PACCAR Inc PCAR
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
PACCAR Inc is a large-cap company in the Industrials sector (Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery), with a market value of $57.7B, based in the USA.
It employs about 25,900 people and has been listed since Jul 09, 1986.
PACCAR Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial trucks in the United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Europe, Central and South America, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment designs, manufactures, and distributes trucks for the over-the-road and off-highway hauling of commercial and consumer goods; and diesel engine products.
Cheap or expensive? relatively cheap
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 23.1 versus 35.6 for 3 direct peers — relatively cheap.
Revenue is growing 0% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 15.1 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 144.80, 32% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 40% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 10 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (8 vs 0).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (1.2% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 1.5% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLI -0.3%).
This week's news
- 2 Cash-Producing Stocks with Promising Prospects and 1 We Brush Off finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- PACCAR (PCAR) Stock Could Offer A 23% Discount On Cash Flow finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- PACCAR (PCAR) vs. OSK and CMI: Can Its Truck Replacement Cycle Revive Earnings Growth? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- 3 Stocks With Accelerating Earnings Poised to Soar in October finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Paccar (PCAR) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- Should Investors Buy AZO Stock as Growth Meets Margin Concerns? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.