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.
DFSC
DEFSEC Technologies Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score DFSC yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
DFSC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
DFSC's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. 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.
DFSC PE Valuation
DFSC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CAT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
DFSC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for DFSC to show an outlook.
CAT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $29.73 | +17% |
| 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 DFSC down 102%.
DFSC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | -$177.09 | -$14.69 |
| Q1 2024 | -$277.48 | -$234.67 |
| Q4 2023 | -$230.55 | -$230.55 |
| Q3 2023 | -$220.06 | -$220.06 |
| Q2 2023 | -$162.40 | -$162.40 |
DFSC is still losing money, but far less than before: $4.00 per share over the past year, against $277.48 at its worst in early 2024.
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 DFSC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DFSC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.9M | +92% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5M | +68% |
| Q4 2025 | $919.4K | +47% |
| Q3 2025 | $965.5K | +145% |
| Q2 2025 | $996.6K | +330% |
| Q1 2025 | $888.8K | +160% |
| Q4 2024 | $624.1K | +588% |
| Q3 2024 | $393.6K | -7.5% |
DFSC has the edge over CAT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -94% | +35 points |
| Q1 2026 | -90% | +47 points |
| Q4 2025 | -158% | +171 points |
| Q3 2025 | -196% | +190 points |
| Q2 2025 | -129% | +535 points |
| Q1 2025 | -137% | +469 points |
| Q4 2024 | -329% | +1615 points |
| Q3 2024 | -386% | +364 points |
DFSC's operating margin was −94% last quarter, up 34 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
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 DFSC on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
DFSC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.1M | +$161.6K |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.3M | -$208.3K |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.2M | +$108.1K |
| Q3 2025 | -$980.5K | +$566.4K |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.3M | +$73K |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.1M | +$377.3K |
DFSC has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$6M over the past year, against −$6M 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 DFSC 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.
DFSC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +29.6K shares |
| 1 year | +224% | +1.4M shares |
| 3 years | +9846% | +2M shares |
DFSC has 2M diluted shares, up 224% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
DFSC hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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.
DFSC Net Leverage
DFSC'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).
DFSC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 1.4 | Oversold |
DFSC's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 1 (oversold).
CAT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CAT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 24x | 1.1% below |
| PE % | 69 | 58 | 11 pts above |
CAT is trading at 24x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
DFSC PE vs Industrials Sector
DFSC 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 DFSC above 0 of 4.
DFSC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.78 | 41% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.34 | 66% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.12 | 78% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.50 | 90% below |
DFSC is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 90% below its 100-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 DFSC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
DFSC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $145.8 | $14.5 | -90% |
| 2025 | $14.5 | $1.82 | -87% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.82 | $0.46 | -75% |
DFSC has finished every year since 2024 lower, and it's down 75% so far in 2026.