CAT vs DE vs GE
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
CAT69.9
Caterpillar Inc.
Industrials · Agricultural - Machinery
$730.76 −0.66%$335.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
DE48.6
Deere & Company
Industrials · Agricultural - Machinery
$641.86 −1.35%$173.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
CAT DE GE · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry (these stocks sit in different industries). n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | $0.22M | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-28 | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | +307 | +67 | +227 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,562 | 1,303 | 1,352 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,314 | 1,078 | 1,208 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +248 | +225 | +144 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 31.0x
57th
|
35.5x
71st
|
36.3x
64th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 2.39 | — | — |
| Price / sales | 4.5x
100th
|
3.6x
89th
|
6.4x
67th
|
| Price / book | 17.3x
100th
|
6.2x
89th
|
18.5x
94th
|
| Price / tangible book | 37.6x
100th
|
7.1x
56th
|
85.1x
95th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 28.4x
71st
|
44.8x
86th
|
38.8x
57th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 24.8x
88th
|
23.9x
75th
|
33.2x
64th
|
| Enterprise value | $374.3B
100th
|
$227.0B
89th
|
$335.4B
100th
|
| EV / sales | 5.0x
100th
|
4.8x
89th
|
6.6x
69th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 21.5x
100th
|
19.4x
88th
|
26.8x
71st
|
| EV / EBIT | 24.9x
88th
|
24.3x
75th
|
29.7x
64th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 31.7x
57th
|
58.7x
86th
|
40.0x
49th
|
| Earnings yield | 3.2%
56th
|
2.8%
44th
|
2.8%
55th
|
| FCF yield | 3.5%
44th
|
2.2%
33rd
|
2.6%
64th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 4.0%
22nd
|
4.2%
33rd
|
3.0%
55th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $148.66
86th
|
$204.65
100th
|
$56.90
55th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 33.9%
89th
|
35.7%
100th
|
35.4%
74th
|
| EBITDA margin | 23.3%
89th
|
24.5%
100th
|
24.7%
83rd
|
| Operating margin | 17.5%
89th
|
19.0%
100th
|
20.8%
85th
|
| EBIT margin | 20.1%
100th
|
19.6%
89th
|
22.3%
87th
|
| Net margin | 14.5%
100th
|
10.2%
78th
|
17.7%
94th
|
| NOPAT margin | 13.5%
89th
|
14.2%
100th
|
18.0%
87th
|
| FCF margin | 15.8%
100th
|
8.1%
67th
|
16.6%
89th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 18.2%
100th
|
15.2%
78th
|
19.3%
85th
|
| R&D / revenue | 3.0%
67th
|
5.0%
78th
|
3.5%
67th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 10.1%
44th
|
8.9%
22nd
|
8.7%
26th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3%
44th
|
0.3%
33rd
|
0.0%
0th
|
| Effective tax rate | 22.8%
44th
|
24.9%
100th
|
13.4%
9th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 56.9%
100th
|
18.3%
78th
|
48.8%
92nd
|
| ROA | 11.2%
89th
|
4.5%
56th
|
7.1%
65th
|
| ROIC | 17.5%
100th
|
8.3%
44th
|
33.2%
98th
|
| ROCE | 23.9%
100th
|
13.2%
78th
|
12.9%
75th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 15.6%
89th
|
8.7%
78th
|
8.9%
62nd
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 23.5%
89th
|
8.8%
44th
|
35.7%
93rd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 24.7%
89th
|
15.8%
44th
|
14.1%
47th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 16.3%
100th
|
7.7%
50th
|
20.4%
97th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 18.0%
100th
|
11.1%
50th
|
14.4%
83rd
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 51.9%
100th
|
29.9%
88th
|
27.2%
90th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 54.9%
88th
|
825.8%
100th
|
-103.0%
6th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 18.4%
88th
|
9.9%
75th
|
21.8%
55th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 18.0%
67th
|
-5.7%
11th
|
7.7%
40th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 4.9%
75th
|
-7.6%
38th
|
-5.2%
2nd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 10.2%
86th
|
2.8%
29th
|
-7.7%
2nd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 6.4%
75th
|
-7.7%
50th
|
3.8%
19th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 7.7%
86th
|
-13.5%
57th
|
53.0%
94th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 14.8%
67th
|
-6.4%
50th
|
15.7%
28th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 9.0%
67th
|
-21.4%
33rd
|
-3.3%
13th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 17.0%
67th
|
-6.2%
50th
|
17.7%
28th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 13.0%
83rd
|
-19.4%
33rd
|
-1.8%
10th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 24.1%
100th
|
0.7%
20th
|
98.4%
100th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 52.6%
83rd
|
-5.7%
50th
|
52.9%
55th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 17.6%
60th
|
10.7%
40th
|
19.2%
41st
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 10.6%
57th
|
0.3%
29th
|
16.8%
31st
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 5.8%
50th
|
9.4%
75th
|
-16.0%
7th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 5.1%
100th
|
3.9%
71st
|
9.6%
86th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 42.2%
100th
|
11.7%
71st
|
39.9%
89th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 34.7%
88th
|
37.2%
100th
|
35.2%
76th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 18.8%
88th
|
20.9%
100th
|
17.2%
80th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 15.3%
100th
|
12.4%
88th
|
15.5%
96th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 14.4%
