CAT vs MUFG vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial and Allison Transmission Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$714.23 -12.9% 1M +36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$328.33B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.88%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 7, Caterpillar 3, Allison Transmission Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATMUFGALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $328.33B $254.80B $9.02B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.3x 16.2x 17.1x MUFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 12.6x 14.2x MUFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.4% -12.0% +37.6% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 47.7% 12.0% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 3.6% 10.7% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 3.4x CAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.88% 1.44% 1.04% MUFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.2% +42.3% +33.1% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.5%/yr +31.3%/yr +26.8%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 26.3% 31.3% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 37/100 57/100 ALSN

Percentile Scorecard

CATMUFGALSN

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

AxisCATMUFGALSN
Valuation 25 #153 of 203 20 #289 of 361 74 #53 of 203
Growth 70 #58 of 188 81 #33 of 172 41 #111 of 188
Profitability 93 #13 of 184 61 #59 of 149 89 #21 of 184
Financial Health 18 #179 of 217 7 #147 of 158 14 #186 of 217
Shareholder Returns 60 #62 of 153 16 #283 of 338 67 #51 of 153
Overall 53 37 57
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATMUFGALSNSPY
1 month -12.9%-8.1%-3.8% +0.9%
3 months -8.8%-2.2%-4.7% +5.9%
6 months -11.8%+23.1%-15.4% +8.5%
Year to date +24.7%+35.4%+11.6% +13.3%
1 year +36.2%+42.3%+33.1% +12.4%
3 years +199.4%+160.6%+110.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +44.2%+37.6%+28.2% +23.5%
5 years +250.1%+289.7%+227.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.5%+31.3%+26.8% +11.0%
10 years +751.5%+319.3%+272.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.9%+15.4%+14.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCATMUFGALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%26.3%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%26.5%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.850.921.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.891.611.06 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-35.6%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.9%-11.1%-19.7% -0.9%
52-week high $1,064.90$24.14$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $524.47$14.88$79.27 $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.

MultipleCATMUFGALSN
P/E now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 25.4x 16.2xmedian 12.1x 17.1xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.9x 8.1xmedian 3.4x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 14.3x —median 5.1x 11.5xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 21.8x —median 10.8x 12.2xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.33median 1.41 0.27median 1.32 -6.02median 1.41

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 monthsCATMUFGALSN
Revenue $74.73B $31.62B $4.40B
Gross profit $25.66B $29.85B $1.60B
Operating income $13.09B $18.02B $861.00M
Net income $10.84B $13.97B $529.00M
Free cash flow $8.99B – $737.00M
R&D $2.27B – $197.00M
EPS (diluted) $23.45 $1.32 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $6.71B – $399.00M
Total debt $45.15B $494.43B $4.14B
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 11.40B 84.00M
Enterprise value $300.03B -$77.44B $5.92B

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
MetricCATMUFGALSN
P/E 30.3x 16.2x 17.1x
P/FCF 36.5x – 12.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.2x – 9.6x
P/S 4.4x 8.1x 2.0x
P/B 16.9x 2.4x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 17.3x 2.4x 24.3x
EV/EBITDA 23.7x – 11.5x
EV/EBIT 28.0x 5.5x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 3.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF 40.8x – 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x – 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.33 0.27 -6.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATMUFGALSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.4% -12.0% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -2.4% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 38.8% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 7.6% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% 24.8% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 12.7% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 62.6% -30.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 32.4% -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.1% 104.8% -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 59.4% -2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% – 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% – 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATMUFGALSN
Gross margin 34.3% 94.4% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 20.7% – 25.1%
Operating margin 17.5% 57.0% 19.6%
Pretax margin 18.6% 59.6% 15.7%
Net margin 14.5% 47.7% 12.0%
FCF margin 12.0% – 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% – 21.3%
Return on equity 57.0% 11.7% 27.3%
Return on assets 10.9% 0.5% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 3.6% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 22.1% – 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATMUFGALSN
Debt / assets 44.0% 4.7% 47.5%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.2x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 5.0x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 96.0% 77.3%
Equity / assets 18.9% 4.0% 22.7%
Interest coverage 6.8x 0.6x –
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.65 – 1.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATMUFGALSN
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.4% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.2% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 1.4% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusCATMUFGALSN
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $7.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +0.6% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +4.0% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATMUFGALSN
Held by institutions 72.3% 3.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 4,058 574 566
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -0.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,889 324 258
Institutions selling 1,595 160 229
Buyers to sellers 1.18 2.03 1.13

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.

CATMUFGALSN
CAT 1.00 0.41 0.55
MUFG 0.41 1.00 0.29
ALSN 0.55 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, MUFG and ALSN?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $328.33B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $254.80B, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, MUFG and ALSN?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 30.3x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 27.7x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.6x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +36.2%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +42.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +33.1%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +28.5%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +31.3%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest dividend yield: Caterpillar (CAT) 0.88%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.44%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 1.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAT, MUFG and ALSN?

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 7. 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.