DE vs CAT vs UNP
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
DE48.6
Deere & Company
Industrials · Agricultural - Machinery
$641.86 −1.35%$173.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
CAT69.9
Caterpillar Inc.
Industrials · Agricultural - Machinery
$730.76 −0.66%$335.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
DE CAT UNP · 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 | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | $0.22M | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | 2026-09-28 | 2026-05-01 |
| 13F net change in holders | +67 | +307 | +120 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,303 | 1,562 | 1,358 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,078 | 1,314 | 1,059 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +225 | +248 | +299 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 35.5x
71st
|
31.0x
57th
|
23.4x
33rd
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | 2.39 | 6.22
75th
|
| Price / sales | 3.6x
89th
|
4.5x
100th
|
6.8x
100th
|
| Price / book | 6.2x
89th
|
17.3x
100th
|
8.3x
100th
|
| Price / tangible book | 7.1x
56th
|
37.6x
100th
|
7.8x
100th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 44.8x
86th
|
28.4x
71st
|
26.4x
100th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 23.9x
75th
|
24.8x
88th
|
16.7x
50th
|
| Enterprise value | $227.0B
89th
|
$374.3B
100th
|
$200.8B
100th
|
| EV / sales | 4.8x
89th
|
5.0x
100th
|
7.9x
100th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 19.4x
88th
|
21.5x
100th
|
15.1x
50th
|
| EV / EBIT | 24.3x
75th
|
24.9x
88th
|
18.6x
50th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 58.7x
86th
|
31.7x
57th
|
30.9x
100th
|
| Earnings yield | 2.8%
44th
|
3.2%
56th
|
4.3%
67th
|
| FCF yield | 2.2%
33rd
|
3.5%
44th
|
3.8%
33rd
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 4.2%
33rd
|
4.0%
22nd
|
6.0%
50th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $204.65
100th
|
$148.66
86th
|
$98.30
67th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 35.7%
100th
|
33.9%
89th
|
45.5%
83rd
|
| EBITDA margin | 24.5%
100th
|
23.3%
89th
|
52.4%
100th
|
| Operating margin | 19.0%
100th
|
17.5%
89th
|
39.9%
100th
|
| EBIT margin | 19.6%
89th
|
20.1%
100th
|
42.5%
100th
|
| Net margin | 10.2%
78th
|
14.5%
100th
|
28.8%
100th
|
| NOPAT margin | 14.2%
100th
|
13.5%
89th
|
30.8%
100th
|
| FCF margin | 8.1%
67th
|
15.8%
100th
|
25.6%
67th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 15.2%
78th
|
18.2%
100th
|
40.4%
100th
|
| R&D / revenue | 5.0%
78th
|
3.0%
67th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 8.9%
22nd
|
10.1%
44th
|
4.2%
17th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3%
33rd
|
0.3%
44th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| Effective tax rate | 24.9%
100th
|
22.8%
44th
|
22.9%
17th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 18.3%
78th
|
56.9%
100th
|
39.7%
100th
|
| ROA | 4.5%
56th
|
11.2%
89th
|
10.5%
100th
|
| ROIC | 8.3%
44th
|
17.5%
100th
|
15.7%
100th
|
| ROCE | 13.2%
78th
|
23.9%
100th
|
16.5%
100th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 8.7%
78th
|
15.6%
89th
|
15.4%
100th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 8.8%
44th
|
23.5%
89th
|
20.6%
83rd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 15.8%
44th
|
24.7%
89th
|
16.2%
67th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 7.7%
50th
|
16.3%
100th
|
12.7%
100th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 11.1%
50th
|
18.0%
100th
|
15.5%
100th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 29.9%
88th
|
51.9%
100th
|
44.5%
100th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 825.8%
100th
|
54.9%
88th
|
152.0%
100th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 9.9%
75th
|
18.4%
88th
|
4.2%
67th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -5.7%
11th
|
18.0%
67th
|
10.4%
50th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -7.6%
38th
|
4.9%
75th
|
0.9%
67th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 2.8%
29th
|
10.2%
86th
|
4.3%
33rd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | -7.7%
50th
|
6.4%
75th
|
2.1%
33rd
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -13.5%
57th
|
7.7%
86th
|
2.1%
60th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -6.4%
50th
|
14.8%
67th
|
5.7%
67th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -21.4%
33rd
|
9.0%
67th
|
2.9%
40th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -6.2%
50th
|
17.0%
67th
|
5.8%
67th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -19.4%
33rd
|
13.0%
83rd
|
3.8%
40th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 0.7%
20th
|
24.1%
100th
|
6.7%
60th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -5.7%
50th
|
52.6%
83rd
|
3.9%
0th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 10.7%
40th
|
17.6%
60th
|
5.9% |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 0.3%
29th
|
10.6%
57th
|
4.3%
60th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 9.4%
75th
|
5.8%
50th
|
17.1%
100th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 3.9%
71st
|
5.1%
100th
|
1.4%
20th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 11.7%
71st
|
42.2%
100th
|
21.9%
83rd
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 37.2%
100th
|
34.7%
88th
|
45.3%
100th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 20.9%
100th
|
18.8%
88th
|
39.6%
100th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 12.4%
88th
|
15.3%
100th
|
28.1%
