BLNK
Blink Charging Co.
BLNK offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT has the edge over BLNK overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
BLNK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
BLNK's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently 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.
BLNK PE Valuation
BLNK 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.
BLNK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BLNK's losses to shrink, with revenue declining.
CAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
CAT has the edge over BLNK on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
BLNK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.45 | +$0.79 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.40 | +$1.70 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.67 | +$1.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.79 | +$1.17 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.24 | +$0.26 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.10 | +$0.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.99 | +$0.86 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.96 | +$1.25 |
BLNK is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.45 per share over the past year, against $3.50 at its worst in late 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 BLNK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BLNK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.4M | -32% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.7M | -24% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.8M | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $27M | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $27M | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $28.7M | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.8M | -45% |
| Q4 2024 | $30.2M | -29% |
BLNK's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $18M last quarter, down 32% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -38% | -37 points |
| Q2 2026 | -29% | +84 points |
| Q1 2026 | -57% | +45 points |
| Q4 2025 | -121% | +123 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8% | +350 points |
| Q2 2025 | -112% | -50 points |
| Q1 2025 | -102% | -55 points |
| Q4 2024 | -244% | -202 points |
BLNK's operating margin was −38% last quarter, down 37 points from 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 has the edge over BLNK on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 BLNK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLNK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.4M | +$13.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$961K | +$13.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.8M | +$6.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$16.7M | -$6.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$14.2M | +$10.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$11.4M | +$9.3M |
| Q3 2024 | -$10.1M | +$3.7M |
| Q2 2024 | -$10M | +$34.8M |
BLNK has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 77% versus its history, compared with CAT at up 39%.
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.
BLNK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +33% | +36.3M shares |
| 3 years | +135% | +83.5M shares |
| 5 years | +253% | +104M shares |
| Available history | +454% | +119M shares |
BLNK has 145M diluted shares, up 33% from a year ago.
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 BLNK 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.
BLNK Net Leverage
BLNK'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.
BLNK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.3 | Neutral |
BLNK's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
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).
BLNK PE vs Industrials Sector
BLNK 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.
BLNK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.47 | 4.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.53 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.65 | 31% below |
| 100 week MA | $0.91 | 51% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.60 | 83% below |
BLNK is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 83% 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 BLNK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BLNK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.92 | $49.5 | +2478% |
| 2021 | $49.5 | $28.5 | -42% |
| 2022 | $28.5 | $11.1 | -61% |
| 2023 | $11.1 | $3.39 | -70% |
| 2024 | $3.39 | $1.55 | -54% |
| 2025 | $1.55 | $0.69 | -55% |
| 2026 YTD | $0.69 | $0.45 | -35% |
BLNK has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 35% 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 BLNK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.