PKOH vs LUD vs CVR Stock Comparison

Park Ohio Holdings, Luda Technology and Chicago Rivet & Machine Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$39.61 -18.6% 1M +88.0% 1Y
Market cap
$600.32M
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Park Ohio Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Park Ohio Holdings 8, Chicago Rivet & Machine 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKOHLUDCVRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $600.32M $84.74M $10.14M PKOH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x — -4.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% — +7.1% PKOH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% — -8.9% PKOH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% — -11.3% PKOH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x — -0.7x CVR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +88.0% -48.5% +11.1% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr — -18.0%/yr PKOH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 143.1% 58.1% PKOH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 — 41/100 PKOH

Percentile Scorecard

PKOHLUDCVR

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

AxisPKOHLUDCVR
Valuation 87 #27 of 204 – 37 #130 of 204
Growth 88 #24 of 191 – 66 #65 of 191
Profitability 40 #114 of 189 – 14 #162 of 189
Financial Health 14 #191 of 221 40 #133 of 221 77 #52 of 221
Shareholder Returns 46 #86 of 159 – 12 #140 of 159
Overall 55 – 41
  • PKOH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LUD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CVR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPKOHLUDCVRSPY
1 month -18.6%+0.3%-7.8% -5.9%
3 months -14.8%-9.3%-3.7% -4.6%
6 months +28.4%-34.3%-8.3% +0.2%
Year to date +89.2%-40.7%-28.1% +7.5%
1 year +88.0%-48.5%+11.1% +8.2%
3 years +55.6%—-42.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.9%—-17.0% +19.0%
5 years +55.4%—-62.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.2%—-18.0% +9.4%
10 years +28.6%—-67.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.5%—-10.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePKOHLUDCVRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%143.1%58.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.8%139.8%62.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.381.040.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.94-0.340.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.8%-83.8%-71.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-67.8%-31.8% -5.9%
52-week high $52.51$11.85$14.66 $779.14
52-week low $18.74$3.20$8.71 $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.

MultiplePKOHLUDCVR
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 23.4x —median 23.4x -4.0xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.7x —median 1.7x 0.4xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x -9.6xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 21.9x —median 21.9x -6.8xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.1x 4.5xmedian 2.1x 0.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 1.02 —median 1.02 0.04median 1.02

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 monthsPKOHLUDCVR
Revenue $1.71B – $27.43M
Gross profit $302.10M – $3.01M
Operating income $80.80M – -$2.26M
Net income $34.90M – -$2.44M
Free cash flow $21.00M – -$1.42M
EPS (diluted) $2.44 – $-2.53
Cash & equivalents $58.90M $6.60M $770.75K
Total debt $660.40M $13.16M $1.50M
Shares (diluted) 14.30M 22.24M 966.13K
Enterprise value $401.62M $33.35M $4.53M

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
MetricPKOHLUDCVR
P/E 15.9x – -4.0x
P/FCF 27.3x – -6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x – -9.7x
P/S 0.3x – 0.4x
P/B 1.4x 4.5x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 4.7x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x – -9.6x
EV/EBIT 14.5x – -4.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 0.4x
EV/FCF 55.9x – -7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x – -10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 – 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKOHLUDCVR
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% – 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% – 96.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 65.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.3% – 48.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – -103.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% – 51.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 182.4% – -104.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.6% – 51.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 171.8% – -104.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 228.0% – 53.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.5% – 31.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 225.7% – 42.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 108.0% – 32.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKOHLUDCVR
Gross margin 17.6% – 11.0%
EBITDA margin 6.6% – -4.0%
Operating margin 4.7% – -8.3%
Pretax margin 2.3% – -8.3%
Net margin 2.0% – -8.9%
FCF margin 1.2% – -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% – -3.6%
Return on equity 8.8% – -12.1%
Return on assets 2.3% – -9.1%
Return on invested capital 6.4% – -11.3%
Return on capital employed 7.3% – -11.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKOHLUDCVR
Debt / assets 43.9% 30.6% 6.4%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x – -0.7x
Debt / FCF 31.4x – -1.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 55.1% 26.0%
Equity / assets 26.7% 44.9% 74.0%
Interest coverage 1.6x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.6x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 3.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKOHLUDCVR
Dividend yield 1.3% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.3% – 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -3.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -6.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -52.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -53.2%

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.

ConsensusPKOHLUDCVR
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.41FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKOHLUDCVR
Held by institutions 55.8% – 13.4%
Institutions holding 104 – 9
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% – -10.4%
Institutions buying 58 – 2
Institutions selling 27 – 2
Buyers to sellers 2.15 – 1.00

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.

PKOHLUDCVR
PKOH 1.00 0.12 0.09
LUD 0.12 1.00 0.05
CVR 0.09 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PKOH, LUD and CVR?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $600.32M, Luda Technology (LUD) $84.74M, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) $10.14M.

Which company is growing faster?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +7.7%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) has the highest net margin (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 2.0%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) -8.9%). On return on invested capital, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) leads (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.4%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) -11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +88.0%, Luda Technology (LUD) -48.5%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) +11.1%. Over five years, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) compounded fastest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +9.2%/yr, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) -18.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 0.00%, Luda Technology (LUD) 0.00%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) 0.01%. Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) and Luda Technology (LUD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) has been the steadiest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 45.4%, Luda Technology (LUD) 143.1%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) 58.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PKOH, LUD and CVR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) leads on 8. 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.