CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT has the edge over NIXX overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
NIXX
Nixxy, Inc.
NIXX 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.
NIXX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
NIXX's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is 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.
NIXX PE Valuation
NIXX 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.
NIXX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect NIXX's losses to grow, 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 NIXX on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
NIXX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.27 | +$3.48 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.41 | +$3.42 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.73 | +$3.09 |
| Q3 2022 | -$17.15 | +$73.23 |
| Q2 2022 | -$20.36 | +$73.61 |
| Q1 2022 | -$29.51 | +$115.61 |
| Q4 2021 | -$61.30 | +$69.95 |
| Q3 2021 | -$90.38 | +$296.90 |
NIXX lost $0.27 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than 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 NIXX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NIXX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $16.1M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $29.1M | +1983% |
| Q4 2025 | $51.1M | +42330% |
| Q3 2025 | $31.9M | +23387% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.5M | +10017% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4M | +528% |
| Q4 2024 | $120.5K | -32% |
| Q3 2024 | $135.9K | -26% |
NIXX has the edge over CAT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -10% | +10 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.2% | +338 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4.1% | +6157 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6.8% | +4036 points |
| Q2 2025 | -20% | +718 points |
| Q1 2025 | -342% | +131 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6161% | -5235 points |
| Q3 2024 | -4043% | -2903 points |
NIXX's operating margin was −10% last quarter, up 10 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 NIXX on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
NIXX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$982K | +$209.2K |
| Q1 2026 | -$385K | +$1.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$516K | +$1.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1M | -$538K |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.2M | -$636.7K |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.8M | -$1.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.4M | -358% |
| Q2 2024 | -$554.6K | -$370K |
NIXX has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$3M over the past year, against −$6M 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 NIXX 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.
NIXX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.1% | +1.9M shares |
| 1 year | +82% | +12.6M shares |
| 3 years | +2342% | +26.9M shares |
| 5 years | +11866% | +27.8M shares |
NIXX has 28M diluted shares, up 82% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 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.
NIXX Net Leverage
NIXX'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).
NIXX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.2 | Oversold |
NIXX's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (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.
NIXX PE vs Industrials Sector
NIXX 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 NIXX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NIXX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.26 | 27% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.58 | 67% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.72 | 74% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.43 | 87% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.03 | 91% below |
NIXX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 91% 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 NIXX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NIXX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.3 | $114.4 | +177% |
| 2021 | $114.4 | $42.9 | -62% |
| 2022 | $42.9 | $4.80 | -89% |
| 2023 | $4.80 | $1.52 | -68% |
| 2024 | $1.52 | $4.34 | +186% |
| 2025 | $4.34 | $1.08 | -75% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.08 | $0.19 | -82% |
NIXX's yearly returns have swung widely, from +186% in 2024 to −89% in 2022. It's down 82% so far in 2026.