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.
TE
T1 Energy Inc
There isn't enough reported data to score TE yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
TE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
TE's balance sheet is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue.
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.
TE PE Valuation
TE 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.
TE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect TE's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 TE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
TE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.38 | +$2.42 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.11 | +$1.02 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.16 | +$0.95 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.19 | +$1.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.80 | -$3.04 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.13 | -$2.50 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.11 | -$2.49 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.20 | -$2.69 |
TE is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.38 per share over the past year, against $3.80 at its worst in late 2025.
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 TE 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 TE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $196.6M | -6.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $250.1M | +88% |
| Q1 2026 | $177.6M | +232% |
TE's revenue is growing: $197M last quarter, down 6.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -28% | +17 points |
| Q2 2026 | -9.1% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | -13% | +32 points |
| Q4 2025 | -24% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | -45% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | -22% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -44% | N/A |
TE's operating margin was −28% last quarter, up 17 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 TE on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
TE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$161.1M | -393% |
| Q2 2026 | -$131.2M | -1334% |
| Q1 2026 | -$133.6M | -$59.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $25M | +$71.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $55M | +$88.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.6M | +$46.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$74M | -$36.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$46.4M | +$6.6M |
TE has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$401M over the past year, against −$55M 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 TE 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.
TE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.9% | +11M shares |
| 1 year | +87% | +135M shares |
| 3 years | +108% | +151M shares |
| 5 years | +150% | +175M shares |
| Available history | +714% | +255M shares |
TE has 291M diluted shares, up 87% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 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.
TE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | -7.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2020 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | 0.0x | Very low |
TE 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).
TE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.5 | Oversold |
TE's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (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.
TE PE vs Industrials Sector
TE 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 TE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.88 | 32% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.35 | 55% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.90 | 67% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.93 | 50% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.95 | 50% below |
TE is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 50% 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 TE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.82 | $10.2 | +4% |
| 2021 | $10.2 | $11.4 | +12% |
| 2022 | $11.4 | $8.94 | -22% |
| 2023 | $8.94 | $1.87 | -79% |
| 2024 | $1.87 | $3.03 | +62% |
| 2025 | $3.03 | $6.80 | +124% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.80 | $1.97 | -71% |
TE's yearly returns have swung widely, from +124% in 2025 to −79% in 2023. It's down 71% so far in 2026.