ACHR
Archer Aviation Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score ACHR yet.
CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 24x earnings, above its usual 18x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
ACHR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
ACHR's profitability is currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ACHR PE Valuation
ACHR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CAT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $380 | -37% |
| Fair | 18x | $461 | -24% |
| Forward | 20x | $605 | — |
| Current | 24x | $605 | — |
| Expensive | 33x | $840 | +39% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CAT's PE is in its expensive range at 24x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 20x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
ACHR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ACHR's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CAT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
ACHR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.23 | -$0.05 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.08 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.10 | +$0.13 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.99 | +$0.43 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.18 | +$0.10 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.27 | -$0.09 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.23 | +$0.36 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.42 | +$0.27 |
ACHR is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $1.23 per share over the past year, against $1.96 at its worst in mid-2023.
CAT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $30.32 | +19% |
| Q3 2026 | $25.48 | +31% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.23 | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.08 | -2% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.81 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.46 | -9.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.64 | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.50 | -7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $22.05 | +9.6% |
CAT has the edge over ACHR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ACHR Quarterly Revenue
ACHR and CAT do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5671% | N/A |
| Q2 2026 | -5584% | N/A |
| Q1 2026 | -15913% | N/A |
CAT has the edge over ACHR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CAT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.7B | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.5B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.4B | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.1B | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.6B | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.6B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.2B | -9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.2B | -5% |
CAT's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $20.7B last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -4.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -2.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | -4.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | -0.3 points |
CAT has the edge over ACHR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ACHR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$196.3M | -$70.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$193.5M | -$71.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$181.7M | -$77.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$158.9M | -$30.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$125.9M | -$9.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$122.3M | -$20.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$104.6M | -$800K |
| Q4 2024 | -$128.6M | -$35.6M |
ACHR has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$730M over the past year, against −$481M the year before.
CAT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.8B | +47% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +97% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.7B | +0.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.1B | -1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | -4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $579M | -63% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7B | -22% |
CAT has the edge over ACHR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
ACHR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +11.7M shares |
| 1 year | +20% | +133M shares |
| 3 years | +186% | +516M shares |
| 5 years | +230% | +553M shares |
ACHR has 793M diluted shares, up 20% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
CAT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -1.6M shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -9.9M shares |
| 3 years | -10% | -51.7M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -86.7M shares |
| Available history | -19% | -107M shares |
CAT has the edge over ACHR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B |
| Q1 2026 | $5B |
| Q4 2025 | $340M |
| Q3 2025 | $362M |
| Q2 2025 | $828M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $640M |
CAT spent $8.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 47% from the year before.
ACHR Net Leverage
ACHR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CAT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
CAT has more cash than debt.
ACHR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.7 | Oversold |
ACHR's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
CAT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.7 | Oversold |
CAT's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
ACHR PE vs Industrials Sector
ACHR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CAT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CAT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 24x | 1.3% below |
| PE % | 69 | 58 | 11 pts above |
CAT is trading at 24x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
ACHR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.55 | 4.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.04 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.04 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.80 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.06 | 29% below |
ACHR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 29% below its 200-week average.
CAT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $709.0 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $797.0 | 24% below |
| 50 week MA | $771.3 | 22% below |
| 100 week MA | $586.7 | 3.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $443.1 | 37% above |
CAT has the edge over ACHR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ACHR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.97 | $10.0 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | $10.0 | $6.86 | -32% |
| 2022 | $6.86 | $1.80 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.80 | $6.14 | +241% |
| 2024 | $6.14 | $11.2 | +82% |
| 2025 | $11.2 | $7.89 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.89 | $4.33 | -45% |
ACHR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +241% in 2023 to −74% in 2022. It's down 45% so far in 2026.
CAT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $148.3 | $179.6 | +21% |
| 2021 | $179.6 | $206.2 | +15% |
| 2022 | $206.2 | $239.9 | +16% |
| 2023 | $239.9 | $295.7 | +23% |
| 2024 | $295.7 | $364.9 | +23% |
| 2025 | $364.9 | $583.0 | +60% |
| 2026 YTD | $583.0 | $605.3 | +3.8% |
CAT has the edge over ACHR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.