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.
CIIT
Tianci International, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIIT yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
CIIT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
CIIT's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
CIIT PE Valuation
CIIT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
CIIT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CIIT to show an outlook.
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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 31% for CAT versus CIIT down 143%.
CIIT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | -$11.20 | -$6.30 |
| Q1 2023 | -$8.40 | -$4.90 |
| Q4 2022 | -$7.00 | -$4.20 |
| Q3 2022 | -$7.00 | -$4.90 |
| Q2 2022 | -$4.90 | -$2.10 |
| Q1 2022 | -$3.50 | -$1.40 |
| Q4 2021 | -$2.80 | -$1.40 |
| Q3 2021 | -$2.10 | -$1.40 |
CIIT lost $4.81 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before, but its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
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 CIIT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CIIT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2M | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.3M | +121% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.9M | +87% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.8M | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3M | -7.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9M | +0.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1M | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $3M | +125% |
CIIT has the edge over CAT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -85% | -18 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7% | +52 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | -5.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -7% | -3.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -67% | -70 points |
| Q2 2025 | -50% | -51 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5.1% | -7.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.9% | -4.9 points |
CIIT's operating margin was −85% last quarter, down 18 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2023.
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 CIIT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CIIT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$512.2K | +$713.3K |
| Q2 2026 | -$4.9K | +$1.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$954.8K | -$811.6K |
| Q4 2025 | -$727.4K | -$712.2K |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.2M | -$1.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.8M | -15903% |
| Q1 2025 | -$143.2K | -$128.6K |
| Q4 2024 | -$15.2K | -112% |
CIIT has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$2M over the past year, against −$3M the year before.
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 CIIT 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.
CIIT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +22% | +217K shares |
| 1 year | +401% | +948K shares |
| 3 years | +1304% | +1.1M shares |
| 5 years | +3257% | +1.1M shares |
| Available history | +1540% | +1.1M shares |
CIIT has 1M diluted shares, up 401% from a year ago.
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.
CIIT Net Leverage
CIIT's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
CIIT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.8 | Oversold |
CIIT's weekly RSI is 31 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
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.
CIIT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CIIT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
CIIT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 CIIT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CIIT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.18 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.02 | 44% below |
| 50 week MA | $14.7 | 89% below |
| 100 week MA | $82.9 | 98% below |
| 200 week MA | $104.9 | 98% below |
CIIT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 98% below its 200-week average.
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 CIIT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CIIT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $5.04 | $8.96 | +78% |
| 2020 | $8.96 | $70.0 | +681% |
| 2021 | $70.0 | $52.5 | -25% |
| 2022 | $52.5 | $70.0 | +33% |
| 2023 | $70.0 | $58.0 | -17% |
| 2024 | $58.0 | $280.0 | +383% |
| 2025 | $280.0 | $25.4 | -91% |
| 2026 YTD | $25.4 | $1.68 | -93% |
CIIT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +681% in 2020 to −91% in 2025. It's down 93% so far in 2026.