CAT vs OSK vs PHIN Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Oshkosh and Phinia 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
5 wins
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$145.51 +8.7% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.92B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
1.53%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
PHIN Phinia Inc.
$70.79 +18.4% 1M +36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.55B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.62B
Div. yield
1.65%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Caterpillar leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Caterpillar 5, Phinia 5, Oshkosh 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATOSKPHINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $282.00B $8.92B $2.55B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 18.1x 13.6x PHIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x 14.6x 12.8x PHIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.4% +4.2% +5.6% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 4.6% 5.2% CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 10.2% 8.9% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.6x — OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.02% 1.53% 1.65% PHIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% +18.0% +36.4% PHIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.7%/yr +5.4%/yr — CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 39.7% 37.1% PHIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 66/100 64/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

CATOSKPHIN

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

AxisCATOSKPHIN
Valuation 31 #141 of 203 89 #24 of 203 95 #11 of 203
Growth 70 #58 of 189 39 #115 of 189 59 #79 of 189
Profitability 92 #16 of 187 59 #77 of 187 53 #88 of 187
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 51 #109 of 221 32 #150 of 221
Shareholder Returns 62 #59 of 152 91 #15 of 152 82 #29 of 152
Overall 54 66 64
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • OSK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PHIN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATOSKPHINSPY
1 month -27.4%+8.7%+18.4% -2.3%
3 months -26.2%-2.0%-9.3% -0.7%
6 months -29.9%-2.9%-4.6% +4.8%
Year to date +7.1%+15.8%+12.9% +10.3%
1 year +6.3%+18.0%+36.4% +10.3%
3 years +154.8%+54.0%+164.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +36.6%+15.5%+38.4% +20.1%
5 years +201.4%+30.2%— +61.9%
5 years, per year +24.7%+5.4%— +10.1%
10 years +656.3%+164.4%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +22.4%+10.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCATOSKPHINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%39.7%37.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%38.5%36.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.911.340.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.150.450.98 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.4%-43.5%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.4%-18.2%-16.9% -3.5%
52-week high $1,064.90$177.94$85.16 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$118.59$51.54 $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.

MultipleCATOSKPHIN
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 25.6x 18.1xmedian 25.6x 13.6xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 14.4x 9.7xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 22.5x 9.5xmedian 22.5x 11.2xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 1.36 48.64median 1.36 0.73median 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 monthsCATOSKPHIN
Revenue $74.73B $10.76B $3.62B
Gross profit $25.66B $1.66B $801.00M
Operating income $13.09B $734.30M $302.00M
Net income $10.84B $498.50M $189.00M
Free cash flow $8.99B $942.10M $227.00M
R&D $2.27B – –
EPS (diluted) $23.45 $8.01 $5.09
Cash & equivalents $6.71B $558.00M $436.00M
Total debt $45.15B $1.10B $1.09B
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 62.24M 37.10M
Enterprise value $253.70B $7.23B $1.05B

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
MetricCATOSKPHIN
P/E 26.0x 18.1x 13.6x
P/FCF 31.4x 9.5x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 20.8x 7.9x 7.8x
P/S 3.8x 0.8x 0.7x
P/B 14.5x 2.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 14.9x 2.3x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x 9.7x –
EV/EBIT 24.5x 12.9x 10.6x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 0.9x 0.9x
EV/FCF 35.6x 10.0x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.6x 8.3x 9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 48.64 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATOSKPHIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.4% 4.2% 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 4.6% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% -10.1% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 2.4% 3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% -22.8% 28.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -1.5% 6.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% -25.2% 110.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -1.5% 9.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.1% -22.4% 124.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 0.4% 18.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 16.3% 13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 36.2% -3.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% 26.0% 30.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 69.7% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATOSKPHIN
Gross margin 34.3% 15.4% 22.1%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 9.1% –
Operating margin 17.5% 6.8% 8.3%
Pretax margin 18.6% 5.9% 6.9%
Net margin 14.5% 4.6% 5.2%
FCF margin 12.0% 8.8% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 10.5% 9.0%
Return on equity 57.0% 11.0% 12.3%
Return on assets 10.9% 4.9% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 10.2% 8.9%
Return on capital employed 22.1% 10.5% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATOSKPHIN
Debt / assets 44.0% 10.7% 27.6%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x 1.2x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 55.6% 61.5%
Equity / assets 18.9% 44.4% 38.5%
Interest coverage 6.8x 6.1x 3.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.31 3.19 2.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATOSKPHIN
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.5% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 3.8% 7.7%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 5.3% 9.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.9% – 22.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.3% – 18.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCATOSKPHIN
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $10.00FY2026 $5.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +46.4% +29.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +5.3% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATOSKPHIN
Held by institutions 72.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 4,060 600 393
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +5.1% -7.1%
Institutions buying 1,890 310 166
Institutions selling 1,596 188 126
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.65 1.32

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.

CATOSKPHIN
CAT 1.00 0.61 0.32
OSK 0.61 1.00 0.48
PHIN 0.32 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, OSK and PHIN?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $282.00B, Oshkosh (OSK) $8.92B, Phinia (PHIN) $2.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, OSK and PHIN?

Phinia (PHIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 26.0x, Oshkosh (OSK) 18.1x, Phinia (PHIN) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phinia (PHIN) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 23.8x, Oshkosh (OSK) 14.6x, Phinia (PHIN) 12.8x). 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%, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.2%, Phinia (PHIN) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Oshkosh (OSK) 4.6%, Phinia (PHIN) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Oshkosh (OSK) 10.2%, Phinia (PHIN) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phinia (PHIN) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +6.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) +18.0%, Phinia (PHIN) +36.4%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +24.7%/yr, Oshkosh (OSK) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phinia (PHIN) has the highest dividend yield: Caterpillar (CAT) 1.02%, Oshkosh (OSK) 1.53%, Phinia (PHIN) 1.65%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phinia (PHIN) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.6%, Oshkosh (OSK) 39.7%, Phinia (PHIN) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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