CAT vs TOYOF vs TSLA Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Toyota Motor and Tesla Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$553.47 -35.9% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$256.79B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
TOYOF Toyota Motor Corp/
$21.70 +16.0% 1M +7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.28B
P/E
1.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$334.26B
Div. yield
460.83%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$343.69 -9.7% 1M -25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16T
P/E
360.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.57B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Toyota Motor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Toyota Motor 6, Caterpillar 4, Tesla 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCATTOYOFTSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $256.79B $28.28B $1.16T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 1.0x 360.7x TOYOF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 1.2x 214.8x TOYOF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% — +8.3% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.2% 8.3% 3.1% CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 3.9% 2.7% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 4.4x -3.5x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 460.83% 0.00% TOYOF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% +7.9% -25.6% TOYOF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr +4.0%/yr -3.3%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.1% 40.6% 46.3% TOYOF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 65/100 46/100 TOYOF

Percentile Scorecard

CATTOYOFTSLA

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

AxisCATTOYOFTSLA
Valuation 37 #129 of 204 100 #1 of 49 19 #40 of 49
Growth 73 #52 of 191 50 #25 of 49 35 #32 of 49
Profitability 92 #16 of 189 74 #13 of 47 70 #15 of 47
Financial Health 19 #180 of 221 35 #35 of 53 92 #5 of 53
Shareholder Returns 64 #58 of 159 – 14 #26 of 30
Overall 57 65 46
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TOYOF ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • TSLA ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATTOYOFTSLASPY
1 month -35.9%+16.0%-9.7% -5.9%
3 months -35.4%+14.2%+7.6% -4.6%
6 months -38.2%+13.1%-16.5% +0.2%
Year to date -3.4%+1.9%-23.6% +7.5%
1 year -2.8%+7.9%-25.6% +8.2%
3 years +132.3%+14.2%+56.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +32.5%+4.5%+16.2% +19.0%
5 years +168.8%+21.5%-15.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.9%+4.0%-3.3% +9.4%
10 years +572.4%-61.7%+2,606.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +21.0%-9.2%+39.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCATTOYOFTSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.1%40.6%46.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%42.2%49.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.770.302.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.19-0.55 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-38.6%-73.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.0%-11.9%-29.8% -5.9%
52-week high $1,064.90$24.64$489.88 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$16.60$298.32 $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.

MultipleCATTOYOFTSLA
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 23.4x 1.0xmedian 20.2x 346.0xmedian 20.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 10.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 13.4x 5.1xmedian 8.3x 106.0xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 21.9x 0.7xmedian 9.9x 337.1xmedian 9.9x
P/B now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 2.1x 0.1xmedian 0.9x 12.4xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.65median 1.02 0.68median 0.73 -10.35median 0.73

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 monthsCATTOYOFTSLA
Revenue $77.77B $334.26B $103.57B
Gross profit $27.05B $58.51B $19.97B
Operating income $14.25B $25.44B $3.47B
Net income $11.83B $28.28B $3.28B
Free cash flow $9.62B $39.60B $3.30B
R&D $2.31B – $8.86B
EPS (diluted) $25.67 $21.24 $0.91
Cash & equivalents $7.93B $60.26B $17.85B
Total debt $45.20B $274.45B $9.52B
Shares (diluted) 460.90M 1.30B 3.54B
Enterprise value $228.09B -$349.28B $982.96B

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
MetricCATTOYOFTSLA
P/E 21.5x 1.0x 346.0x
P/FCF 26.3x 0.7x 337.1x
P/Operating cash flow 17.9x 1.1x 59.5x
P/S 3.3x 0.1x 10.8x
P/B 11.8x 0.1x 12.4x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 0.1x 12.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 5.1x 106.0x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 8.3x 310.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 0.6x 10.4x
EV/FCF 30.2x 5.4x 326.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 8.1x 57.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.65 0.68 -10.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATTOYOFTSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% – 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 3.9% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.1% – 22.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -6.0% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.9% – -23.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -5.0% -31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% -11.2% -36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 0.2% -32.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.3% -10.2% -36.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 1.5% -33.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.9% -19.3% 18.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 0.4% 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.2% -14.1% -51.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 2.0% -3.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATTOYOFTSLA
Gross margin 34.8% 17.5% 19.3%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 12.4% 9.8%
Operating margin 18.3% 7.6% 3.3%
Pretax margin 19.3% 10.0% 4.1%
Net margin 15.2% 8.3% 3.1%
FCF margin 12.4% 11.8% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 7.9% 18.1%
Return on equity 57.9% 12.1% 3.7%
Return on assets 11.3% 4.4% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 16.8% 3.9% 2.7%
Return on capital employed 22.3% 5.9% 3.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.9x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATTOYOFTSLA
Debt / assets 42.3% 42.4% 6.0%
Debt / equity 2.1x 1.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 4.4x -3.5x
Debt / FCF 4.7x 6.9x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 63.3% 43.0%
Equity / assets 20.1% 36.7% 57.0%
Interest coverage 7.2x – 10.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 4.10 1.29 11.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATTOYOFTSLA
Dividend yield 1.1% 460.8% –
Net buyback yield 3.2% -85.4% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 375.4% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.2% – –

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.

ConsensusCATTOYOFTSLA
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 1.2xFY2026 214.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.73FY2026 $18.68FY2026 $1.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.7% +22.9% +31.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $83.62BFY2026 $350.15BFY2026 $112.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.7%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.8% +7.0% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATTOYOFTSLA
Held by institutions 72.3% 0.0% 42.6%
Institutions holding 4,063 1 4,268
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% – +7.4%
Institutions buying 1,892 0 2,376
Institutions selling 1,597 0 1,360
Buyers to sellers 1.18 – 1.75

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.

CATTOYOFTSLA
CAT 1.00 0.01 0.37
TOYOF 0.01 1.00 0.00
TSLA 0.37 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, TOYOF and TSLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $256.79B, Toyota Motor (TOYOF) $28.28B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.16T.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, TOYOF and TSLA?

Toyota Motor (TOYOF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 21.7x, Toyota Motor (TOYOF) 1.0x, Tesla (TSLA) 360.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toyota Motor (TOYOF) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 21.5x, Toyota Motor (TOYOF) 1.2x, Tesla (TSLA) 214.8x). 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) +20.3%, Tesla (TSLA) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Caterpillar (CAT) 15.2%, Toyota Motor (TOYOF) 8.3%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Caterpillar (CAT) 16.8%, Toyota Motor (TOYOF) 3.9%, Tesla (TSLA) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toyota Motor (TOYOF) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) -2.8%, Toyota Motor (TOYOF) +7.9%, Tesla (TSLA) -25.6%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +21.9%/yr, Toyota Motor (TOYOF) +4.0%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Toyota Motor (TOYOF) has the highest dividend yield: Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%, Toyota Motor (TOYOF) 460.83%, Tesla (TSLA) 0.00%. Tesla (TSLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toyota Motor (TOYOF) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 41.1%, Toyota Motor (TOYOF) 40.6%, Tesla (TSLA) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAT, TOYOF and TSLA?

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