CVGI vs DAN vs CAT Stock Comparison

Commercial Vehicle, Dana and Caterpillar Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAN DANA Inc
$24.84 -9.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.50B
P/E
2.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$287.75B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Caterpillar leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Caterpillar 4, Dana 3, Commercial Vehicle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVGIDANCATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $109.87M $2.50B $287.75B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x 2.4x 24.3x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.1x 25.1x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% +5.1% +20.3% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +104.4% +15.2% +10.5% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.3%/yr +2.3%/yr +26.0%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.5% 44.1% 40.3% CAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 68/100 44/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

CVGIDANCAT

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

AxisCVGIDANCAT
Valuation 83 #35 of 203 99 #4 of 203 29 #144 of 203
Growth 36 #121 of 188 75 #47 of 188 74 #49 of 188
Profitability 28 #133 of 183 75 #46 of 183 77 #43 of 183
Financial Health 23 #167 of 216 9 #197 of 216 8 #199 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 84 #25 of 152 31 #105 of 152
Overall 42 68 44
  • CVGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVGIDANCATSPY
1 month +9.1%-9.3%-21.7% +0.7%
3 months -25.6%-8.2%-20.0% +3.7%
6 months -22.7%-31.9%-27.3% +7.1%
Year to date +124.3%+4.5%+13.0% +12.8%
1 year +104.4%+15.2%+10.5% +11.9%
3 years -54.6%+112.5%+167.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -23.1%+28.6%+38.8% +22.8%
5 years -67.8%+11.9%+217.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -20.3%+2.3%+26.0% +10.9%
10 years -33.4%+62.0%+671.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.0%+4.9%+22.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVGIDANCATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.5%44.1%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.1%46.9%42.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.291.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.270.350.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-69.7%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.1%-36.2%-39.2% -1.2%
52-week high $5.78$38.93$1,064.90 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$19.47$546.13 $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.

MultipleCVGIDANCAT
P/E now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 25.8x 2.6xmedian 25.8x 25.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -311.8xmedian 22.2x 20.6xmedian 22.2x 42.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 13.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 1.45 0.02median 1.45 1.95median 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 monthsCVGIDANCAT
Revenue $673.98M $7.78B $77.77B
Gross profit $75.61M – –
Operating income $13.41M $249.00M $14.25B
Net income -$23.05M $1.06B $11.83B
Free cash flow -$390.00K – –
R&D – – $2.31B
EPS (diluted) $-0.66 $9.56 $25.58
Cash & equivalents – $321.00M $7.93B
Total debt $91.78M – –
Shares (diluted) 34.77M 109.50M 462.50M
Enterprise value $109.87M $2.50B $287.75B

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
MetricCVGIDANCAT
P/E -4.9x 2.6x 25.2x
P/FCF -311.8x 20.6x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 6.3x 21.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 3.8x
P/B 0.9x 1.5x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.6x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – –
EV/EBIT 15.9x – –
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.3x 3.8x
EV/FCF -547.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 6.3x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 0.02 1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVGIDANCAT
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% 5.1% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.0% -9.8% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 425.0% 722.5% 24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -12.1% 7.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% 1,378% 27.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.9% 143.1% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.5% 2,174% 29.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 149.7% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 211.2% 3.4% 22.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.8% -7.9% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVGIDANCAT
Gross margin 11.2% – –
EBITDA margin 4.5% – –
Operating margin 2.0% – –
Pretax margin -2.4% – –
Net margin -3.4% – –
FCF margin -0.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 1.6% 5.4% 18.2%
Return on equity -17.3% 56.6% 57.9%
Return on assets -5.3% 17.5% 11.3%
Return on invested capital 5.9% – –
Return on capital employed 4.9% – –
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 0.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVGIDANCAT
Debt / assets 20.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF -235.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 70.8% 79.9%
Equity / assets 29.9% 29.2% 20.1%
Interest coverage 0.9x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score 1.89 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVGIDANCAT
Dividend yield – 1.9% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.9% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCVGIDANCAT
Forward P/E – 13.1xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $25.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +413.5%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +128.4% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $777.74MFY2026 $8.05BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +34.2% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVGIDANCAT
Held by institutions 60.7% 99.2% 72.3%
Institutions holding 111 342 4,059
Change in shares held, QoQ +55.8% +1.8% +0.5%
Institutions buying 80 168 1,890
Institutions selling 20 126 1,595
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.33 1.18

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.

CVGIDANCAT
CVGI 1.00 0.16 0.25
DAN 0.16 1.00 0.39
CAT 0.25 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVGI, DAN and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $109.87M, Dana (DAN) $2.50B, Caterpillar (CAT) $287.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVGI, DAN and CAT?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -4.8x, Dana (DAN) 2.4x, Caterpillar (CAT) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 13.1x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x). 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: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -0.4%, Dana (DAN) +5.1%, Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +104.4%, Dana (DAN) +15.2%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -20.3%/yr, Dana (DAN) +2.3%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caterpillar (CAT) has been the steadiest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.5%, Dana (DAN) 44.1%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVGI, DAN and CAT?

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 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.