- Prev close
- $132.06
- Day range
- $130.91 – $133.23
- Next earnings
- in 72 days
PCAR's 2026-08-03 close was -0.5% even as CAT +1.9%, CMI +2.3%, WAB +1.9% and ALSN +1.5% all rose, so the move looks more stock-specific than market-driven. The backdrop is mixed: margins are solid, but revenue is -10.6% YoY and EPS is -18.6% YoY, which keeps the picture balanced rather than cleanly positive.
PCAR
PACCAR INC
As of Aug 4, 2026
58/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreWhy it moved
PCAR closed 2026-08-03 at -0.5% while the S&P 500 was +1.4% and the Nasdaq 100 was +1.8%, and its peers CAT +1.9%, CMI +2.3%, WAB +1.9% and ALSN +1.5% all finished higher. That makes the primary driver stock-specific, not a broad market or sector move; the session also faded from an open of $134.33 to a close of $132.06 after trading as high as $134.84, which points to a weak finish rather than simple index noise.
Normal volatility?
This looks like ordinary single-day volatility rather than a sign of deterioration. The stock's beta is 0.99, so its swings should generally track the market, yet the business picture still shows gross margin +20.0%, operating margin +12.8%, and net margin +9.0% with forward PE 20.7; at the same time, revenue is -10.6% YoY on a TTM basis and EPS is -18.6% YoY, so the valuation at PE 27.8 is not cheap relative to the current earnings trend. PEG of 1.75 is not meaningful here because EPS growth is negative, so the key read is that the company still has solid profitability, but the market is pricing in a better earnings path than the trailing numbers show. Analyst consensus is mixed rather than negative, with 5 strong-positive, 6 positive, 14 neutral, 1 negative, and 0 strong-negative.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is 2026-10-19. The facts do not give current consensus revenue or EPS estimates for that print, so I cannot quote expected growth or margin targets this period; the only durable read available is the recent operating backdrop of revenue -10.6% YoY, EPS -18.6% YoY, gross margin +20.0%, operating margin +12.8%, and net margin +9.0%. From the information provided, there is no prior-prints reaction history to anchor on, so the market focus is likely to be on whether revenue stabilizes after the latest quarter's +0.5% YoY, whether margins hold near current levels, and whether management's demand commentary confirms a recovery in truck activity into the 2026-10-19 report.
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