WPRT vs ALSN vs FSS Stock Comparison

Aetherion Technologies, Allison Transmission Holdings and Federal Signal Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$115.22 +0.8% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.82B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 8, Federal Signal 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPRTALSNFSSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.58M $8.93B $6.82B ALSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x 16.9x 23.0x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.4x 23.4x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -73.4% +37.6% +24.0% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -493.2% 12.0% 11.7% ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -39.8% 10.7% 16.0% FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 3.4x 0.7x FSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.6% +34.9% -11.2% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.0%/yr +27.0%/yr +21.9%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.5% 31.3% 34.9% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 58/100 77/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

WPRTALSNFSS

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

AxisWPRTALSNFSS
Valuation 11 #180 of 203 75 #52 of 203 58 #85 of 203
Growth 31 #131 of 188 43 #108 of 188 92 #16 of 188
Profitability 4 #175 of 183 89 #21 of 183 92 #16 of 183
Financial Health 54 #100 of 216 15 #183 of 216 77 #50 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 70 #47 of 152 65 #54 of 152
Overall 25 58 77
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FSS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWPRTALSNFSSSPY
1 month -2.9%-2.6%+0.8% +0.7%
3 months +18.5%-4.6%-7.7% +3.7%
6 months +2.8%-18.1%-6.4% +7.1%
Year to date +26.8%+12.4%+6.1% +12.8%
1 year -0.6%+34.9%-11.2% +11.9%
3 years -59.8%+115.7%+98.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -26.2%+29.2%+25.7% +22.8%
5 years -94.0%+229.9%+169.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -43.0%+27.0%+21.9% +10.9%
10 years -87.2%+275.4%+849.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year -18.6%+14.1%+25.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWPRTALSNFSSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.5%31.3%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%30.4%35.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.051.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.011.11-0.32 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-34.1%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-19.1%-13.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2.47$136.00$133.73 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$79.27$104.77 $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.

MultipleWPRTALSNFSS
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 25.8x 17.3xmedian 25.8x 23.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 14.6x 11.6xmedian 14.6x 14.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 22.2x 12.3xmedian 22.2x 19.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.11median 1.45 -6.06median 1.45 0.89median 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 monthsWPRTALSNFSS
Revenue $8.50M $4.40B $2.55B
Gross profit $952.00K $1.60B $741.70M
Operating income -$23.52M $861.00M $412.80M
Net income -$41.91M $529.00M $296.90M
Free cash flow -$8.83M $737.00M $365.10M
R&D $5.35M $197.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.42 $6.30 $4.83
Cash & equivalents $23.95M $399.00M $73.70M
Total debt $972.00K $4.14B $420.30M
Shares (diluted) 17.34M 84.00M 61.50M
Enterprise value -$202.52M $5.82B $6.55B

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
MetricWPRTALSNFSS
P/E -0.8x 17.3x 23.7x
P/FCF -3.9x 12.3x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow -4.4x 9.7x 17.5x
P/S 4.1x 2.1x 2.8x
P/B 0.7x 4.6x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 24.4x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 11.6x 14.5x
EV/EBIT -0.5x 14.9x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF -1.3x 17.4x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.5x 13.7x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.11 -6.06 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNFSS
Revenue growth (1Y) -73.4% 37.6% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -70.1% 14.2% 15.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -72.0% 3.5% 24.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -72.0% 4.4% 20.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -71.1% -13.9% 26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.5% -0.2% 25.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% -30.6% 25.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -5.4% 26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.0% -29.8% 25.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -2.8% 26.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 14.2% 62.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 7.1% 45.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 12.7% 66.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 6.8% 53.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNFSS
Gross margin 11.2% 36.4% 29.1%
EBITDA margin -267.3% 25.1% 19.9%
Operating margin -276.7% 19.6% 16.2%
Pretax margin -423.1% 15.7% 15.2%
Net margin -493.2% 12.0% 11.7%
FCF margin -103.9% 16.7% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin -93.2% 21.3% 15.8%
Return on equity -29.3% 27.3% 19.2%
Return on assets -19.9% 6.1% 12.1%
Return on invested capital -39.8% 10.7% 16.0%
Return on capital employed -42.2% 11.7% 19.2%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 0.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNFSS
Debt / assets 1.1% 47.5% 17.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 3.4x 0.7x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 5.6x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 77.3% 35.7%
Equity / assets 61.5% 22.7% 64.3%
Interest coverage -100.9x – 17.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.8x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -19.47 1.81 7.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNFSS
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 320.2% 1.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 320.2% 2.4% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 12.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.9%

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.

ConsensusWPRTALSNFSS
Forward P/E – 14.4xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $7.67FY2026 $4.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.6%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +45.5% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34MFY2026 $6.32BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -55.7%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.1% +1.4% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPRTALSNFSS
Held by institutions 21.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 47 567 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +70.5% +1.1% +3.9%
Institutions buying 17 258 250
Institutions selling 13 230 152
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.12 1.64

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.

WPRTALSNFSS
WPRT 1.00 0.11 0.22
ALSN 0.11 1.00 0.47
FSS 0.22 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPRT, ALSN and FSS?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $34.58M, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.93B, Federal Signal (FSS) $6.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPRT, ALSN and FSS?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.8x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.9x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.4x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.4x). 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: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%, Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.6%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +34.9%, Federal Signal (FSS) -11.2%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -43.0%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +27.0%/yr, Federal Signal (FSS) +21.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 0.00%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.01%. Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) and Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.5%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%, Federal Signal (FSS) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPRT, ALSN and FSS?

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.