CAT vs IBM vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, International Business Machines and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAT Caterpillar Inc
$553.47 -35.9% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$256.79B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCATIBMMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $256.79B $231.10B $238.77B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 20.7x 15.8x MUFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 18.8x 12.3x MUFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +6.8% -12.0% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.2% 16.0% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 11.5% 3.7% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.2x — CAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.03% 0.00% IBM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -19.4% +39.9% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr +14.9%/yr +30.2%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.1% 50.8% 27.0% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 62/100 36/100 IBM

Percentile Scorecard

CATIBMMUFG

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

AxisCATIBMMUFG
Valuation 37 #129 of 204 70 #12 of 38 30 #251 of 360
Growth 73 #52 of 191 40 #22 of 36 75 #87 of 344
Profitability 92 #16 of 189 91 #4 of 34 63 #130 of 345
Financial Health 19 #180 of 221 41 #23 of 38 4 #326 of 339
Shareholder Returns 64 #58 of 159 68 #7 of 20 10 #316 of 352
Overall 57 62 36
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATIBMMUFGSPY
1 month -35.9%+11.7%-9.0% -5.9%
3 months -35.4%+5.9%-6.4% -4.6%
6 months -38.2%+6.8%+17.1% +0.2%
Year to date -3.4%-16.6%+32.9% +7.5%
1 year -2.8%-19.4%+39.9% +8.2%
3 years +132.3%+65.9%+149.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +32.5%+18.4%+35.6% +19.0%
5 years +168.8%+99.9%+274.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.9%+14.9%+30.2% +9.4%
10 years +572.4%+69.6%+324.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +21.0%+5.4%+15.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCATIBMMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.1%50.8%27.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%59.8%27.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.770.800.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-0.381.48 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-37.4%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.0%-24.9%-12.7% -5.9%
52-week high $1,064.90$329.23$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$205.96$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.

MultipleCATIBMMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 23.4x 20.9xmedian 27.4x 15.9xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 3.3x 7.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 13.4x 17.3xmedian 21.2x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 21.9x 15.9xmedian 15.9x —median 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 2.1x 6.5xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.65median 1.02 1.30median 1.22 0.27median 1.29

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 monthsCATIBMMUFG
Revenue $77.77B $69.87B $31.62B
Gross profit $27.05B $40.50B $29.85B
Operating income $14.25B $11.30B $18.02B
Net income $11.83B $11.17B $13.97B
Free cash flow $9.62B $14.66B –
R&D $2.31B $9.05B –
EPS (diluted) $25.67 $11.72 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $7.93B $9.23B –
Total debt $45.20B $63.82B $112.96B
Shares (diluted) 460.90M 953.52M 11.40B
Enterprise value $228.09B $185.71B -$102.62B

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
MetricCATIBMMUFG
P/E 21.5x 20.9x 15.9x
P/FCF 26.3x 15.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.9x 14.8x –
P/S 3.3x 3.3x 7.9x
P/B 11.8x 6.5x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 10.3x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 17.3x –
EV/EBIT 20.4x 25.3x 4.5x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 4.1x 2.6x
EV/FCF 30.2x 19.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 18.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.65 1.30 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATIBMMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 6.8% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 4.5% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.1% 7.1% 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 6.4% 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.9% 10.9% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 11.9% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 41.3% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 17.3% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.3% 40.6% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 16.0% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.9% 17.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 5.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.2% 17.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 6.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATIBMMUFG
Gross margin 34.8% 58.0% 94.4%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 23.8% –
Operating margin 18.3% 16.2% 57.0%
Pretax margin 19.3% 15.0% 59.6%
Net margin 15.2% 16.0% 47.7%
FCF margin 12.4% 21.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 22.7% –
Return on equity 57.9% 31.6% 11.7%
Return on assets 11.3% 7.3% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 16.8% 11.5% 3.7%
Return on capital employed 22.3% 9.7% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATIBMMUFG
Debt / assets 42.3% 41.2% 4.2%
Debt / equity 2.1x 1.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.7x 4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 76.6% 96.0%
Equity / assets 20.1% 23.4% 4.0%
Interest coverage 7.2x 5.9x 0.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 4.10 3.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATIBMMUFG
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.7% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 3.2% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 2.4% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.1% 56.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.7% 43.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 1.7% –

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.

ConsensusCATIBMMUFG
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.73FY2026 $13.15FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.7% -1.7% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $83.62BFY2026 $66.38BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.7%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.8% +15.9% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATIBMMUFG
Held by institutions 72.3% 65.1% 3.0%
Institutions holding 4,063 3,640 576
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +3.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 1,892 1,977 325
Institutions selling 1,597 1,228 161
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.61 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.

CATIBMMUFG
CAT 1.00 -0.07 0.37
IBM -0.07 1.00 -0.02
MUFG 0.37 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, IBM and MUFG?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $256.79B, International Business Machines (IBM) $231.10B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $238.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, IBM and MUFG?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 21.7x, International Business Machines (IBM) 20.7x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 21.5x, International Business Machines (IBM) 18.8x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x). 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) +20.3%, International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Caterpillar (CAT) 15.2%, International Business Machines (IBM) 16.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Caterpillar (CAT) 16.8%, International Business Machines (IBM) 11.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) -2.8%, International Business Machines (IBM) -19.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +39.9%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +21.9%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +14.9%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Business Machines (IBM) has the highest dividend yield: Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%, International Business Machines (IBM) 0.03%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 0.00%. Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 41.1%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAT, IBM 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 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.