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.
VSA
VisionSys AI Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score VSA yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VSA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
VSA's balance sheet is currently strong, but its profitability is weak. 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.
VSA PE Valuation
VSA 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.
VSA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VSA to show an outlook.
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 VSA in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
VSA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | -$632.55 | +$4,661.21 |
| Q4 2020 | -$5,293.76 | +$1,988.45 |
| Q4 2019 | -$7,282.21 | -$3,251.30 |
| Q4 2018 | -$4,030.91 | -447% |
| Q4 2017 | $1,163.05 | -24% |
| Q4 2016 | $1,538.23 | +26% |
| Q4 2015 | $1,225.00 | +11% |
| Q4 2014 | $1,100.00 | +98114% |
VSA is still losing money, but far less than before: $700.43 per share over the past year, against $7,282.21 at its worst in late 2019.
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 VSA in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 3.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VSA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $14M | -85% |
| Q4 2024 | $85.1M | -59% |
| Q4 2023 | $206.4M | -44% |
| Q4 2022 | $370.4M | +3.4% |
| Q4 2021 | $358.1M | +26% |
| Q4 2020 | $284.8M | -7.5% |
| Q4 2017 | $296.2M | +25% |
| Q4 2016 | $237.1M | +25% |
VSA's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $14M last quarter, down 96% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | -82% | -66 points |
| Q2 2024 | -7% | +36 points |
| Q4 2023 | 1% | +55 points |
| Q4 2022 | 3.8% | N/A |
| Q4 2021 | -15% | -24 points |
| Q4 2020 | -42% | -57 points |
| Q4 2019 | -54% | -67 points |
VSA's operating margin was 18% last quarter, up 14 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 generated $11.3B in free cash flow over the past year, up 26% from the year before.
VSA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2017 | $16.7M | -22% |
| Q4 2016 | $21.3M | -46% |
| Q4 2015 | $39.8M | +93% |
VSA and CAT do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 VSA 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.
VSA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +117% | +117K shares |
| 1 year | +88% | +102K shares |
| 3 years | +1038% | +198K shares |
VSA has 217,411 diluted shares, up 88% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $9,304 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2023 | $364,373 |
| Q4 2022 | $2.6M |
| Q4 2019 | $759,061 |
| Q4 2018 | $29.6M |
| Q4 2017 | $21.5M |
| Q4 2016 | $6.7M |
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.
VSA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2013 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
VSA 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).
VSA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.3 | Oversold |
VSA's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (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.
VSA PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VSA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
VSA 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 VSA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VSA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.07 | 4.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.83 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.4 | 81% below |
| 100 week MA | $301.5 | 99% below |
| 200 week MA | $683.3 | 100% below |
VSA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 100% 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 VSA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VSA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3,850.0 | $8,050.0 | +109% |
| 2021 | $8,050.0 | $735.0 | -91% |
| 2022 | $735.0 | $2,345.0 | +219% |
| 2023 | $2,345.0 | $525.0 | -78% |
| 2024 | $525.0 | $362.5 | -31% |
| 2025 | $362.5 | $27.0 | -93% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.0 | $1.97 | -93% |
VSA has finished three years in a row lower, and it's down 93% so far in 2026.