CETY vs CAT vs FPS Stock Comparison

Clean Energy Technologies, Caterpillar and Forgent Power Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$713.64 -13.1% 1M +35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$330.59B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Caterpillar leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Caterpillar 7, Clean Energy Technologies 2, Forgent Power Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCETYCATFPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.76M $330.59B $7.07B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x 30.5x 80.3x CAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.7x 19.4x FPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +89.4% +18.4% — CETY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -258.7% 14.5% — CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -30.7% 15.9% — CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.8x 2.5x — CETY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.8% +35.4% — CAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +28.5%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 141.3% 40.5% 91.0% CAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 17/100 51/100 — CAT

Percentile Scorecard

CETYCATFPS

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

AxisCETYCATFPS
Valuation 15 #52 of 61 21 #160 of 203 5 #194 of 203
Growth 16 #49 of 58 67 #63 of 188 –
Profitability 15 #47 of 55 92 #15 of 183 –
Financial Health 24 #54 of 71 17 #180 of 217 20 #173 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 56 #68 of 153 –
Overall 17 51 –
  • CETY ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FPS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCETYCATFPSSPY
1 month -9.2%-13.1%-30.7% -0.2%
3 months -6.3%-15.2%-16.6% +3.9%
6 months +14.1%-12.7%-26.9% +8.2%
Year to date +21.9%+24.6%— +12.9%
1 year -63.8%+35.4%— +12.3%
3 years -96.2%+199.1%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -66.3%+44.1%— +23.3%
5 years —+249.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —+28.5%— +10.9%
10 years —+759.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+24.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCETYCATFPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 141.3%40.5%91.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 124.7%39.9%90.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.853.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.450.87— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-35.5%-62.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-33.0%-58.2% -1.2%
52-week high $2.52$1,064.90$64.59 $779.14
52-week low $0.46$524.47$24.22 $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.

MultipleCETYCATFPS
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 27.2x 30.3xmedian 25.2x 80.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.4x 4.4xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.3xmedian 18.4x 23.7xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 28.6x 36.5xmedian 21.7x -1,085xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 16.9xmedian 2.3x 11.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.79 2.32median 1.32 —median 1.32

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 monthsCETYCATFPS
Revenue $2.64M $74.73B –
Gross profit -$36.28K $25.66B –
Operating income -$2.89M $13.09B –
Net income -$6.83M $10.84B –
Free cash flow -$8.05M $8.99B –
R&D – $2.27B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $23.45 –
Cash & equivalents $19.74K $6.71B $97.48M
Total debt $11.36M $45.15B $582.18M
Shares (diluted) 12.17M 462.50M 243.80M
Enterprise value $9.03M $302.29B $7.07B

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
MetricCETYCATFPS
P/E -1.6x 30.3x 80.3x
P/FCF -1.3x 36.5x -1,085x
P/Operating cash flow -1.3x 24.2x –
P/S 4.1x 4.4x 5.2x
P/B 1.8x 16.9x 11.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 17.3x 19.4x
EV/EBITDA -12.3x 23.7x –
EV/EBIT -4.8x 28.0x –
EV/Revenue 5.3x 4.9x –
EV/FCF -1.7x 40.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -1.7x 27.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 2.32 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCETYCATFPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 89.4% 18.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 4.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -103.4% 11.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.5% 5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.2% 13.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.8% 7.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -69.6% 14.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -79.3% 9.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 17.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 13.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -130.6% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -130.6% 16.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 7.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCETYCATFPS
Gross margin -1.4% 34.3% –
EBITDA margin -43.2% 20.7% –
Operating margin -109.4% 17.5% –
Pretax margin -258.7% 18.6% –
Net margin -258.7% 14.5% –
FCF margin -304.9% 12.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -304.9% 18.2% –
Return on equity -106.7% 57.0% –
Return on assets -49.9% 10.9% –
Return on invested capital -30.7% 15.9% –
Return on capital employed -47.3% 22.1% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCETYCATFPS
Debt / assets 22.9% 44.0% 26.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.8x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF -0.4x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 57.0% 81.1% 69.9%
Equity / assets 43.0% 18.9% 30.1%
Interest coverage -0.7x 6.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -3.40 4.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCETYCATFPS
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 2.2% –
Shareholder yield – 3.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.2% –
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.

ConsensusCETYCATFPS
Forward P/E – 27.7xFY2026 19.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $25.79FY2026 $1.39FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +35.3%FY2026 +104.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +31.4% +53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $84.12BFY2026 $2.41BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +24.5%FY2026 +69.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.5% +38.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCETYCATFPS
Held by institutions – 72.3% 64.9%
Institutions holding – 4,057 369
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.5% +46.0%
Institutions buying – 1,888 296
Institutions selling – 1,595 63
Buyers to sellers – 1.18 4.70

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.

CETYCATFPS
CETY 1.00 0.03 0.05
CAT 0.03 1.00 0.61
FPS 0.05 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CETY, CAT and FPS?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) $10.76M, Caterpillar (CAT) $330.59B, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $7.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, CETY, CAT and FPS?

Caterpillar (CAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -1.6x, Caterpillar (CAT) 30.5x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 80.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 27.7x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 19.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) +89.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -258.7%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -30.7%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caterpillar (CAT) returned the most: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -63.8%, Caterpillar (CAT) +35.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) 0.00%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 0.00%. Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) and Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caterpillar (CAT) has been the steadiest (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) 141.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 91.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CETY, CAT and FPS?

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 7. 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.