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.
EPOW
E-Power Inc. Class A
There isn't enough reported data to score EPOW yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
EPOW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
EPOW's balance sheet is currently strong, but its profitability is weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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.
EPOW PE Valuation
EPOW 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.
EPOW Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for EPOW 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 EPOW in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
EPOW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$14.25 | -$2.25 |
| Q2 2025 | -$8.00 | +$19.00 |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.00 | +$15.00 |
| Q2 2024 | -$27.00 | -$5.00 |
| Q4 2023 | -$27.00 | -$2.50 |
EPOW is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $14.25 per share over the past year, against $27.00 at its worst in late 2023.
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 EPOW in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 3.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
EPOW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $18.4M | -57% |
| Q2 2025 | $28M | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.7M | +75% |
| Q2 2024 | $22.3M | +7.6% |
| Q4 2023 | $24.3M | -13% |
| Q2 2023 | $20.7M | +102% |
| Q4 2022 | $27.9M | +276% |
| Q4 2021 | $7.4M | -68% |
EPOW's revenue is growing: $18M last quarter, down 24% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -83% | +20 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.4% | +24 points |
| Q4 2024 | -26% | +23 points |
| Q2 2024 | -24% | +26 points |
| Q4 2023 | -103% | -3.1 points |
| Q2 2023 | -26% | -90 points |
| Q4 2022 | -49% | -118 points |
| Q2 2022 | -50% | -92 points |
EPOW's operating margin was −83% last quarter, up 20 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 generated $11.3B in free cash flow over the past year, up 26% from the year before.
EPOW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$6.7M | -5857% |
| Q2 2025 | -$24.9M | -$16.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $116K | +$6.3M |
| Q2 2024 | -$7.9M | -$1.4M |
| Q4 2023 | -$6.2M | +$41.5M |
| Q2 2023 | -$6.6M | -$934.9K |
| Q4 2022 | -$47.6M | -$42.3M |
| Q4 2021 | -$5.3M | -204% |
EPOW has burned cash in most quarters: −$39M over the past year, against −$66M 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 EPOW 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.
EPOW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.6% | +82.3K shares |
| 1 year | +13% | +137K shares |
| 3 years | +72% | +488K shares |
EPOW has 1M diluted shares, up 13% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
| Q2 2019 | — |
| Q4 2018 | — |
| Q2 2018 | — |
| Q2 2017 | — |
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.
EPOW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
EPOW 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).
EPOW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.6 | Oversold |
EPOW's weekly RSI is 30 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (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.
EPOW PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | EPOW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
EPOW 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 EPOW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
EPOW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.88 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.55 | 60% below |
| 50 week MA | $15.5 | 78% below |
| 100 week MA | $19.9 | 83% below |
| 200 week MA | $29.1 | 88% below |
EPOW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 88% 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 EPOW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
EPOW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $123.8 | $34.0 | -73% |
| 2022 | $34.0 | $77.0 | +126% |
| 2023 | $77.0 | $27.0 | -65% |
| 2024 | $27.0 | $20.7 | -23% |
| 2025 | $20.7 | $24.8 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $24.8 | $3.38 | -86% |
EPOW's yearly returns have swung widely, from +126% in 2022 to −73% in 2021. It's down 86% so far in 2026.