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.
CVR
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.
There isn't enough reported data to score CVR yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
CVR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
CVR's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, 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.
CVR PE Valuation
CVR 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.
CVR Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CVR 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 edge over CVR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CVR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.54 | +$0.12 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.52 | +$2.71 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.91 | +$2.76 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.12 | +$4.69 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.66 | +$0.01 |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.23 | -$2.06 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.67 | +$0.01 |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.81 | -$1.25 |
CVR lost $3.54 per share over the past year, and 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 has the edge over CVR 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 CVR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CVR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.5M | +2.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.2M | -0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.9M | -5.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $6M | +46% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.4M | +5.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.3M | -9.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.2M | -7.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.1M | -39% |
CVR's revenue is growing: $8M last quarter, up 2.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -12% | -13 points |
| Q2 2026 | -14% | -8.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -5.6% | -6.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -15% | +71 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.7% | -7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | -86% | -55 points |
CVR's operating margin was −12% last quarter, down 13 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 CVR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CVR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$136.8K | -128% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.2M | -$1.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$742.5K | +$1.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $24.3K | +$26.4K |
| Q3 2025 | $492.1K | +$861K |
| Q2 2025 | -$22.8K | -139% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.1M | -$1.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.1K | -100% |
CVR has burned cash in most quarters: −$2M over the past year, against −$2M 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 CVR 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.
CVR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | 0% | -- |
| Available history | 0% | -- |
CVR has 966,132 diluted shares, about the same as 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.
CVR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -58.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
CVR has more cash than debt.
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).
CVR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.5 | Neutral |
CVR's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (neutral).
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.
CVR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CVR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
CVR 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 CVR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CVR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.8 | 8.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.5 | 6% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.5 | 14% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.8 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.9 | 38% below |
CVR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 38% 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 CVR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CVR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26.4 | $23.6 | -11% |
| 2021 | $23.6 | $26.6 | +13% |
| 2022 | $26.6 | $28.5 | +7% |
| 2023 | $28.5 | $17.0 | -40% |
| 2024 | $17.0 | $15.6 | -8.1% |
| 2025 | $15.6 | $13.7 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.7 | $9.85 | -28% |
CVR has finished three years in a row lower, and it's down 28% so far in 2026.