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.
RYM
RYTHM, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score RYM yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
RYM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
RYM's profitability and balance sheet are currently under pressure. 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.
RYM PE Valuation
RYM has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
RYM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong decline | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect RYM's losses to grow, with revenue declining.
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 has the edge over RYM in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
RYM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -$14.52 | +$29.42 |
| Q4 2025 | -$16.68 | +$22.98 |
RYM lost $14.52 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% |
RYM has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 17% for CAT versus up 1,068% for RYM.
| 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 RYM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RYM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.9M | +490% |
| Q2 2026 | $23M | +1027% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.3M | +2370% |
| Q3 2025 | $4M | +109% |
| Q2 2025 | $2M | -32% |
| Q1 2025 | $538K | -79% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2M | -25% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.9M | -38% |
RYM's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $24M last quarter, up 1068% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.1% | +224 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.4% | +341 points |
| Q1 2026 | -30% | +658 points |
| Q3 2025 | -220% | -30 points |
| Q2 2025 | -333% | -277 points |
| Q1 2025 | -688% | -821 points |
| Q4 2024 | -387% | -335 points |
| Q3 2024 | -190% | -44 points |
RYM's operating margin was 4.1% last quarter, up 337 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% |
RYM has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 127% versus its history, compared with CAT at up 39%.
RYM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3M | +$11.7M |
| Q2 2024 | -$1.8M | +$335K |
| Q1 2024 | -$3M | +$6.5M |
| Q4 2023 | -$5M | +$9.1M |
| Q3 2023 | -$14.3M | -$7.9M |
| Q2 2023 | -$2.2M | +$22.8M |
| Q1 2023 | -$9.5M | +$25.1M |
| Q4 2022 | -$14.1M | -$2.9M |
RYM's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $11M 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 RYM 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.
RYM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +47% | +2.5M shares |
| 1 year | +293% | +5.8M shares |
RYM has 8M diluted shares, up 293% 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 the edge over RYM on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
RYM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8,095.0x | High |
RYM's net debt is more than 20 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).
RYM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 5.7 | Oversold |
RYM's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
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.
RYM PE vs Industrials Sector
RYM 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 RYM on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RYM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.7 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $20.4 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $21.8 | 34% below |
| 100 week MA | $24.5 | 42% below |
| 200 week MA | $29.0 | 51% below |
RYM is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 51% 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 RYM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RYM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $34,200.0 | $32,340.0 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | $32,340.0 | $101.8 | -100% |
| 2023 | $101.8 | $18.8 | -81% |
| 2024 | $18.8 | $33.5 | +78% |
| 2025 | $33.5 | $23.9 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.9 | $14.3 | -40% |
RYM has finished lower in four of the last five years. It's down 40% so far in 2026.