CAT vs JPM vs OSK Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Jpmorgan Chase and Oshkosh Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAT Caterpillar Inc
$623.86 -26.2% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$271.70B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$337.99 +1.7% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$941.10B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.15B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$142.77 +6.6% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.85B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCATJPMOSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $271.70B $941.10B $8.85B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 14.6x 17.8x JPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.2x 14.0x 14.3x JPM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.4% +13.2% +4.2% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 31.8% 4.6% JPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 15.7% 10.2% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.7x 0.6x OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.3% +9.3% +17.7% OSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.1%/yr +15.0%/yr +4.7%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 22.2% 39.7% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 31/100 66/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

CATJPMOSK

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

AxisCATJPMOSK
Valuation 32 #140 of 204 3 #350 of 360 90 #22 of 204
Growth 70 #58 of 191 34 #227 of 344 41 #113 of 191
Profitability 93 #14 of 189 52 #168 of 345 59 #79 of 189
Financial Health 17 #183 of 221 8 #313 of 339 51 #108 of 221
Shareholder Returns 61 #63 of 158 60 #143 of 352 90 #16 of 158
Overall 54 31 66
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • JPM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • OSK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATJPMOSKSPY
1 month -26.2%+1.7%+6.6% -2.0%
3 months -28.8%-5.5%-8.9% -2.2%
6 months -31.0%+9.2%-6.9% +4.2%
Year to date +8.9%+4.9%+13.6% +10.6%
1 year +9.3%+9.3%+17.7% +10.4%
3 years +159.1%+136.4%+51.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year +37.4%+33.2%+14.8% +20.2%
5 years +206.4%+100.8%+25.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +25.1%+15.0%+4.7% +10.1%
10 years +667.6%+394.3%+160.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +22.6%+17.3%+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCATJPMOSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%22.2%39.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%23.9%38.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.910.741.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.230.420.45 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.4%-39.7%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-7.5%-19.8% -3.2%
52-week high $1,064.90$365.23$177.94 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$282.84$118.59 $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.

MultipleCATJPMOSK
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 25.4x 14.0xmedian 12.4x 17.7xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 3.5x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 14.5x 7.4xmedian 4.9x 9.5xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 23.6x -10.7xmedian 11.0x 9.3xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.21 1.12median 1.33 47.72median 1.21

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 monthsCATJPMOSK
Revenue $74.73B $203.15B $10.76B
Gross profit $25.66B – $1.66B
Operating income $13.09B – $734.30M
Net income $10.84B $65.98B $498.50M
Free cash flow $8.99B -$84.16B $942.10M
R&D $2.27B – –
EPS (diluted) $23.45 $24.05 $8.01
Cash & equivalents $6.71B – $558.00M
Total debt $45.15B $531.50B $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 2.68B 62.24M
Enterprise value $243.40B $941.10B $7.16B

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
MetricCATJPMOSK
P/E 26.5x 14.0x 17.7x
P/FCF 31.9x -10.7x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 21.1x -10.7x 7.7x
P/S 3.8x 4.4x 0.8x
P/B 14.8x 2.4x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 15.1x 2.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 21.0x 7.4x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 24.8x 7.8x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 7.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 36.2x -17.0x 9.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x -17.0x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 1.12 47.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATJPMOSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.4% 13.2% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 9.7% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% – -10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% – -22.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – -1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 13.7% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 8.8% -1.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.1% 17.5% -22.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 12.5% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 29.7% 16.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -52.7% 36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% 29.7% 26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -52.7% 69.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATJPMOSK
Gross margin 34.3% – 15.4%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 95.5% 9.1%
Operating margin 17.5% – 6.8%
Pretax margin 18.6% 42.0% 5.9%
Net margin 14.5% 31.8% 4.6%
FCF margin 12.0% -41.4% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% -41.4% 10.5%
Return on equity 57.0% 17.7% 11.0%
Return on assets 10.9% 1.3% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 15.7% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 22.1% – 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -1.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATJPMOSK
Debt / assets 44.0% 10.4% 10.7%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.7x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 5.0x -6.3x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 92.7% 55.6%
Equity / assets 18.9% 7.3% 44.4%
Interest coverage 6.8x 1.9x 6.1x
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.35 – 3.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATJPMOSK
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.8% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 2.6% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 4.4% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – –

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.

ConsensusCATJPMOSK
Forward P/E 24.2xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $24.14FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +2.7% +46.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $213.87BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -2.4% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATJPMOSK
Held by institutions 72.3% 73.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 4,062 5,090 601
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +1.1% +5.1%
Institutions buying 1,891 2,490 310
Institutions selling 1,597 2,064 188
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.21 1.65

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.

CATJPMOSK
CAT 1.00 0.35 0.60
JPM 0.35 1.00 0.44
OSK 0.60 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, JPM and OSK?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $271.70B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $941.10B, Oshkosh (OSK) $8.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, JPM and OSK?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.6x, Oshkosh (OSK) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 24.2x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.0x, Oshkosh (OSK) 14.3x). 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) +18.4%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.2%, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has the highest net margin (Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 31.8%, Oshkosh (OSK) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 15.7%, Oshkosh (OSK) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Oshkosh (OSK) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +9.3%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +9.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) +17.7%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +25.1%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +15.0%/yr, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 0.00%, Oshkosh (OSK) 0.00%. Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) and Oshkosh (OSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.6%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.2%, Oshkosh (OSK) 39.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAT, JPM and OSK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 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.