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.
IPDN
Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score IPDN yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
IPDN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
IPDN's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its 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.
IPDN PE Valuation
IPDN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CAT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
IPDN Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for IPDN to show an outlook.
CAT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $29.73 | +17% |
| 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 IPDN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
IPDN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$63.30 | -$18.60 |
| Q1 2026 | -$65.70 | -$12.90 |
| Q4 2025 | -$71.70 | -$9.60 |
| Q3 2025 | -$60.60 | -$1.74 |
| Q2 2025 | -$44.70 | +$41.16 |
| Q1 2025 | -$52.80 | +$60.06 |
| Q4 2024 | -$62.10 | +$62.76 |
| Q3 2022 | -$152.80 | -$85.81 |
IPDN is still losing money, but far less than before: $63.30 per share over the past year, against $810.00 at its worst in late 2019.
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 IPDN 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 IPDN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IPDN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | -28% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7M | +3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7M | +2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6M | -2.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6M | -15% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.7M | -16% |
IPDN's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $1M last quarter, down 28% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -147% | -117 points |
| Q1 2026 | -120% | -73 points |
| Q4 2025 | -173% | -136 points |
| Q3 2025 | -136% | -111 points |
| Q2 2025 | -30% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -47% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -37% | -2.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | -25% | +41 points |
IPDN's operating margin was −147% last quarter, down 117 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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 IPDN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
IPDN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$592.8K | -$93.3K |
| Q1 2026 | -$362.2K | -$78.1K |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4M | +$2.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.7M | -$2.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$499.5K | -$273.6K |
| Q1 2025 | -$284.1K | +$259.4K |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.2M | -$596.1K |
| Q3 2024 | -$555K | +$982.8K |
IPDN has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$2M over the past year, against −$3M 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 IPDN 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.
IPDN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +18% | +58.4K shares |
| 1 year | +437% | +308K shares |
| 3 years | +1032% | +345K shares |
| 5 years | +1911% | +359K shares |
| Available history | +3147% | +366K shares |
IPDN has 377,963 diluted shares, up 437% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $339,920 |
| Q3 2022 | $128,907 |
| Q2 2022 | $246,559 |
| Q1 2022 | $139,979 |
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.
IPDN Net Leverage
IPDN'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).
IPDN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.6 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 1.2 | Oversold |
IPDN's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 1 (oversold).
CAT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CAT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 24x | 1.1% below |
| PE % | 69 | 58 | 11 pts above |
CAT is trading at 24x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
IPDN PE vs Industrials Sector
IPDN 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 IPDN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IPDN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.51 | 68% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.38 | 87% below |
| 50 week MA | $22.8 | 96% below |
| 100 week MA | $53.7 | 98% below |
| 200 week MA | $352.5 | 100% below |
IPDN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 100% 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 IPDN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IPDN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $546.0 | $732.0 | +34% |
| 2021 | $732.0 | $636.0 | -13% |
| 2022 | $636.0 | $567.6 | -11% |
| 2023 | $567.6 | $609.0 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $609.0 | $135.6 | -78% |
| 2025 | $135.6 | $42.6 | -69% |
| 2026 YTD | $42.6 | $0.81 | -98% |
IPDN has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 98% so far in 2026.