100th
|
8.9%
62nd
|
13.8%
89th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.81
62nd
|
0.00
0th
|
0.75
21st
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.81
88th
|
0.04
0th
|
0.51
44th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.93
62nd
|
0.94
75th
|
0.85
43rd
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $6.7B
89th
|
$10.3B
100th
|
$9.3B
98th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$38.4B
11th
|
−$53.9B
0th
|
−$9.8B
9th
|
| Working capital | $14.7B
89th
|
−$8.6B
0th
|
−$733.0M
0th
|
| Current ratio | 1.37
33rd
|
0.77
0th
|
0.98
2nd
|
| Quick ratio | 0.85
33rd
|
0.55
0th
|
0.67
2nd
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.17
22nd
|
0.28
67th
|
0.23
33rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 918 days
56th
|
934 days
67th
|
1,067 days
57th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $45.1B
89th
|
$64.2B
100th
|
$19.2B
93rd
|
| Debt / equity | 2.33
89th
|
2.29
78th
|
1.09
79th
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.98
89th
|
1.93
78th
|
0.56
72nd
|
| Debt / assets | 44.0%
78th
|
59.6%
89th
|
15.0%
31st
|
| Debt / capital | 69.9%
89th
|
69.6%
78th
|
52.1%
79th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.59
50th
|
5.49
62nd
|
1.53
24th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.21
50th
|
4.61
62nd
|
0.78
24th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 13.7x
78th
|
3.2x
44th
|
12.3x
77th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 12.4x
78th
|
2.5x
44th
|
10.7x
77th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.3 yrs
50th
|
8.9 yrs
62nd
|
2.0 yrs
26th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 81.1%
89th
|
73.9%
67th
|
86.0%
91st
|
| IS credit model rating | A+ | BB+ | AA- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 125
33rd
|
400
56th
|
100
22nd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.77
33rd
|
0.44
11th
|
0.40
25th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 4.78
22nd
|
5.96
78th
|
6.23
63rd
|
| Inventory turnover | 2.5
0th
|
3.9
78th
|
2.8
30th
|
| Receivables turnover | 4.5
22nd
|
6.9
67th
|
3.9
13th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 81 days
78th
|
53 days
33rd
|
93 days
87th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 145 days
100th
|
92 days
22nd
|
132 days
70th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 70 days
100th
|
37 days
11th
|
113 days
89th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 156 days
78th
|
109 days
44th
|
112 days
55th
|
| Capex / revenue | 2.3%
44th
|
7.1%
89th
|
2.8%
34th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.74
44th
|
1.44
89th
|
1.14
50th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 16.9%
78th
|
16.5%
67th
|
16.4%
54th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.25
29th
|
1.49
57th
|
1.09
41st
|
| FCF / net income | 1.09
57th
|
0.79
29th
|
0.94
56th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 87.1%
75th
|
53.4%
38th
|
85.7%
74th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 12.9%
25th
|
46.6%
62nd
|
14.3%
26th
|
| Accruals ratio | -2.8%
67th
|
-2.2%
78th
|
-0.7%
67th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 0.5%
78th
|
-51.6%
0th
|
-2.6%
40th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
29th
|
1.00
29th
|
1.00
49th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 70
89th
|
49
56th
|
69
85th
|
| IS profitability | 69
100th
|
51
78th
|
63
91st
|
| IS growth | 70
88th
|
43
50th
|
72
61st
|
| IS value | 35
0th
|
43
33rd
|
35
29th
|
| IS momentum | 90
88th
|
72
62nd
|
87
59th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
78th
|
65
44th
|
90
36th
|
| IS quality | 73
89th
|
64
44th
|
73
75th
|
| IS balance sheet | 47
56th
|
33
22nd
|
56
45th
|
| IS earnings quality | 69
67th
|
74
78th
|
70
71st
|
| IS cash flow | 70
78th
|
48
67th
|
70
80th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 9
100th
|
7
67th
|
7
53rd
|
| Altman Z-score | 5.9
89th
|
2.7
56th
|
3.8
40th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.46
62nd
|
−1.66
100th
|
−2.43
44th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.48
44th
|
−7.24
67th
|
−6.82
71st
|
| IS credit score | 79
56th
|
46
44th
|
84
76th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $335.9B
100th
|
$173.1B
89th
|
$325.6B
100th
|
| Revenue | $74.7B
100th
|
$47.7B
89th
|
$50.7B
93rd
|
| EBITDA | $17.4B
100th
|
$11.7B
89th
|
$12.5B
98th
|
| Net income | $10.8B
100th
|
$4.9B
89th
|
$9.0B
100th
|
| Free cash flow | $11.8B
100th
|
$3.9B
89th
|
$8.4B
96th
|
| Total assets | $102.6B
89th
|
$107.6B
100th
|
$127.7B
96th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $19.4B
89th
|
$28.0B
100th
|
$17.6B
93rd
|
| Employees | 118,000
100th
|
73,100
89th
|
57,000
91st
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −0.7% | −1.4% | +0.6% |
| 1 week | −8.7% | +3.4% | +1.8% |
| 1 month | −8.5% | −6.2% | +0.3% |
| 3 months | −15.4% | +9.8% | −7.9% |
| 6 months | −7.7% | +9.2% | +3.5% |
| Year to date | +22.9% | +38.6% | −1.7% |
| 1 year | +38.1% | +44.8% | +5.1% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +179.4% | +71.6% | +253.4% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +308.1% | +99.6% | +393.6% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | CAT | DE | GE |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 30.7 | 42.7 | 47.1 |
| From 52-week high | −31.8% | −10.8% | −19.2% |
| From 52-week low | +44.1% | +45.7% | +17.0% |
| Beta | 1.58 | 0.87 | 1.37 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17