CAT vs CVGI vs DAN Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Commercial Vehicle and Dana Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$713.64 -13.1% 1M +35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$328.06B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.88%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
DAN DANA Inc
$27.20 +0.2% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
1.69%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dana leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dana 6, Caterpillar 5, Commercial Vehicle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATCVGIDANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $328.06B $114.84M $2.93B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.3x -4.6x 2.6x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x — 14.3x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.4% -0.4% +3.7% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% -3.4% 14.6% DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 5.9% 0.0% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 3.0x 1.8x DAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.88% — 1.69% DAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.4% +84.8% +37.4% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.5%/yr -21.6%/yr +3.8%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 82.4% 44.1% CAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 43/100 61/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

CATCVGIDAN

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

AxisCATCVGIDAN
Valuation 21 #160 of 203 85 #32 of 203 95 #11 of 203
Growth 67 #63 of 188 35 #122 of 188 83 #33 of 188
Profitability 92 #15 of 183 28 #132 of 183 46 #100 of 183
Financial Health 17 #180 of 217 23 #168 of 217 21 #172 of 217
Shareholder Returns 56 #68 of 153 – 63 #58 of 153
Overall 51 43 61
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CVGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATCVGIDANSPY
1 month -13.1%+2.3%+0.2% -0.2%
3 months -15.2%-31.9%-0.7% +3.9%
6 months -12.7%-28.6%-27.7% +8.2%
Year to date +24.6%+111.8%+14.5% +12.9%
1 year +35.4%+84.8%+37.4% +12.3%
3 years +199.1%-55.5%+115.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +44.1%-23.7%+29.2% +23.3%
5 years +249.7%-70.4%+20.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.5%-21.6%+3.8% +10.9%
10 years +759.7%-37.5%+78.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.0%-4.6%+6.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCATCVGIDANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%82.4%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%69.4%46.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.851.631.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.871.030.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-92.7%-69.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.0%-47.2%-30.1% -1.2%
52-week high $1,064.90$5.78$38.93 $779.14
52-week low $524.47$1.34$19.47 $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.

MultipleCATCVGIDAN
P/E now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 25.2x -4.6xmedian 25.2x 2.6xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 14.0x 6.8xmedian 14.0x 7.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 21.7x -294.4xmedian 21.7x 20.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.32median 1.32 0.14median 1.32 0.02median 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 monthsCATCVGIDAN
Revenue $74.73B $673.98M $7.66B
Gross profit $25.66B $75.61M $725.00M
Operating income $13.09B $13.41M $210.00M
Net income $10.84B -$23.05M $1.13B
Free cash flow $8.99B -$390.00K $143.00M
R&D $2.27B – –
EPS (diluted) $23.45 $-0.66 $10.18
Cash & equivalents $6.71B – $331.00M
Total debt $45.15B $91.78M $1.34B
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 34.77M 109.50M
Enterprise value $299.76B $114.84M $1.30B

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
MetricCATCVGIDAN
P/E 30.3x -4.6x 2.6x
P/FCF 36.5x -294.4x 20.5x
P/Operating cash flow 24.2x 10.7x 6.4x
P/S 4.4x 0.2x 0.4x
P/B 16.9x 0.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 17.3x 0.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 23.7x 6.8x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 28.0x 15.4x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 0.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF 40.7x -529.8x 27.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x 19.3x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.32 0.14 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATCVGIDAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.4% -0.4% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -6.0% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 13.2% 79.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -12.1% -6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% 425.0% 307.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -31.0% 6.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 39.8% 28,400%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -33.9% 83.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.1% 41.5% 6,201%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -32.2% 108.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 211.2% 49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -49.8% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% 98.2% 180.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -26.1% 5.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATCVGIDAN
Gross margin 34.3% 11.2% 9.5%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 4.5% 7.3%
Operating margin 17.5% 2.0% 2.7%
Pretax margin 18.6% -2.4% 1.0%
Net margin 14.5% -3.4% 14.6%
FCF margin 12.0% -0.1% 1.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 1.6% 6.0%
Return on equity 57.0% -17.3% 56.6%
Return on assets 10.9% -5.3% 18.6%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 5.9% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 22.1% 4.9% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.5x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATCVGIDAN
Debt / assets 44.0% 20.2% 22.0%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 3.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 5.0x -235.3x 9.4x
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 70.1% 67.6%
Equity / assets 18.9% 29.9% 32.4%
Interest coverage 6.8x 0.9x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.64 1.88 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATCVGIDAN
Dividend yield 0.9% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 2.2% – 19.2%
Shareholder yield 3.1% – 20.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.9% – 4.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.3% – 35.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% – -12.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – -4.2%

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.

ConsensusCATCVGIDAN
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 – 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 $1.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 – +413.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% – +128.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $777.74MFY2026 $8.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +3.3% +34.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATCVGIDAN
Held by institutions 72.3% 60.7% 99.2%
Institutions holding 4,057 111 342
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +55.8% +1.8%
Institutions buying 1,888 80 168
Institutions selling 1,595 20 126
Buyers to sellers 1.18 4.00 1.33

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.

CATCVGIDAN
CAT 1.00 0.23 0.42
CVGI 0.23 1.00 0.17
DAN 0.42 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, CVGI and DAN?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $328.06B, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $114.84M, Dana (DAN) $2.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, CVGI and DAN?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 30.3x, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -4.6x, Dana (DAN) 2.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 27.7x, Dana (DAN) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Caterpillar (CAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -0.4%, Dana (DAN) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -3.4%, Dana (DAN) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 5.9%, Dana (DAN) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +35.4%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +84.8%, Dana (DAN) +37.4%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +28.5%/yr, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -21.6%/yr, Dana (DAN) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dana (DAN) has the highest dividend yield: Caterpillar (CAT) 0.88%, Dana (DAN) 1.69%. Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caterpillar (CAT) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.4%, Dana (DAN) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAT, CVGI and DAN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dana (DAN) leads on 6. 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.