CMI vs. SYM: Cummins vs. Symbotic Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM) both belong to the Machinery industry, though CMI is classified under Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment while SYM falls under Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components.

Cummins (CMI) has more than two decades of public-market history since February 21, 1973, whereas Symbotic (SYM) listed on March 9, 2021 and has a much shorter record to draw on.

Company profile comparison for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM)
Profile Item	CMI	SYM
Name	Cummins Inc.	Symbotic Inc. Class A Common Stock
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Machinery	Machinery
GICS Sub-Industry	Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment	Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
Market Capitalization	61.69 billion USD	22.29 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	Nasdaq
Listing Date	February 21, 1973	March 9, 2021
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

CMI

SYM

GSPC

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	CMI	SYM
Total Return (1Y)	-0.52%	-44.66%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	31.79%	6.78%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	17.12%	30.90%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

CMI

SYM

GSPC

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Symbotic (SYM) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.05, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Cummins (CMI) is closer to market-like at 1.26 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk profile metrics for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	CMI	SYM
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	36.83%	78.15%
Beta (5Y)	1.26	2.05
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-38.12%	-72.46%
Avg. Volume (3M)	1.14M	1.61M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

CMI and SYM are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	CMI	SYM
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	-0.13	-0.63
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	-0.18	-0.93

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Cummins (CMI) at 25.05% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Symbotic (SYM) at 4.39% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for CMI.

CMI

Capital Goods industry group

25.05%

Max: 40.55%
CMI: 25.05%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

4.39%

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
SYM: 4.39%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their ROE against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Cummins (CMI) at 9.26% keeps about the industry-typical share of revenue as profit, while Symbotic (SYM) at 0.31% retains only a bottom-quartile share.

CMI

Capital Goods industry group

9.26%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
CMI: 9.26%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.31%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
SYM: 0.31%
Min: -12.89%

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Cummins (CMI) at 13.95% runs core operations around its industry’s norm, while Symbotic (SYM) at 4.59% operates in the bottom quartile.

CMI

Capital Goods industry group

13.95%

Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
CMI: 13.95%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

4.59%

Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
SYM: 4.59%
Min: -12.63%

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	CMI	SYM
ROE (TTM)	25.05%	4.39%
ROA (TTM)	7.60%	0.32%
Net Margin (TTM)	9.26%	0.31%
Operating Margin (TTM)	13.95%	4.59%
Gross Margin (TTM)	26.32%	21.27%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Symbotic (SYM) at 25.65% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Cummins (CMI) at -1.27% is in the bottom quartile, showing a clear gap in revenue momentum.

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: Cummins (CMI) reports EPS growth of -27.74%, ranked against its industry; Symbotic (SYM) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	CMI	SYM
Revenue Growth (YoY)	-1.27%	25.65%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	6.25%	55.87%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-27.74%	--
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	10.68%	--

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Cummins (CMI) at 1.74 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Symbotic (SYM) at 1.33 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for SYM.

CMI

Capital Goods industry group

1.74

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
CMI: 1.74
Q1: 1.43
Min: 0.36

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

1.33

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
SYM: 1.33
Min: 0.36

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Symbotic (SYM) at 0.02 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while Cummins (CMI) at 0.52 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

CMI

Capital Goods industry group

0.52

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
CMI: 0.52
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.02

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
SYM: 0.02
Min: 0.00

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	CMI	SYM
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.74	1.33
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.52	0.02
Net Debt / EBITDA	0.62	-30.44

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Symbotic (SYM) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Cummins (CMI) reports a yield of 1.83%, ranking against industry peers normally.

CMI

Capital Goods industry group

1.83%

Max: 2.66%
CMI: 1.83%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
SYM: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Symbotic (SYM) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Cummins (CMI) reports a payout of 34.21%, ranking against industry peers normally.

CMI

Capital Goods industry group

34.21%

Max: 67.39%
CMI: 34.21%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
SYM: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	CMI	SYM
Dividend Yield (TTM)	1.83%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	34.21%	0.00%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Cummins (CMI) at 18.78 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Symbotic (SYM) at 460.25 trades above its peer range — a wide earnings-valuation gap relative to industry peers.

CMI

Capital Goods industry group

18.78

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
CMI: 18.78
Min: 3.03

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

460.25

SYM: 460.25
Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Cummins (CMI) at 1.72 prices around its industry’s typical P/S ratio, while Symbotic (SYM) at 8.42 clears its benchmark range — SYM looks notably rich on sales.

CMI

Capital Goods industry group

1.72

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
CMI: 1.72
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

8.42

SYM: 8.42
Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Cummins (CMI) at 4.63 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Symbotic (SYM) at 6.70 carries an above-peer premium to book — SYM is pricier on assets.

CMI

Capital Goods industry group

4.63

Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
CMI: 4.63
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

6.70

Max: 9.66
SYM: 6.70
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

Cummins (CMI) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Cummins (CMI) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	CMI	SYM
P/E Ratio (TTM)	18.78	460.25
P/S Ratio (TTM)	1.72	8.42
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	4.63	6.70
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	4.06%	2.46%