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.
RECT
Rectitude Holdings Ltd Ordinary Shares
There isn't enough reported data to score RECT yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
RECT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
RECT's profitability and balance sheet are currently strong. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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.
RECT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.4x | $1.21 | -7.9% |
| Current | 6.7x | $1.31 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $2.57 | +96% |
| Expensive | 30x | $5.79 | +342% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RECT has the edge over CAT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CAT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RECT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for RECT to show an outlook.
CAT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $29.73 | +17% |
| 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 earned $25.48 per share over the past year, up 31% from the year before.
RECT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $0.19 | +58% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.12 | -43% |
RECT and CAT do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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.
RECT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $20.9M | +109789% |
| Q1 2023 | $14.9M | +28% |
| Q3 2022 | $1.1M | -90% |
RECT has the edge over CAT in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 5.7% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 3671% | +3606 points |
| Q1 2023 | 8.7% | N/A |
| Q3 2022 | 65% | N/A |
| Q1 2022 | 8.4% | N/A |
| Q3 2021 | 8.4% | N/A |
RECT's operating margin was 5.7% last quarter, down 2.7 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2021.
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 generated $11.3B in free cash flow over the past year, up 26% from the year before.
RECT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -$389K | -136% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.4M | -$43.2K |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M | -65% |
| Q1 2024 | $3.1M | +239% |
| Q1 2023 | $911.8K | +106% |
| Q3 2022 | $638.1K | +44% |
RECT's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$2M over the past year.
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 RECT 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.
RECT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +16% | +2M shares |
RECT has 15M diluted shares, up 16% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
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.
RECT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | 0.0x | Very low |
RECT has more cash than debt.
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).
RECT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 50.4 | Neutral |
RECT's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (neutral).
CAT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CAT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 24x | 1.1% below |
| PE % | 69 | 58 | 11 pts above |
CAT is trading at 24x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RECT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RECT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 6.7x | 24x | 72% below |
| PE % | 31 | 39 | 8 pts below |
RECT has the edge over CAT on valuation relative to its sector.
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 |
RECT has stronger trend alignment. CAT is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus RECT above 2 of 4.
RECT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.30 | 0.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.29 | 1.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $1.39 | 5.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.92 | 55% below |
RECT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 55% below its 100-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 RECT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RECT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.90 | $6.62 | +70% |
| 2025 | $6.62 | $1.70 | -74% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.70 | $1.31 | -23% |
RECT has finished lower in one of the last two years. It's down 23% so far in 2026.