Risk Intelligence
65 / 100
Restricted
How strong and defensively sound is the company?
Around the middle of the covered universe.
CMI · NYSE
Industrials · Machinery
$556.75
+1.22%
Close on Sep 11, 2026
Updated 6/30/2026
Long-term research evidence only. No price targets, no trading signals, no recommendations.
Investment Report Card
Industrials · Machinery · Data confidence good
47 / 100
Rank #386 of 1,152 qualified companies
Top 56% · Not Currently Suggested
65 / 100
Restricted
How strong and defensively sound is the company?
Around the middle of the covered universe.
51 / 100
Not Scored
Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
51 / 100
Not Scored
Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
76 / 100
Positive disclosed activity
What are important owners actually doing?
Above average on this measure.
42 / 100
Elevated
Is today's price reasonable?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and valuation is researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.
64 / 100
Favorable Capital Returns
How effectively does the company reward shareholders?
Around the middle of the covered universe — and capital returns are researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.
CUMMINS INC scores 51 on Long-Term Potential (D+), described by the research model as not scored. This describes business characteristics only — it is not a forecast of future returns.
Disclosed ownership evidence reads 76 (B): Positive disclosed activity. 7 tracked managers disclosed a position in the latest reporting period. Ownership filings are historical disclosures, not signals.
CUMMINS INC reads 42 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Elevated. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
CUMMINS INC reads 64 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Favorable Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 8.1% a year and a share count falling about 1.0% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
No meaningful recorded changes in the stored history.
Risk Intelligence is a core model, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence are research models, and Ownership Intelligence is supplemental descriptive evidence. Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence each contribute 0% to the Suggested Investment Score. Nothing here is a recommendation.
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CUMMINS INC (CMI) scores 47 out of 100 and ranks #386 of 1,152 qualified companies today. That places it in the top 56% of ranked companies. The stored tier for that score is not currently suggested.
Risk Intelligence reads 65 out of 100 (C+), recorded as restricted. Around the middle of the covered universe.
Long-Term Potential reads 51 out of 100 (D+), recorded as not scored. Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
Fundamental Momentum reads 51 out of 100 (D+), recorded as not scored. Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
Ownership Intelligence reads 76 out of 100 (B), recorded as positive disclosed activity. Above average on this measure.
Valuation is currently the main point of caution: Valuation Intelligence reads 42 out of 100 (D), recorded as Elevated. CUMMINS INC reads 42 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Elevated. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
Capital Returns Intelligence reads 64 out of 100 (C), recorded as Favorable Capital Returns. CUMMINS INC reads 64 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Favorable Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 8.1% a year and a share count falling about 1.0% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
Elevated valuation: the current market price reflects a premium to this company's historical valuation and comparable companies (Valuation Intelligence 42 out of 100, Elevated). Data confidence for this company is good.
No individual layer reaches the strongest band today. Long-Term Potential and Fundamental Momentum remain the main area to watch. Separately from the score, valuation reads elevated at today's price.
Composite discovery model
Suggested Investment Score
47 / 100
A 0–100 composite discovery score combining Risk Intelligence, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, and Ownership Intelligence. It helps rank qualified companies for further research and does not predict future returns.
30% contribution
30% contribution
20% contribution
20% contribution
76 / 100 · Positive · 20% of the Suggested Investment Score
Coverage: Good
50% of Ownership Intelligence · 10% of the total score
Tracked professional-manager activity is positive.
20% of Ownership Intelligence · 4% of the total score
Broad institutional evidence from resolved filings is strong.
15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score
No discretionary insider transactions are stored for this company, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.
15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score
No qualifying major-holder filings are stored, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.
Ownership Intelligence summarizes publicly disclosed activity among professional investment managers, broader institutions, company insiders, and significant strategic owners. It adds context to investment research but is not a validated predictor of future performance. Ownership information is publicly reported with a delay; the latest applicable reporting period is 2026-06-30, publicly disclosed 9/11/2026. Congressional activity is unavailable pending legal review and contributes nothing to this reading.
No component ranks in the top quartile of the qualified universe.
Long-term potential is mid-pack
Long-Term Potential ranks below the qualified median. This remains a research model.
Fundamental Momentum is softer
Reported business trends rank below the qualified median.
Ownership evidence is not uniformly supportive
The combined disclosed ownership evidence ranks below the qualified median.
COMPOSITE DISCOVERY MODEL — RESEARCH STAGE · Data coverage Excellent. Rankings are recalculated daily using the latest available information. Individual components may update at different frequencies based on when new financial and ownership data becomes available.
Researched separately
Valuation Intelligence 42 · Elevated
Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.
Researched separately
Capital Returns Intelligence 64 · Favorable Capital Returns
Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.
Score explanation
Four research areas carry fixed weights. Each area is compared against every other eligible company, then weighted. The four contributions below add to 47.0 of the stored score (47.0).
