CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT has the edge over CRWV overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
CRWV
CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common Stock
CRWV offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
CRWV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
CRWV's revenue and balance sheet are currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
CRWV PE Valuation
CRWV 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.
CRWV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CRWV's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 CRWV on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CRWV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$4.31 | -$1.83 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.26 | -$0.16 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.72 | +$0.62 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.81 | -$0.64 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.48 | -$0.06 |
CRWV lost $4.31 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 CRWV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CRWV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | +168% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.6B | +112% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1B | +112% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | +110% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +134% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +207% |
| Q1 2025 | $981.6M | +420% |
| Q4 2024 | $747.4M | +544% |
CRWV has the edge over CAT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.7% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6.9% | -4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.7% | -21 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% | -16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6% | -18 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.8% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +17 points |
CRWV's operating margin was 5.7% last quarter, up 1.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 CRWV on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CRWV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$7.5B | -$6.8B |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.7B | -$3B |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.7B | -$3.4B |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.5B | +$810.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$699.8M | -$125.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.7B | -$339.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.3B | -553% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.3B | -$2.2B |
CRWV has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$20.4B over the past year, against −$8.1B 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 CRWV 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.
CRWV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +8M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +61.1M shares |
CRWV has 559M diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $1.5M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $32.1M |
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.
CRWV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 7.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 19.3x | High |
CRWV has the edge over CAT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
CRWV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.3 | Oversold |
CRWV's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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.
CRWV PE vs Technology Sector
CRWV 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 stronger trend alignment. CAT is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus CRWV above 0 of 3.
CRWV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $66.6 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $77.4 | 27% below |
| 50 week MA | $87.4 | 35% below |
CRWV is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 35% below its 50-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 CRWV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CRWV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $40.0 | $76.4 | +91% |
| 2026 YTD | $76.4 | $56.6 | -26% |
CRWV has finished every year since 2025 higher, and it's down 26% so far in 2026.