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Company snapshot — PACCAR Inc

PCAR in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
PACCAR designs, builds and distributes light, medium and heavy commercial trucks sold under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF names. It also runs a parts business selling aftermarket components, and a financial-services arm that leases and finances trucks for operators and dealers. It is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.
Where it sits in the stack
PACCAR carries no seat in our Rubin AI-build-out index; it sits instead in HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps, in the Grid, Industrial & Specialty Materials sleeve — the physical layer beneath every digital build-out. Here it stands for the heavy transport equipment that hauls the grid gear, machinery and materials the rest of that sleeve supplies.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group places it with grid, industrial and specialty-materials names — Schneider Electric, Linde, Sika, Quanta Services, Deere, Ecolab, Cintas and Copart — grouped for their role beneath physical build-outs rather than for making trucks; the market's own comparison is with Volvo Group.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
It holds seats in HALO Growth 100 and the Nasdaq-100, and carries a Closelooknet score whose strongest module is valuation and whose weakest is quality. The diary has not yet logged a mention or quote for it.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the quality module recovers or slips further, since that gap against a firmer valuation reading is what currently separates its two scores.

PACCAR Inc (PCAR) trades on US exchanges, classified under Industrials. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 42/100 composite (momentum 38, quality 38, valuation 54) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for PCAR, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: price target by Morgan Stanley, 2026-09-04

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for PCAR from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Morgan Stanley — target 125 from 119 Target raised to $125 from $119 (+0.4% to spot) 2026-09-04

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against HALO Growth 100 · Grid, Industrial & Specialty Materials · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

HALO Growth 100 · Grid, Industrial & Specialty Materials

Switchgear, transformers, grid-tied power kit, specialty chemicals. The physical layer beneath every digital build-out.

Compared against PCAR on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Versus its index HALO Growth 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-09-25

DayWeekMonth3 months
PCAR−4.1%−4.1%−13.9%−7.8%
Grid, Industrial & Specialty Materials+0.3%+0.3%−4.0%—
HALO Growth 1000.0%+0.2%−7.6%—

Against the index: 4.3 pts behind on the week, 6.3 pts behind on the month; against its Grid, Industrial & Specialty Materials sleeve 9.9 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.48%, quarterly · buybacks 36 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What PCAR pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.76 USD per share · a 2.48% yield on the 2026-09-25 close 5 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-25
  • Change on the year −35.7% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 4.29 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.35 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-12
  • By calendar year 2023: 3.47 USD (partial) · 2024: 4.17 USD · 2025: 2.72 USD · 2026: 1.03 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-14
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 2.27 bn USD 51% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 36 m USD 0.1% of today's market value
  • Share count +0.0% in FY2025
  • Capital returned 2.30 bn USD · 76% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

How it trades on rate days beta 0.44 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How PCAR has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.44 — tends to move with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), PACCAR Inc moved 0.44% on average · correlation 0.15 · higher than 45% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 0.44 about the same as over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −1.22% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −1.27% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sector × region Industrials in US: +0.7% week · −5.2% month · −5.7% quarter · +0.5% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLI.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-25
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is PACCAR Inc (PCAR)?

PACCAR Inc trades as PCAR on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Industrials in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is PCAR in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — PACCAR Inc is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-26.

What is PACCAR Inc's Closelooknet composite score?

42 out of 100, with momentum 38, quality 38 and valuation 54 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-26. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does PCAR trade against its moving averages?

Resizing — 20.5% off its high: 20.5% below its 52-week high, under its 200-day — a deeper resizing of the trend, not a shallow dip. As of 2026-09-24 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is PCAR doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month PACCAR Inc is −13.9% against −7.6% for the HALO Growth 100 — 6.3 points behind its index, as of 2026-09-25. Its Grid, Industrial & Specialty Materials sleeve is −4.0% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does PACCAR Inc do?

PACCAR designs, builds and distributes light, medium and heavy commercial trucks sold under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF names. It also runs a parts business selling aftermarket components, and a financial-services arm that leases and finances trucks for operators and dealers. It is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Closelooknet's peer group places it with grid, industrial and specialty-materials names — Schneider Electric, Linde, Sika, Quanta Services, Deere, Ecolab, Cintas and Copart — grouped for their role beneath physical build-outs rather than for making trucks; the market's own comparison is with Volvo Group.

Where does PACCAR Inc sit in the AI build-out?

PACCAR carries no seat in our Rubin AI-build-out index; it sits instead in HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps, in the Grid, Industrial & Specialty Materials sleeve — the physical layer beneath every digital build-out. Here it stands for the heavy transport equipment that hauls the grid gear, machinery and materials the rest of that sleeve supplies. It holds seats in HALO Growth 100 and the Nasdaq-100, and carries a Closelooknet score whose strongest module is valuation and whose weakest is quality. The diary has not yet logged a mention or quote for it.

Does PACCAR Inc pay a dividend?

PACCAR Inc has paid 2.76 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.48% on the 2026-09-25 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.35 USD on 2026-08-12. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 2.27 bn USD in dividends and bought back 36 m USD of its own shares, 76% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 0.0% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

How does PACCAR Inc trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year PACCAR Inc had a beta of 0.44 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it tends to move with bonds, higher than 45% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −1.22% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on PACCAR Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on PACCAR Inc on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by Morgan Stanley on 2026-09-04 (target 125 from 119). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for PCAR, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

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