PCAR vs WNC vs DAN Stock Comparison

Paccar, Wabash National and Dana Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PCAR Paccar Inc
$102.42 -8.3% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$53.92B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
2.69%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$13.84 +9.5% 1M +61.7% 1Y
Market cap
$563.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.42B
Div. yield
2.31%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
DAN DANA Inc
$25.44 -6.3% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.74B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
1.81%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Paccar leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Paccar 5, Dana 4, Wabash National 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPCARWNCDANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.92B $563.80M $2.74B PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.5x -7.3x 2.6x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x — 13.4x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -17.3% +5.1% DAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% -5.5% — PCAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -50.7% -7.4% — WNC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -20.4x — WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.69% 2.31% 1.81% PCAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% +61.7% +27.0% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.4%/yr -2.3%/yr +2.8%/yr PCAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 57.2% 44.6% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 31/100 67/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

PCARWNCDAN

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

AxisPCARWNCDAN
Valuation 53 #96 of 203 31 #140 of 203 99 #4 of 203
Growth 18 #154 of 188 10 #169 of 188 76 #46 of 188
Profitability 31 #128 of 184 16 #154 of 184 75 #47 of 184
Financial Health 57 #94 of 217 9 #197 of 217 8 #199 of 217
Shareholder Returns 68 #50 of 153 87 #21 of 153 79 #33 of 153
Overall 45 31 67
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WNC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPCARWNCDANSPY
1 month -8.3%+9.5%-6.3% +0.9%
3 months -23.5%+12.2%-5.1% +5.9%
6 months -13.3%+65.9%-29.0% +8.5%
Year to date -6.5%+60.0%+7.1% +13.3%
1 year +3.3%+61.7%+27.0% +12.4%
3 years +23.0%-32.9%+101.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.1%-12.5%+26.3% +23.5%
5 years +71.4%-10.9%+14.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +11.4%-2.3%+2.8% +11.0%
10 years +177.3%+24.7%+65.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.7%+2.2%+5.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePCARWNCDANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%57.2%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%51.2%47.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.511.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.121.080.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.6%-77.4%-69.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-3.4%-34.7% -0.9%
52-week high $138.21$14.32$38.93 $779.14
52-week low $94.15$6.77$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.

MultiplePCARWNCDAN
P/E now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 25.4x -7.3xmedian 25.4x 2.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 14.3x -46.4xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 21.8x -13.1xmedian 21.8x 20.6xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.56median 1.41 0.21median 1.41 0.02median 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 monthsPCARWNCDAN
Revenue $29.08B $1.42B $7.78B
Gross profit $5.86B $14.26M –
Operating income -$20.02B -$79.95M $249.00M
Net income $2.76B -$77.96M $1.06B
Free cash flow $2.17B -$42.92M –
R&D $438.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.23 $-1.91 $9.56
Cash & equivalents $6.15B $71.50M $321.00M
Total debt $10.40B $513.22M –
Shares (diluted) 527.70M 40.92M 109.50M
Enterprise value $16.79B $326.68M $2.80B

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
MetricPCARWNCDAN
P/E 19.5x -7.3x 2.6x
P/FCF 24.9x -13.1x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x -756.8x 6.5x
P/S 1.9x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 2.6x 1.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -2.9x -46.4x –
EV/EBIT -2.7x -12.6x –
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF 25.4x -23.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x -1,350x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.56 0.21 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPCARWNCDAN
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -17.3% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -18.4% -9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.0% -91.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.7% -68.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.5% 33.2% 722.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.2% -31.6% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.6% 29.0% 1,378%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -33.6% 143.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.4% 27.6% 2,174%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% -34.9% 149.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -22.3% -100.7% 3.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -26.1% -7.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.2% -248.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% -34.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPCARWNCDAN
Gross margin 20.1% 1.0% –
EBITDA margin -65.9% -1.5% –
Operating margin -68.8% -5.6% –
Pretax margin 12.2% -7.3% –
Net margin 9.5% -5.5% –
FCF margin 7.4% -3.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% -0.1% 5.4%
Return on equity 13.4% -25.4% 56.6%
Return on assets 6.2% -6.3% 17.5%
Return on invested capital -50.7% -7.4% –
Return on capital employed -51.1% -9.3% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.0x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPCARWNCDAN
Debt / assets 23.0% 41.4% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -20.4x –
Debt / FCF 4.8x -12.0x –
Liabilities / assets 53.6% 76.4% 70.8%
Equity / assets 46.4% 23.6% 29.2%
Interest coverage – -3.4x –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.41 1.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPCARWNCDAN
Dividend yield 2.7% 2.3% 1.8%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 3.5% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusPCARWNCDAN
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 – 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.23FY2026 $-2.47FY2026 $1.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.4%FY2026 – +413.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.2% – +128.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.76BFY2026 $1.68BFY2026 $8.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.1% +13.4% +34.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPCARWNCDAN
Held by institutions 73.8% 91.8% 99.2%
Institutions holding 1,095 165 342
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% -3.6% +1.8%
Institutions buying 503 84 168
Institutions selling 406 61 126
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.38 1.33

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.

PCARWNCDAN
PCAR 1.00 0.40 0.44
WNC 0.40 1.00 0.25
DAN 0.44 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PCAR, WNC and DAN?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paccar (PCAR) $53.92B, Wabash National (WNC) $563.80M, Dana (DAN) $2.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, PCAR, WNC and DAN?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x, Wabash National (WNC) -7.3x, Dana (DAN) 2.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Paccar (PCAR) 16.4x, Dana (DAN) 13.4x). 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%, Wabash National (WNC) -17.3%, Dana (DAN) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest net margin (Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%, Wabash National (WNC) -5.5%). On return on invested capital, Wabash National (WNC) leads (Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%, Wabash National (WNC) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Paccar (PCAR) +3.3%, Wabash National (WNC) +61.7%, Dana (DAN) +27.0%. Over five years, Paccar (PCAR) compounded fastest (Paccar (PCAR) +11.4%/yr, Wabash National (WNC) -2.3%/yr, Dana (DAN) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest dividend yield: Paccar (PCAR) 2.69%, Wabash National (WNC) 2.31%, Dana (DAN) 1.81%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%, Wabash National (WNC) 57.2%, Dana (DAN) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PCAR, WNC 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, Paccar (PCAR) 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.