TEX vs BWA vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Terex, Borgwarner and Allison Transmission Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TEX Terex Corp
$53.38 -3.8% 1M -6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.10B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.49B
Div. yield
1.27%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$55.92 -8.4% 1M +28.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.39B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34B
Div. yield
1.22%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTEXBWAALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.10B $11.39B $9.02B BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.6x 27.4x 17.1x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 10.4x 14.2x TEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +40.1% +2.2% +37.6% TEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.9% 12.0% ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.0% 10.7% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.27% 1.22% 1.04% TEX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.5% +28.4% +33.1% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +4.4%/yr +26.8%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.5% 40.8% 31.3% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 61/100 57/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

TEXBWAALSN

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

AxisTEXBWAALSN
Valuation 89 #24 of 203 92 #18 of 203 74 #53 of 203
Growth 50 #95 of 188 46 #102 of 188 41 #111 of 188
Profitability 33 #124 of 184 47 #98 of 184 89 #21 of 184
Financial Health 38 #134 of 217 47 #115 of 217 14 #186 of 217
Shareholder Returns 56 #68 of 153 75 #39 of 153 67 #51 of 153
Overall 53 61 57
  • TEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTEXBWAALSNSPY
1 month -3.8%-8.4%-3.8% +0.9%
3 months -17.4%-10.1%-4.7% +5.9%
6 months -12.1%+3.2%-15.4% +8.5%
Year to date 0.0%+24.1%+11.6% +13.3%
1 year -6.5%+28.4%+33.1% +12.4%
3 years +21.8%+52.5%+110.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.8%+15.1%+28.2% +23.5%
5 years +19.2%+24.1%+227.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.6%+4.4%+26.8% +11.0%
10 years +124.2%+56.9%+272.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.4%+4.6%+14.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTEXBWAALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.5%40.8%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.7%33.9%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.911.301.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.701.06 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.8%-51.1%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.4%-27.4%-19.7% -0.9%
52-week high $74.58$77.03$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $41.78$40.96$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.

MultipleTEXBWAALSN
P/E now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 25.4x 27.4xmedian 25.4x 17.1xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x —median 14.3x 11.5xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 21.8x 9.4xmedian 21.8x 12.2xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.82median 1.41 -1.31median 1.41 -6.02median 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 monthsTEXBWAALSN
Revenue $7.49B $14.34B $4.40B
Gross profit – $2.79B $1.60B
Operating income $425.00M $716.00M $861.00M
Net income – $478.00M $529.00M
Free cash flow – $1.21B $737.00M
R&D – – $197.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $2.01 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $407.00M $2.45B $399.00M
Total debt – $3.87B $4.14B
Shares (diluted) 114.20M 206.30M 84.00M
Enterprise value $6.10B $2.52B $5.92B

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
MetricTEXBWAALSN
P/E 30.6x 27.4x 17.1x
P/FCF 18.0x 9.4x 12.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 6.6x 9.6x
P/S 0.8x 0.8x 2.0x
P/B 1.2x 2.0x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.1x 24.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 11.5x
EV/EBIT – 17.9x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 10.6x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 7.4x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.82 -1.31 -6.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTEXBWAALSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 40.1% 2.2% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 1.8% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.5% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.7% 49.2% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.8% -14.3% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 81.1% -30.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -21.1% -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.4% 109.0% -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.5% -20.8% -2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.8% 1.5% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 14.9% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.2% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 43.9% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTEXBWAALSN
Gross margin – 19.5% 36.4%
EBITDA margin – – 25.1%
Operating margin – 5.0% 19.6%
Pretax margin – 4.9% 15.7%
Net margin – 2.9% 12.0%
FCF margin – 8.5% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 12.0% 21.3%
Return on equity 3.9% 8.4% 27.3%
Return on assets 1.9% 3.5% 6.1%
Return on invested capital – 5.0% 10.7%
Return on capital employed – 6.8% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTEXBWAALSN
Debt / assets – 27.8% 47.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.2x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 58.4% 77.3%
Equity / assets 48.2% 41.6% 22.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 1.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.07 1.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTEXBWAALSN
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.2% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 5.7% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 6.9% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 11.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 45.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.0% –

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.

ConsensusTEXBWAALSN
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 10.4xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.26FY2026 $5.38FY2026 $7.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% +2.8% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.62BFY2026 $13.71BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +59.1%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +0.7% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTEXBWAALSN
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 482 815 566
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +3.7% +1.1%
Institutions buying 240 419 258
Institutions selling 164 295 229
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.42 1.13

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.

TEXBWAALSN
TEX 1.00 0.51 0.49
BWA 0.51 1.00 0.39
ALSN 0.49 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TEX, BWA and ALSN?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Terex (TEX) $6.10B, Borgwarner (BWA) $11.39B, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, TEX, BWA and ALSN?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Terex (TEX) 30.6x, Borgwarner (BWA) 27.4x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terex (TEX) is cheapest (Terex (TEX) 10.1x, Borgwarner (BWA) 10.4x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Terex (TEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Terex (TEX) +40.1%, Borgwarner (BWA) +2.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 2.9%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.0%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Terex (TEX) -6.5%, Borgwarner (BWA) +28.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +33.1%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Terex (TEX) +3.6%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +4.4%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Terex (TEX) has the highest dividend yield: Terex (TEX) 1.27%, Borgwarner (BWA) 1.22%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 1.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Terex (TEX) 49.5%, Borgwarner (BWA) 40.8%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TEX, BWA 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, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 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.