CAT vs FSS vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Federal Signal and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAT Caterpillar Inc
$613.45 -27.4% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$282.00B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
1.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$117.06 +0.6% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.14B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.50%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 7, Federal Signal 4, Caterpillar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATFSSMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $282.00B $7.14B $254.56B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 24.1x 16.2x MUFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x 23.8x 12.5x MUFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.4% +24.0% -12.0% FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 11.7% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 16.0% 3.7% FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.7x — FSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.02% 0.50% 1.45% MUFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% -0.8% +41.8% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.7%/yr +21.8%/yr +30.5%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 33.3% 26.5% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 78/100 36/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

CATFSSMUFG

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

AxisCATFSSMUFG
Valuation 31 #141 of 203 60 #82 of 203 27 #263 of 359
Growth 70 #58 of 189 94 #13 of 189 74 #88 of 340
Profitability 92 #16 of 187 90 #20 of 187 63 #128 of 343
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 78 #50 of 221 4 #324 of 338
Shareholder Returns 62 #59 of 152 68 #50 of 152 11 #314 of 351
Overall 54 78 36
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • FSS ranked among 223 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

PeriodCATFSSMUFGSPY
1 month -27.4%+0.6%-6.0% -2.3%
3 months -26.2%-9.4%-4.6% -0.7%
6 months -29.9%-0.4%+22.1% +4.8%
Year to date +7.1%+7.8%+35.2% +10.3%
1 year +6.3%-0.8%+41.8% +10.3%
3 years +154.8%+81.9%+144.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +36.6%+22.1%+34.7% +20.1%
5 years +201.4%+168.1%+278.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +24.7%+21.8%+30.5% +10.1%
10 years +656.3%+856.4%+324.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +22.4%+25.3%+15.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCATFSSMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%33.3%26.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%32.2%26.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.911.190.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.021.58 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.4%-33.3%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.4%-12.5%-11.1% -3.5%
52-week high $1,064.90$133.73$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$104.77$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.

MultipleCATFSSMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 25.6x 24.1xmedian 25.6x 16.2xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 14.4x 14.7xmedian 14.4x —median 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 22.5x 19.6xmedian 22.5x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 1.36 0.90median 1.36 0.27median 1.46

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 monthsCATFSSMUFG
Revenue $74.73B $2.55B $31.62B
Gross profit $25.66B $741.70M $29.85B
Operating income $13.09B $412.80M $18.02B
Net income $10.84B $296.90M $13.97B
Free cash flow $8.99B $365.10M –
R&D $2.27B – –
EPS (diluted) $23.45 $4.83 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $6.71B $73.70M –
Total debt $45.15B $420.30M $112.96B
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 61.50M 11.40B
Enterprise value $253.70B $6.87B -$77.67B

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
MetricCATFSSMUFG
P/E 26.0x 24.1x 16.2x
P/FCF 31.4x 19.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 20.8x 17.7x –
P/S 3.8x 2.8x 8.0x
P/B 14.5x 4.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 14.9x 6.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x 14.7x –
EV/EBIT 24.5x 18.1x 4.8x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 2.9x 2.7x
EV/FCF 35.6x 20.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.6x 18.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 0.90 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATFSSMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.4% 24.0% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 15.2% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 24.8% 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 20.2% 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% 26.0% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 25.7% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 25.9% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 26.8% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.1% 25.7% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 26.7% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 62.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 45.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% 66.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 53.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATFSSMUFG
Gross margin 34.3% 29.1% 94.4%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 19.9% –
Operating margin 17.5% 16.2% 57.0%
Pretax margin 18.6% 15.2% 59.6%
Net margin 14.5% 11.7% 47.7%
FCF margin 12.0% 14.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 15.8% –
Return on equity 57.0% 19.2% 11.7%
Return on assets 10.9% 12.1% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 16.0% 3.7%
Return on capital employed 22.1% 19.2% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATFSSMUFG
Debt / assets 44.0% 17.1% 4.2%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 35.7% 96.0%
Equity / assets 18.9% 64.3% 4.0%
Interest coverage 6.8x 17.9x 0.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.0x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 4.31 7.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATFSSMUFG
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.5% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.5% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.9% 12.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.3% 9.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% 9.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 15.9% –

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.

ConsensusCATFSSMUFG
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2026 23.8xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $4.92FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +10.0% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -5.3% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATFSSMUFG
Held by institutions 72.3% 100.0% 3.0%
Institutions holding 4,060 476 576
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +3.9% -0.1%
Institutions buying 1,890 251 325
Institutions selling 1,596 152 161
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.65 2.02

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.

CATFSSMUFG
CAT 1.00 0.49 0.38
FSS 0.49 1.00 0.28
MUFG 0.38 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, FSS and MUFG?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $282.00B, Federal Signal (FSS) $7.14B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $254.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, FSS and MUFG?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 26.0x, Federal Signal (FSS) 24.1x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 23.8x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.8x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Signal (FSS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%, Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +6.3%, Federal Signal (FSS) -0.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +41.8%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +24.7%/yr, Federal Signal (FSS) +21.8%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest dividend yield: Caterpillar (CAT) 1.02%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.50%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.6%, Federal Signal (FSS) 33.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAT, FSS 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.