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Paccar (PCAR)

In the Nasdaq-100.

Your signal

Sell27 / 100

Sell: 27 is at or below your Sell line of 40. Plays in (29%) scores 29 and lifts it; Trend (−10% vs 200-day) scores 22 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightPCARPointsWeightAdds
Plays in29%294011.6
Off the high−22% from its 1-year high28308.4
Trend−10% vs 200-day22306.6
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for PCAR
FactorPCARPointsWhat it is
Plays in29%29The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside+25% · 16 analysts · capped: below 200-day50How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating2.2 · buy39The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/E22.7×55Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Forward P/E15.1×52Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG0.8377P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales2.0×71Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Price to book2.8×54Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Dividend yield2.5%61Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Earnings growth−18%19Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Revenue growth−11%4Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Profit margin9%45Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Return on equity12%49Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Debt to equity0.73×41Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Off the high−22% from its 1-year high28How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend−10% vs 200-day22How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum+19%55The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure0/10 · low100The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on PCAR

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Plays in29 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureLow0 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple0.90×Price ÷ its 200-day average (−10%). Higher than on 9% of days since 2005. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about PCAR now.

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

PCAR, day by day

How to read candlesticks

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved PCAR lately

Its biggest move against the S&P 500 in the last 30 sessions, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Thu Oct 8+3.1% against the S&P 5002.1× a normal day

PCAR +2.6%, the S&P 500 −0.5% that session.

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on PCAR

All 100 plays, by family.

