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.
HIHO
Highway Holdings Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score HIHO yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
HIHO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
HIHO's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, 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.
HIHO PE Valuation
HIHO 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.
HIHO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for HIHO 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 HIHO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
HIHO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.32 | -1700% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.33 | -1750% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.16 | $0.00 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.12 | $0.00 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.02 | +$0.14 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.02 | +$0.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.16 | +$0.08 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.12 | +$0.18 |
HIHO has swung to a loss: it lost $0.32 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% |
CAT has the edge over HIHO 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 HIHO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HIHO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2M | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $931K | -37% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1M | -41% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2M | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5M | +4.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9M | -14% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.1M | +60% |
HIHO's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $2M last quarter, up 29% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3% | +12 points |
| Q1 2026 | -109% | -65 points |
| Q4 2025 | -42% | -43 points |
| Q3 2025 | -46% | -51 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.9% | -9.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -44% | +7.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2% | -11 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5.2% | -3.2 points |
HIHO's operating margin was 3% last quarter, up 12 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 HIHO on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
HIHO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | -$77K | -$77K |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
HIHO's free cash flow was −$77,000 over the past year, against $0 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 HIHO 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.
HIHO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -42.7K shares |
| 1 year | +3.1% | +139K shares |
| 3 years | +7.9% | +336K shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +424K shares |
| Available history | +17% | +680K shares |
HIHO has 5M diluted shares, up 3.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
HIHO 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.
HIHO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | -103.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -35.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -8.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -6.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -8.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -8.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -43.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -7.3x | Net Cash |
HIHO 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).
HIHO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.2 | Neutral |
HIHO's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (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.
HIHO PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HIHO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
HIHO 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 HIHO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HIHO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.83 | 2.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.88 | 8% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.91 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.31 | 38% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.68 | 52% below |
HIHO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 52% 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 HIHO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
HIHO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.60 | $3.99 | +149% |
| 2021 | $3.99 | $4.19 | +5% |
| 2022 | $4.19 | $2.20 | -47% |
| 2023 | $2.20 | $2.00 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | $2.00 | $1.95 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | $1.95 | $1.57 | -19% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.57 | $0.81 | -48% |
HIHO has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 48% so far in 2026.