Cummins Inc vs Parker-Hannifin Corp

Cummins Inc (CMI) is slightly overvalued and Parker-Hannifin Corp (PH) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. CMI is the closer of the two: -11%, against -88% for PH.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Cummins Inc (CMI)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.3% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $475.37; the price of $526.13 is 11% above that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 46/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Parker-Hannifin Corp (PH)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $514.00; the price of $964.85 is 88% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 73/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricCMIPH
VerdictSlightly overvaluedOvervalued
Price$526.13$964.85
Intrinsic value$475.37$514.00
Margin of safety-11%-88%
Leak Score46/100 (10/12)73/100 (10/12)
Market cap$72.4B$121.7B
Revenue growth, 5 years11.2%8.4%
Operating margin11.4%21.9%
Net margin7.8%17.0%
Return on equity22.0%25.1%
Debt to equity0.640.57
P/E26.9x33.9x
Forward P/E15.2x24.9x
P/B5.6x7.9x
Dividend yield1.7%0.8%

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