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.
PCT
PureCycle Technologies, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score PCT yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
PCT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
PCT's profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue 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.
PCT PE Valuation
PCT 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.
PCT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PCT's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 PCT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PCT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.46 | +$0.24 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.47 | -$0.29 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.21 | +$0.54 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.47 | $0.00 |
PCT is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $1.46 per share over the past year, against $1.75 at its worst in late 2024.
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 PCT 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 PCT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PCT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3M | -3.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5M | +173% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.1M | +161% |
PCT's revenue is growing: $2M last quarter, down 3.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1595% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -916% | +1847 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1013% | +1375 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2196% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | -1602% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | -2764% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -2387% | N/A |
PCT's operating margin was −1595% last quarter, up 7.5 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 PCT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
PCT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$39.1M | +$3.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$81.8M | -$36.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$46.1M | +$7.8M |
| Q4 2025 | -$42M | +$11.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$42.4M | +$291K |
| Q2 2025 | -$45.3M | +$5.5M |
| Q1 2025 | -$53.9M | -$346K |
| Q4 2024 | -$53.4M | -$8.6M |
PCT has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$209M over the past year, against −$195M 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 PCT 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.
PCT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.1% | +3.8M shares |
| 1 year | +2.5% | +4.6M shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +20.7M shares |
| 5 years | +578% | +157M shares |
PCT has 184M diluted shares, up 2.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $279,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $295,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $401,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $440,000 |
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.
PCT Net Leverage
PCT'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).
PCT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.8 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 6.2 | Oversold |
PCT's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 6 (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.
PCT PE vs Industrials Sector
PCT 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 PCT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PCT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.25 | 45% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.24 | 66% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.33 | 75% below |
| 100 week MA | $9.03 | 80% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.02 | 78% below |
PCT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 78% 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 PCT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PCT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.2 | $16.2 | +59% |
| 2021 | $16.2 | $10.2 | -37% |
| 2022 | $10.2 | $6.49 | -36% |
| 2023 | $6.49 | $4.05 | -38% |
| 2024 | $4.05 | $10.6 | +161% |
| 2025 | $10.6 | $9.01 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.01 | $1.80 | -80% |
PCT has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 80% so far in 2026.