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.
IREN
IREN Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score IREN yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
IREN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
IREN's revenue and profitability are currently under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like IREN.
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.
IREN PE Valuation
IREN 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 |
CAT has the edge over IREN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings expectations.
IREN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect IREN's losses to grow, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 IREN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
IREN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.96 | -347% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.22 | -988% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.51 | +$1.10 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.18 | +$1.62 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.60 | +$1.99 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.25 | +$0.45 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.59 | -$0.43 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.44 | -$0.15 |
IREN has swung to a loss: it lost $3.96 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'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 IREN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IREN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $228M | -5.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $137.2M | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | $144.8M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $184.7M | +59% |
| Q3 2025 | $240.3M | +355% |
| Q2 2025 | $187.3M | +230% |
| Q1 2025 | $144.8M | +168% |
| Q4 2024 | $116.1M | +176% |
IREN has the edge over CAT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -82% | -50 points |
| Q2 2026 | -452% | -461 points |
| Q1 2026 | -161% | -180 points |
| Q4 2025 | -63% | -79 points |
| Q3 2025 | -32% | +57 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9% | +49 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +21 points |
IREN's operating margin was −82% last quarter, down 50 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 IREN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
IREN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.6B | -$1.6B |
| Q2 2026 | $482.2M | +2895% |
| Q1 2026 | -$873.8M | -$523.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$468M | -$334M |
| Q3 2025 | -$38M | +$349.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $16.1M | +$179M |
| Q1 2025 | -$350.7M | -$128.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$134M | -$105.2M |
IREN's free cash flow was −$2.5B over the past year, against −$507M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like IREN.
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 IREN 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.
IREN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +36.9M shares |
| 3 years | +511% | +333M shares |
| 5 years | +624% | +344M shares |
| Available history | +2346% | +382M shares |
IREN has 399M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
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.
IREN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 157.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 22.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | -4.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -16.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -15.9x | Net Cash |
IREN's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like IREN.
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).
IREN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.2 | Oversold |
IREN's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (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.
IREN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | IREN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
IREN 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 IREN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IREN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.8 | 35% below |
| 20 week MA | $36.2 | 46% below |
| 50 week MA | $42.8 | 54% below |
| 100 week MA | $32.0 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $19.1 | 2.1% above |
IREN has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.1% above 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 IREN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IREN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $24.8 | $17.2 | -31% |
| 2022 | $17.2 | $1.19 | -93% |
| 2023 | $1.19 | $7.15 | +501% |
| 2024 | $7.15 | $10.7 | +50% |
| 2025 | $10.7 | $40.3 | +276% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.3 | $19.5 | -52% |
IREN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2023 to −93% in 2022. It's down 52% so far in 2026.