CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT has the edge over JELD overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
JELD
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.
JELD 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.
JELD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
JELD's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet 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.
JELD PE Valuation
JELD 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 JELD on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
JELD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect JELD's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady. 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 JELD on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
JELD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | +$5.62 |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.07 | -$1.90 |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.95 | -$1.81 |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.29 | -$5.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.59 | -$5.76 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.17 | -$3.73 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.14 | -1900% |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.22 | -404% |
JELD is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.97 per share over the past year, against $7.59 at its worst in late 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 JELD 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 JELD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
JELD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $798.5M | -1.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $817.8M | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $722.1M | -6.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $802M | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $809.5M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $823.7M | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $776M | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $895.7M | -12% |
JELD's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $799M last quarter, down 1.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.1% | +26 points |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -7.7% | +16 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.8% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -25% | -19 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7% | -2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -24% | -21 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.7% | -6.4 points |
JELD's operating margin was 1.1% last quarter, up 26 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 JELD on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
JELD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.9M | +$28.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$24.8M | -567% |
| Q1 2026 | -$116.3M | +$3.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.4M | +$27.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$13.1M | -$8.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $5.3M | -64% |
| Q1 2025 | -$120.3M | -$78M |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.9M | -155% |
JELD's free cash flow was −$122M over the past year, against −$152M 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 JELD 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.
JELD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +370K shares |
| 1 year | +1.6% | +1.4M shares |
| 3 years | +0.5% | +405K shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -11.1M shares |
| Available history | -14% | -14.7M shares |
JELD has 87M diluted shares, up 1.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 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 the edge over JELD on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
JELD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23.9x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 15.0x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 5.9x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2023 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2023 | 5.6x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 5.8x | High |
JELD's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.2 years a year ago.
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).
JELD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.0 | Oversold |
JELD's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (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.
JELD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | JELD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
JELD 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 JELD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
JELD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.41 | 30% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.62 | 40% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.85 | 47% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.66 | 73% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.39 | 90% below |
JELD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% 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 JELD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
JELD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.3 | $24.2 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | $24.2 | $25.5 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | $25.5 | $9.64 | -62% |
| 2023 | $9.64 | $18.9 | +96% |
| 2024 | $18.9 | $8.21 | -57% |
| 2025 | $8.21 | $2.46 | -70% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.46 | $0.98 | -60% |
JELD has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 60% so far in 2026.