ASTC
Astrotech Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score ASTC 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.
ASTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
ASTC's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ASTC PE Valuation
ASTC 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.
ASTC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ASTC 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.
ASTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.58 | -$0.18 |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.42 | +$0.03 |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.35 | -$0.15 |
| Q3 2025 | -$8.46 | -$1.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$8.40 | -$1.25 |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.45 | -$1.68 |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.20 | -$1.89 |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.37 | -$1.18 |
ASTC is still losing money, but far less than before: $8.58 per share over the past year, against $40.50 at its worst in late 2019.
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 ASTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ASTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $913K | +315% |
| Q1 2026 | $343K | -36% |
| Q4 2025 | $148K | -43% |
| Q3 2025 | $297K | +774% |
| Q2 2025 | $220K | +197% |
| Q1 2025 | $534K | +968% |
| Q4 2024 | $261K | -77% |
| Q3 2024 | $34K | -92% |
ASTC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $913,000 last quarter, up 315% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -356% | +971 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1007% | -283 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2636% | -980 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1191% | +9480 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1326% | +3193 points |
| Q1 2025 | -724% | +6342 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1656% | -1380 points |
| Q3 2024 | -10671% | -9886 points |
ASTC's operating margin was −356% last quarter, up 971 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 ASTC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ASTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.3M | +$399K |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.7M | +$150K |
| Q4 2025 | -$4M | -$591K |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.4M | -$505K |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.7M | +$5K |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.8M | -$1.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.4M | -$1.4M |
| Q3 2024 | -$3.9M | -$805K |
ASTC has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$14M over the past year, against −$14M 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 ASTC on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
ASTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.4% | +23K shares |
| 1 year | +2.1% | +35K shares |
| 3 years | +4.9% | +80K shares |
| 5 years | +181% | +1.1M shares |
| Available history | +812% | +1.5M shares |
ASTC has 2M diluted shares, up 2.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $50,000 |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
| Q3 2019 | — |
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 ASTC 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.
ASTC Net Leverage
ASTC'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.
ASTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 3.8 | Oversold |
ASTC's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 4 (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).
ASTC PE vs Industrials Sector
ASTC 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.
ASTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.54 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.90 | 38% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.82 | 38% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.21 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.90 | 46% below |
ASTC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 46% 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 ASTC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ASTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.6 | $57.0 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | $57.0 | $21.3 | -63% |
| 2022 | $21.3 | $9.77 | -54% |
| 2023 | $9.77 | $8.49 | -13% |
| 2024 | $8.49 | $6.91 | -19% |
| 2025 | $6.91 | $3.79 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.79 | $4.26 | +12% |
ASTC has the edge over CAT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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 finished every year since 2020 higher, and it's up 3.8% so far in 2026.