PACCAR (PCAR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PACCAR Inc. is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of light-, medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The company’s products are marketed under well-known brand names including Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF and span vocational and long-haul applications. PACCAR’s core business includes vehicle engineering and assembly as well as the supply of components and proprietary powertrain systems designed to meet regulatory and customer performance requirements.

In addition to truck manufacturing, PACCAR operates a comprehensive aftermarket parts business, distributes used trucks and provides commercial vehicle financing and leasing through its financial services operations. The company also offers digital services and telematics platforms to fleet customers for vehicle diagnostics, uptime management and preventive maintenance. PACCAR supports its products through an extensive global dealer and parts-distribution network to deliver service and parts availability across major markets.

Founded in 1905 as Pacific Car and Foundry Company, PACCAR has grown through investments in engineering, manufacturing and international distribution to serve customers in North America, Europe, Australia and other regions. The company emphasizes research and development in areas such as vehicle efficiency, emissions reduction, electrification and connected-vehicle technologies to address evolving customer needs and regulatory trends in commercial transportation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $122.67 to $124.67
• 50-Day Range: $119.50 to $138.21
• 52-Week Range: $92.25 to $139.24
• Volume: 644,327 shs
• Average Volume: 3.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $64.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.84
• Dividend Yield: 1.14%
• Price Target: $132.30
• Consensus Rating: Hold

PACCAR Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PACCAR scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 138th out of 658 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

PACCAR has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.15, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for PACCAR is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PACCAR has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.80%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PACCAR are expected to grow by 19.80% in the coming year, from $5.91 to $7.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PACCAR is 25.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.22.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PACCAR is 25.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.87.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PACCAR has a PEG Ratio of 1.43. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PACCAR has a P/B Ratio of 3.35. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.01% of the float of PACCAR has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PACCAR has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.92, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PACCAR has recently decreased by 14.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

PACCAR pays a meaningful dividend of 1.12%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

PACCAR has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PACCAR is 29.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, PACCAR will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.77% next year. This indicates that PACCAR will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.17

News Sentiment

PACCAR has a news sentiment score of 1.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for PACCAR this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for PCAR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added PACCAR to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PACCAR insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,565,677.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.99% of the stock of PACCAR is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.90% of the stock of PACCAR is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2026
• Today: 9/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PCAR
• CIK: 75362
• Web: www.paccar.com
• Phone: (425) 468-7400
• Fax: 425-468-8216
• Employees: 25,900
• Year Founded: 1905

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PACCAR: $132.30
• High Price Target: $164.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.15
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.80
• P/E Growth: 1.43
• Net Income: $2.38 billion
• Net Margins: 9.00%
• Pretax Margin: 11.53%
• Return on Equity: 12.73%
• Return on Assets: 5.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.49
• Current Ratio: 3.12
• Quick Ratio: 2.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $28.44 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.28
• Cash Flow: $6.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.89
• Book Value: $36.68 per share
• Price / Book: 3.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 526,360,000
• Free Float: 515,890,000
• Market Cap: $64.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96