CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT has the edge over HTLM overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
HTLM
HomesToLife Ltd
HTLM offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
HTLM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
HTLM's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
HTLM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 2x | $0.60 | -43% |
| Current | 3.5x | $1.05 | — |
| Fair | 9.9x | $2.96 | +182% |
| Expensive | 98x | $29.32 | +2692% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HTLM has the edge over CAT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
HTLM Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for HTLM 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 earned $25.48 per share over the past year, up 31% from the year before.
HTLM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.30 | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.95 | +$1.45 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.93 | +$1.44 |
HTLM has the edge over CAT in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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 HTLM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HTLM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $82.6M | -53% |
| Q1 2026 | $72.5M | +1287% |
| Q3 2025 | $94.3M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $175.5M | +23401% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.2M | +379% |
HTLM's revenue is growing: $83M last quarter, down 53% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.6% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.2% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.4% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | 5.4% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.2% | +52 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1% | +10 points |
| Q3 2024 | 1.2% | N/A |
| Q2 2024 | -46% | N/A |
HTLM's operating margin was 4.6% last quarter, down 0.6 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.
HTLM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$12.2M | -$6.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $2M | +$3.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $5.4M | +$7.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $15.9M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.9M | -$4.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.1M | +$5.4M |
HTLM has burned cash in most quarters: $11M over the past year, up 108% from 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 HTLM 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.
HTLM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +500 shares |
| 1 year | +511% | +75M shares |
HTLM has 90M diluted shares, up 511% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
HTLM 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 the edge over HTLM on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HTLM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
HTLM 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).
HTLM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 28.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 7.4 | Oversold |
HTLM's weekly RSI is 29 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 7 (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.
HTLM PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HTLM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3.5x | 24x | 86% below |
| PE % | 30 | 32 | 2 pts below |
HTLM has the edge over CAT on valuation relative to its sector.
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 HTLM above 0 of 4.
HTLM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.49 | 30% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.71 | 39% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.98 | 47% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.26 | 68% below |
HTLM is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 68% 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 HTLM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
HTLM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.03 | $10.5 | +160% |
| 2025 | $10.5 | $2.51 | -76% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.51 | $1.05 | -58% |
HTLM's yearly returns have swung widely, from +160% in 2024 to −76% in 2025. It's down 58% so far in 2026.