%, Dana (DAN) 0.02%. Paccar (PCAR) and Cummins (CMI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Paccar (PCAR) 27.0%, Cummins (CMI) 36.8%, Dana (DAN) 44.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PCAR, CMI and DAN?

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