Calls right: how often the play's calls on PCAR went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2005. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyOUTAug 24, 2026 −16.9%Enter above $112.19 (+3.9%)24% 164/695−2.0% / +10.9%−71.3% / −66.2%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyOUTSep 18, 2026 −7.0%Enter above $122.08 (+13.1%)22% 30/137+0.3% / +10.9%−70.2% / −66.2%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyOUTAug 27, 2026 −14.7%Enter above $117.38 (+8.7%)19% 81/421+0.3% / +10.9%−61.0% / −66.2%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyOUTAug 27, 2026 −14.7%Enter above $310.67 (+187.7%)16% 30/191+2.9% / +10.9%−28.8% / −66.2%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTSep 18, 2026 −7.0%Enter above $141.38 (+30.9%)19% 15/79+3.8% / +10.9%−51.9% / −66.2%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTAug 28, 2026 −13.9%Enter above $128.01 (+18.5%)28% 24/85+4.8% / +10.9%−51.9% / −66.2%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 −1.7%Enter above $119.60 (+10.8%)24% 12/49+2.7% / +10.9%−59.4% / −66.2%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 −8.7%Enter above $120.21 (+11.3%)12% 26/219+2.1% / +10.9%−53.7% / −66.2%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyINSep 29, 2025 +10.8%Exit below $81.55 (−24.5%)32% 9/28+7.5% / +10.9%−47.6% / −66.2%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 −8.7%Enter above $120.21 (+11.3%)10% 17/169+2.3% / +10.9%−45.4% / −66.2%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyOUTAug 28, 2026 −13.9%Enter above $138.08 (+27.9%)29% 46/157+0.4% / +10.9%−63.3% / −66.2%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyOUTOct 9, 2026 −0.1%Enter above $109.17 (+1.1%)23% 191/815−0.8% / +10.9%−70.2% / −66.2%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyOUTAug 11, 2026 −18.3%Enter above $114.92 (+6.4%)37% 92/249+7.1% / +10.9%−33.7% / −66.2%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyINOct 22, 2025 +10.9%Exit below $113.31 (+4.9%)19% 7/36+4.5% / +11.2%−39.2% / −66.2%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyOUTAug 31, 2026 −13.0%Enter above $190.74 (+76.6%)24% 39/161+1.3% / +10.9%−68.7% / −66.2%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyOUTSep 2, 2026 −11.6%Not on one close24% 34/141+0.7% / +10.9%−64.2% / −66.2%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyOUTAug 31, 2026 −13.0%Enter above $115.04 (+6.5%)30% 48/161+1.2% / +10.9%−60.1% / −66.2%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyOUTAug 28, 2026 −13.9%Not on one close40% 144/357−0.5% / +10.9%−59.1% / −66.2%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyOUTAug 13, 2026 −17.4%Enter above $114.87 (+6.4%)30% 179/599−0.6% / +10.9%−67.4% / −66.2%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyOUTAug 26, 2026 −16.4%Enter above $124.58 (+15.4%)36% 81/227+2.3% / +10.9%−49.3% / −66.2%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −0.1%Exit below $105.61 (−2.2%)36% 188/516+0.1% / +10.9%−61.9% / −66.2%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTAug 19, 2026 −15.3%Enter above $118.07 (+9.3%)32% 48/149−1.1% / +10.9%−53.8% / −66.2%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyOUTAug 28, 2026 −13.9%Enter above $152.77 (+41.5%)28% 56/199+2.2% / +10.9%−58.7% / −66.2%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyOUTAug 28, 2026 −13.9%Enter above $112.36 (+4.1%)32% 76/241+0.4% / +10.9%−67.3% / −66.2%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTAug 20, 2026 −16.3%Enter above $125.12 (+15.9%)29% 66/231+1.5% / +10.9%−55.5% / −66.2%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyOUTApr 29, 2026 −8.1%Not on one close32% 82/259+1.9% / +10.9%−50.9% / −66.2%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyOUTAug 28, 2026 −13.9%Enter above $148.98 (+38.0%)30% 56/186+2.6% / +10.9%−60.5% / −66.2%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyOUTSep 10, 2026 −11.9%Enter above $205.46 (+90.3%)24% 31/129+0.5% / +10.9%−72.0% / −66.2%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyOUTAug 14, 2026 −17.4%Not on one close34% 69/201+2.2% / +10.9%−52.1% / −66.2%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTMar 3, 2026 −10.4%Not on one close47% 15/32+1.5% / +10.9%−9.6% / −66.2%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyOUTAug 28, 2026 −13.9%Enter above $123.56 (+14.4%)32% 42/133+2.5% / +10.9%−55.3% / −66.2%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTAug 18, 2026 −15.7%Enter above $131.68 (+22.0%)31% 43/139+1.9% / +10.9%−32.0% / −66.2%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTAug 28, 2026 −13.9%Enter above $138.87 (+28.6%)29% 28/97+2.6% / +10.9%−46.4% / −66.2%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTAug 19, 2026 −15.3%Enter above $214.14 (+98.3%)30% 32/107+1.0% / +10.9%−45.4% / −66.2%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyOUTAug 18, 2026 −15.7%Enter above $112.05 (+3.8%)26% 31/118−1.1% / +10.9%−60.5% / −66.2%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyOUTAug 18, 2026 −15.7%Enter above $119.54 (+10.7%)30% 44/149+0.4% / +10.9%−49.1% / −66.2%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTAug 12, 2026 −17.6%Enter above $117.36 (+8.7%)28% 62/225−0.3% / +10.9%−65.0% / −66.2%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyOUTAug 18, 2026 −15.7%Enter above $122.86 (+13.8%)31% 62/203−0.2% / +10.9%−58.6% / −66.2%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTAug 18, 2026 −15.7%Enter above $114.37 (+5.9%)33% 58/177+1.4% / +10.9%−59.8% / −66.2%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyINJul 22, 2026 −17.4%Exit below $104.96 (−2.8%)37% 29/78+3.2% / +10.9%−64.7% / −66.2%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTAug 19, 2026 −15.3%Enter above $118.36 (+9.6%)24% 84/349−0.4% / +10.9%−59.1% / −66.2%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTJul 29, 2026 −19.1%Not on one close28% 52/186+0.5% / +10.9%−25.7% / −66.2%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyOUTJul 13, 2026 −12.9%Not on one close39% 52/132+1.2% / +10.9%−28.7% / −66.2%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 −8.7%Enter above $112.41 (+4.1%)35% 257/727−1.1% / +10.9%−72.4% / −66.2%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTFeb 19, 2026 −13.0%Not on one close31% 10/32+1.4% / +10.9%−21.4% / −66.2%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endINDec 31, 2025 −0.6%Exit below $99.58 (−7.8%)38% 12/32+8.4% / +11.5%−41.5% / −66.2%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endINDec 31, 2025 −0.6%Not on one close44% 14/32+8.0% / +11.5%−42.1% / −66.2%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 −1.7%Enter above $110.72 (+2.5%)43% 15/35+7.7% / +11.5%−37.4% / −66.2%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 −8.7%Not on one close17% 