WNC vs PCAR vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Wabash National, Paccar and Allison Transmission Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$11.41 -18.8% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$474.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
PCAR Paccar Inc
$102.03 -7.0% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$55.92B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 8, Paccar 2, Wabash National 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWNCPCARALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $474.27M $55.92B $9.99B PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x 20.2x 18.9x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.4x 15.5x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.3% -1.5% +37.6% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.1% 9.5% 12.0% ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -14.8% -50.7% 10.7% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.7x -0.1x 3.4x WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.1% +4.7% +46.1% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.3%/yr +11.3%/yr +28.2%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.7% 27.0% 32.1% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 45/100 54/100 ALSN

Percentile Scorecard

WNCPCARALSN

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

AxisWNCPCARALSN
Valuation 22 #159 of 204 55 #93 of 204 70 #61 of 204
Growth 2 #188 of 191 17 #159 of 191 44 #108 of 191
Profitability 15 #161 of 189 31 #131 of 189 84 #31 of 189
Financial Health 8 #203 of 221 57 #96 of 221 15 #189 of 221
Shareholder Returns 76 #39 of 158 67 #53 of 158 59 #66 of 158
Overall 25 45 54
  • WNC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWNCPCARALSNSPY
1 month -18.8%-7.0%+0.8% -2.0%
3 months -8.2%-25.0%-3.1% -2.2%
6 months +50.5%-10.0%-6.7% +4.2%
Year to date +31.9%-6.8%+21.4% +10.6%
1 year +44.1%+4.7%+46.1% +10.4%
3 years -47.4%+17.5%+126.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year -19.3%+5.5%+31.4% +20.2%
5 years -31.4%+70.8%+246.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year -7.3%+11.3%+28.2% +10.1%
10 years +5.8%+182.7%+318.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +0.6%+11.0%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWNCPCARALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.7%27.0%32.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.3%24.4%30.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.630.891.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.171.44 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-30.6%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.3%-26.2%-12.6% -3.2%
52-week high $14.32$138.21$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $6.77$94.15$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.

MultipleWNCPCARALSN
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 25.4x 19.5xmedian 25.4x 18.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 14.5x -2.9xmedian 14.5x 12.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 23.6x 24.8xmedian 23.6x 13.3xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 5.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 1.21 -1.56median 1.21 -6.54median 1.21

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 monthsWNCPCARALSN
Revenue $1.52B $29.08B $4.40B
Gross profit $13.43M $5.86B $1.60B
Operating income -$157.62M -$20.02B $861.00M
Net income -$138.69M $2.76B $529.00M
Free cash flow -$144.30M $2.17B $737.00M
R&D – $438.50M $197.00M
EPS (diluted) $-3.38 $5.23 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $69.29M $6.15B $399.00M
Total debt $540.26M $10.40B $4.14B
Shares (diluted) 40.99M 527.70M 84.00M
Enterprise value $258.13M $18.79B $6.89B

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
MetricWNCPCARALSN
P/E -3.4x 19.5x 18.6x
P/FCF -3.2x 24.8x 13.3x
P/Operating cash flow -3.8x 14.7x 10.5x
P/S 0.3x 1.8x 2.2x
P/B 1.7x 2.6x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.6x 26.4x
EV/EBITDA -9.3x -2.9x 12.2x
EV/EBIT -5.9x -2.7x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.9x 3.1x
EV/FCF -6.5x 25.3x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.6x 14.9x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -1.56 -6.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWNCPCARALSN
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.3% -1.5% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.4% -5.2% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -88.7% -4.0% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -69.7% -8.7% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -142.5% 1.5% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% -10.2% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -153.3% 2.6% -30.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.9% -12.4% -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -153.5% 2.4% -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -12.5% -2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.2% -22.3% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.4% -4.8% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -330.0% -32.2% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% -10.7% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWNCPCARALSN
Gross margin 0.9% 20.1% 36.4%
EBITDA margin -6.6% -65.9% 25.1%
Operating margin -10.4% -68.8% 19.6%
Pretax margin -12.0% 12.2% 15.7%
Net margin -9.1% 9.5% 12.0%
FCF margin -9.5% 7.4% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin -8.1% 12.6% 21.3%
Return on equity -49.0% 13.4% 27.3%
Return on assets -11.2% 6.2% 6.1%
Return on invested capital -14.8% -50.7% 10.7%
Return on capital employed -18.1% -51.1% 11.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWNCPCARALSN
Debt / assets 43.8% 23.0% 47.5%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.5x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.7x -0.1x 3.4x
Debt / FCF -3.7x 4.8x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 78.0% 53.6% 77.3%
Equity / assets 22.0% 46.4% 22.7%
Interest coverage -6.2x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.46 1.41 1.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWNCPCARALSN
Dividend yield 2.8% 2.7% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -0.1% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.6% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusWNCPCARALSN
Forward P/E – 16.4xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.47FY2026 $6.23FY2026 $7.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.4%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.2% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.68BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.4% +23.1% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWNCPCARALSN
Held by institutions 91.8% 73.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 165 1,097 568
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% +5.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 84 505 258
Institutions selling 61 406 231
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.24 1.12

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.

WNCPCARALSN
WNC 1.00 0.39 0.35
PCAR 0.39 1.00 0.59
ALSN 0.35 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WNC, PCAR and ALSN?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wabash National (WNC) $474.27M, Paccar (PCAR) $55.92B, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, WNC, PCAR and ALSN?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Wabash National (WNC) -3.4x, Paccar (PCAR) 20.2x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 18.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Paccar (PCAR) 16.4x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Wabash National (WNC) -9.1%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Wabash National (WNC) -14.8%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Wabash National (WNC) +44.1%, Paccar (PCAR) +4.7%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +46.1%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.3%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +28.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Wabash National (WNC) 58.7%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.0%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WNC, PCAR 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 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.