CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT has the edge over PWCM overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
PWCM
PowerCompute, Inc.
PWCM 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.
PWCM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure |
PWCM's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet 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.
PWCM PE Valuation
PWCM 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.
PWCM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Decline | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect PWCM's losses to shrink, with revenue declining.
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 PWCM in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
PWCM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | -$388.50 | -$93.00 |
| Q2 2023 | -$415.50 | -$45.00 |
| Q1 2023 | -$330.00 | -$234.00 |
PWCM is still losing money, but far less than before: $73.26 per share over the past year, against $855.00 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 PWCM 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 PWCM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PWCM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.1M | +9.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2M | +74% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9M | -36% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4M | -50% |
| Q4 2024 | $2M | -51% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.3M | -63% |
PWCM's revenue is recovering but still below its 2024 peak: $2M last quarter, up 9.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -182% | -204 points |
| Q1 2026 | -305% | -90 points |
| Q4 2025 | -621% | -730 points |
| Q3 2025 | -161% | +190 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | +180 points |
| Q1 2025 | -215% | -227 points |
| Q4 2024 | 110% | +153 points |
| Q3 2024 | -352% | -259 points |
PWCM's operating margin was −182% last quarter, down 204 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 PWCM on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
PWCM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$4M | -$957K |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.5M | -$427.3K |
| Q4 2025 | -$6.8M | -$3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.3M | -$610.2K |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.8M | -$3.3M |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.7M | -$1.4M |
| Q4 2023 | -$507K | +$6.9M |
| Q3 2023 | -$1.3M | +$213.2K |
PWCM has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$18M over the past year, against −$13M 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 PWCM 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.
PWCM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2% | +16.8K shares |
| 1 year | +326% | +670K shares |
| 3 years | +903% | +788K shares |
| 5 years | +16663% | +870K shares |
PWCM has 875,050 diluted shares, up 326% 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.
PWCM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3x | Healthy |
PWCM's net debt is about 3.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
PWCM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 23.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 5.5 | Oversold |
PWCM's weekly RSI is 24 (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.
PWCM PE vs Industrials Sector
PWCM 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 PWCM on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PWCM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.73 | 34% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.41 | 66% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.92 | 92% below |
| 100 week MA | $24.2 | 98% below |
| 200 week MA | $56.6 | 99% below |
PWCM is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 99% 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 PWCM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PWCM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $592.5 | $480.0 | -19% |
| 2021 | $480.0 | $807.0 | +68% |
| 2022 | $807.0 | $100.2 | -88% |
| 2023 | $100.2 | $92.6 | -7.6% |
| 2024 | $92.6 | $59.8 | -35% |
| 2025 | $59.8 | $11.5 | -81% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.5 | $0.48 | -96% |
PWCM has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 96% so far in 2026.