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.
GWHT
ESS Tech, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score GWHT yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
GWHT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
GWHT's revenue and profitability are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow and 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.
GWHT PE Valuation
GWHT 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.
GWHT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for GWHT 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 GWHT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GWHT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.93 | +$3.49 |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.37 | +$3.95 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.33 | +$2.99 |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.25 | +$1.15 |
| Q2 2025 | -$6.42 | -$0.27 |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.32 | -$0.72 |
| Q4 2024 | -$7.32 | -$0.12 |
| Q3 2024 | -$6.40 | +$2.00 |
GWHT is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.93 per share over the past year, against $91.05 at its worst in early 2022.
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 GWHT 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 GWHT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GWHT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $73K | -97% |
| Q1 2026 | $128K | -79% |
| Q3 2025 | $214K | -40% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.4M | +578% |
| Q1 2025 | $599K | -78% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9M | +1.9% |
| Q3 2024 | $359K | -77% |
| Q2 2024 | $348K | -88% |
GWHT's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $73,000 last quarter, down 97% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -20732% | -20241 points |
| Q1 2026 | -10766% | -7736 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4585% | +2012 points |
| Q2 2025 | -490% | +6155 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3029% | -2317 points |
| Q4 2024 | -824% | -143 points |
| Q3 2024 | -6597% | -5423 points |
| Q2 2024 | -6645% | -5789 points |
GWHT's operating margin was −20732% last quarter, down 17702 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2022.
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 GWHT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GWHT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$9.4M | +$3.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$14.4M | +$4.6M |
| Q4 2025 | -$16.2M | +$7.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.4M | +$14.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.1M | +$2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$19M | +$863K |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.9M | -$6.2M |
| Q3 2024 | -$19.9M | -$17.9M |
GWHT has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$45M over the past year, against −$76M 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 GWHT 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.
GWHT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +15% | +4.5M shares |
| 1 year | +176% | +21.6M shares |
| 3 years | +228% | +23.5M shares |
| 5 years | +251% | +24.2M shares |
| Available history | +377% | +26.7M shares |
GWHT has 34M diluted shares, up 176% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $14,000 |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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.
GWHT Net Leverage
GWHT'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).
GWHT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 25.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 5.0 | Oversold |
GWHT's weekly RSI is 25 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 5 (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.
GWHT PE vs Industrials Sector
GWHT 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 GWHT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GWHT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.10 | 10% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.40 | 78% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.99 | 91% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.97 | 95% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.03 | 99% below |
GWHT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 99% 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 GWHT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GWHT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $151.2 | $202.5 | +34% |
| 2022 | $202.5 | $33.8 | -83% |
| 2023 | $33.8 | $17.1 | -49% |
| 2024 | $17.1 | $6.47 | -62% |
| 2025 | $6.47 | $1.86 | -71% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.86 | $0.09 | -95% |
GWHT has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 95% so far in 2026.