CAT vs TRTN-PA vs CMI Stock Comparison

Caterpillar, Triton International and Cummins Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
CMI Cummins Inc
$447.86 -16.4% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$61.95B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.83B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCATTRTN-PACMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $256.79B $1.35B $61.95B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 3.5x 18.7x TRTN-PA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x — 14.3x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +36.3% +6.7% TRTN-PA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.2% 528.7% 9.3% TRTN-PA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 7.7% 16.2% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 5.6x 0.5x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -3.9% +2.0% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr -2.7%/yr +13.6%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.1% 8.3% 37.5% TRTN-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 43/100 69/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

CATTRTN-PACMI

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

AxisCATTRTN-PACMI
Valuation 37 #129 of 204 89 #24 of 204 70 #63 of 204
Growth 73 #52 of 191 22 #150 of 191 65 #68 of 191
Profitability 92 #16 of 189 63 #70 of 189 73 #51 of 189
Financial Health 19 #180 of 221 8 #204 of 221 54 #103 of 221
Shareholder Returns 64 #58 of 159 34 #105 of 159 85 #25 of 159
Overall 57 43 69
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRTN-PA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCATTRTN-PACMISPY
1 month -35.9%-4.5%-16.4% -5.9%
3 months -35.4%-6.7%-30.4% -4.6%
6 months -38.2%-6.0%-34.4% +0.2%
Year to date -3.4%-4.6%-12.3% +7.5%
1 year -2.8%-3.9%+2.0% +8.2%
3 years +132.3%-4.2%+103.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +32.5%-1.4%+26.8% +19.0%
5 years +168.8%-12.9%+88.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.9%-2.7%+13.6% +9.4%
10 years +572.4%—+260.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +21.0%—+13.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCATTRTN-PACMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.1%8.3%37.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%10.0%40.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.770.121.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-0.470.05 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-15.1%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.0%-7.5%-38.4% -5.9%
52-week high $1,064.90$26.42$727.59 $779.14
52-week low $546.13$24.43$439.18 $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.

MultipleCATTRTN-PACMI
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 23.4x 3.5xmedian 23.4x 18.6xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.7x 34.3xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 13.4x 7.8xmedian 13.4x 11.5xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 21.9x 4.9xmedian 21.9x 17.7xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 4.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.65median 1.02 -0.25median 1.02 2.63median 1.02

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 monthsCATTRTN-PACMI
Revenue $77.77B $72.04M $35.83B
Gross profit $27.05B $1.86M $9.27B
Operating income $14.25B $754.49M $4.49B
Net income $11.83B $837.82M $3.44B
Free cash flow $9.62B $499.45M $3.46B
R&D $2.31B – $1.49B
EPS (diluted) $25.67 $6.91 $24.03
Cash & equivalents $7.93B $62.50M $3.57B
Total debt $45.20B $6.35B $7.17B
Shares (diluted) 460.90M 55.10M 138.10M
Enterprise value $228.09B $1.13B $57.77B

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
MetricCATTRTN-PACMI
P/E 21.5x 3.5x 18.6x
P/FCF 26.3x 4.9x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 17.9x 2.7x 12.9x
P/S 3.3x 34.3x 1.7x
P/B 11.8x 0.9x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 0.9x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 7.8x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 11.6x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 121.6x 1.8x
EV/FCF 30.2x 17.5x 18.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 9.7x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.65 -0.25 2.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCATTRTN-PACMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 36.3% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -13.5% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.1% -44.5% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -39.7% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.9% -16.1% 13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -7.3% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% -10.8% 23.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 9.0% 6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.3% -28.0% 25.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -13.8% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.9% -17.1% 35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -14.7% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.2% 17.0% 52.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -24.1% 16.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCATTRTN-PACMI
Gross margin 34.8% 2.6% 25.9%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 1,563% 15.7%
Operating margin 18.3% 1,047% 12.5%
Pretax margin 19.3% 677.9% 12.4%
Net margin 15.2% 528.7% 9.3%
FCF margin 12.4% 693.3% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 1,252% 13.2%
Return on equity 57.9% 31.1% 24.3%
Return on assets 11.3% 8.6% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 16.8% 7.7% 16.2%
Return on capital employed 22.3% – 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 20.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCATTRTN-PACMI
Debt / assets 42.3% 65.3% 19.6%
Debt / equity 2.1x 2.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 5.6x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 4.7x 12.7x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 71.8% 60.8%
Equity / assets 20.1% 28.2% 39.2%
Interest coverage 7.2x 2.8x 14.1x
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.10 – 4.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCATTRTN-PACMI
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.0% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 3.2% -6.8% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 4.4% -6.8% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.1% 5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.7% 9.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% 87.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -31.8% –

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.

ConsensusCATTRTN-PACMI
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 – 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.73FY2026 – $31.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 – +31.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.7% – +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $83.62BFY2026 – $35.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.7%FY2026 – +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.8% – +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCATTRTN-PACMI
Held by institutions 72.3% – 85.4%
Institutions holding 4,063 – 2,108
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% – +1.0%
Institutions buying 1,892 – 1,050
Institutions selling 1,597 – 729
Buyers to sellers 1.18 – 1.44

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.

CATTRTN-PACMI
CAT 1.00 0.14 0.79
TRTN-PA 0.14 1.00 0.13
CMI 0.79 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAT, TRTN-PA and CMI?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caterpillar (CAT) $256.79B, Triton International (TRTN-PA) $1.35B, Cummins (CMI) $61.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAT, TRTN-PA and CMI?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caterpillar (CAT) 21.7x, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.5x, Cummins (CMI) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 21.5x, Cummins (CMI) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) +36.3%, Cummins (CMI) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) has the highest net margin (Caterpillar (CAT) 15.2%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 528.7%, Cummins (CMI) 9.3%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Caterpillar (CAT) 16.8%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 7.7%, Cummins (CMI) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Caterpillar (CAT) -2.8%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -3.9%, Cummins (CMI) +2.0%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Caterpillar (CAT) +21.9%/yr, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.7%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -0.03%, Cummins (CMI) 0.00%. Triton International (TRTN-PA) and Cummins (CMI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Triton International (TRTN-PA) has been the steadiest (Caterpillar (CAT) 41.1%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.3%, Cummins (CMI) 37.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAT, TRTN-PA and CMI?

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