Caterpillar Inc (CAT) · Peers
Caterpillar against the 7 other companies here in its SEC industry, Construction Machinery & Equip. Each figure is the one on the company's own page; the median is the peers', and the rank is among all 8, highest first.
Measure by measure
| Measure | CAT | Peer median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value | $335.91B | median $860.62M | 1 of 8 |
| P/E | 31.0× | median 39.5× | 5 of 7 |
| Forward P/E | 26.7× | median 15.2× | 1 of 8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.2× | median 10.5× | 2 of 7 |
| P/S | 4.5× | median 0.6× | 1 of 8 |
| FCF yield | 3.2% | median -0.5% | 4 of 8 |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | median 1.4% | 6 of 6 |
| Gross margin | 34.3% | median 25.7% | 1 of 8 |
| Operating margin | 17.5% | median 3.4% | 1 of 8 |
| Net margin | 14.5% | median 1.3% | 1 of 8 |
| ROIC | 24.1% | median 4.9% | 1 of 8 |
| ROE | 55.9% | median 2.9% | 1 of 8 |
| Revenue growth (4y, yearly) | 7.3% | median 6.7% | 2 of 7 |
| EPS growth (yearly) | 12.3% | median 0.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.5× | median 2.8× | 5 of 5 |
| Current ratio | 1.6× | median 2.2× | 7 of 7 |
| Stock pay / revenue | 0.3% | median 0.5% | 6 of 8 |
| Share count change | -3.5% | median 0.8% | 7 of 7 |
Green where Caterpillar is on the better side of the median, red where on the worse; no colour where higher is neither, like size or dividend yield.
The peers, largest first
| Company | Market value | P/E | ROIC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATCaterpillar Inc | $335.91B | P/E 31.0× | 24.1% | 5.3 |
| CNHCNH Industrial N.V. | $14.36B | P/E 46.2× | -2.9% | 4.8 |
| PLOWDouglas Dynamics Inc | $912.47M | P/E 17.4× | 13.9% | 5.3 |
| ASTEAstec Industries Inc | $880.03M | P/E 44.9× | 4.3% | 4.8 |
| AEBIAebi Schmidt Holding AG | $860.62M | P/E 40.6× | 4.9% | 4.6 |
| MTWManitowoc Company Inc | $776.77M | P/E 38.5× | 5.3% | 4.4 |
| CMCOColumbus McKinnon Corporation | $422.57M | P/E – | -3.0% | 4.0 |
| GENCGencor Industries Inc | $261.06M | P/E 17.5× | 16.8% | 5.1 |
The industry is the Standard Industrial Classification code the company registered with the SEC. It is a broad label: a peer group is a starting point for comparing, not proof that two businesses are alike. None of this is advice.