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Oshkosh Corporation

Rank #381Hypergrowth

OSK · NYSE · Industrials

Oshkosh Corporation (OSK) — Rank #381 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.18) · ROE 14.5% · Piotroski F-Score 8 / 9.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000775158 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Oshkosh Corporation provides purpose-built vehicles and equipment worldwide.

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The company operates through three segments: Access, Vocational, and Transport segment. The Access segment designs and manufactures aerial work platform and telehandlers for use in construction, industrial, and maintenance applications; and towing and recovery equipment, which includes carriers, wreckers, and rotators, as well as provides financing and leasing solutions, including rental fleet loans, leases, and floor plan and retail financing. This segment also offers equipment installation and sale of chassis and service parts, as well as offers parts and accessories. The Transport segment engages in the manufacture and sale of heavy, medium, and light tactical wheeled vehicles and related services for defense; and hauling combat vehicles, missile systems, ammunition, fuel, and troops and cargos. The Vocational segment offers custom and commercial firefighting equipment, fire apparatus, and emergency vehicles, including pumpers, aerial platform, ladder and tiller trucks, and tankers; light, medium, and heavy-duty rescue vehicles; and wildland rough terrain response other emergency response vehicles. This segment also produces and sells aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles; airport ground support equipment; baggage, airport facility and operations, and equipment-monitoring technology services; refuse and recycling collection vehicles and components; and IMT-branded field service vehicles and truck-mounted cranes, frontline communications-branded simulators, command vehicles and other communication vehicles, and front-discharge concrete mixer vehicles. The company sells its products through direct sales representatives, dealers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Oshkosh Truck Corporation.

Oshkosh Corporation was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Industry
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Sector
Industrials
State
WI
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31

Price History

OSK+40.1% · +7.0% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.

Market Cap

$8.92B

P/E (annual)

P/S (annual)

0.9

P/B

2.0

P/OCF (annual)

11.4

Shareholder Yield

16.3%

Employees

18,000

Industry

Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery

Exchange

NYSE

Signal Flags

3 green1 red
Revenue growth acceleratingGrowth rate increasing year over year
Operating leverage expandingOperating income growing faster than revenue
Sequential beat (rev + EPS)Both revenue and EPS exceeded prior quarter
Balance sheet deterioratingNet cash collapsed with receivables or inventory outpacing revenue

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.18
Return on equity
14.5%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
1.23
Current ratio
1.63×
Net cash
-$896.50M

Cash Flow

2/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
WARN
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
0.4%

Growth

2/2 pass
Revenue growth
52.6%
Piotroski F-Score
8 / 9
Share dilution
-14.8%

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 0/5 Terry Smith thresholds

1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.

What Growth Is Priced In

Implied revenue growth (10Y)

4.8%

incredible deal

The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).

Buyback tailwind: -14.8% — per-share value needs a total required return of -10.0% once share-count change is priced in.

vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 12.8%

within its own history

Cost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)

r = 8%

0.7%

r = 10% (base)

4.8%

r = 12%

8.4%

Net debt / market cap: 9.7%

Base FCF: $571.6M3Y mean FCF: $336.2M

Valuation History

Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.

P / E

Price / diluted EPS

N/A
10.4xmed 19.9x27.6x

P / S

Price / revenue per share

0.7xCheap
0.6xmed 0.8x1.0x

P / B

Price / book value per share

1.9xCheap
1.9xmed 2.1x2.5x

P / GP

Price / gross profit per share

5.6xExpensive
3.6xmed 4.6x6.5x

P / FCF

Price / free cash flow per share

18.3xFair
7.2xmed 16.2x37.1x

Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.18

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

43rd pctl of 22 SIC 37 peers

Return on equity

14.5%

Gross margin

17.5%

29th pctl of 22 SIC 37 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

52.6%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2018202020212022
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

8.0%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

FCF CAGR (3Y)

21.1%

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

1.23

35th pctl of 21 SIC 37 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

1.63×

19th pctl of 22 SIC 37 peers

Quick ratio

0.56×

Net cash

-$896.50M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

$571.60M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF / net income

-0.12

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

WARN

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

0.4%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Dividend safety

Composite score

2.8 / 5

Fair
Payout ratio
20.2%5/5 Strong
FCF coverage
4.38×5/5 Strong
Dividend growth streak
0 yr0/5 Weak
Balance-sheet health
D/E 1.23 · IC N/A1/5 Weak

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

8 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Lifecycle Phase History

20162022
Capital Return
Value
Op. Leverage