WPRT vs MKL vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Westport Fuel Systems, Markel and Allison Transmission Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,875.12 +8.5% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.31B
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, Westport Fuel Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPRTMKLALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.57M $23.31B $8.94B MKL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x 10.2x 16.9x MKL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.8x 14.0x ALSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -73.4% +3.5% +37.6% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -493.2% 14.7% 12.0% MKL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -39.8% 10.6% 10.7% 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 +11.0% -0.2% +29.5% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.8%/yr +7.6%/yr +26.9%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.2% 19.9% 31.4% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 43/100 58/100 ALSN

Percentile Scorecard

WPRTMKLALSN

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

AxisWPRTMKLALSN
Valuation 10 #182 of 203 64 #43 of 119 74 #53 of 203
Growth 30 #132 of 187 11 #103 of 115 43 #107 of 187
Profitability 5 #176 of 185 55 #51 of 113 88 #23 of 185
Financial Health 54 #102 of 219 63 #43 of 114 14 #188 of 219
Shareholder Returns – 21 #85 of 107 68 #49 of 153
Overall 25 43 58
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWPRTMKLALSNSPY
1 month +12.1%+8.5%-5.8% -0.8%
3 months +15.6%-7.0%-12.1% +3.5%
6 months +12.1%-1.1%-19.8% +7.0%
Year to date +41.4%-12.8%+9.5% +12.2%
1 year +11.0%-0.2%+29.5% +13.0%
3 years -58.0%+30.9%+106.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -25.1%+9.4%+27.4% +23.1%
5 years -93.3%+44.0%+229.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -41.8%+7.6%+26.9% +11.0%
10 years -86.2%+110.8%+269.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -18.0%+7.7%+14.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWPRTMKLALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.2%19.9%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%21.3%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.031.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.21-0.010.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-28.9%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-14.5%-21.2% -1.8%
52-week high $2.47$2,191.90$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$1,714.26$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.

MultipleWPRTMKLALSN
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 26.0x 10.3xmedian 10.6x 16.8xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 14.0x —median 7.6x 11.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 21.4x 11.0xmedian 8.6x 12.0xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 1.26 1.20median 0.52 -5.90median 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 monthsWPRTMKLALSN
Revenue $8.50M $15.51B $4.40B
Gross profit $952.00K $10.63B $1.60B
Operating income -$23.52M $3.09B $861.00M
Net income -$41.91M $2.32B $529.00M
Free cash flow -$8.83M $2.12B $737.00M
R&D $5.35M – $197.00M
EPS (diluted) $-2.42 $181.44 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $23.95M $3.42B $399.00M
Total debt $972.00K $4.37B $4.14B
Shares (diluted) 17.34M 12.59M 84.00M
Enterprise value -$198.53M -$43.37B $5.84B

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
MetricWPRTMKLALSN
P/E -0.9x 10.3x 16.8x
P/FCF -4.4x 11.0x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow -4.9x 10.0x 9.4x
P/S 4.5x 1.5x 2.0x
P/B 0.7x 1.2x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.3x 23.8x
EV/EBITDA -0.7x – 11.4x
EV/EBIT -0.7x 3.5x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF -1.8x 5.1x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.0x 4.6x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 1.20 -5.90

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPRTMKLALSN
Debt / assets 1.1% 6.1% 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 2.1x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 73.3% 77.3%
Equity / assets 61.5% 26.7% 22.7%
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 -19.40 – 1.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPRTMKLALSN
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 287.1% 2.3% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 287.1% 2.3% 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.

ConsensusWPRTMKLALSN
Forward P/E – 18.8xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $99.52FY2026 $7.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -13.0%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.3% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34MFY2026 $15.96BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -55.7%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.1% +0.4% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

WPRTMKLALSN
WPRT 1.00 0.02 0.12
MKL 0.02 1.00 0.10
ALSN 0.12 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPRT, MKL and ALSN?

Markel (MKL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) $38.57M, Markel (MKL) $23.31B, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $8.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPRT, MKL and ALSN?

Markel (MKL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -0.9x, Markel (MKL) 10.2x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is cheapest (Markel (MKL) 18.8x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.0x). 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%, Markel (MKL) +3.5%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Markel (MKL) has the highest net margin (Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -493.2%, Markel (MKL) 14.7%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -39.8%, Markel (MKL) 10.6%, 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%, Markel (MKL) -0.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +29.5%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) -41.8%/yr, Markel (MKL) +7.6%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) 53.2%, Markel (MKL) 19.9%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPRT, MKL 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 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.