# Cummins Inc.

> Cummins designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines, power-generation systems and components for commercial vehicles and industrial customers worldwide. Its established combustion and service businesses now sit alongside battery and electric powertrain technologies, while data-center power demand is driving growth.

- **Founded:** 1919
- **Headquarters:** Columbus, United States
- **Founders:** Clessie Cummins (Co-founder; engineer and first president), William G. Irwin (Co-founder and financial backer)
- **Products:** Diesel engines, X15N natural gas engine, Cummins HELM, QSK95 generator sets, Components
- **Notable:** Reached its first profit in 1937, 18 years after founding., Completed the Meritor acquisition in August 2022, a transaction valued at approximately US$3.7 billion including assumed debt and net of acquired cash., Completed the full separation of Atmus Filtration Technologies in March 2024.

## Products & services

- **Diesel engines** — Engines for trucks, pickups, buses, construction, agriculture, mining, marine and other industrial applications.
- **X15N natural gas engine** — 15-liter heavy-duty natural gas engine, the first customer-available engine on the HELM platforms.
- **Cummins HELM** — Engine platform strategy sharing base architecture across separately optimized single-fuel variants; not an engine that freely switches among fuels.
- **QSK95 generator sets** — Integrated diesel generator systems with controls; published standby ratings range from 2,680 to 3,500 kW depending on configuration.
- **Components** — Turbochargers, fuel systems, aftertreatment, controls, transmissions, axles and brakes.
- **Parts, diagnostics and service** — Replacement parts, ReCon remanufactured products, maintenance, repairs and connected diagnostic tools.
- **Accelera by Cummins** — Zero-emissions business brand spanning battery and electric powertrain technology; electrolyzers entered a strategic retrenchment announced in February 2026.
- **Battery Energy Storage Systems** — Stationary storage launched in May 2025; data-center applications include smoothing load fluctuations and integration with generators.

## Achievements

- Reached its first profit in 1937, 18 years after founding.
- Completed the Meritor acquisition in August 2022, a transaction valued at approximately US$3.7 billion including assumed debt and net of acquired cash.
- Completed the full separation of Atmus Filtration Technologies in March 2024.
- Reported US$9.5 billion of second-quarter revenue in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Reported FY2025 sales of US$33.7 billion and US$458 million in electrolyzer-related charges, including US$415 million non-cash; stated its intention to stop new commercial activity in electrolyzers, subject to local consultation requirements, while honoring existing commitments.
- **2026-08** — Reported Q2 revenue of US$9.5 billion and net income of US$932 million; raised its full-year sales-growth outlook to 10%-13%.
- **2026-08** — Announced selection to supply battery energy storage systems for a large U.S. data-center project; customer identity and contract value were not disclosed in the release.
- **2026-10** — Said tens of thousands of engines had received updated DEF inducement calibrations intended to provide more time to address certain faults before power or speed reductions, with emissions requirements remaining in place.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cummins.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cummins-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cummins
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cumminsinc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cummins
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cummins

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Last updated: 2026-10-22