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.
NORD
Nordicus Partners Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score NORD yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
NORD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
NORD's profitability is currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and 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.
NORD PE Valuation
NORD 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.
NORD Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for NORD 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 edge over NORD on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
NORD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.28 | +$0.10 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.22 | +$0.10 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.30 | -$0.05 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.36 | -$0.23 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.38 | -$0.34 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.32 | -$0.29 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.25 | +$0.15 |
| Q4 2021 | -$1.00 | -108% |
NORD is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.28 per share over the past year, against $1.00 at its worst in late 2021.
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's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 3.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NORD Quarterly Revenue
NORD and CAT do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -50612% | N/A |
| Q3 2024 | -20296% | N/A |
| Q3 2019 | 20% | N/A |
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 stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 39% versus its history, compared with NORD at down 17,026%.
NORD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$168.6K | +$257.1K |
| Q1 2026 | -$673.2K | -$288.1K |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.5M | -$1.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$425.7K | -$208.1K |
| Q1 2025 | -$385.1K | -$277.2K |
| Q4 2024 | -$299.6K | -$248.8K |
| Q3 2024 | -$382.3K | -$282.2K |
| Q2 2024 | -$217.5K | -$217.5K |
NORD has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$3M over the past year, against −$1M 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 NORD 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.
NORD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.8% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | +11% | +1.9M shares |
| 3 years | +237% | +13.5M shares |
| 5 years | +3947% | +18.7M shares |
NORD has 19M diluted shares, up 11% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | — |
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.
NORD Net Leverage
NORD'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).
NORD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 52.6 | Neutral |
NORD's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (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.
NORD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | NORD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
NORD 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 NORD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NORD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.75 | 28% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.29 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.69 | 27% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.17 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.88 | 45% below |
NORD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 45% 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 NORD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NORD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.25 | $1.01 | -88% |
| 2021 | $1.01 | $1.00 | -1% |
| 2022 | $1.00 | $0.85 | -15% |
| 2023 | $0.85 | $6.20 | +629% |
| 2024 | $6.20 | $8.91 | +44% |
| 2025 | $8.91 | $5.05 | -43% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.05 | $2.70 | -47% |
NORD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +629% in 2023 to −88% in 2020. It's down 47% so far in 2026.