WPRT vs WNC vs FSS Stock Comparison

Aetherion Technologies, Wabash National and Federal Signal Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$13.29 +4.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$483.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
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
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Federal Signal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Federal Signal 7, Wabash National 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPRTWNCFSSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.58M $483.49M $6.82B FSS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x -3.5x 23.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 23.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -73.4% -7.3% +24.0% FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -493.2% -9.1% 11.7% FSS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -39.8% -14.8% 16.0% FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -4.7x 0.7x WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.6% +59.9% -11.2% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.0%/yr -3.1%/yr +21.9%/yr FSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.5% 57.3% 34.9% FSS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 24/100 77/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

WPRTWNCFSS

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

AxisWPRTWNCFSS
Valuation 11 #180 of 203 21 #161 of 203 58 #85 of 203
Growth 31 #131 of 188 2 #185 of 188 92 #16 of 188
Profitability 4 #175 of 183 15 #155 of 183 92 #16 of 183
Financial Health 54 #100 of 216 9 #196 of 216 77 #50 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 72 #43 of 152 65 #54 of 152
Overall 25 24 77
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WNC 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

PeriodWPRTWNCFSSSPY
1 month -2.9%+4.9%+0.8% +0.7%
3 months +18.5%+7.2%-7.7% +3.7%
6 months +2.8%+52.9%-6.4% +7.1%
Year to date +26.8%+53.6%+6.1% +12.8%
1 year -0.6%+59.9%-11.2% +11.9%
3 years -59.8%-36.2%+98.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -26.2%-13.9%+25.7% +22.8%
5 years -94.0%-14.4%+169.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -43.0%-3.1%+21.9% +10.9%
10 years -87.2%+19.7%+849.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year -18.6%+1.8%+25.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWPRTWNCFSSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.5%57.3%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%51.4%35.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.521.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.011.05-0.32 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-77.4%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-7.2%-13.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2.47$14.32$133.73 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$6.77$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.

MultipleWPRTWNCFSS
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 25.8x -3.9xmedian 25.8x 23.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 14.6x -10.1xmedian 14.6x 14.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 22.2x -3.8xmedian 22.2x 19.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.11median 1.45 0.10median 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 monthsWPRTWNCFSS
Revenue $8.50M $1.52B $2.55B
Gross profit $952.00K $13.43M $741.70M
Operating income -$23.52M -$157.62M $412.80M
Net income -$41.91M -$138.69M $296.90M
Free cash flow -$8.83M -$144.30M $365.10M
R&D $5.35M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.42 $-3.38 $4.83
Cash & equivalents $23.95M $69.29M $73.70M
Total debt $972.00K $540.26M $420.30M
Shares (diluted) 17.34M 40.99M 61.50M
Enterprise value -$202.52M $267.35M $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
MetricWPRTWNCFSS
P/E -0.8x -3.9x 23.7x
P/FCF -3.9x -3.8x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow -4.4x -4.4x 17.5x
P/S 4.1x 0.4x 2.8x
P/B 0.7x 2.0x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 2.5x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x -10.1x 14.5x
EV/EBIT -0.5x -6.4x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF -1.3x -7.0x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.5x -8.2x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.11 0.10 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPRTWNCFSS
Revenue growth (1Y) -73.4% -7.3% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -70.1% -16.4% 15.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -72.0% -88.7% 24.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -72.0% -69.7% 20.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -71.1% -142.5% 26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.5% -35.9% 25.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% -153.3% 25.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -37.9% 26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.0% -153.5% 25.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -39.7% 26.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% -182.2% 62.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -35.4% 45.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% -330.0% 66.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -43.3% 53.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPRTWNCFSS
Gross margin 11.2% 0.9% 29.1%
EBITDA margin -267.3% -6.6% 19.9%
Operating margin -276.7% -10.4% 16.2%
Pretax margin -423.1% -12.0% 15.2%
Net margin -493.2% -9.1% 11.7%
FCF margin -103.9% -9.5% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin -93.2% -8.1% 15.8%
Return on equity -29.3% -49.0% 19.2%
Return on assets -19.9% -11.2% 12.1%
Return on invested capital -39.8% -14.8% 16.0%
Return on capital employed -42.2% -18.1% 19.2%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 0.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPRTWNCFSS
Debt / assets 1.1% 43.8% 17.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -4.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF -0.1x -3.7x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 78.0% 35.7%
Equity / assets 61.5% 22.0% 64.3%
Interest coverage -100.9x -6.2x 17.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -19.47 1.51 7.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPRTWNCFSS
Dividend yield – 2.4% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 320.2% 0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 320.2% 2.5% 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.

ConsensusWPRTWNCFSS
Forward P/E – – 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $-2.47FY2026 $4.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +16.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34MFY2026 $1.68BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -55.7%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.1% +13.4% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPRTWNCFSS
Held by institutions 21.0% 91.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 47 165 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +70.5% -3.6% +3.9%
Institutions buying 17 84 250
Institutions selling 13 61 152
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.38 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.

WPRTWNCFSS
WPRT 1.00 0.13 0.22
WNC 0.13 1.00 0.39
FSS 0.22 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPRT, WNC and FSS?

Federal Signal (FSS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $34.58M, Wabash National (WNC) $483.49M, Federal Signal (FSS) $6.82B.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Signal (FSS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%, Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Signal (FSS) has the highest net margin (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Wabash National (WNC) -9.1%, Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Wabash National (WNC) -14.8%, Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.6%, Wabash National (WNC) +59.9%, Federal Signal (FSS) -11.2%. Over five years, Federal Signal (FSS) compounded fastest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -43.0%/yr, Wabash National (WNC) -3.1%/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: Wabash National (WNC) 0.00%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.01%. Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) and Wabash National (WNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Signal (FSS) has been the steadiest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.5%, Wabash National (WNC) 57.3%, Federal Signal (FSS) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPRT, WNC 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, Federal Signal (FSS) 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.