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.
HURC
Hurco Companies, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score HURC yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
HURC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
HURC's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability is 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.
HURC PE Valuation
HURC 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.
HURC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for HURC 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 HURC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
HURC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.03 | +$1.07 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.96 | +$1.03 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.21 | +$0.77 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.34 | +$0.22 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.10 | -$0.13 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.99 | -$2.53 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.98 | -1519% |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.56 | -488% |
HURC is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.03 per share over the past year, against $2.99 at its worst in early 2025.
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 HURC 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 HURC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HURC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $47.3M | +3.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.6M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $42.9M | -7.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.5M | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $45.8M | +7.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $40.9M | -9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $46.4M | +3% |
| Q4 2024 | $53.7M | -19% |
HURC's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $47M last quarter, up 3.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.8% | +8.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.7% | +5.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -7.4% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -7.6% | -6.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.6% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -7.5% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.5% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9% | -6 points |
HURC's operating margin was 4.8% last quarter, up 8.4 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.
HURC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.5M | +68% |
| Q2 2026 | $2M | +184% |
| Q1 2026 | -$687K | -107% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7M | +$5.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1M | +$2.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $689K | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.2M | +$13.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.7M | -157% |
HURC has the edge over CAT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 HURC 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.
HURC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +24K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +34K shares |
| 3 years | +0.4% | +28K shares |
| 5 years | -1.8% | -121K shares |
| Available history | -4.7% | -318K shares |
HURC has 6M diluted shares, up 0.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $2M |
| Q4 2024 | $992,000 |
| Q3 2024 | $508,000 |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $3.9M |
| Q1 2023 | $743,000 |
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.
HURC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | -12.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -5.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -4.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
HURC 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).
HURC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.6 | Neutral |
HURC's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (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.
HURC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HURC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
HURC 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 pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 37% above its 200-week average.
HURC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $21.4 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $21.9 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $19.0 | 9.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $18.3 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $19.9 | 4.9% above |
HURC has the edge over CAT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 finished every year since 2020 higher, and it's up 3.8% so far in 2026.
HURC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $38.7 | $30.4 | -22% |
| 2021 | $30.4 | $29.7 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | $29.7 | $25.2 | -15% |
| 2023 | $25.2 | $21.5 | -15% |
| 2024 | $21.5 | $19.1 | -11% |
| 2025 | $19.1 | $15.3 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.3 | $20.9 | +36% |
HURC has the edge over CAT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.