33/195+0.9% / +10.9%−49.4% / −66.2%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 −1.7%Enter above $130.95 (+21.3%)33% 7/21+6.4% / +10.9%−36.4% / −66.2%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyOUTAug 28, 2026 −13.9%Enter above $125.18 (+15.9%)31% 38/123+3.6% / +10.9%−56.0% / −66.2%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −0.1%Exit below $103.92 (−3.8%)33% 143/430+5.1% / +10.9%−56.1% / −66.2%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyOUTAug 27, 2026 −14.7%Enter above $110.02 (+1.9%)28% 225/815+0.0% / +10.9%−64.1% / −66.2%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below $101.55 (−6.0%)38% 115/304+3.8% / +10.9%−51.1% / −66.2%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endINNov 28, 2025 +4.6%Not on one close31% 4/13+8.3% / +11.8%−43.1% / −66.2%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyOUTJul 30, 2026 −19.1%Enter above $118.24 (+9.5%)26% 162/620−3.0% / +10.9%−69.3% / −66.2%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyOUTAug 11, 2026 −18.3%Enter above $120.14 (+11.3%)39% 107/271+3.8% / +10.9%−46.1% / −66.2%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyOUTAug 28, 2026 −13.9%Enter above $154.88 (+43.4%)27% 54/201+1.6% / +10.9%−63.3% / −66.2%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 −1.7%Enter above $113.87 (+5.5%)29% 25/86+2.4% / +11.5%−58.8% / −66.2%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endINDec 31, 2025 −0.6%Not on one close36% 10/28+4.1% / +10.2%−57.4% / −66.2%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyOUTMar 31, 2025 +14.4%Not on one close54% 22/41+6.9% / +11.5%−41.7% / −66.2%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyOUTAug 10, 2026 −17.5%Enter above $111.63 (+3.4%)33% 112/341+3.6% / +10.9%−49.8% / −66.2%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINOct 8, 2026 −1.5%Not on one close73% 30/41+7.8% / +10.9%−62.5% / −66.2%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTSep 3, 2026 −13.3%Not on one close61% 199/326+4.3% / +10.9%−14.2% / −66.2%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyINAug 27, 2026 −14.7%Sell above $109.66 (+1.6%)62% 255/411+2.5% / +10.9%−44.4% / −66.2%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyINAug 18, 2026 −15.7%Sell above $110.97 (+2.8%)61% 114/187+2.9% / +10.9%−45.9% / −66.2%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyINAug 21, 2026 −17.6%Not on one close66% 115/173+9.7% / +10.9%−49.6% / −66.2%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyINAug 17, 2026 −17.5%Not on one close59% 177/301+6.4% / +10.9%−56.6% / −66.2%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyINAug 20, 2026 −16.3%Not on one close61% 46/75+8.5% / +10.9%−47.6% / −66.2%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINNov 22, 2004 +871.3%Sell above $290.54 (+169.1%)–+10.9% / +10.9%−66.2% / −66.2%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −1.5%Buy below $94.07 (−12.9%)62% 10/16+3.3% / +10.9%−11.5% / −66.2%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINAug 21, 2026 −17.6%Not on one close46% 155/336+3.8% / +10.9%−43.4% / −66.2%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTOct 9, 2026 −0.1%Not on one close53% 225/424+0.5% / +10.9%−62.1% / −66.2%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Buy below $107.98 (0.0%)58% 1001/1730+7.3% / +10.9%−30.0% / −66.2%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyINAug 20, 2026 −16.3%Sell above $114.51 (+6.0%)61% 65/107+6.0% / +10.9%−36.2% / −66.2%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINOct 6, 2026 −1.2%Exit below $107.53 (−0.4%)34% 380/1107−4.4% / +10.9%−71.8% / −66.2%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endINAug 31, 2026 −13.0%Sell above $112.02 (+3.7%)54% 71/131+5.7% / +10.9%−46.4% / −66.2%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyOUTJul 31, 2026 −18.4%Not on one close24% 203/839−1.2% / +10.9%−66.5% / −66.2%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTAug 5, 2026 −18.8%Not on one close34% 78/231−1.7% / +10.9%−70.6% / −66.2%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyINSep 29, 2026 −3.4%Not on one close59% 20/34+6.3% / +10.9%−52.6% / −66.2%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyOUTApr 7, 2025 +26.4%Not on one close40% 31/77+8.4% / +11.3%−52.7% / −66.2%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyOUTAug 25, 2026 −16.4%Enter above $109.95 (+1.8%)24% 185/771−1.0% / +10.9%−65.4% / −66.2%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyOUTAug 13, 2026 −17.4%Enter above $123.26 (+14.1%)32% 122/377−0.1% / +10.9%−63.3% / −66.2%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTAug 18, 2026 −15.7%Not on one close33% 225/673+1.1% / +10.9%−66.1% / −66.2%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyOUTAug 10, 2026 −17.5%Not on one close28% 34/121+2.7% / +11.3%−52.7% / −66.2%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyINOct 6, 2026 −1.2%Not on one close34% 322/959−0.9% / +10.9%−62.8% / −66.2%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyINOct 8, 2026 −1.5%Not on one close47% 54/115+4.7% / +10.9%−36.1% / −66.2%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyOUTMar 11, 2026 −8.1%Enter above $109.70 (+1.6%)35% 38/109+2.3% / +10.9%−42.5% / −66.2%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTMay 19, 2026 −1.0%Not on one close43% 24/56+0.7% / +10.9%−23.1% / −66.2%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 −8.6%Buys Oct 3053% 23/43+10.9% / +10.9%−39.4% / −66.2%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINOct 5, 2026 −1.3%Window opens Apr 164% 28/44+13.3% / +10.9%−40.2% / −66.2%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTApr 28, 2026 −9.2%Window opens Oct 1658% 25/43+12.3% / +10.9%−37.8% / −66.2%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 −3.6%Buys Dec 2343% 19/44+2.5% / +10.9%−10.6% / −66.2%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 −1.3%Buys Oct 2947% 247/526+2.6% / +10.9%−32.6% / −66.2%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 −1.7%Sells Jun 3055% 6/11+7.1% / +10.9%−23.9% / −66.2%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 −13.4%Buys Nov 2450% 201/400+3.4% / +10.9%−9.5% / −66.2%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 +84.5%Not on one close45% 9/20+6.4% / +10.9%−60.7% / −66.2%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −0.1%Sells Oct 1650% 1147/2284+2.8% / +10.9%−64.4% / −66.2%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 −8.7%Buys Oct 2745% 156/348+1.7% / +10.9%−20.1% / −66.2%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 −1.5%Sells Oct 1650% 268/541+4.4% / +10.9%−56.6% / −66.2%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINJan 3, 2005Always in–+10.9%−66.2%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureLow0 of 10 points
  • Market swings0/3
  • Past crashes0/2
  • Debt0/3
  • Run-up0/2

