CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT has the edge over LIQT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
LIQT
LiqTech International, Inc.
LIQT 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.
LIQT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
LIQT's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow 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.
LIQT PE Valuation
LIQT 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.
LIQT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect LIQT's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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 LIQT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LIQT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.74 | +$0.26 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.84 | +$0.50 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.92 | +$0.56 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.89 | +$0.75 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.00 | +$0.82 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.34 | +$0.24 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.48 | +$0.01 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.64 | -$0.16 |
LIQT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.74 per share over the past year, against $5.20 at its worst in mid-2022.
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 LIQT 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 LIQT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LIQT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.4M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.4M | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.1M | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1M | -8.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.8M | +54% |
| Q2 2025 | $5M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.6M | +9% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.4M | -13% |
LIQT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $4M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | -5.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -53% | -11 points |
| Q1 2026 | -55% | -7.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -86% | -4.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -35% | +70 points |
| Q2 2025 | -43% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -47% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -81% | -23 points |
LIQT's operating margin was −41% last quarter, down 5.8 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 LIQT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LIQT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$890.3K | +$305.5K |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.1M | -$1.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.2M | -$750.5K |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.3M | +$98.6K |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.2M | +$918.2K |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5M | +$496.1K |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.5M | +$885.5K |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.4M | -$553.5K |
LIQT has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$9M over the past year, against −$7M 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 LIQT 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.
LIQT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +84% | +17.4M shares |
| 1 year | +298% | +28.6M shares |
| 3 years | +576% | +32.6M shares |
| 5 years | +1312% | +35.5M shares |
| Available history | +1456% | +35.8M shares |
LIQT has 38M diluted shares, up 298% 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.
LIQT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -7.4x | Net Cash |
LIQT 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).
LIQT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.4 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 5.1 | Oversold |
LIQT's weekly RSI is 27 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 5 (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.
LIQT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | LIQT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
LIQT 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 LIQT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LIQT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.39 | 28% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.55 | 49% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.22 | 77% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.54 | 82% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.33 | 88% below |
LIQT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 88% 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 LIQT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LIQT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.9 | $66.3 | +55% |
| 2021 | $66.3 | $46.4 | -30% |
| 2022 | $46.4 | $3.04 | -93% |
| 2023 | $3.04 | $3.41 | +12% |
| 2024 | $3.41 | $1.89 | -45% |
| 2025 | $1.89 | $1.57 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.57 | $0.28 | -82% |
LIQT has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 82% so far in 2026.