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.
SFWL
Shengfeng Development Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score SFWL yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
SFWL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy |
SFWL's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy. 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.
SFWL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 2.4x | $5.37 | — |
| Cheap | 6.3x | $10.33 | +92% |
| Fair | 8.2x | $13.45 | +150% |
| Expensive | 14x | $22.92 | +327% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SFWL 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 | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CAT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SFWL Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SFWL 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 earned $25.48 per share over the past year, up 31% from the year before.
SFWL Earnings Per Share
SFWL 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 has the edge over SFWL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SFWL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $311.8M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $309M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $263.4M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $277M | +26% |
| Q2 2024 | $227.1M | +23% |
| Q4 2023 | $219.2M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2023 | $185M | +11% |
| Q4 2022 | $203.8M | +12% |
SFWL has the edge over CAT in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.9% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | 0 points |
| Q2 2024 | 2.9% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2023 | 2.5% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2023 | 4.6% | +3 points |
| Q4 2022 | 3% | +1.6 points |
SFWL's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, about level with 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 generated $11.3B in free cash flow over the past year, up 26% from the year before.
SFWL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$15.5M | +$6.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $19.5M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | -$22.4M | +$3.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $11.6M | +$13.9M |
| Q2 2024 | -$26.1M | -815% |
| Q4 2023 | -$2.3M | -128% |
| Q2 2023 | $3.6M | +$11.8M |
| Q4 2022 | $8.2M | -4.7% |
SFWL has burned cash in most quarters: −$7M over the past year, against −$17M 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 SFWL 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.
SFWL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -26 shares |
| 1 year | 0% | -26 shares |
| 3 years | +3.1% | +166K shares |
SFWL has 5M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q2 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.
SFWL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2023 | 4.3x | High |
SFWL's net debt is about 1.8 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).
SFWL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.5 | Oversold |
SFWL's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (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.
SFWL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SFWL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.4x | 24x | 90% below |
| PE % | 1 | 59 | 58 pts below |
SFWL 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 |
CAT has stronger trend alignment. CAT is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus SFWL above 0 of 4.
SFWL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.67 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.91 | 46% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.2 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $13.6 | 61% below |
SFWL is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 61% 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 SFWL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SFWL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $60.3 | $44.1 | -27% |
| 2024 | $44.1 | $15.9 | -64% |
| 2025 | $15.9 | $14.3 | -10% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.3 | $5.37 | -62% |
SFWL has finished every year since 2023 lower, and it's down 62% so far in 2026.