CUMMINS INC. vs EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., two Industrial Machinery stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CMI and EMR diverge most: on ev/ebitda, CMI reads 15.1 and EMR reads 68.6; on p/s, CMI reads 2.09 and EMR reads 4.87. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CMI's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CMI | EMR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $523.32 | $161.84 |
| Market cap | $72.5B | $90.8B |
| Sector | Industrial Machinery | Industrial Machinery |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +16.8% | — |
| P/E | 26.8 | — |
| P/B | 5.21 | 4.45 |
| P/S | 2.09 | 4.87 |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.1 | 68.6 |
| Revenue growth | +2.9% | +4.8% |
| Gross margin | 26.1% | — |
| Operating margin | 13.5% | — |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 13.8% |
| Return on equity | 20.3% | 12.6% |
| Return on assets | 7.9% | 6.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.8% | — |
| FCF yield | 4.7% | 3.8% |
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.52 | 0.64 |
| Current ratio | 1.73 | 0.90 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.29 | 7.79 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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