Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (ALSN) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Auto - Parts industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (ALSN), along with its affiliates, specializes in the global development, manufacturing, and sale of fully-automatic transmissions. These robust systems are engineered for both medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, as well as medium and heavy-tactical defense vehicles utilized by the U.S. military. The company's diverse product portfolio serves a broad spectrum of applications.
Is Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (ALSN) trades at 17.0× earnings (P/E), against a median of 17.9× across the 209 consumer cyclicals companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (17.0) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
Market cap $9B · 52 weeks $79 – $136 (19 % below the high) · P/E 17.0× · 2027 expected P/E 10.0× · Dividend 1.0 % · 6 years rising · Next earnings November 2, 2026 · expected EPS $2.32 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Aug 3.
- Valuation: P/E 17.0× (no verdict).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 15.0 % (solid).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.4× (solid).
- Earnings: 4 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (17.0) does not tell whether it is cheap.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads; on its average earnings over 10 years it trades at 21.4 times.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 7 of 7 pass
- 5y avg operating margin 29.9 %, passes.
- Inventory turnover 4.9×, passes.
- 5y avg ROIC 15.0 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 1.4×, passes.
- Current Ratio 1.81, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 2.5, passes.
- EV/Sales vs history 3.2×, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 17.0×, info.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.: P/E 17.0×; EV/EBITDA 11.6×; ROIC 9.6 %; $8.9B. Aptiv PLC (P/E 42.0×; EV/EBITDA 7.3×; ROIC 2.8 %; $9.2B), BorgWarner Inc. (P/E 27.6×; EV/EBITDA 9.2×; ROIC 4.6 %; $11.4B), Dana Incorporated (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 10.3×; ROIC 6.5 %; $2.7B).
Expensive or cheap against its last 9 years?
P/E at each close: today 17.0× · median 10.7× · minimum 5.9× · maximum 21.5× · cheap below 9.7× · expensive above 14.5×. It has been cheaper than today 92% of the time over its last 9 years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 1.0 % ($1.08 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 6 · 5-year growth +10 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 7.5× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $10.40 a year ($0.87 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 27.88% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 9.56% |
| Return on Assets | 6.07% |
| Gross Margin | 39.53% |
| Operating Margin | 24.97% |
| Net Margin | 14.31% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 2.08 |
| Current Ratio | 1.81 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.53 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -3.28% |
| 3 months | -4.57% |
| Year-to-date | +11.64% |
| 1 year | +33.96% |
| 3 years | +114.23% |
| 5 years | +227.64% |
| 10 years | +273.16% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.1400 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | $0.2900 |
| 2026-05-18 | $0.2900 |
| 2026-03-09 | $0.2900 |
| 2025-11-21 | $0.2700 |
| 2025-08-20 | $0.2700 |
| 2025-05-19 | $0.2700 |
| 2025-03-03 | $0.2700 |
| 2024-11-18 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-08-19 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-05-17 | $0.2500 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Parts
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