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.
GLXG
Galaxy Payroll Group Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score GLXG yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
GLXG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
GLXG's balance sheet is currently strong, but its profitability is under pressure. 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.
GLXG PE Valuation
GLXG 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.
GLXG Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for GLXG 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 GLXG in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
GLXG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.48 | +$1.47 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.95 | -553% |
| Q3 2022 | $1.46 | +36% |
| Q2 2022 | $1.81 | +135% |
GLXG has swung to a loss: it lost $0.48 per share over the past year, after a profit 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% |
GLXG has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 17% for CAT versus up 263% for GLXG.
| 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 GLXG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GLXG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.7M | +5.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5M | -8.9% |
| Q2 2024 | $3.8M | +1395% |
| Q2 2023 | $256.7K | -81% |
| Q1 2023 | $1M | -26% |
| Q4 2022 | $253.6K | -84% |
| Q3 2022 | $993.3K | -38% |
| Q2 2022 | $1.4M | +27% |
GLXG's revenue is growing: $4M last quarter, up 263% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -38% | -77 points |
| Q2 2025 | -101% | -129 points |
| Q2 2024 | 23% | -3.6 points |
| Q2 2023 | 39% | -16 points |
| Q1 2023 | 39% | -17 points |
| Q4 2022 | 28% | -32 points |
| Q3 2022 | 27% | -33 points |
| Q2 2022 | 56% | +21 points |
GLXG's operating margin was −38% last quarter, down 77 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2020.
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 stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 39% versus its history, compared with GLXG at down 440%.
GLXG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1M | +$2.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.5M | -517% |
| Q2 2024 | $849.1K | +555% |
| Q2 2023 | $129.7K | -82% |
| Q1 2023 | $510.8K | -31% |
| Q4 2022 | $130.7K | +459% |
| Q3 2022 | $512.1K | +2090% |
| Q2 2022 | $740.8K | +177% |
GLXG's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$4M over the past year.
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 GLXG 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.
GLXG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +56% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | +76% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | +76% | +1.2M shares |
GLXG has 3M diluted shares, up 76% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
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.
GLXG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
GLXG 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).
GLXG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.8 | Oversold |
GLXG's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (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.
GLXG PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GLXG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
GLXG 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 GLXG above 0 of 4.
GLXG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.87 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.99 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.50 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.97 | 83% below |
GLXG is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 83% 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 GLXG on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GLXG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44.5 | $10.0 | -78% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $1.96 | -80% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.96 | $0.66 | -66% |
GLXG has finished every year since 2024 lower, and it's down 66% so far in 2026.