CAT vs HYLN vs HYOR Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Hyliion Holdings and HyOrc Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.42 -14.7% 1M +50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$574.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win
HYOR HyOrc Corp
$0.07 -30.0% 1M +133.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.15K
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Caterpillar leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Caterpillar 3, HyOrc 3, Hyliion Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATHYLNHYORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $286.42B $574.05M $45.41M CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x -11.0x -53.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +163.2% +16,000.0% HYOR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -564.3% -3,548.0% HYLN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +50.7% +133.3% HYOR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.0%/yr -15.8%/yr -19.0%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 98.6% 276.8% CAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 57/100 61/100 HYOR

Percentile Scorecard

CATHYLNHYOR

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

AxisCATHYLNHYOR
Valuation 29 #144 of 203 33 #42 of 62 53 #30 of 62
Growth 74 #49 of 188 90 #7 of 59 95 #4 of 59
Profitability 77 #43 of 183 13 #48 of 55 28 #40 of 55
Financial Health 8 #199 of 216 93 #6 of 72 70 #22 of 72
Shareholder Returns 31 #105 of 152 – –
Overall 44 57 61
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HYOR ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATHYLNHYORSPY
1 month -21.7%-14.7%-30.0% +0.7%
3 months -20.0%-5.0%+40.0% +3.7%
6 months -27.3%+79.1%-30.0% +7.1%
Year to date +13.0%+85.9%-12.5% +12.8%
1 year +10.5%+50.7%+133.3% +11.9%
3 years +167.3%+478.0%+250.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +38.8%+79.5%+51.9% +22.8%
5 years +217.3%-57.7%-65.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +26.0%-15.8%-19.0% +10.9%
10 years +671.6%—+250.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.7%—+13.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCATHYLNHYORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%98.6%276.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.5%92.9%373.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.883.17-2.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.510.48 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-94.0%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-57.8%-68.2% -1.2%
52-week high $1,064.90$8.10$0.22 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$1.58$0.02 $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.

MultipleCATHYLNHYOR
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 25.8x -11.7xmedian 26.6x -60.3xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 66.1xmedian 2.6x 2,140xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x -10.7xmedian 18.9x —median 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 22.2x -10.8xmedian 30.1x -95.4xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.95median 1.45 -0.38median 0.97 —median 0.97

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 monthsCATHYLNHYOR
Revenue $77.77B $9.25M $24.15K
Gross profit – $603.00K –
Operating income $14.25B -$58.73M -$74.28K
Net income $11.83B -$52.19M -$856.85K
Free cash flow – -$56.62M -$541.72K
R&D $2.31B $37.27M –
EPS (diluted) $25.58 $-0.29 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $7.93B $13.20M $53.91K
Total debt – – $226.00K
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 178.44M 733.38M
Enterprise value $286.42B $239.94M $44.99M

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
MetricCATHYLNHYOR
P/E 25.2x -11.7x -60.3x
P/FCF 42.3x -10.8x -95.4x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x -14.4x -95.4x
P/S 3.8x 66.1x 2,140x
P/B 13.9x 3.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 14.1x 3.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – -10.7x –
EV/EBIT – -9.3x -1,912x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 59.1x 2,143x
EV/FCF – -9.7x -95.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x -12.9x -95.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.95 -0.38 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATHYLNHYOR
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 163.2% 16,000%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 62.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 154.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 29.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.9% 11.9% 41.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 29.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 7.3% 47.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 30.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 29.9% 8.9% 51.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 30.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.9% 10.5% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 30.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.0% 9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATHYLNHYOR
Gross margin – 6.5% –
EBITDA margin – -551.3% –
Operating margin – -635.2% -307.6%
Pretax margin – -564.5% -559.7%
Net margin – -564.3% -3,548%
FCF margin – -612.3% -2,243%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% -458.2% -2,243%
Return on equity 57.9% -29.7% -0.6%
Return on assets 11.3% -28.2% -0.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -33.4% -0.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 64.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATHYLNHYOR
Debt / assets – – 0.5%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 5.6% 3.3%
Equity / assets 20.1% 94.4% 96.7%
Interest coverage – – -0.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 7.6x 0.1x
Quick ratio – 7.1x 0.1x
Cash ratio – 6.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 34.04 42.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATHYLNHYOR
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCATHYLNHYOR
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +127.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATHYLNHYOR
Held by institutions 72.3% 33.4% –
Institutions holding 4,059 168 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +19.5% –
Institutions buying 1,890 106 –
Institutions selling 1,595 38 –
Buyers to sellers 1.18 2.79 –

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.

CATHYLNHYOR
CAT 1.00 0.39 -0.05
HYLN 0.39 1.00 0.06
HYOR -0.05 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, HYLN and HYOR?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $286.42B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $574.05M, HyOrc (HYOR) $45.41M.

Which company is growing faster?

HyOrc (HYOR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, HyOrc (HYOR) +16,000.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) has the highest net margin (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, HyOrc (HYOR) -3,548.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year HyOrc (HYOR) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +50.7%, HyOrc (HYOR) +133.3%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -15.8%/yr, HyOrc (HYOR) -19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caterpillar (CAT) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, HyOrc (HYOR) 276.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAT, HYLN and HYOR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Caterpillar (CAT) leads on 3. 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.