CAT vs DAN vs ITT Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Dana and Itt Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$289.28B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
DAN DANA Inc
$24.84 -9.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.45B
P/E
2.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$202.99 -0.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.78B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Dana leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Dana 4, Caterpillar 2, Itt 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATDANITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $289.28B $2.45B $17.78B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 2.3x 42.2x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 13.1x 25.6x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +5.1% +28.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 8.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +15.2% +3.8% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.0%/yr +2.3%/yr +16.6%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 44.1% 31.4% ITT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 68/100 46/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

CATDANITT

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

AxisCATDANITT
Valuation 29 #144 of 203 99 #4 of 203 16 #170 of 203
Growth 74 #49 of 188 75 #47 of 188 65 #67 of 188
Profitability 77 #43 of 183 75 #46 of 183 52 #88 of 183
Financial Health 8 #199 of 216 9 #197 of 216 31 #150 of 216
Shareholder Returns 31 #105 of 152 84 #25 of 152 66 #52 of 152
Overall 44 68 46
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATDANITTSPY
1 month -21.7%-9.3%-0.7% +0.7%
3 months -20.0%-8.2%+5.2% +3.7%
6 months -27.3%-31.9%-5.3% +7.1%
Year to date +13.0%+4.5%+17.0% +12.8%
1 year +10.5%+15.2%+3.8% +11.9%
3 years +167.3%+112.5%+120.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +38.8%+28.6%+30.1% +22.8%
5 years +217.3%+11.9%+115.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +26.0%+2.3%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +671.6%+62.0%+486.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.7%+4.9%+19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCATDANITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%44.1%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.5%46.9%32.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.881.291.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.350.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-69.7%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-36.2%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $1,064.90$38.93$221.69 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$19.47$169.49 $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.

MultipleCATDANITT
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 25.8x 2.6xmedian 25.8x 43.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x —median 14.6x 22.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 22.2x 20.6xmedian 22.2x —median 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.95median 1.45 0.02median 1.45 -14.00median 1.45

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 monthsCATDANITT
Revenue $77.77B $7.78B $4.74B
Gross profit – – $1.67B
Operating income $14.25B $249.00M $680.00M
Net income $11.83B $1.06B $421.50M
R&D $2.31B – $123.80M
EPS (diluted) $25.58 $9.56 $4.69
Cash & equivalents $7.93B $321.00M $590.80M
Total debt – – $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 109.50M 89.80M
Enterprise value $289.28B $2.45B $14.33B

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
MetricCATDANITT
P/E 25.2x 2.6x 43.1x
P/FCF 42.3x 20.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 6.3x –
P/S 3.8x 0.3x 3.8x
P/B 13.9x 1.5x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 14.1x 1.6x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 22.7x
EV/EBIT – – 30.0x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 0.3x 4.3x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 6.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.95 0.02 -14.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATDANITT
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 5.1% 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -9.8% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.9% 722.5% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -12.1% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 1,378% -18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 143.1% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.9% 2,174% -28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 149.7% -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.9% 3.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -7.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATDANITT
Gross margin – – 35.2%
EBITDA margin – – 19.0%
Operating margin – – 14.4%
Pretax margin – – 12.8%
Net margin – – 8.9%
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 5.4% –
Return on equity 57.9% 56.6% 8.9%
Return on assets 11.3% 17.5% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – – 6.0%
Return on capital employed – – 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATDANITT
Debt / assets – – 26.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.5x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 70.8% 56.4%
Equity / assets 20.1% 29.2% 43.6%
Interest coverage – – 6.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.8x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATDANITT
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.9% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.9% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.7%

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.

ConsensusCATDANITT
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +413.5%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +128.4% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $8.05BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +34.2% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATDANITT
Held by institutions 72.3% 99.2% 98.4%
Institutions holding 4,059 342 716
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.8% +3.4%
Institutions buying 1,890 168 327
Institutions selling 1,595 126 252
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.33 1.30

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.

CATDANITT
CAT 1.00 0.39 0.55
DAN 0.39 1.00 0.39
ITT 0.55 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, DAN and ITT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $289.28B, Dana (DAN) $2.45B, Itt (ITT) $17.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, DAN and ITT?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 24.5x, Dana (DAN) 2.3x, Itt (ITT) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x, Dana (DAN) 13.1x, Itt (ITT) 25.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%, Dana (DAN) +5.1%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%, Dana (DAN) +15.2%, Itt (ITT) +3.8%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr, Dana (DAN) +2.3%/yr, Itt (ITT) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Caterpillar (CAT) 0.00%, Dana (DAN) 0.00%, Itt (ITT) 0.01%. Caterpillar (CAT) and Dana (DAN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Itt (ITT) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%, Dana (DAN) 44.1%, Itt (ITT) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.