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.
SIDU
Sidus Space, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score SIDU yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
SIDU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
SIDU's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its 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.
SIDU PE Valuation
SIDU 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.
SIDU Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SIDU 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 has the edge over SIDU on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SIDU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.67 | +$2.28 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.92 | +$2.71 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.19 | +$3.49 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.26 | +$5.51 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.95 | +$8.89 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.63 | +$14.22 |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.68 | +$23.77 |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.77 | +$40.26 |
SIDU is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.67 per share over the past year, against $76.03 at its worst in late 2022.
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 SIDU 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 SIDU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SIDU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $583.1K | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | $359.4K | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $586.3K | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3M | -31% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $238.5K | -77% |
| Q4 2024 | $826K | -39% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.9M | +90% |
SIDU's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $583,096 last quarter, down 54% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -976% | -557 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1522% | +1024 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1878% | -1263 points |
| Q3 2025 | -434% | -264 points |
| Q2 2025 | -420% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2546% | -2207 points |
| Q4 2024 | -616% | -396 points |
| Q3 2024 | -170% | +224 points |
SIDU's operating margin was −976% last quarter, down 557 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 SIDU on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SIDU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$7.1M | -$1.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$9.3M | -$3.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$6.5M | +$1.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.7M | -$3.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$6M | -$2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.2M | +$1.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$7.9M | -$3.7M |
| Q3 2024 | -$3.8M | +$2.3M |
SIDU has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$31M over the past year, against −$24M 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 SIDU 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.
SIDU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +28% | +18.7M shares |
| 1 year | +365% | +66.9M shares |
| 3 years | +16576% | +84.8M shares |
| 5 years | +85167% | +85.2M shares |
SIDU has 85M diluted shares, up 365% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
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.
SIDU Net Leverage
SIDU'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).
SIDU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.0 | Oversold |
SIDU's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 4 (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.
SIDU PE vs Industrials Sector
SIDU 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 SIDU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SIDU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.36 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.83 | 48% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.56 | 63% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.14 | 55% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.21 | 90% below |
SIDU is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% 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 SIDU on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SIDU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1,163.0 | $890.0 | -23% |
| 2022 | $890.0 | $98.2 | -89% |
| 2023 | $98.2 | $8.81 | -91% |
| 2024 | $8.81 | $5.02 | -43% |
| 2025 | $5.02 | $1.93 | -62% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.93 | $0.96 | -50% |
SIDU has finished every year since 2021 lower, and it's down 50% so far in 2026.