WPRT vs ALSN vs MKL Stock Comparison

Aetherion Technologies, Allison Transmission Holdings and Markel Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,859.36 +7.6% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.24B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.51B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 6, Markel 4, Aetherion Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPRTALSNMKLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.53M $8.98B $23.24B MKL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x 17.0x 10.2x MKL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.0x 18.7x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -73.4% +37.6% +3.5% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -493.2% 12.0% 14.7% MKL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -39.8% 10.7% 10.6% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 3.4x — WPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.5% +29.1% -1.3% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.4%/yr +25.6%/yr +7.0%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.3% 31.3% 19.9% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 57/100 45/100 ALSN

Percentile Scorecard

WPRTALSNMKL

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

AxisWPRTALSNMKL
Valuation 11 #181 of 203 74 #53 of 203 67 #40 of 119
Growth 29 #133 of 188 42 #109 of 188 12 #101 of 114
Profitability 4 #175 of 183 89 #22 of 183 56 #49 of 110
Financial Health 54 #100 of 217 14 #187 of 217 64 #40 of 110
Shareholder Returns – 67 #51 of 153 27 #78 of 106
Overall 25 57 45
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWPRTALSNMKLSPY
1 month +6.4%-5.4%+7.6% -0.2%
3 months +22.7%-11.2%-8.8% +3.9%
6 months +9.6%-17.2%-2.6% +8.2%
Year to date +37.6%+10.0%-13.5% +12.9%
1 year +7.5%+29.1%-1.3% +12.3%
3 years -56.4%+107.5%+29.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -24.2%+27.6%+9.1% +23.3%
5 years -93.1%+212.5%+40.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -41.4%+25.6%+7.0% +10.9%
10 years -87.2%+267.5%+111.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -18.6%+13.9%+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWPRTALSNMKLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.3%31.3%19.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%30.3%21.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.651.050.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.140.93-0.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-34.1%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-20.8%-15.2% -1.2%
52-week high $2.47$136.00$2,191.90 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$79.27$1,714.26 $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.

MultipleWPRTALSNMKL
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 25.2x 16.9xmedian 25.2x 10.2xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 14.0x 11.4xmedian 14.0x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 21.7x 12.1xmedian 21.7x 10.9xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x 4.5xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 1.32 -5.93median 1.32 1.19median 0.53

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 monthsWPRTALSNMKL
Revenue $8.50M $4.40B $15.51B
Gross profit $952.00K $1.60B $10.63B
Operating income -$23.52M $861.00M $3.09B
Net income -$41.91M $529.00M $2.32B
Free cash flow -$8.83M $737.00M $2.12B
R&D $5.35M $197.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.42 $6.30 $181.44
Cash & equivalents $23.95M $399.00M $3.42B
Total debt $972.00K $4.14B $4.37B
Shares (diluted) 17.34M 84.00M 12.59M
Enterprise value -$199.57M $5.87B -$43.44B

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
MetricWPRTALSNMKL
P/E -0.9x 16.9x 10.2x
P/FCF -4.2x 12.1x 10.9x
P/Operating cash flow -4.7x 9.5x 9.9x
P/S 4.4x 2.0x 1.5x
P/B 0.7x 4.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 23.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -0.6x 11.4x –
EV/EBIT -0.6x 14.7x 3.4x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 2.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF -1.6x 17.1x 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.8x 13.5x 4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 -5.93 1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNMKL
Revenue growth (1Y) -73.4% 37.6% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -70.1% 14.2% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -72.0% 3.5% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -72.0% 4.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -71.1% -13.9% -7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.5% -0.2% 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% -30.6% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -5.4% 4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.0% -29.8% 5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -2.8% 8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 14.2% 2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 7.1% -6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 12.7% 3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 6.8% -6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNMKL
Gross margin 11.2% 36.4% 68.5%
EBITDA margin -267.3% 25.1% –
Operating margin -276.7% 19.6% 19.9%
Pretax margin -423.1% 15.7% 19.1%
Net margin -493.2% 12.0% 14.7%
FCF margin -103.9% 16.7% 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin -93.2% 21.3% 15.0%
Return on equity -29.3% 27.3% 12.5%
Return on assets -19.9% 6.1% 3.3%
Return on invested capital -39.8% 10.7% 10.6%
Return on capital employed -42.2% 11.7% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNMKL
Debt / assets 1.1% 47.5% 6.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 3.4x –
Debt / FCF -0.1x 5.6x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 77.3% 73.3%
Equity / assets 61.5% 22.7% 26.7%
Interest coverage -100.9x – 15.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.8x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score -19.42 1.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPRTALSNMKL
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 295.0% 1.4% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 295.0% 2.5% 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.

ConsensusWPRTALSNMKL
Forward P/E – 14.0xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $7.67FY2026 $99.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.6%FY2026 -13.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +45.5% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34MFY2026 $6.32BFY2026 $15.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -55.7%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.1% +1.4% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPRTALSNMKL
Held by institutions 21.0% 100.0% 76.8%
Institutions holding 46 566 926
Change in shares held, QoQ +70.5% +1.1% -0.2%
Institutions buying 16 258 424
Institutions selling 13 229 315
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.13 1.35

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.

WPRTALSNMKL
WPRT 1.00 0.12 0.02
ALSN 0.12 1.00 0.09
MKL 0.02 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPRT, ALSN and MKL?

Markel (MKL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.98B, Markel (MKL) $23.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPRT, ALSN and MKL?

Markel (MKL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.9x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 17.0x, Markel (MKL) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x, Markel (MKL) 18.7x). 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%, Markel (MKL) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Markel (MKL) has the highest net margin (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Markel (MKL) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Markel (MKL) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +7.5%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.1%, Markel (MKL) -1.3%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -41.4%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +25.6%/yr, Markel (MKL) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%, Markel (MKL) 19.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.