WPRT vs ALSN vs GENC Stock Comparison

Westport Fuel Systems, Allison Transmission Holdings and Gencor Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.23 -1.2% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$212.60M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 7, Gencor Industries 3, Westport Fuel Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPRTALSNGENCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.57M $9.00B $212.60M ALSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x 17.0x 17.0x GENC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.0x 15.2x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -73.4% +37.6% -6.4% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -493.2% 12.0% 13.5% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -39.8% 10.7% — ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 3.4x — WPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.0% +29.5% +18.5% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.8%/yr +26.9%/yr +9.3%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.2% 31.4% 38.4% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 58/100 61/100 GENC

Percentile Scorecard

WPRTALSNGENC

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

AxisWPRTALSNGENC
Valuation 10 #182 of 203 74 #53 of 203 65 #72 of 203
Growth 30 #132 of 187 43 #107 of 187 42 #109 of 187
Profitability 5 #176 of 185 88 #23 of 185 37 #117 of 185
Financial Health 54 #102 of 219 14 #188 of 219 100 #1 of 219
Shareholder Returns – 68 #49 of 153 –
Overall 25 58 61
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWPRTALSNGENCSPY
1 month +12.1%-5.8%-1.2% -0.8%
3 months +15.6%-12.1%+15.3% +3.5%
6 months +12.1%-19.8%+15.8% +7.0%
Year to date +41.4%+9.5%+32.9% +12.2%
1 year +11.0%+29.5%+18.5% +13.0%
3 years -58.0%+106.6%+23.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -25.1%+27.4%+7.2% +23.1%
5 years -93.3%+229.2%+56.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -41.8%+26.9%+9.3% +11.0%
10 years -86.2%+269.1%+47.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -18.0%+14.0%+3.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWPRTALSNGENCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.2%31.4%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%30.3%30.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.671.050.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.940.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-34.1%-55.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-21.2%-14.4% -1.8%
52-week high $2.47$136.00$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$79.27$12.23 $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.

MultipleWPRTALSNGENC
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 26.0x 16.8xmedian 26.0x 17.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 14.0x 11.4xmedian 14.0x 3.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 21.4x 12.0xmedian 21.4x -131.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 1.26 -5.90median 1.26 2.31median 1.26

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 monthsWPRTALSNGENC
Revenue $8.50M $4.40B $110.01M
Gross profit $952.00K $1.60B $31.45M
Operating income -$23.52M $861.00M $12.92M
Net income -$41.91M $529.00M $14.89M
Free cash flow -$8.83M $737.00M -$1.62M
R&D $5.35M $197.00M $2.73M
EPS (diluted) $-2.42 $6.30 $1.02
Cash & equivalents $23.95M $399.00M $26.26M
Total debt $972.00K $4.14B –
Shares (diluted) 17.34M 84.00M 14.66M
Enterprise value -$198.53M $5.89B -$390.74M

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
MetricWPRTALSNGENC
P/E -0.9x 16.8x 17.0x
P/FCF -4.4x 12.0x -131.6x
P/Operating cash flow -4.9x 9.4x 194.3x
P/S 4.5x 2.0x 1.9x
P/B 0.7x 4.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 23.8x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA -0.7x 11.4x 3.2x
EV/EBIT -0.7x 14.6x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.9x 0.4x
EV/FCF -1.8x 17.1x -30.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.0x 13.4x 44.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 -5.90 2.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNGENC
Revenue growth (1Y) -73.4% 37.6% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -70.1% 14.2% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -72.0% 3.5% -3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -72.0% 4.4% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -71.1% -13.9% -16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.5% -0.2% 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% -30.6% -2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -5.4% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.0% -29.8% -2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -2.8% 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 14.2% 796.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 7.1% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 12.7% -78.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 6.8% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNGENC
Gross margin 11.2% 36.4% 28.6%
EBITDA margin -267.3% 25.1% 13.7%
Operating margin -276.7% 19.6% 11.7%
Pretax margin -423.1% 15.7% 17.0%
Net margin -493.2% 12.0% 13.5%
FCF margin -103.9% 16.7% -1.5%
Operating cash flow margin -93.2% 21.3% 1.0%
Return on equity -29.3% 27.3% 6.7%
Return on assets -19.9% 6.1% 6.3%
Return on invested capital -39.8% 10.7% –
Return on capital employed -42.2% 11.7% 5.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.8x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNGENC
Debt / assets 1.1% 47.5% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 3.4x –
Debt / FCF -0.1x 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 77.3% 5.9%
Equity / assets 61.5% 22.7% 94.1%
Interest coverage -100.9x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.8x 19.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 14.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x 14.1x
Altman Z-score -19.40 1.79 11.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNGENC
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 287.1% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 287.1% 2.5% –
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.

ConsensusWPRTALSNGENC
Forward P/E – 14.0xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $7.67FY2026 $1.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +45.5% -15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34MFY2026 $6.32BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -55.7%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.1% +1.4% +38.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPRTALSNGENC
Held by institutions 21.0% 100.0% 48.7%
Institutions holding 46 566 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +70.5% +1.1% -2.6%
Institutions buying 16 258 40
Institutions selling 13 229 33
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.13 1.21

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.

WPRTALSNGENC
WPRT 1.00 0.12 0.06
ALSN 0.12 1.00 0.29
GENC 0.06 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPRT, ALSN and GENC?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) $38.57M, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.00B, Gencor Industries (GENC) $212.60M.

Which stock is cheaper, WPRT, ALSN and GENC?

Gencor Industries (GENC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -0.9x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 17.0x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.2x). 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: Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -73.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -493.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -39.8%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) +11.0%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.5%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +18.5%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -41.8%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) 53.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.