CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT has the edge over WOR overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
WOR
Worthington Industries, Inc.
WOR offers stronger fundamentals, 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.
WOR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
WOR's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
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 has the edge over WOR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
WOR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6x | $20.01 | -66% |
| Fair | 14x | $46.16 | -21% |
| Forward | 15x | $58.20 | — |
| Current | 18x | $58.20 | — |
| Expensive | 28x | $91.69 | +58% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WOR's PE is in its fair range at 18x, but its recent earnings include one-off gains. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings.
CAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
CAT has the edge over WOR on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
WOR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WOR, with profitability holding steady.
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 earned $25.48 per share over the past year, up 31% from the year before.
WOR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.86 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.31 | +55% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.14 | +64% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.26 | +93% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.13 | +160% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.14 | +185% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.92 | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.17 | -79% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.82 | -86% |
WOR has the edge over CAT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 WOR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WOR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $343.9M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $371.5M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $378.7M | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $327.5M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $303.7M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $317.9M | -0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $304.5M | -3.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $274M | -75% |
WOR has the edge over CAT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.8% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.3% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8% | +2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3% | +4.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -9.6% | +8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.8% | +5.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3% | +1.8 points |
WOR's operating margin was 3.8% last quarter, up 0.8 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.
WOR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54M | +94% |
| Q2 2026 | $55.1M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $48.1M | +8.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $39.1M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $27.9M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $49.3M | +46% |
| Q1 2025 | $44.4M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $33.9M | -67% |
WOR has the edge over CAT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 WOR 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.
WOR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -551K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -861K shares |
| 3 years | -1.4% | -721K shares |
| 5 years | -5.2% | -2.7M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -6.9M shares |
WOR has 49M diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago, with $56M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $18.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $5.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $6.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $9.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.1M |
WOR spent $56M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 83% from the year before.
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 the edge over WOR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
WOR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 67.1x | High |
WOR's net debt is about 1.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.6 years a year ago.
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).
WOR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.9 | Neutral |
WOR's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (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.
WOR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | WOR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 27% below |
| PE % | 57 | 58 | 1 pt below |
WOR 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 |
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.
WOR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.8 | 5.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $59.0 | 1.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $56.4 | 3.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $54.9 | 6% above |
| 200 week MA | $50.4 | 16% above |
WOR 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.
WOR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26.2 | $31.3 | +20% |
| 2021 | $31.3 | $32.5 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | $32.5 | $30.6 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | $30.6 | $57.6 | +88% |
| 2024 | $57.6 | $40.7 | -29% |
| 2025 | $40.7 | $52.9 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $52.9 | $58.2 | +10% |
WOR has the edge over CAT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.