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.
MPU
Mega Matrix Corp.
There isn't enough reported data to score MPU yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
MPU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
MPU'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.
MPU PE Valuation
MPU 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.
MPU Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for MPU 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 has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 31% for CAT versus MPU down 362%.
MPU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$14.06 | -$8.69 |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.42 | -$3.21 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.64 | -$0.84 |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.80 | -$3.00 |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.37 | -$2.57 |
| Q3 2021 | -$58.75 | +$31.33 |
| Q2 2021 | -$84.32 | +$16.48 |
| Q1 2021 | -$97.00 | -$30.96 |
MPU is still losing money, but far less than before: $14.06 per share over the past year, against $109.32 at its worst in late 2020.
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 MPU 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 MPU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MPU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.2M | -26% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.2M | -32% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.2M | -49% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.1M | -41% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.1M | +2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.7M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.2M | +42887% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.3M | +235025% |
MPU's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $5M last quarter, down 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -50% | -28 points |
| Q1 2026 | -50% | -17 points |
| Q4 2025 | -295% | -283 points |
| Q3 2025 | -156% | -130 points |
| Q2 2025 | -22% | +30 points |
| Q1 2025 | -33% | -7.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -11% | -1915 points |
| Q3 2024 | -26% | +36876 points |
MPU's operating margin was −50% last quarter, down 28 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 MPU on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MPU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5M | +$254.1K |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.5M | +$689.3K |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.4M | -$1.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.5M | -$262.5K |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.8M | -122% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.2M | -$2.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$793.9K | +$242.3K |
| Q3 2024 | -$3.2M | -$2.2M |
MPU has burned cash in most quarters: −$9M over the past year, against −$8M 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 MPU 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.
MPU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +34% | +648K shares |
| 3 years | +61% | +970K shares |
| 5 years | +559% | +2.2M shares |
| Available history | +559% | +2.2M shares |
MPU has 3M diluted shares, up 34% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
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.
MPU Net Leverage
MPU'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).
MPU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.7 | Oversold |
MPU's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 3 (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.
MPU PE vs Industrials Sector
MPU 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 MPU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MPU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.05 | 38% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.47 | 63% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.2 | 87% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.3 | 93% below |
| 200 week MA | $26.4 | 95% below |
MPU is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 95% 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 MPU on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MPU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.5 | $10.8 | -45% |
| 2021 | $10.8 | $220.0 | +1944% |
| 2022 | $220.0 | $34.2 | -84% |
| 2023 | $34.2 | $28.2 | -18% |
| 2024 | $28.2 | $27.6 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | $27.6 | $21.0 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.0 | $1.28 | -94% |
MPU has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 94% so far in 2026.