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.
VSNT
Versant Media Group, Inc. Class A
There isn't enough reported data to score VSNT yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VSNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VSNT's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy. 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.
VSNT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 5.9x | $35.54 | — |
| Cheap | 6x | $30.52 | -14% |
| Fair | 6.6x | $33.57 | -5.5% |
| Current | 7x | $35.54 | — |
| Expensive | 7.3x | $37.09 | +4.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VSNT 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 | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
CAT has the edge over VSNT on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
VSNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VSNT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. 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 earned $25.48 per share over the past year, up 31% from the year before.
VSNT Earnings Per Share
VSNT 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 has the edge over VSNT 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 has the edge over VSNT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VSNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | -4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | -1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | -5.5% |
VSNT's revenue is shrinking: $1.6B last quarter, down 4.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.9% | -4.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | -1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 26% | -3.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 29% | N/A |
| Q2 2024 | 28% | N/A |
VSNT's operating margin was 6.9% last quarter, down 4.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2024.
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 VSNT in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
VSNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $302M | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | $350M | -41% |
CAT has the edge over VSNT in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
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.
VSNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2% | -2.8M shares |
| 1 year | -4.1% | -6M shares |
VSNT has the edge over CAT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100M |
| Q2 2026 | $100M |
| Q1 2026 | $100M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
VSNT spent $300M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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.
VSNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
VSNT's net debt is less than a year 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).
VSNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 30.1 | Neutral |
VSNT's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (neutral).
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.
VSNT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VSNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7x | 24x | 71% below |
| PE % | 65 | 2 | 63 pts above |
VSNT 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 |
VSNT has stronger trend alignment. CAT is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus VSNT above 2 of 2.
VSNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $32.3 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $35.4 | 0.4% above |
VSNT is in an uptrend: it's above all two of its weekly moving averages, and 0.4% above its 20-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 VSNT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VSNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $47.0 | $47.0 | 0% |
| 2026 YTD | $47.0 | $35.5 | -24% |
VSNT has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's down 24% so far in 2026.