CAT vs MUFG vs TEX Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial and Terex Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAT Caterpillar Inc
$613.45 -27.4% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$282.00B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
1.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
TEX Terex Corp
$57.67 +1.7% 1M +25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.48B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.49B
Div. yield
1.18%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 6, Caterpillar 3, Terex 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATMUFGTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $282.00B $254.56B $6.48B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 16.2x 33.0x MUFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x 12.5x 11.0x TEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.4% -12.0% +40.1% TEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 47.7% 2.6% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 3.7% 4.7% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 3.0x CAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.02% 1.45% 1.18% MUFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% +41.8% +25.3% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.7%/yr +30.5%/yr +4.3%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 26.5% 46.8% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 36/100 56/100 TEX

Percentile Scorecard

CATMUFGTEX

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

AxisCATMUFGTEX
Valuation 31 #141 of 203 27 #263 of 359 85 #32 of 203
Growth 70 #58 of 189 74 #88 of 340 54 #87 of 189
Profitability 92 #16 of 187 63 #128 of 343 34 #124 of 187
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 4 #324 of 338 28 #160 of 221
Shareholder Returns 62 #59 of 152 11 #314 of 351 78 #34 of 152
Overall 54 36 56
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATMUFGTEXSPY
1 month -27.4%-6.0%+1.7% -2.3%
3 months -26.2%-4.6%-10.5% -0.7%
6 months -29.9%+22.1%-2.3% +4.8%
Year to date +7.1%+35.2%+8.0% +10.3%
1 year +6.3%+41.8%+25.3% +10.3%
3 years +154.8%+144.0%+14.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +36.6%+34.7%+4.7% +20.1%
5 years +201.4%+278.3%+23.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +24.7%+30.5%+4.3% +10.1%
10 years +656.3%+324.8%+156.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +22.4%+15.6%+9.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCATMUFGTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%26.5%46.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%26.6%42.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.910.931.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.151.580.54 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.4%-35.6%-51.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.4%-11.1%-22.7% -3.5%
52-week high $1,064.90$24.14$74.58 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$14.88$41.78 $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.

MultipleCATMUFGTEX
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 25.6x 16.2xmedian 12.7x 33.0xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 3.5x 0.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 14.4x —median 4.9x 12.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 22.5x —median 11.4x 15.5xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 1.36 0.27median 1.46 -0.88median 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 monthsCATMUFGTEX
Revenue $74.73B $31.62B $7.49B
Gross profit $25.66B $29.85B $1.28B
Operating income $13.09B $18.02B $425.00M
Net income $10.84B $13.97B $198.00M
Free cash flow $8.99B – $419.00M
R&D $2.27B – –
EPS (diluted) $23.45 $1.32 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $6.71B – $407.00M
Total debt $45.15B $112.96B $2.58B
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 11.40B 114.00M
Enterprise value $253.70B -$77.67B $4.50B

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
MetricCATMUFGTEX
P/E 26.0x 16.2x 33.0x
P/FCF 31.4x – 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.8x – 11.9x
P/S 3.8x 8.0x 0.9x
P/B 14.5x 2.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 14.9x 2.4x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x – 12.1x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 4.8x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 2.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF 35.6x – 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.6x – 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 0.27 -0.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATMUFGTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.4% -12.0% 40.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -2.4% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 38.8% 21.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 7.6% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% 24.8% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 12.7% -12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 62.6% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 32.4% -25.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.1% 104.8% -26.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 59.4% -37.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% – 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 8.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% – 50.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – 9.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATMUFGTEX
Gross margin 34.3% 94.4% 17.1%
EBITDA margin 20.7% – 9.6%
Operating margin 17.5% 57.0% 5.7%
Pretax margin 18.6% 59.6% 3.1%
Net margin 14.5% 47.7% 2.6%
FCF margin 12.0% – 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% – 7.3%
Return on equity 57.0% 11.7% 3.9%
Return on assets 10.9% 0.5% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 3.7% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 22.1% – 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATMUFGTEX
Debt / assets 44.0% 4.2% 25.0%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 3.0x
Debt / FCF 5.0x – 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 96.0% 51.8%
Equity / assets 18.9% 4.0% 48.2%
Interest coverage 6.8x 0.6x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.31 – 2.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATMUFGTEX
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.4% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.6% – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 1.4% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.9% – 34.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.3% – 16.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% – 50.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 18.8%

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.

ConsensusCATMUFGTEX
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $5.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +0.6% +9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026 $8.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +59.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +4.0% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATMUFGTEX
Held by institutions 72.3% 3.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 4,060 576 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -0.1% +5.4%
Institutions buying 1,890 325 240
Institutions selling 1,596 161 164
Buyers to sellers 1.18 2.02 1.46

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.

CATMUFGTEX
CAT 1.00 0.38 0.59
MUFG 0.38 1.00 0.30
TEX 0.59 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, MUFG and TEX?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $282.00B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $254.56B, Terex (TEX) $6.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, MUFG and TEX?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 26.0x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x, Terex (TEX) 33.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terex (TEX) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 23.8x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.5x, Terex (TEX) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Terex (TEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Terex (TEX) +40.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Terex (TEX) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%, Terex (TEX) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +6.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +41.8%, Terex (TEX) +25.3%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +24.7%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.5%/yr, Terex (TEX) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest dividend yield: Caterpillar (CAT) 1.02%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.45%, Terex (TEX) 1.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.6%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.5%, Terex (TEX) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.