Nothing on the checklist stands out.

Past crashes, peak to low

Financial crisis Oct 2007 to Mar 2009 · back to its old high Nov 2010

PCAR−62%
S&P 500−57%

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high May 2020

PCAR−33%
S&P 500−34%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to Jul 2022 · back to its old high Jul 2022

PCAR−10%
S&P 500−25%
  • Beta0.75Moves about 0.8× as much as the S&P 500 week to week.
  • Downside capture126%In months the S&P 500 fell, this fell 126% as much on average.
  • Two-year change+8%
  • From 52-week high−22%
  • Debt to equity0.77×
  • Net debt / EBITDA1.9×Years of operating cash earnings it would take to pay off its debt.

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery · 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.

Size and valuation
Market cap$56.8BWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)$27.8BTotal sales. The market values it at 2.0× sales.
P/E ratio22.7×Buyers pay $23 for each $1 of the last year's profit.
Forward P/E15.1×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit. Lower than the P/E means profit is expected to grow.
Price to book2.8×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin9.0%Keeps 9¢ of each dollar of sales as profit.
Revenue growth−10.6%The last four quarters' sales against the four before.
Earnings growth−18.4%Same comparison for profit.
Return on equity12.3%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flow$1.9BCash left after running and investing in the business.
Balance sheet
Total equity$19.3BWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debt$14.8BLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
Cash$8.7BCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity0.77×Moderate.
Wall Street
Average analyst target$135.0625% above the close, from 16 analysts (range $107.00 to $162.00).
Consensus ratingBuyAnalysts' average recommendation. Ratings lean positive: sell ratings are rare.
Dividend yield2.54%Yearly dividends as a share of the price.

P/E, price to sales and book, growth, margin and return on equity from the company's SEC filings for the quarter to 2026-06-30; other company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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