WNC vs CMI vs BWA Stock Comparison

Wabash National, Cummins and Borgwarner Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$11.61 -17.1% 1M +51.0% 1Y
Market cap
$466.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
CMI Cummins Inc
$472.37 -9.7% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$64.76B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$50.41 -16.4% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.76B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionWNCCMIBWALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $466.89M $64.76B $9.76B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x 23.9x 20.4x BWA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.0x 9.4x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.3% +2.9% +0.4% CMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.1% 7.8% 3.4% CMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -14.8% 13.6% 5.9% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.7x 0.7x — WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.0% +10.2% +14.3% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr +14.8%/yr +1.5%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.6% 37.2% 41.0% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 64/100 64/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

WNCCMIBWA

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

AxisWNCCMIBWA
Valuation 21 #161 of 204 63 #76 of 204 96 #9 of 204
Growth 1 #189 of 191 53 #90 of 191 51 #94 of 191
Profitability 15 #161 of 189 71 #55 of 189 48 #99 of 189
Financial Health 8 #203 of 221 53 #105 of 221 43 #127 of 221
Shareholder Returns 75 #40 of 159 79 #35 of 159 84 #27 of 159
Overall 24 64 64
  • WNC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • BWA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWNCCMIBWASPY
1 month -17.1%-9.7%-16.4% -1.0%
3 months -8.5%-27.4%-24.5% -0.4%
6 months +49.4%-34.0%-15.1% +4.5%
Year to date +34.2%-7.5%+11.9% +12.4%
1 year +51.0%+10.2%+14.3% +13.6%
3 years -46.5%+109.1%+51.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year -18.8%+27.9%+14.8% +20.8%
5 years -32.8%+99.3%+7.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -7.6%+14.8%+1.5% +10.4%
10 years +6.6%+280.0%+47.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +0.6%+14.3%+4.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureWNCCMIBWASPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.6%37.2%41.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.4%39.4%34.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.611.571.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.870.270.35 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-35.1%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.9%-35.1%-34.6% -1.6%
52-week high $14.32$727.59$77.03 $779.14
52-week low $6.77$428.74$40.96 $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.

MultipleWNCCMIBWA
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 25.5x 24.0xmedian 25.5x 21.2xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 14.4x 13.7xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 23.3x 19.3xmedian 23.3x 8.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 1.16 7.48median 1.16 -2.41median 1.16

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 monthsWNCCMIBWA
Revenue $1.52B $34.71B $14.24B
Gross profit $13.43M $8.79B $2.79B
Operating income -$157.62M $3.89B $770.00M
Net income -$138.69M $2.83B $538.00M
Free cash flow -$144.30M $3.37B $1.15B
R&D – $1.44B –
EPS (diluted) $-3.38 $19.60 $2.34
Cash & equivalents $69.29M $3.18B $1.58B
Total debt $540.26M $7.35B $3.01B
Shares (diluted) 40.99M 138.50M 204.60M
Enterprise value $250.75M $60.84B $1.31B

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
MetricWNCCMIBWA
P/E -3.4x 24.0x 21.2x
P/FCF -3.3x 19.3x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow -3.8x 14.0x 6.0x
P/S 0.3x 1.9x 0.7x
P/B 1.7x 4.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 5.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA -9.4x 13.7x –
EV/EBIT -6.0x 17.6x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF -6.5x 20.3x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.7x 14.7x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 7.48 -2.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWNCCMIBWA
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.3% 2.9% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 2.5% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -88.7% 1.7% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -69.7% 4.8% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -142.5% -6.0% 68.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 4.1% -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -153.3% -7.8% 186.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.9% 2.9% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -153.5% -7.7% 277.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 3.2% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.2% 63.4% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.4% 28.8% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -330.0% 103.8% -7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 45.3% 53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWNCCMIBWA
Gross margin 0.9% 25.3% 19.6%
EBITDA margin -6.6% 14.4% –
Operating margin -10.4% 11.2% 5.4%
Pretax margin -12.0% 11.1% 5.3%
Net margin -9.1% 7.8% 3.4%
FCF margin -9.5% 9.7% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin -8.1% 13.4% 11.8%
Return on equity -49.0% 20.7% 9.2%
Return on assets -11.2% 8.1% 4.0%
Return on invested capital -14.8% 13.6% 5.9%
Return on capital employed -18.1% 16.0% 8.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.6x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWNCCMIBWA
Debt / assets 43.8% 20.6% 22.8%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.7x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF -3.7x 2.2x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 78.0% 61.0% 55.6%
Equity / assets 22.0% 39.0% 44.4%
Interest coverage -6.2x 12.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.47 4.32 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWNCCMIBWA
Dividend yield 2.8% 1.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.7% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.5% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 12.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 28.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.4%

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.

ConsensusWNCCMIBWA
Forward P/E – 15.0xFY2026 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.47FY2026 $31.39FY2026 $5.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.9%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.7% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.68BFY2026 $35.38BFY2026 $13.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.4% +11.3% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWNCCMIBWA
Held by institutions 91.8% 85.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 165 2,108 817
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% +1.0% +3.7%
Institutions buying 84 1,050 420
Institutions selling 61 729 296
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.44 1.42

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.

WNCCMIBWA
WNC 1.00 0.38 0.36
CMI 0.38 1.00 0.50
BWA 0.36 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WNC, CMI and BWA?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wabash National (WNC) $466.89M, Cummins (CMI) $64.76B, Borgwarner (BWA) $9.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, WNC, CMI and BWA?

Borgwarner (BWA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Wabash National (WNC) -3.4x, Cummins (CMI) 23.9x, Borgwarner (BWA) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 15.0x, Borgwarner (BWA) 9.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cummins (CMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest net margin (Wabash National (WNC) -9.1%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Wabash National (WNC) -14.8%, Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Wabash National (WNC) +51.0%, Cummins (CMI) +10.2%, Borgwarner (BWA) +14.3%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Wabash National (WNC) -7.6%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +14.8%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Wabash National (WNC) 0.00%, Cummins (CMI) 0.00%, Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%. Wabash National (WNC) and Cummins (CMI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cummins (CMI) has been the steadiest (Wabash National (WNC) 58.6%, Cummins (CMI) 37.2%, Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WNC, CMI and BWA?

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