ALSN vs CAT vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Caterpillar and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$714.23 -12.9% 1M +36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$328.33B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.88%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 7, Caterpillar 3, Allison Transmission Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNCATMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.02B $328.33B $254.80B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 30.3x 16.2x MUFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 27.7x 12.6x MUFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +18.4% -12.0% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 14.5% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 15.9% 3.6% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.5x — CAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.04% 0.88% 1.44% MUFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.1% +36.2% +42.3% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.8%/yr +28.5%/yr +31.3%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 40.5% 26.3% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 53/100 37/100 ALSN

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNCATMUFG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALSNCATMUFG
Valuation 74 #53 of 203 25 #153 of 203 20 #289 of 361
Growth 41 #111 of 188 70 #58 of 188 81 #33 of 172
Profitability 89 #21 of 184 93 #13 of 184 61 #59 of 149
Financial Health 14 #186 of 217 18 #179 of 217 7 #147 of 158
Shareholder Returns 67 #51 of 153 60 #62 of 153 16 #283 of 338
Overall 57 53 37
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALSNCATMUFGSPY
1 month -3.8%-12.9%-8.1% +0.9%
3 months -4.7%-8.8%-2.2% +5.9%
6 months -15.4%-11.8%+23.1% +8.5%
Year to date +11.6%+24.7%+35.4% +13.3%
1 year +33.1%+36.2%+42.3% +12.4%
3 years +110.6%+199.4%+160.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.2%+44.2%+37.6% +23.5%
5 years +227.5%+250.1%+289.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +26.8%+28.5%+31.3% +11.0%
10 years +272.7%+751.5%+319.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.1%+23.9%+15.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureALSNCATMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%40.5%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%40.1%26.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.850.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.060.891.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-35.5%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-32.9%-11.1% -0.9%
52-week high $136.00$1,064.90$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$524.47$14.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALSNCATMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 25.4x 30.3xmedian 25.4x 16.2xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 1.9x 8.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 14.3x 23.7xmedian 14.3x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 21.8x 36.5xmedian 21.8x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 16.9xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.02median 1.41 2.33median 1.41 0.27median 1.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALSNCATMUFG
Revenue $4.40B $74.73B $31.62B
Gross profit $1.60B $25.66B $29.85B
Operating income $861.00M $13.09B $18.02B
Net income $529.00M $10.84B $13.97B
Free cash flow $737.00M $8.99B –
R&D $197.00M $2.27B –
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $23.45 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $399.00M $6.71B –
Total debt $4.14B $45.15B $494.43B
Shares (diluted) 84.00M 462.50M 11.40B
Enterprise value $5.92B $300.03B -$77.44B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALSNCATMUFG
P/E 17.1x 30.3x 16.2x
P/FCF 12.2x 36.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 24.2x –
P/S 2.0x 4.4x 8.1x
P/B 4.6x 16.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 24.3x 17.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 23.7x –
EV/EBIT 14.8x 28.0x 5.5x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.9x 3.1x
EV/FCF 17.3x 40.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 27.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.02 2.33 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNCATMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 18.4% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 4.9% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 11.7% 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 5.6% 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 13.7% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 7.7% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.6% 14.9% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 9.0% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% 17.1% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 13.0% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% 16.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 7.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNCATMUFG
Gross margin 36.4% 34.3% 94.4%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 20.7% –
Operating margin 19.6% 17.5% 57.0%
Pretax margin 15.7% 18.6% 59.6%
Net margin 12.0% 14.5% 47.7%
FCF margin 16.7% 12.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 18.2% –
Return on equity 27.3% 57.0% 11.7%
Return on assets 6.1% 10.9% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 15.9% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 22.1% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNCATMUFG
Debt / assets 47.5% 44.0% 4.7%
Debt / equity 2.1x 2.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 81.1% 96.0%
Equity / assets 22.7% 18.9% 4.0%
Interest coverage – 6.8x 0.6x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.80 4.65 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNCATMUFG
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.9% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 2.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 3.1% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALSNCATMUFG
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.67FY2026 $25.79FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +31.4% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.32BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +1.5% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNCATMUFG
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% 3.0%
Institutions holding 566 4,058 574
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +0.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 258 1,889 324
Institutions selling 229 1,595 160
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.18 2.03

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALSNCATMUFG
ALSN 1.00 0.55 0.29
CAT 0.55 1.00 0.41
MUFG 0.29 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, CAT and MUFG?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.02B, Caterpillar (CAT) $328.33B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $254.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, CAT and MUFG?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 17.1x, Caterpillar (CAT) 30.3x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.2x, Caterpillar (CAT) 27.7x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +33.1%, Caterpillar (CAT) +36.2%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +42.3%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.8%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +28.5%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +31.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest dividend yield: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 1.04%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.88%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.44%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, CAT and MUFG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.