APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score APWC 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.
APWC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
APWC's balance sheet is currently strong, and its profitability is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
APWC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 6.6x | $1.12 | — |
| Cheap | 7.4x | $1.26 | +12% |
| Fair | 8.5x | $1.44 | +29% |
| Expensive | 10x | $1.73 | +54% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
APWC has the edge over CAT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
APWC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for APWC to show an outlook.
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.
APWC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $0.17 | -11% |
| Q4 2023 | $0.19 | 0% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.19 | +$0.38 |
| Q4 2021 | -$0.19 | -$0.15 |
| Q4 2020 | -$0.04 | +$0.08 |
| Q4 2019 | -$0.12 | -157% |
| Q4 2018 | $0.21 | -67% |
| Q4 2017 | $0.63 | +200% |
APWC has the edge over CAT in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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 earned $25.48 per share over the past year, up 31% from the year before.
APWC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $472.7M | +11% |
| Q4 2023 | $425.8M | -1.9% |
| Q4 2022 | $433.9M | -9% |
| Q4 2021 | $476.7M | +52% |
| Q4 2020 | $313.6M | -7.3% |
| Q4 2019 | $338.2M | -21% |
| Q4 2018 | $425.9M | +0.2% |
| Q4 2017 | $425.2M | +287% |
APWC has the edge over CAT in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 2.1% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2023 | 0.4% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2022 | 1.9% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2021 | -1% | -5 points |
| Q4 2020 | 2.4% | +3.1 points |
| Q4 2019 | -0.2% | -2.5 points |
| Q4 2018 | 2% | N/A |
| Q4 2017 | 3.9% | N/A |
APWC's operating margin was 2.1% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
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's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 3.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
APWC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $20.1M | +$30.4M |
| Q4 2023 | -$10.3M | -467% |
| Q4 2022 | $2.8M | +$53M |
| Q4 2021 | -$50.2M | -2829% |
| Q4 2020 | $1.8M | -81% |
| Q4 2019 | $9.7M | -73% |
| Q4 2018 | $36.2M | +$58M |
| Q4 2017 | -$21.8M | -241% |
APWC's free cash flow was −$38M over the past year, against $26M 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 generated $11.3B in free cash flow over the past year, up 26% from the year before.
APWC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +49% | +6.8M shares |
| 3 years | +49% | +6.8M shares |
APWC has 21M diluted shares, up 49% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2016 | — |
| Q3 2016 | — |
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 APWC 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.
APWC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2022 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2021 | 40.1x | High |
| Q4 2020 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -9.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2018 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2017 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
APWC has more cash than debt.
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.
APWC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.3 | Oversold |
APWC's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (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).
APWC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | APWC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 6.6x | 24x | 73% below |
| PE % | 2 | 58 | 56 pts below |
APWC has the edge over CAT on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
APWC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.24 | 9.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.38 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.51 | 26% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.60 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.56 | 28% below |
APWC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 28% 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 APWC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
APWC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.34 | $2.15 | +60% |
| 2021 | $2.15 | $2.35 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | $2.35 | $1.23 | -48% |
| 2023 | $1.23 | $1.25 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | $1.25 | $1.45 | +16% |
| 2025 | $1.45 | $1.89 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.89 | $1.12 | -41% |
APWC is down 41% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.
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 APWC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.