100th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 8.9%
62nd
|
14.4%
100th
|
23.8%
100th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.00
0th
|
0.81
62nd
|
0.74
83rd
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.04
0th
|
0.81
88th
|
0.63
83rd
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.94
75th
|
0.93
62nd
|
0.96
100th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $10.3B
100th
|
$6.7B
89th
|
$2.1B
100th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$53.9B
0th
|
−$38.4B
11th
|
−$29.1B
0th
|
| Working capital | −$8.6B
0th
|
$14.7B
89th
|
−$79.0M
33rd
|
| Current ratio | 0.77
0th
|
1.37
33rd
|
0.99
33rd
|
| Quick ratio | 0.55
0th
|
0.85
33rd
|
0.82
50th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.28
67th
|
0.17
22nd
|
0.38
83rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 934 days
67th
|
918 days
56th
|
1,089 days
67th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $64.2B
100th
|
$45.1B
89th
|
$31.2B
100th
|
| Debt / equity | 2.29
78th
|
2.33
89th
|
1.51
83rd
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.93
78th
|
1.98
89th
|
1.41
83rd
|
| Debt / assets | 59.6%
89th
|
44.0%
78th
|
43.8%
83rd
|
| Debt / capital | 69.6%
78th
|
69.9%
89th
|
60.1%
83rd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.49
62nd
|
2.59
50th
|
2.34
17th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.61
62nd
|
2.21
50th
|
2.18
17th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 3.2x
44th
|
13.7x
78th
|
8.4x
100th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 2.5x
44th
|
12.4x
78th
|
8.0x
83rd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 8.9 yrs
62nd
|
3.3 yrs
50th
|
3.0 yrs
17th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 73.9%
67th
|
81.1%
89th
|
71.0%
83rd
|
| IS credit model rating | BB+ | A+ | A |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 400
56th
|
125
33rd
|
150
17th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.44
11th
|
0.77
33rd
|
0.36
50th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 5.96
78th
|
4.78
22nd
|
0.42
50th
|
| Inventory turnover | 3.9
78th
|
2.5
0th
|
16.4
67th
|
| Receivables turnover | 6.9
67th
|
4.5
22nd
|
12.6
83rd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 53 days
33rd
|
81 days
78th
|
29 days
17th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 92 days
22nd
|
145 days
100th
|
22 days
33rd
|
| Days payables outstanding | 37 days
11th
|
70 days
100th
|
23 days
0th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 109 days
44th
|
156 days
78th
|
28 days
33rd
|
| Capex / revenue | 7.1%
89th
|
2.3%
44th
|
14.8%
80th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.44
89th
|
0.74
44th
|
1.49
60th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 16.5%
67th
|
16.9%
78th
|
5.3%
17th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.49
57th
|
1.25
29th
|
1.40
33rd
|
| FCF / net income | 0.79
29th
|
1.09
57th
|
0.89
33rd
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 53.4%
38th
|
87.1%
75th
|
63.4%
40th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 46.6%
62nd
|
12.9%
25th
|
36.6%
60th
|
| Accruals ratio | -2.2%
78th
|
-2.8%
67th
|
-4.2%
33rd
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -51.6%
0th
|
0.5%
78th
|
-0.5%
83rd
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
29th
|
1.00
29th
|
1.00
33rd
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 49
56th
|
70
89th
|
67
100th
|
| IS profitability | 51
78th
|
69
100th
|
84
100th
|
| IS growth | 43
50th
|
70
88th
|
50
83rd
|
| IS value | 43
33rd
|
35
0th
|
46
50th
|
| IS momentum | 72
62nd
|
90
88th
|
76
83rd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 65
44th
|
100
78th
|
100
83rd
|
| IS quality | 64
44th
|
73
89th
|
82
83rd
|
| IS balance sheet | 33
22nd
|
47
56th
|
50
67th
|
| IS earnings quality | 74
78th
|
69
67th
|
83
83rd
|
| IS cash flow | 48
67th
|
70
78th
|
67
33rd
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
67th
|
9
100th
|
8
83rd
|
| Altman Z-score | 2.7
56th
|
5.9
89th
|
4.2
83rd
|
| Beneish M-score | −1.66
100th
|
−2.46
62nd
|
−2.60
50th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.24
67th
|
−7.48
44th
|
−7.76
17th
|
| IS credit score | 46
44th
|
79
56th
|
74
83rd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $173.1B
89th
|
$335.9B
100th
|
$171.7B
100th
|
| Revenue | $47.7B
89th
|
$74.7B
100th
|
$25.4B
100th
|
| EBITDA | $11.7B
89th
|
$17.4B
100th
|
$13.3B
100th
|
| Net income | $4.9B
89th
|
$10.8B
100th
|
$7.3B
100th
|
| Free cash flow | $3.9B
89th
|
$11.8B
100th
|
$6.5B
100th
|
| Total assets | $107.6B
100th
|
$102.6B
89th
|
$71.2B
100th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $28.0B
100th
|
$19.4B
89th
|
$20.7B
100th
|
| Employees | 73,100
89th
|
118,000
100th
|
28,716
83rd
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −1.4% | −0.7% | +0.1% |
| 1 week | +3.4% | −8.7% | +3.8% |
| 1 month | −6.2% | −8.5% | +2.3% |
| 3 months | +9.8% | −15.4% | −2.5% |
| 6 months | +9.2% | −7.7% | +15.1% |
| Year to date | +38.6% | +22.9% | +25.2% |
| 1 year | +44.8% | +38.1% | +28.8% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +71.6% | +179.4% | +45.2% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +99.6% | +308.1% | +47.2% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | DE | CAT | UNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 42.7 | 30.7 | 62.9 |
| From 52-week high | −10.8% | −31.8% | −8.6% |
| From 52-week low | +45.7% | +44.1% | +34.9% |
| Beta | 0.87 | 1.58 | 0.95 |
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