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.
VTSI
VirTra, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score VTSI yet.
CAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VTSI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy |
VTSI's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its 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.
VTSI PE Valuation
VTSI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 33x next year's earnings.
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.
VTSI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect VTSI to return to profit, with revenue growing.
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 VTSI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VTSI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.08 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.03 | +$0.02 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.25 | -933% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.21 | -275% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.02 | -83% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.05 | -109% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.03 | -95% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.12 | -80% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.12 | -84% |
VTSI lost $0.03 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
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 VTSI 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's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 3.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VTSI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.6M | +42% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.8M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.5M | -51% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9M | -38% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3M | -29% |
| Q2 2025 | $7M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.2M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -54% |
VTSI's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $8M last quarter, up 42% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 26% | +35 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.3% | -16 points |
| Q1 2026 | -38% | -57 points |
| Q4 2025 | -48% | -20 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8.4% | -19 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -53 points |
VTSI has the edge over CAT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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% |
VTSI has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 121% versus its history, compared with CAT at up 39%.
VTSI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.2M | +3068% |
| Q1 2026 | -$580.4K | -$217.7K |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.1M | -$546.8K |
| Q3 2025 | $133.8K | -90% |
| Q1 2025 | -$362.7K | -107% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.6M | -192% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.3M | -66% |
| Q1 2024 | $5.1M | +530% |
VTSI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $2M over the past year.
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 VTSI 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.
VTSI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +14.7K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +53.4K shares |
| 3 years | +3.5% | +380K shares |
| 5 years | +2.6% | +291K shares |
| Available history | +46% | +3.6M shares |
VTSI has 11M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $4,516 |
| Q3 2020 | $20,821 |
| Q2 2020 | $3,068 |
| Q1 2020 | $2,778 |
| Q4 2019 | $17,966 |
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.
VTSI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -7.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
VTSI has the edge over CAT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
VTSI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.4 | Oversold |
VTSI's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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.
VTSI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VTSI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
VTSI 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 VTSI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VTSI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.71 | 3.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.94 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.70 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.71 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.17 | 58% below |
VTSI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 58% 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 VTSI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VTSI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.43 | $3.62 | -18% |
| 2021 | $3.62 | $7.27 | +101% |
| 2022 | $7.27 | $4.25 | -42% |
| 2023 | $4.25 | $9.47 | +123% |
| 2024 | $9.47 | $6.62 | -30% |
| 2025 | $6.62 | $4.38 | -34% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.38 | $2.62 | -40% |
VTSI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +123% in 2023 to −42% in 2022. It's down 40% so far in 2026.