CYD vs GENC vs CAT Stock Comparison

China Yuchai International, Gencor Industries and Caterpillar Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.23 -1.2% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$253.66M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$691.78 -15.8% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$329.02B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Caterpillar leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Caterpillar 5, China Yuchai International 3, Gencor Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCYDGENCCATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $877.55M $253.66M $329.02B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 17.0x 30.3x CYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.0x 15.2x 26.8x CYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -6.4% +18.4% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.5% 14.5% CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.1% +18.5% +32.3% CAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr +9.3%/yr +28.7%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.2% 38.4% 40.5% GENC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 61/100 51/100 CYD

Percentile Scorecard

CYDGENCCAT

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

AxisCYDGENCCAT
Valuation 100 #2 of 203 65 #72 of 203 22 #159 of 203
Growth – 42 #109 of 187 68 #60 of 187
Profitability – 37 #117 of 185 92 #16 of 185
Financial Health 48 #115 of 219 100 #1 of 219 17 #183 of 219
Shareholder Returns 93 #11 of 153 – 56 #68 of 153
Overall 80 61 51
  • CYD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GENC 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

PeriodCYDGENCCATSPY
1 month -29.4%-1.2%-15.8% -0.8%
3 months -49.9%+15.3%-20.8% +3.5%
6 months -44.3%+15.8%-16.5% +7.0%
Year to date -34.4%+32.9%+20.8% +12.2%
1 year -37.1%+18.5%+32.3% +13.0%
3 years +185.9%+23.3%+190.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +42.0%+7.2%+42.6% +23.1%
5 years +76.9%+56.2%+252.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.1%+9.3%+28.7% +11.0%
10 years +109.9%+47.3%+722.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.7%+3.9%+23.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCYDGENCCATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.2%38.4%40.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.7%30.1%39.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.510.851.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.670.480.80 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-55.7%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.0%-14.4%-35.0% -1.8%
52-week high $59.71$20.14$1,064.90 $779.14
52-week low $23.25$12.23$524.47 $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.

MultipleCYDGENCCAT
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 26.0x 17.0xmedian 26.0x 29.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 3.2xmedian 14.0x 23.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 21.4x -131.6xmedian 21.4x 35.4xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 16.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.26 2.31median 1.26 2.25median 1.26

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 monthsCYDGENCCAT
Revenue – $110.01M $74.73B
Gross profit – $31.45M $25.66B
Operating income – $12.92M $13.09B
Net income – $14.89M $10.84B
Free cash flow – -$1.62M $8.99B
R&D – $2.73M $2.27B
EPS (diluted) – $1.02 $23.45
Cash & equivalents $1.08B $26.26M $6.71B
Total debt $288.74M – $45.15B
Shares (diluted) 37.52M 14.66M 462.50M
Enterprise value -$2.48B -$349.68M $300.71B

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
MetricCYDGENCCAT
P/E 11.3x 17.0x 29.4x
P/FCF 2.7x -131.6x 35.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 194.3x 23.4x
P/S 0.2x 1.9x 4.3x
P/B 0.5x 0.9x 16.4x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.9x 16.8x
EV/EBITDA – 3.2x 23.0x
EV/EBIT – 3.7x 27.2x
EV/Revenue – 0.4x 4.8x
EV/FCF – -30.0x 39.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 44.3x 26.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.31 2.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCYDGENCCAT
Revenue growth (1Y) – -6.4% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.8% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -3.3% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -16.6% 13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.0% 14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -2.0% 17.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 796.7% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -78.4% 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 50.4% 7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCYDGENCCAT
Gross margin – 28.6% 34.3%
EBITDA margin – 13.7% 20.7%
Operating margin – 11.7% 17.5%
Pretax margin – 17.0% 18.6%
Net margin – 13.5% 14.5%
FCF margin – -1.5% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 1.0% 18.2%
Return on equity – 6.7% 57.0%
Return on assets – 6.3% 10.9%
Return on invested capital – – 15.9%
Return on capital employed – 5.7% 22.1%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCYDGENCCAT
Debt / assets 6.3% – 44.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.5x
Debt / FCF – – 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 59.6% 5.9% 81.1%
Equity / assets 40.4% 94.1% 18.9%
Interest coverage – – 6.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 19.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 14.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 14.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 11.91 4.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCYDGENCCAT
Dividend yield 3.7% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 3.7% – 3.2%
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.

ConsensusCYDGENCCAT
Forward P/E 7.0xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 26.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.34FY2026 $1.13FY2026 $25.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% -15.9% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.43BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026 $84.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.5%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +38.5% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCYDGENCCAT
Held by institutions 22.4% 48.7% 72.3%
Institutions holding 121 94 4,055
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% -2.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 65 40 1,886
Institutions selling 33 33 1,595
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.21 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.

CYDGENCCAT
CYD 1.00 0.14 0.42
GENC 0.14 1.00 0.29
CAT 0.42 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CYD, GENC and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: China Yuchai International (CYD) $877.55M, Gencor Industries (GENC) $253.66M, Caterpillar (CAT) $329.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, CYD, GENC and CAT?

China Yuchai International (CYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (China Yuchai International (CYD) 11.3x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 17.0x, Caterpillar (CAT) 30.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, China Yuchai International (CYD) is cheapest (China Yuchai International (CYD) 7.0x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.2x, Caterpillar (CAT) 26.8x). 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: Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caterpillar (CAT) returned the most: China Yuchai International (CYD) -37.1%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +18.5%, Caterpillar (CAT) +32.3%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (China Yuchai International (CYD) +12.1%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.3%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +28.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: China Yuchai International (CYD) 0.00%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 0.00%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%. China Yuchai International (CYD) and Gencor Industries (GENC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gencor Industries (GENC) has been the steadiest (China Yuchai International (CYD) 55.2%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CYD, GENC 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 5. 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.