WNC vs CMI vs CAT Stock Comparison

Wabash National, Cummins and Caterpillar Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$13.29 +4.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$483.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
CMI Cummins Inc
$517.69 -0.7% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$68.74B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$286.42B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 5, Caterpillar 4, Wabash National 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWNCCMICATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $483.49M $68.74B $286.42B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 25.3x 24.2x CAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.5x 25.1x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.3% +2.9% +20.3% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.1% 7.8% — CMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -14.8% 13.6% — CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.7x 0.7x — WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.9% +17.3% +10.5% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +16.6%/yr +26.0%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.3% 36.7% 40.3% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 61/100 44/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

WNCCMICAT

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

AxisWNCCMICAT
Valuation 21 #161 of 203 53 #97 of 203 29 #144 of 203
Growth 2 #185 of 188 54 #88 of 188 74 #49 of 188
Profitability 15 #155 of 183 73 #51 of 183 77 #43 of 183
Financial Health 9 #196 of 216 52 #104 of 216 8 #199 of 216
Shareholder Returns 72 #43 of 152 73 #42 of 152 31 #105 of 152
Overall 24 61 44
  • WNC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWNCCMICATSPY
1 month +4.9%-0.7%-21.7% +0.7%
3 months +7.2%-18.2%-20.0% +3.7%
6 months +52.9%-22.8%-27.3% +7.1%
Year to date +53.6%+1.4%+13.0% +12.8%
1 year +59.9%+17.3%+10.5% +11.9%
3 years -36.2%+137.8%+167.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -13.9%+33.5%+38.8% +22.8%
5 years -14.4%+115.8%+217.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.1%+16.6%+26.0% +10.9%
10 years +19.7%+308.9%+671.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.8%+15.1%+22.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWNCCMICATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.3%36.7%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%38.1%42.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.521.651.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.050.470.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-30.8%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2%-28.8%-39.2% -1.2%
52-week high $14.32$727.59$1,064.90 $779.14
52-week low $6.77$428.74$546.13 $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.

MultipleWNCCMICAT
P/E now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 25.8x 26.3xmedian 25.8x 25.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.1xmedian 14.6x 14.9xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 22.2x 21.2xmedian 22.2x 42.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 5.1xmedian 2.2x 13.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.45 8.20median 1.45 1.95median 1.45

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 monthsWNCCMICAT
Revenue $1.52B $34.71B $77.77B
Gross profit $13.43M $8.79B –
Operating income -$157.62M $3.89B $14.25B
Net income -$138.69M $2.83B $11.83B
Free cash flow -$144.30M $3.37B –
R&D – $1.44B $2.31B
EPS (diluted) $-3.38 $19.60 $25.58
Cash & equivalents $69.29M $3.18B $7.93B
Total debt $540.26M $7.35B –
Shares (diluted) 40.99M 138.50M 462.50M
Enterprise value $267.35M $64.82B $286.42B

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
MetricWNCCMICAT
P/E -3.9x 26.3x 25.2x
P/FCF -3.8x 21.2x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow -4.4x 15.3x 21.0x
P/S 0.4x 2.1x 3.8x
P/B 2.0x 5.1x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 6.1x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA -10.1x 14.9x –
EV/EBIT -6.4x 19.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.2x 3.8x
EV/FCF -7.0x 22.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -8.2x 16.1x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 8.20 1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWNCCMICAT
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.3% 2.9% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 2.5% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -88.7% 1.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -69.7% 4.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -142.5% -6.0% 24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 4.1% 7.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -153.3% -7.8% 27.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.9% 2.9% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -153.5% -7.7% 29.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 3.2% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.2% 63.4% 22.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.4% 28.8% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -330.0% 103.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 45.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWNCCMICAT
Gross margin 0.9% 25.3% –
EBITDA margin -6.6% 14.4% –
Operating margin -10.4% 11.2% –
Pretax margin -12.0% 11.1% –
Net margin -9.1% 7.8% –
FCF margin -9.5% 9.7% –
Operating cash flow margin -8.1% 13.4% 18.2%
Return on equity -49.0% 20.7% 57.9%
Return on assets -11.2% 8.1% 11.3%
Return on invested capital -14.8% 13.6% –
Return on capital employed -18.1% 16.0% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWNCCMICAT
Debt / assets 43.8% 20.6% –
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -4.7x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF -3.7x 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 78.0% 61.0% 79.9%
Equity / assets 22.0% 39.0% 20.1%
Interest coverage -6.2x 12.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 1.51 4.49 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWNCCMICAT
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.6% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 2.2% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusWNCCMICAT
Forward P/E – 16.5xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.47FY2026 $31.39FY2026 $25.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.9%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.7% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.68BFY2026 $35.38BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.4% +11.3% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWNCCMICAT
Held by institutions 91.8% 85.4% 72.3%
Institutions holding 165 2,107 4,059
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% +1.0% +0.5%
Institutions buying 84 1,050 1,890
Institutions selling 61 728 1,595
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.44 1.18

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.

WNCCMICAT
WNC 1.00 0.39 0.42
CMI 0.39 1.00 0.77
CAT 0.42 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WNC, CMI and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wabash National (WNC) $483.49M, Cummins (CMI) $68.74B, Caterpillar (CAT) $286.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, WNC, CMI and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Wabash National (WNC) -3.5x, Cummins (CMI) 25.3x, Caterpillar (CAT) 24.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 16.5x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Caterpillar (CAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Wabash National (WNC) +59.9%, Cummins (CMI) +17.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Wabash National (WNC) -3.1%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +16.6%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cummins (CMI) has been the steadiest (Wabash National (WNC) 57.3%, Cummins (CMI) 36.7%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.