CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT has the edge over SKYH overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
SKYH
Sky Harbour Group Corporation
SKYH 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.
SKYH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
SKYH's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are 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.
SKYH PE Valuation
SKYH 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.
SKYH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SKYH's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 SKYH on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SKYH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.04 | +$0.33 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.10 | +$0.95 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.12 | +$1.29 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.09 | +$1.85 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.37 | +$1.78 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.05 | +$0.37 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.17 | +$0.34 |
SKYH is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.04 per share over the past year, against $2.15 at its worst in late 2024.
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 SKYH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SKYH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.6M | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.9M | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.7M | +56% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.1M | +74% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.3M | +78% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.6M | +82% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.6M | +133% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.6M | +107% |
SKYH has the edge over CAT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -59% | +46 points |
| Q2 2026 | -69% | +46 points |
| Q1 2026 | -80% | +42 points |
| Q4 2025 | -74% | +41 points |
| Q3 2025 | -105% | +14 points |
| Q2 2025 | -114% | +23 points |
| Q1 2025 | -122% | +95 points |
| Q4 2024 | -116% | +93 points |
SKYH's operating margin was −59% last quarter, up 46 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
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 SKYH on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SKYH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.6M | +$795K |
| Q2 2026 | -$317K | +$3.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.5M | +$3M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.7M | +$6.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.4M | -$576K |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.7M | -$2.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.5M | -$3.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.4M | -$1.8M |
SKYH has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$5M over the past year, against −$18M 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 461M diluted shares, down 2.1% from a year ago, with $8.1B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
SKYH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.8% | +2.7M shares |
| 1 year | -52% | -40.7M shares |
| 3 years | -35% | -20.1M shares |
SKYH has the edge over CAT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 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.
SKYH Net Leverage
SKYH'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).
SKYH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 52.7 | Neutral |
SKYH's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (neutral).
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.
SKYH PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SKYH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
SKYH 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 pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 37% above its 200-week average.
SKYH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.82 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 9.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $9.70 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $10.2 | 9% above |
| 200 week MA | $9.44 | 17% above |
SKYH has the edge over CAT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 finished every year since 2020 higher, and it's up 3.8% so far in 2026.
SKYH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.2 | $10.6 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | $10.6 | $10.2 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | $10.2 | $2.74 | -73% |
| 2023 | $2.74 | $9.66 | +253% |
| 2024 | $9.66 | $12.1 | +25% |
| 2025 | $12.1 | $9.08 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.08 | $11.1 | +22% |
SKYH has the edge over CAT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.