Risk Intelligence
30% of the score · contributes 15.8 points
How strong and defensively sound is the company?
Stands at the 53 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 65 · 34% of this company’s total score
How financially sturdy the company has been when conditions turned against it.
Risk Intelligence reads stored balance-sheet strength, historical downside behaviour and the company's price-risk grouping. A stronger reading describes past resilience; it does not protect against future losses.
Full methodologyLong-Term Potential
30% of the score · contributes 12.3 points
Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?
Stands at the 41 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 51 · 26% of this company’s total score
Whether the business has the durable characteristics long-term owners look for.
Long-Term Potential reads durability characteristics such as profitability consistency, cash generation and reinvestment capability over multiple reported periods.
Full methodologyFundamental Momentum
20% of the score · contributes 9.8 points
Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?
Stands at the 49 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 51 · 21% of this company’s total score
Whether the reported business results have been getting stronger or weaker.
Fundamental Momentum compares recent reported fundamentals with the company's own earlier periods, so improvement or deterioration is measured against its history rather than against a forecast.
Full methodologyOwnership Intelligence
20% of the score · contributes 9.1 points
What are important owners actually doing?
Stands at the 45 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 76 · 19% of this company’s total score
What large reporting owners have actually been doing with their positions.
Ownership Intelligence reads public ownership filings: how many tracked reporting owners hold the company, and whether they were adding, holding, reducing or exiting in the latest disclosed period.
Full methodologyNo research area currently stands in the stronger half of eligible companies.
Additional research — not currently included in the primary Suggested Investment Score.
Stored snapshots only
Research-score history available since September 2026.
Stored research history does not yet cover a full 30 days comparison for this company.
A change is reported as meaningful at 8 score points, 5 rank places, or any change of research classification. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell.
Plain-English definitions, with the formula and the limitations of each measure.
Fifth research lens · outside the score
Valuation Intelligence
Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.
Elevated
12
Expensive
Is this company expensive or inexpensive compared with its own history?
45
Elevated
How expensive is this stock compared with similar companies?
54
Reasonable
How much financial output does an investor receive relative to the price paid?
68
Attractive
Does the company's growth help justify the valuation investors are paying?
CUMMINS INC reads 42 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Elevated. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.
Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026
Stored readings only. The dashed line is this company's own median for the selected measure.
Only one stored valuation reading exists so far, so there is nothing to chart yet. Valuation history builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.
Current P/E 28.2x · own median 17.5x · peer median 26.6x
Valuation is inherently uncertain. A stock that appears inexpensive can continue falling, and a stock that appears expensive can continue rising. Valuation Intelligence provides context about the price investors are paying — it does not predict short-term market movements, and it never produces a fair value, a price target or a buy or sell range. Model VALUATION_INTELLIGENCE_V1.
Sixth research lens · outside the score
Capital Returns Intelligence
Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.
Favorable Capital Returns
89
Exceptional Capital Returns
Dividend reliability
30
Limited Capital Returns
Do buybacks actually reduce shares?
55
Moderate Capital Returns
Is your ownership share protected?
88
Exceptional Capital Returns
Can the cash flow support it?
55
Moderate Capital Returns
Cash returned versus company value
CUMMINS INC reads 64 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Favorable Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 8.1% a year and a share count falling about 1.0% a year.
How returned cash was used
Dividends $1.10B · net repurchases $468.00M · total returned $1.57B · 47% of free cash flow
Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026
Stored readings only. History builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.
Only one stored reading exists for this measure so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.
A very high dividend yield may reflect a falling share price or an unsustainable payout. Capital Returns Intelligence emphasizes consistency and sustainability rather than simply rewarding the highest yield.
Announced or gross buyback spending does not always mean shareholders are gaining ownership. Companies can simultaneously issue shares through employee compensation or acquisitions. Suggested Investments therefore considers actual share-count changes alongside repurchase spending.
Capital Returns Intelligence describes how a company returns capital to shareholders. It is not a measure of stock-price performance, it does not predict future returns, and a strong reading is never a recommendation to buy. Dividends and repurchases can be reduced or stopped at any time. Model CAPITAL_RETURNS_INTELLIGENCE_V1, contributing 0% to the Suggested Investment Score.
Stored daily snapshots only
| Today | #386 | Score 47 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 days ago | Not ranked | No stored score |
| 90 days ago | Not ranked | No stored score |
| First suggested | Not yet suggested | |
| Highest rank | #386 | |
In the company’s own words
We were founded in 1919 as Cummins Engine Company, a corporation in Columbus, Indiana, and one of the first diesel engine manufacturers. In 2001, we changed our name to Cummins Inc. We are a global power leader committed to powering a more prosperous world. Since 1919, we have delivered innovative solutions that move people, goods and economies forward. Our five reportable segments - Engine, Components, Distribution, Power Systems and Accelera - offer a broad portfolio, including advanced diesel, electric and hybrid powertrains; integrated power generation systems; critical components such as aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, controls, transmissions, axles and brakes; and zero emissions technologies like battery and electric powertrain systems. With a global footprint, deep technical expertise and an extensive service network, we deliver dependable, cutting-edge solutions tailored to our customers' needs, supporting them through the energy transition with our Destination Zero strategy. We sell our products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, dealers and other customers worldwide. We serve our customers through a service network of approximately 640 wholly-owned, joint venture and independent distributor locations and more than 13,000 Cummins certified dealer locations in approximately 190 countries and territories.
