Cummins Valuation

Is CUM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CUM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CUM (€336.4) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€743.39)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CUM is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CUM?

Key metric: As CUM is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CUM. This is calculated by dividing CUM's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CUM's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio22.7x
EarningsUS$2.10b
Market CapUS$47.82b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CUM's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CUM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.3x
DTG Daimler Truck Holding
8.6x12.9%€28.7b
8TRA Traton
5.5x8.6%€14.1b
KBX Knorr-Bremse
18.7x11.1%€11.2b
KGX KION GROUP
12.5x17.2%€4.2b
CUM Cummins
22.7x7.7%€47.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CUM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x) compared to the peer average (11.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CUM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Machinery Industry?

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CUM 22.7xIndustry Avg. 17.3xNo. of Companies6PE01020304050+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CUM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x) compared to the German Machinery industry average (17.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CUM's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CUM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio22.7x
Fair PE Ratio20.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CUM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CUM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€336.40
€365.79
+8.7%
13.9%€442.24€270.15n/a19
Dec ’25€352.00
€347.91
-1.2%
13.9%€434.70€260.18n/a19
Nov ’25€302.00
€303.95
+0.6%
12.8%€389.77€229.28n/a18
Oct ’25€289.90
€285.75
-1.4%
9.2%€329.38€225.60n/a18
Sep ’25€278.70
€282.68
+1.4%
9.3%€326.13€223.38n/a18
Aug ’25€266.90
€278.85
+4.5%
8.9%€319.71€227.97n/a19
Jul ’25€256.90
€280.67
+9.3%
8.6%€323.02€230.33n/a20
Jun ’25€257.00
€276.30
+7.5%
8.6%€319.44€227.77n/a20
May ’25€267.10
€270.74
+1.4%
9.8%€337.93€225.29n/a21
Apr ’25€273.30
€253.06
-7.4%
8.2%€296.15€218.66n/a20
Mar ’25€248.00
€245.98
-0.8%
7.4%€280.86€219.04n/a19
Feb ’25€221.10
€237.24
+7.3%
8.4%€279.25€206.75n/a19
Jan ’25€216.80
€232.15
+7.1%
7.7%€275.21€209.19€332.0018
Dec ’24€204.80
€235.02
+14.8%
8.3%€279.22€198.46€352.0018
Nov ’24€202.90
€241.94
+19.2%
7.6%€274.57€204.51€302.0017
Oct ’24€217.10
€245.65
+13.2%
7.7%€276.05€205.61€289.9017
Sep ’24€210.70
€239.29
+13.6%
8.1%€266.71€198.66€278.7018
Aug ’24€237.70
€232.93
-2.0%
8.9%€262.16€195.26€266.9018
Jul ’24€221.10
€233.76
+5.7%
7.9%€266.83€198.74€256.9018
Jun ’24€190.25
€239.21
+25.7%
8.7%€279.77€202.11€257.0020
May ’24€211.40
€236.26
+11.8%
9.0%€275.79€196.02€267.1020
Apr ’24€214.50
€245.99
+14.7%
9.2%€286.49€203.62€273.3019
Mar ’24€229.25
€245.99
+7.3%
9.2%€286.49€203.62€248.0019
Feb ’24€227.00
€238.29
+5.0%
9.0%€279.89€198.94€221.1019
Jan ’24€224.55
€243.58
+8.5%
9.3%€286.40€203.49€216.8019

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 04:14
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Cummins Inc. is covered by 59 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Rorrie MarsAtlantic Equities LLP
Kristine KubackiAvondale Partners