Paccar
Through the investors’ lenses
Each of these investors has said in public what they look at before buying. Click a name to see how this company measures up — a tick where it passes one of their tests, a cross where it does not.
Warren Buffett 2/3
| Measure | PCAR | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner earnings | $2.03bn | positive | ✓ |
| Return on equity | 12.3% | median 11.7% | ✓ |
| Debt to equity | — | median 0.79x | — |
| Operating margin | 10.6% | median 15.0% | ✗ |
Passes 2 of 3. To be clear: Warren Buffett has never said anything about Paccar. These are the company’s own figures put through the tests he described. What he looks at, and why →
Terry Smith 1/2
| Measure | PCAR | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | median 10.1% | — |
| Cash conversion | 1.86x | median 1.78x | ✓ |
| Operating margin | 10.6% | median 15.0% | ✗ |
| Debt to equity | — | median 0.79x | — |
Passes 1 of 2. To be clear: Terry Smith has never said anything about Paccar. These are the company’s own figures put through the tests he described. What he looks at, and why →
Charlie Munger 1/2
| Measure | PCAR | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | median 10.1% | — |
| Return on equity | 12.3% | median 11.7% | ✓ |
| Operating margin | 10.6% | median 15.0% | ✗ |
Passes 1 of 2. To be clear: Charlie Munger has never said anything about Paccar. These are the company’s own figures put through the tests he described. What he looks at, and why →
Chuck Akre 3/3
| Measure | PCAR | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 12.3% | median 11.7% | ✓ |
| Debt to equity | — | median 0.79x | — |
| Cash conversion | 1.86x | median 1.78x | ✓ |
| Return on equity, sustained | 9 of 10 | 8 of 10 above median | ✓ |
Passes 3 of 3. To be clear: Chuck Akre has never said anything about Paccar. These are the company’s own figures put through the tests he described. What he looks at, and why →
Philip Fisher 0/3
| Measure | PCAR | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.6% | median 15.0% | ✗ |
| Net margin | 8.4% | median 10.2% | ✗ |
| Return on capital employed | — | median 10.1% | — |
| Operating margin, held or improving | 10.6% | 10-yr median 11.2% | ✗ |
Passes 0 of 3. To be clear: Philip Fisher has never said anything about Paccar. These are the company’s own figures put through the tests he described. What he looks at, and why →
Benjamin Graham 1/1
| Measure | PCAR | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | — | 2.00x published | — |
| Long-term debt to working capital | — | 1.00x published | — |
| Positive earnings, ten years running | 10 yrs | 10 published | ✓ |
Passes 1 of 1. To be clear: Benjamin Graham has never said anything about Paccar. These are the company’s own figures put through the tests he described. What he looks at, and why →
Peter Lynch 0/1
| Measure | PCAR | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity | — | median 0.79x | — |
| Net margin | 8.4% | median 10.2% | ✗ |
Passes 0 of 1. To be clear: Peter Lynch has never said anything about Paccar. These are the company’s own figures put through the tests he described. What he looks at, and why →
| Basis | Payout | Why |
|---|---|---|
| GAAP earnings | 60.3% | whyThe figure most screeners publish. |
| Operating cash flow | 51.3% | whyBefore capital spending. |
| Free cash flow | 61.7% | whyAfter maintaining the business. |
Spread between highest and lowest: 10.4 percentage points. Same filings, different denominators.
Coverage rating 44 / 100 — Tight. ? Peer standing 4/50Direction 30/30Stability 10/20
Free cash flow payout, last 6 years
| Fiscal year | Payout |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 61.7% |
| 2024-12-31 | 77.9% |
| 2023-12-31 | 51.9% |
| 2022-12-31 | 60.7% |
| 2021-12-31 | 117.8% |
| 2020-12-31 | 93.2% |
8% of the 74 industrials here pay out more — at the demanding end.
The arithmetic
- GAAP earnings — dividends declared per share $2.72 ÷ diluted EPS $4.51
- Operating cash flow — dividends paid $2,267m ÷ operating cash flow $4,416m
- Free cash flow — dividends paid $2,267m ÷ (operating cash flow $4,416m − capex $743m)
Where the figures came from
- 10-K filed 2026-02-18 · accession 0001193125-26-057025
All public at sec.gov — you should not have to take our word for it.
Caveats on this company
- DPS $2.72 filed as declared, but dividends paid imply $4.30 — one of the two underlying facts is wrong. The filed per-share figure is used.
Computed straight from SEC XBRL. A number that looks wrong to you is more useful to us than agreement — tell us.
What the free cash flow payout ratio measures, and where every company here sits on it.
Also on: rated tight · when it files.
When this changes
Every figure above is recomputed whenever Paccar files. The monthly letter carries what filed, what moved, and one finding computed across every company here.