On March 18, 2024, we completed the divestiture of our remaining 80.5 percent ownership of Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. (Atmus) common stock through a tax-free split-off. The exchange resulted in a reduction of shares of our common stock outstanding by 5.6 million shares and a gain of approximately $1.3 billion. See NOTE 21, "ATMUS DIVESTITURE," to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
In December 2023, we announced that we reached an agreement in principle with the EPA, CARB, the DOJ and the California Attorney General’s Office to resolve certain regulatory civil claims regarding our emissions certification and compliance process for certain engines primarily used in pick-up truck applications in the U.S., which became final and effective in April 2024 (collectively, the Settlement Agreements). In the second quarter of 2024, we made $1.9 billion of payments required by the Settlement Agreements. See NOTE 14, "COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES," to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
We have five complementary reportable segments: Engine, Components, Distribution, Power Systems and Accelera. These segments share technology, customers, strategic partners, brand recognition and our distribution network in order to compete more efficiently and effectively in their respective markets. In each of our reportable segments, we compete worldwide with a number of other manufacturers and distributors that produce and sell similar products. Our products primarily compete on the basis of performance, price, total cost of ownership, fuel economy, emissions compliance, speed of delivery, quality and customer support.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 10, 2026. Read the filing
Four distinct intelligence areas
65
Fundamentally Qualified
+26 vs Jun 30, 2026
Business Quality qualification score from the locked IA Defensive Research Core. Price Risk stays a separate category and is never blended in.
As of Sep 11, 2026
51
Ordinary Compounder
No prior period to compare
Durable business economics and reinvestment characteristics. Independent external validation is pending.
As of Sep 11, 2026
51
Middle
No prior period to compare
Direction and breadth of change in underlying business fundamentals. Not a price-momentum signal.
As of Sep 11, 2026
71
Upper range
0 vs Jun 30, 2026
Only 7 tracked managers disclosed a position — treat as limited coverage.
As of Sep 11, 2026
Company intelligence
Each area is measured and reported separately. No combined score exists.
CMI intelligence history from 2023-09-30 to 2026-09-11. Risk Intelligence 65.3 on 2026-09-11, up 26 from 39.3 on 2026-06-30. Long-Term Potential 50.9 on 2026-09-11. Fundamental Momentum 50.6 on 2026-09-11. Elite Investor Activity 71.4 on 2026-09-11, unchanged 0 from 71.4 on 2026-06-30. Each area is reported separately and is never combined into a single score.
Risk Intelligence 65.3 as of Sep 11, 2026 (+26 vs prior period) · Production core
Long-Term Potential 50.9 as of Sep 11, 2026 · Research model
Fundamental Momentum 50.6 as of Sep 11, 2026 · Research model
Elite Investor Activity 71.4 as of Sep 11, 2026 (0 vs prior period) · Supplemental
Share price
Closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, through Sep 11, 2026. Past prices do not indicate future results.
Last stored close $556.75 · +37.4% over the selected range · 52 sessions shown
Balanced evidence
Risk and uncertainty
Public filings · descriptive only
Reporting holders
1
New holders
1
Increasing
0
Reducing
0
Exiting
0
Coverage
Excellent
Positive disclosed activity · Report period 2016-12-31 · Public 12/22/2023
| Manager | Change | Portfolio weight | Rank | Disclosed |
|---|
Insufficient high-confidence manager coverage.
Objective stored changes
IA Defensive improved
Business Quality qualification score moved from 39.3 to 47.1.
IA Defensive weakened
Business Quality qualification score moved from 41.4 to 39.3.
Elite Investor Consensus strengthened
Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 50 to 71 for the reporting period ending 2026-06-30.
Elite Investor Consensus weakened
Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 60 to 50 for the reporting period ending 2025-09-30.
Elite Investor Consensus strengthened
Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 38 to 60 for the reporting period ending 2025-03-31.
Elite Investor Consensus weakened
Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 80 to 38 for the reporting period ending 2024-12-31.
Tracked managers initiated positions
4 tracked managers first disclosed a position for the reporting period ending 2024-09-30.
No high-confidence public ownership events are available.
General research only. Not personalized advice. Public filings may be delayed, amended, incomplete, or reflect positions that have changed since the reporting date.