CAT vs RTX vs BWA Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Rtx and Borgwarner Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$291.31B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
RTX RTX Corp
$199.46 +6.6% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$272.54B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$53.28 -12.6% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.42B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Borgwarner leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Borgwarner 4, Rtx 4, Caterpillar 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATRTXBWALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $291.31B $272.54B $10.42B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.6x 32.4x 21.8x BWA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 27.9x 9.9x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +11.6% +0.4% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.8% 3.4% RTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.6% 5.9% RTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +13.1% +24.4% BWA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.0%/yr +17.6%/yr +3.4%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 25.2% 41.0% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 56/100 63/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

CATRTXBWA

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

AxisCATRTXBWA
Valuation 29 #144 of 203 62 #39 of 100 95 #12 of 203
Growth 74 #49 of 188 75 #25 of 96 50 #94 of 188
Profitability 77 #43 of 183 70 #29 of 95 48 #96 of 183
Financial Health 8 #199 of 216 29 #75 of 105 41 #129 of 216
Shareholder Returns 31 #105 of 152 44 #37 of 65 83 #26 of 152
Overall 44 56 63
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATRTXBWASPY
1 month -21.7%+6.6%-12.6% +0.7%
3 months -20.0%-7.0%-17.3% +3.7%
6 months -27.3%+13.3%-6.5% +7.1%
Year to date +13.0%+8.8%+18.2% +12.8%
1 year +10.5%+13.1%+24.4% +11.9%
3 years +167.3%+153.9%+45.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +38.8%+36.4%+13.2% +22.8%
5 years +217.3%+124.5%+18.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +26.0%+17.6%+3.4% +10.9%
10 years +671.6%+211.2%+49.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.7%+12.0%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCATRTXBWASPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%25.2%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.5%24.0%34.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.880.271.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.520.59 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-33.9%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-11.5%-30.8% -1.2%
52-week high $1,064.90$225.49$77.03 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$168.02$40.96 $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.

MultipleCATRTXBWA
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 25.8x 32.1xmedian 26.9x 22.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 3.0x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 19.0xmedian 15.0x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 22.2x 28.3xmedian 27.2x 9.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.5x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.95median 1.45 0.79median 0.93 -2.55median 1.45

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 monthsCATRTXBWA
Revenue $77.77B $95.99B $14.24B
Gross profit – $20.25B $2.79B
Operating income $14.25B $11.30B $770.00M
Net income $11.83B $8.83B $538.00M
Free cash flow – $9.50B $1.15B
R&D $2.31B $2.85B –
EPS (diluted) $25.58 $6.14 $2.34
Cash & equivalents $7.93B $9.17B $1.58B
Total debt – $150.08B $3.01B
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 1.37B 204.60M
Enterprise value $291.31B $240.80B $1.96B

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
MetricCATRTXBWA
P/E 25.2x 32.1x 22.4x
P/FCF 42.3x 28.3x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 21.6x 6.4x
P/S 3.8x 2.8x 0.8x
P/B 13.9x 3.8x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 14.1x 6.7x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – 19.0x –
EV/EBIT – 26.3x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 31.3x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 23.9x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.95 0.79 -2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATRTXBWA
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 11.6% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 12.7% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 17.0% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 20.2% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.9% 28.2% 68.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 51.1% -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 27.6% 186.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 39.1% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.9% 26.6% 277.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 40.7% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.9% 56.2% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 16.8% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 81.4% -7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.2% 53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATRTXBWA
Gross margin – 21.1% 19.6%
EBITDA margin – 16.3% –
Operating margin – 11.8% 5.4%
Pretax margin – 11.3% 5.3%
Net margin – 8.8% 3.4%
FCF margin – 9.9% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 13.0% 11.8%
Return on equity 57.9% 12.7% 9.2%
Return on assets 11.3% 5.0% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – 8.6% 5.9%
Return on capital employed – 10.1% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATRTXBWA
Debt / assets – 21.2% 22.8%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 59.8% 55.6%
Equity / assets 20.1% 40.2% 44.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.78 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATRTXBWA
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.4% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – 6.8%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.4% 8.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.0% 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.0% 12.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.6% 28.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% -1.4%

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.

ConsensusCATRTXBWA
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 27.9xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $7.14FY2026 $5.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +6.7% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $99.89BFY2026 $13.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +2.4% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATRTXBWA
Held by institutions 72.3% 79.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 4,059 3,415 816
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +15.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 1,890 1,718 420
Institutions selling 1,595 1,267 295
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.36 1.42

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.

CATRTXBWA
CAT 1.00 0.15 0.53
RTX 0.15 1.00 0.07
BWA 0.53 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, RTX and BWA?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $291.31B, Rtx (RTX) $272.54B, Borgwarner (BWA) $10.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, RTX and BWA?

Borgwarner (BWA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 24.6x, Rtx (RTX) 32.4x, Borgwarner (BWA) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x, Rtx (RTX) 27.9x, Borgwarner (BWA) 9.9x). 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) +20.3%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest net margin (Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Rtx (RTX) leads (Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Borgwarner (BWA) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%, Rtx (RTX) +13.1%, Borgwarner (BWA) +24.4%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr, Rtx (RTX) +17.6%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest dividend yield: Caterpillar (CAT) 0.00%, Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%. Caterpillar (CAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%, Rtx (RTX) 25.2%, Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAT, RTX and BWA?

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