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.
JOB
GEE Group, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score JOB yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
JOB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
JOB's balance sheet is currently strong, and its profitability and cash flow are stable, but its revenue 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.
JOB PE Valuation
JOB 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.
JOB Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for JOB 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.
JOB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.00 | +$9.92 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.30 | +$15.02 |
| Q4 2025 | -$9.30 | -$2.70 |
| Q3 2025 | -$9.60 | -$3.00 |
| Q2 2023 | $2.70 | -53% |
| Q1 2023 | $1.20 | -75% |
| Q4 2022 | $1.20 | -75% |
| Q3 2022 | $5.10 | +$5.10 |
JOB is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.00 per share over the past year, against $45.00 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 JOB 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 JOB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
JOB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $20.8M | -15% |
| Q1 2026 | $19.5M | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.5M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $23.5M | -17% |
| Q2 2025 | $24.5M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $24.5M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $26M | -15% |
| Q3 2024 | $28.3M | -17% |
JOB's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $21M last quarter, down 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.8% | +4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3% | +95 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2% | +1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3% | +1.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2% | +72 points |
| Q1 2025 | -95% | -88 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3% | +2.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | -5.1% | -3.6 points |
JOB's operating margin was 1.8% last quarter, up 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.
JOB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$41K | +$714K |
| Q1 2026 | $226K | +$253K |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2M | -$80K |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4M | +84% |
| Q2 2025 | -$755K | +$805K |
| Q1 2025 | -$27K | -102% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.1M | -$173K |
| Q3 2024 | $1.3M | -60% |
JOB's free cash flow has turned positive after two years mostly in the red: $1M over the past year.
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 JOB 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.
JOB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -14.5K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +24.9K shares |
| 3 years | -4.1% | -158K shares |
JOB has 4M diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
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.
JOB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | -230.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -7.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -4.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
JOB 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).
JOB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.1 | Neutral |
JOB's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (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.
JOB PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | JOB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
JOB 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.
JOB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.30 | 4.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.60 | 0% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.72 | 1.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.45 | 2.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $9.43 | 30% below |
JOB 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.
JOB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.0 | $30.4 | +153% |
| 2021 | $30.4 | $16.2 | -47% |
| 2022 | $16.2 | $15.6 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | $15.6 | $15.0 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | $15.0 | $6.37 | -58% |
| 2025 | $6.37 | $5.80 | -8.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.80 | $6.60 | +14% |
JOB has the edge over CAT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.