Cummins Inc. · CMI · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2025
Cummins: Data-center power strength offsets truck-market weakness
The quarter supports a differentiated view of Cummins: demand tied to data-center and power-generation infrastructure is providing meaningful support, but that strength is being offset by weak North American truck volumes and uncertainty around Accelera. The evidence is constructive for the power-systems franchise, while margin durability, tariff recovery, and the electrolyzer review remain unresolved.
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What changed
The current analysis adds record Power Systems and Distribution performance, accelerating data-center backup-power demand, a large-diesel-engine capacity expansion, and a strategic review of Accelera after a non-cash charge. Compared with the prior analysis, tariff recovery remains a focus and North American truck weakness has become more pronounced.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its outlook; the analysis also notes that 2026 guidance is expected to be reinstated in February.
Key takeaways
- Power Systems and Distribution remained the central sources of strength, supported by data-center backup-power demand.
- North American truck volumes weakened materially, keeping pressure on the broader sales picture.
- Management highlighted capacity expansion and record power-systems orders while continuing to address tariff recovery.
- The Accelera electrolyzer business faces weak demand, a significant non-cash charge, and a strategic review.
Management priorities
- Expand large-diesel-engine capacity and evaluate further investments for standby and prime-power applications.
- Continue pricing and operational actions to improve tariff cost recovery.
- Reduce costs and complete the strategic review of the Accelera electrolyzer business.
- Develop future emissions-compliant engine platforms and hybrid powertrain offerings.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 2, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 30, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 26, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Melius Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 27, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 6, 2024 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 10, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 4, 2023 |
| CFRA | Buy | Strong Buy | Downgrade | May 3, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 12, 2023 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jul 16, 2021 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | May 6, 2021 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | May 12, 2020 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Nov 25, 2019 |
| Loop Capital | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 1, 2019 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 1, 2019 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 7, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 9, 2018 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Standpoint Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jun 18, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Longbow Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 12, 2017 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 6, 2017 |
| CLSA | Outperform | Buy | Maintain | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Avondale Partners | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | May 3, 2016 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 11, 2016 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 5, 2016 |
| BB&T Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 28, 2015 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 25, 2015 |
| FirstEnergy Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Standpoint | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 15, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 24, 2014 |
| S&P Capital IQ | Hold | Strong Buy | Downgrade | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Tigress Financial | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 11, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $517. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $741 | $521.37 | +43.3% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Chad Dillard | $700 | $653.78 | +35.4% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Steven Fisher | $835 | $653.64 | +61.5% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $894 | $658.53 | +72.9% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $901 | $682.32 | +74.3% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $874 | $699.97 | +69.1% | Jun 17, 2026 |
| UBS | Steven Fisher | $850 | $651.22 | +64.4% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $770 | $637.46 | +48.9% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $745 | $659.97 | +44.1% | May 26, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $845 | $689.5 | +63.4% | May 11, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $815 | $710.28 | +57.6% | May 6, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $700 | $674.88 | +35.4% | May 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $752 | $674.88 | +45.5% | May 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $760 | $674.88 | +47.0% | May 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $730 | $626.83 | +41.2% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Bill Selesky | $696 | $587.51 | +34.6% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo | $675 | $563.41 | +30.6% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $580 | $570.03 | +12.2% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $703 | $566.94 | +36.0% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $600 | $556.6 | +16.1% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $565 | $540.65 | +9.3% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | $540 | $569.99 | +4.4% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $610 | $580.11 | +18.0% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $630 | $583.07 | +21.9% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Tim Thein | $585 | $506.72 | +13.2% | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $546 | $500.61 | +5.6% | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $653 | $504.17 | +26.3% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $573 | $487.29 | +10.8% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| UBS | Steven Fisher | $500 | $485.62 | -3.3% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $628 | $472.51 | +21.5% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $599 | $467.49 | +15.9% | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Barclays | Adam Seiden | $515 | $484.34 | -0.4% | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Chad Dillard | $475 | $473.04 | -8.1% | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $430 | $411.83 | -16.8% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $434 | $432.32 | -16.1% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo | $350 | $298.34 | -32.3% | May 6, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | David Raso | $408 | $293.97 | -21.1% | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Luke Junk | $372 | $353.86 | -28.0% | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Barclays | Adam Seiden | $310 | $290.36 | -40.0% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| UBS | Steven Fisher | $321 | $274.84 | -37.9% | Mar 15, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $303 | $262.28 | -41.4% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $231 | $251.66 | -55.3% | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $291 | $250.9 | -43.7% | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $264 | $246.47 | -48.9% | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Jamie Cook | $266 | $227.76 | -48.5% | Aug 15, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $201.88 | -47.8% | May 4, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Nicole DeBlase | $233 | $196.71 | -54.9% | Apr 18, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Timothy Thein | $220 | $195.94 | -57.4% | Apr 16, 2022 |
| UBS | Steven Fisher | $214 | $206.15 | -58.6% | Mar 21, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Timothy Thein | $280 | $227.22 | -45.8% | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich | $230 | $233.14 | -55.5% | Aug 24, 2021 |
| BMO Capital | Joel Tiss | $270 | $259.56 | -47.8% | May 6, 2021 |
| Barclays | Adam Seiden | $260 | $254.72 | -49.7% | May 5, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationCummins Inc. is a global innovator in power solutions, responsible for the design, manufacturing, distribution, and maintenance of a broad array of diesel and natural gas engines, alongside cutting-edge electric and hybrid powertrains, and associated components. Its operations are strategically divided into five segments: Engine, Distribution, Components, Power Systems, and New Power. The company's extensive engine portfolio, available under the Cummins brand and others, powers a vast range of heavy and medium-duty applications, including commercial trucks, buses, recreational vehicles, light-duty automobiles, construction and mining equipment, marine vessels, railway systems, oil and gas operations, defense, and agriculture. Complementing these engines, Cummins provides both new and remanufactured parts and comprehensive servicing. Beyond its core engine offerings, Cummins delivers sophisticated power generation systems, high-horsepower engines, and specialized application engineering.…
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