CAT vs DAN vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Dana and Paccar Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$691.78 -15.8% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$328.31B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
DAN DANA Inc
$27.05 -0.3% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
2.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$104.37 -6.2% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$53.63B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.82B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dana leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dana 6, Caterpillar 4, Paccar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATDANPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $328.31B $2.96B $53.63B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.3x 2.7x 21.4x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.8x 14.2x 16.8x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.4% +3.7% -10.6% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 14.6% 9.0% DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 0.0% -50.3% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.8x -0.1x PCAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% DAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% +36.1% +4.2% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.7%/yr +4.0%/yr +12.8%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 44.2% 27.2% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 61/100 48/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

CATDANPCAR

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

AxisCATDANPCAR
Valuation 22 #159 of 203 95 #11 of 203 59 #84 of 203
Growth 68 #60 of 187 82 #35 of 187 20 #150 of 187
Profitability 92 #16 of 185 46 #100 of 185 34 #123 of 185
Financial Health 17 #183 of 219 21 #174 of 219 59 #90 of 219
Shareholder Returns 56 #68 of 153 64 #56 of 153 69 #48 of 153
Overall 51 61 48
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATDANPCARSPY
1 month -15.8%-0.3%-6.2% -0.8%
3 months -20.8%-0.7%-21.8% +3.5%
6 months -16.5%-29.7%-17.9% +7.0%
Year to date +20.8%+13.8%-4.7% +12.2%
1 year +32.3%+36.1%+4.2% +13.0%
3 years +190.0%+114.3%+25.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +42.6%+29.0%+7.8% +23.1%
5 years +252.7%+21.8%+82.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +28.7%+4.0%+12.8% +11.0%
10 years +722.3%+78.5%+183.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +23.5%+6.0%+11.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCATDANPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%44.2%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%46.1%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.851.300.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.800.820.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-69.7%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.0%-30.5%-24.5% -1.8%
52-week high $1,064.90$38.93$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $524.47$19.47$94.15 $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.

MultipleCATDANPCAR
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 26.0x 2.6xmedian 26.0x 22.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 14.0x 7.0xmedian 14.0x -3.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 21.4x 20.3xmedian 21.4x 18.5xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.25median 1.26 0.02median 1.26 -1.84median 1.26

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 monthsCATDANPCAR
Revenue $74.73B $7.66B $27.82B
Gross profit $25.66B $725.00M $5.56B
Operating income $13.09B $210.00M -$19.39B
Net income $10.84B $1.13B $2.50B
Free cash flow $8.99B $143.00M $2.96B
R&D $2.27B – $440.60M
EPS (diluted) $23.45 $10.18 $4.75
Cash & equivalents $6.71B $331.00M $5.57B
Total debt $45.15B $1.34B $9.91B
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 109.50M 527.60M
Enterprise value $300.01B $1.27B $16.64B

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
MetricCATDANPCAR
P/E 29.4x 2.6x 22.0x
P/FCF 35.4x 20.3x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 23.4x 6.4x 12.6x
P/S 4.3x 0.4x 2.0x
P/B 16.4x 1.5x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 16.8x 1.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 23.0x 7.0x -3.0x
EV/EBIT 27.2x 18.7x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 0.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF 39.6x 27.4x 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.3x 8.6x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.25 0.02 -1.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATDANPCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.4% 3.7% -10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -9.9% -5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 79.0% -15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -6.4% -7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% 307.9% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 6.3% -29.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 28,400% -18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 83.0% -11.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.1% 6,201% -18.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 108.3% -11.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 49.3% -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -8.6% 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% 180.4% 2.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 5.2% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATDANPCAR
Gross margin 34.3% 9.5% 20.0%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 7.3% -66.7%
Operating margin 17.5% 2.7% -69.7%
Pretax margin 18.6% 1.0% 11.5%
Net margin 14.5% 14.6% 9.0%
FCF margin 12.0% 1.9% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 6.0% 15.6%
Return on equity 57.0% 56.6% 12.5%
Return on assets 10.9% 18.6% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 0.0% -50.3%
Return on capital employed 22.1% 5.3% -50.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATDANPCAR
Debt / assets 44.0% 22.0% 22.5%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.8x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 9.4x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 67.6% 53.8%
Equity / assets 18.9% 32.4% 46.2%
Interest coverage 6.8x 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 4.57 2.29 1.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATDANPCAR
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.7% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 19.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 21.0% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusCATDANPCAR
Forward P/E 26.8xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $6.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +413.5%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +128.4% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $8.05BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +34.2% +23.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATDANPCAR
Held by institutions 72.3% 99.2% 73.8%
Institutions holding 4,055 342 1,095
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.8% +5.8%
Institutions buying 1,886 168 503
Institutions selling 1,595 126 406
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.33 1.24

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.

CATDANPCAR
CAT 1.00 0.42 0.44
DAN 0.42 1.00 0.42
PCAR 0.44 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, DAN and PCAR?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $328.31B, Dana (DAN) $2.96B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, DAN and PCAR?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 30.3x, Dana (DAN) 2.7x, Paccar (PCAR) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 26.8x, Dana (DAN) 14.2x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.8x). 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%, Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Paccar (PCAR) -10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Dana (DAN) 14.6%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Dana (DAN) 0.0%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +32.3%, Dana (DAN) +36.1%, Paccar (PCAR) +4.2%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +28.7%/yr, Dana (DAN) +4.0%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dana (DAN) has the highest dividend yield: Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%, Dana (DAN) 0.02%, Paccar (PCAR) 0.00%. Paccar (PCAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%, Dana (DAN) 44.2%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.