CAT vs JPM Stock Comparison

Caterpillar and Jpmorgan Chase Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$691.78 -15.8% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$324.38B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$334.14 -2.6% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$901.55B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.15B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Jpmorgan Chase leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Jpmorgan Chase 4, Caterpillar 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATJPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $324.38B $901.55B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.9x 13.9x JPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.8x 13.8x JPM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.4% +13.2% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% +11.2% CAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.7%/yr +14.8%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 22.1% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 34/100 CAT

Percentile Scorecard

CATJPM

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

AxisCATJPM
Valuation 22 #159 of 203 8 #333 of 362
Growth 68 #60 of 187 72 #62 of 221
Profitability 92 #16 of 185 –
Financial Health 17 #183 of 219 –
Shareholder Returns 56 #68 of 153 21 #271 of 342
Overall 51 34
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • JPM ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATJPMSPY
1 month -15.8%-2.6% -0.8%
3 months -20.8%-6.2% +3.5%
6 months -16.5%+7.2% +7.0%
Year to date +20.8%+3.7% +12.2%
1 year +32.3%+11.2% +13.0%
3 years +190.0%+146.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +42.6%+35.1% +23.1%
5 years +252.7%+99.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +28.7%+14.8% +11.0%
10 years +722.3%+383.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +23.5%+17.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCATJPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%22.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.850.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.800.51 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.0%-8.5% -1.8%
52-week high $1,064.90$365.23 $779.14
52-week low $524.47$282.84 $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.

MultipleCATJPM
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 26.0x 13.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 14.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 21.4x -5.5xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.25median 1.26 1.10median 1.36

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 monthsCATJPM
Revenue $74.73B $203.15B
Gross profit $25.66B –
Operating income $13.09B –
Net income $10.84B –
Free cash flow $8.99B –
R&D $2.27B –
EPS (diluted) $23.45 $24.09
Cash & equivalents $6.71B –
Total debt $45.15B –
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 2.69B
Enterprise value $296.08B $901.55B

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
MetricCATJPM
P/E 29.4x 13.9x
P/FCF 35.4x -5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 23.4x –
P/S 4.3x 4.4x
P/B 16.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 16.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 23.0x –
EV/EBIT 27.2x –
EV/Revenue 4.8x 4.4x
EV/FCF 39.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.25 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATJPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.4% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.1% 17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 12.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATJPM
Gross margin 34.3% –
EBITDA margin 20.7% –
Operating margin 17.5% –
Pretax margin 18.6% –
Net margin 14.5% –
FCF margin 12.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% –
Return on equity 57.0% –
Return on assets 10.9% –
Return on invested capital 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 22.1% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATJPM
Debt / assets 44.0% –
Debt / equity 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 92.7%
Equity / assets 18.9% 7.3%
Interest coverage 6.8x –
Current ratio 1.4x –
Quick ratio 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 4.57 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATJPM
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusCATJPM
Forward P/E 26.8xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $24.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $213.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATJPM
Held by institutions 72.3% 73.0%
Institutions holding 4,055 5,081
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,886 2,486
Institutions selling 1,595 2,060
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.21

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.

CATJPM
CAT 1.00 0.36
JPM 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT and JPM?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $324.38B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $901.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT and JPM?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 29.9x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 26.8x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 13.8x). 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%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caterpillar (CAT) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +32.3%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +11.2%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +28.7%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +14.8%/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%. Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do CAT and JPM move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.36, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, CAT and JPM?

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 4. 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.