CAT vs RY vs BWA Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Royal Bank Of Canada and Borgwarner 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
2 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$204.52 +4.5% 1M +39.6% 1Y
Market cap
$286.46B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
3.32%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
9 wins
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$51.73 -14.5% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.39B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
1.31%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 9, Caterpillar 2, Borgwarner 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATRYBWALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $282.00B $286.46B $10.39B RY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 17.6x 21.8x RY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x 16.7x 9.6x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.4% +11.2% +0.4% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 31.9% 3.4% RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 49.3% 5.9% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -3.0x — RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.02% 3.32% 1.31% RY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% +39.6% +20.4% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.7%/yr +13.9%/yr +1.9%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 16.5% 41.0% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 76/100 63/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

CATRYBWA

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

AxisCATRYBWA
Valuation 31 #141 of 203 63 #133 of 359 96 #10 of 203
Growth 70 #58 of 189 65 #121 of 340 49 #97 of 189
Profitability 92 #16 of 187 94 #23 of 343 48 #98 of 187
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 63 #126 of 338 41 #131 of 221
Shareholder Returns 62 #59 of 152 93 #24 of 351 84 #25 of 152
Overall 54 76 63
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BWA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATRYBWASPY
1 month -27.4%+4.5%-14.5% -2.3%
3 months -26.2%-2.8%-18.3% -0.7%
6 months -29.9%+14.9%-8.1% +4.8%
Year to date +7.1%+20.0%+14.8% +10.3%
1 year +6.3%+39.6%+20.4% +10.3%
3 years +154.8%+141.0%+55.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +36.6%+34.1%+15.8% +20.1%
5 years +201.4%+91.7%+10.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +24.7%+13.9%+1.9% +10.1%
10 years +656.3%+231.6%+48.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +22.4%+12.7%+4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCATRYBWASPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%16.5%41.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%15.8%34.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.910.701.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.152.400.50 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.4%-34.2%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.4%-6.1%-32.8% -3.5%
52-week high $1,064.90$217.87$77.03 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$145.41$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.

MultipleCATRYBWA
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 25.6x 17.6xmedian 12.7x 21.8xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 5.6xmedian 3.5x 0.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 14.4x 1.0xmedian 4.9x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 22.5x 5.0xmedian 11.4x 9.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 1.36 1.22median 1.46 -2.47median 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 monthsCATRYBWA
Revenue $74.73B $51.37B $14.24B
Gross profit $25.66B – $2.79B
Operating income $13.09B – $770.00M
Net income $10.84B $16.43B $538.00M
Free cash flow $8.99B $57.35B $1.15B
R&D $2.27B – –
EPS (diluted) $23.45 $11.62 $2.34
Cash & equivalents $6.71B $45.78B $1.58B
Total debt $45.15B $9.69B $3.01B
Shares (diluted) 462.50M 1.41B 204.60M
Enterprise value $253.70B -$543.54B $2.13B

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
MetricCATRYBWA
P/E 26.0x 17.6x 21.8x
P/FCF 31.4x 5.0x 9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.8x 5.0x 6.2x
P/S 3.8x 5.6x 0.7x
P/B 14.5x 2.8x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 14.9x 2.9x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x 1.0x –
EV/EBIT 24.5x 1.0x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 1.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF 35.6x 1.2x 10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.6x 1.2x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 1.22 -2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATRYBWA
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.4% 11.2% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 10.3% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% – 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.7% – 68.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 19.6% 186.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 14.8% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.1% 19.0% 277.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 14.4% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% -8.3% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 28.0% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% -8.3% -7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 28.0% 53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATRYBWA
Gross margin 34.3% – 19.6%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 140.4% –
Operating margin 17.5% – 5.4%
Pretax margin 18.6% 40.9% 5.3%
Net margin 14.5% 31.9% 3.4%
FCF margin 12.0% 111.6% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 111.6% 11.8%
Return on equity 57.0% 15.9% 9.2%
Return on assets 10.9% 0.9% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 49.3% 5.9%
Return on capital employed 22.1% – 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.5x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATRYBWA
Debt / assets 44.0% 0.5% 22.8%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -3.0x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x 0.2x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 94.2% 55.6%
Equity / assets 18.9% 5.8% 44.4%
Interest coverage 6.8x 1.4x –
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.31 – 3.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATRYBWA
Dividend yield 1.0% 3.3% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 3.1% 7.0%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 6.4% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.9% – 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.3% – 12.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% – 28.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – -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.

ConsensusCATRYBWA
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.79FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $5.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +6.9% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.12BFY2026 $53.04BFY2026 $13.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +0.5% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATRYBWA
Held by institutions 72.3% 43.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 4,060 986 817
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 1,890 447 420
Institutions selling 1,596 326 296
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.37 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.

CATRYBWA
CAT 1.00 0.43 0.54
RY 0.43 1.00 0.29
BWA 0.54 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, RY and BWA?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $282.00B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $286.46B, Borgwarner (BWA) $10.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, RY and BWA?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 26.0x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.6x, Borgwarner (BWA) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 23.8x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.7x, Borgwarner (BWA) 9.6x). 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%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) +6.3%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +39.6%, Borgwarner (BWA) +20.4%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +24.7%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.9%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest dividend yield: Caterpillar (CAT) 1.02%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 3.32%, Borgwarner (BWA) 1.31%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 40.6%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAT, RY 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, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads on 9. 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.