CAT vs GBX vs ITT Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Greenbrier Companies 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
$286.42B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$202.99 -0.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.73B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Itt leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Itt 5, Caterpillar 3, Greenbrier Companies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATGBXITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $286.42B $1.19B $17.73B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x 15.1x 42.1x GBX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 11.2x 25.6x GBX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% -24.0% +28.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.2% 8.9% ITT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.2% 6.0% ITT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.8x 2.5x ITT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% -8.3% +3.8% CAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.0%/yr -1.2%/yr +16.6%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 31.0% 31.4% GBX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 41/100 46/100 ITT

Percentile Scorecard

CATGBXITT

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

AxisCATGBXITT
Valuation 29 #144 of 203 64 #74 of 203 16 #170 of 203
Growth 74 #49 of 188 11 #168 of 188 65 #67 of 188
Profitability 77 #43 of 183 26 #135 of 183 52 #88 of 183
Financial Health 8 #199 of 216 13 #188 of 216 31 #150 of 216
Shareholder Returns 31 #105 of 152 89 #17 of 152 66 #52 of 152
Overall 44 41 46
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GBX 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

PeriodCATGBXITTSPY
1 month -21.7%-6.3%-0.7% +0.7%
3 months -20.0%-21.6%+5.2% +3.7%
6 months -27.3%-21.6%-5.3% +7.1%
Year to date +13.0%-17.6%+17.0% +12.8%
1 year +10.5%-8.3%+3.8% +11.9%
3 years +167.3%+13.5%+120.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +38.8%+4.3%+30.1% +22.8%
5 years +217.3%-6.1%+115.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +26.0%-1.2%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +671.6%+25.5%+486.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.7%+2.3%+19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCATGBXITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%31.0%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.5%34.4%32.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.880.401.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.270.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-54.6%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-34.6%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $1,064.90$58.87$221.69 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$37.48$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.

MultipleCATGBXITT
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 25.8x 15.1xmedian 25.8x 43.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 10.2xmedian 14.6x 22.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 22.2x -5.0xmedian 22.2x —median 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.2x 0.7xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.95median 1.45 1.45median 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 monthsCATGBXITT
Revenue $77.77B $2.46B $4.74B
Gross profit – $333.70M $1.67B
Operating income $14.25B $143.60M $680.00M
Net income $11.83B $81.60M $421.50M
Free cash flow – -$239.70M –
R&D $2.31B – $123.80M
EPS (diluted) $25.58 $2.49 $4.69
Cash & equivalents $7.93B $235.10M $590.80M
Total debt – $1.84B $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 31.77M 89.80M
Enterprise value $286.42B -$199.47M $14.28B

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
MetricCATGBXITT
P/E 25.2x 15.1x 43.1x
P/FCF 42.3x -5.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 30.2x –
P/S 3.8x 0.5x 3.8x
P/B 13.9x 0.7x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 14.1x 0.8x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA – 10.2x 22.7x
EV/EBIT – 19.5x 30.0x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 1.1x 4.3x
EV/FCF – -11.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 70.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.95 1.45 -14.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATGBXITT
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% -24.0% 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -14.5% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -45.1% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -8.9% 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.9% -60.1% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -6.6% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% -61.7% -18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 2.6% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.9% -60.8% -28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 10.4% -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.9% -85.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -17.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -1,531% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATGBXITT
Gross margin – 13.6% 35.2%
EBITDA margin – 11.1% 19.0%
Operating margin – 5.8% 14.4%
Pretax margin – 3.2% 12.8%
Net margin – 3.2% 8.9%
FCF margin – -9.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 1.6% –
Return on equity 57.9% 4.8% 8.9%
Return on assets 11.3% 1.9% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – 3.2% 6.0%
Return on capital employed – – 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATGBXITT
Debt / assets – 41.4% 26.0%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – -7.7x –
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 61.9% 56.4%
Equity / assets 20.1% 38.1% 43.6%
Interest coverage – 2.0x 6.8x
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.8x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATGBXITT
Dividend yield 1.0% 3.4% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 4.5% 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.

ConsensusCATGBXITT
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 11.2xFY2027 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $3.44FY2027 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +32.3%FY2027 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +37.5% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $2.82BFY2027 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +14.7%FY2027 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +6.5% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATGBXITT
Held by institutions 72.3% 100.0% 98.4%
Institutions holding 4,059 271 716
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +3.9% +3.4%
Institutions buying 1,890 132 327
Institutions selling 1,595 83 252
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.59 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.

CATGBXITT
CAT 1.00 0.21 0.55
GBX 0.21 1.00 0.28
ITT 0.55 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, GBX and ITT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $286.42B, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) $1.19B, Itt (ITT) $17.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, GBX and ITT?

Greenbrier Companies (GBX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 24.2x, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 15.1x, Itt (ITT) 42.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 11.2x, 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%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -24.0%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Itt (ITT) has the highest net margin (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.2%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Itt (ITT) leads (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.2%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caterpillar (CAT) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -8.3%, Itt (ITT) +3.8%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -1.2%/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%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 0.00%, Itt (ITT) 0.01%. Caterpillar (CAT) and Greenbrier Companies (GBX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 31.0%, Itt (ITT) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAT, GBX 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, Itt (ITT) leads on 5. 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.