DAN vs GENC vs CAT Stock Comparison

Dana, Gencor Industries and Caterpillar Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAN DANA Inc
$27.20 +0.2% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.79B
P/E
2.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
7 wins
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.24 -1.1% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$212.72M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$713.64 -13.1% 1M +35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$332.00B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dana leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Dana 7, Caterpillar 4, Gencor Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANGENCCATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.79B $212.72M $332.00B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.5x 17.0x 30.6x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 15.3x 27.7x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% -6.4% +18.4% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% 13.5% 14.5% DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 15.9% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 2.5x DAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% — 0.01% DAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.4% +23.9% +35.4% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +9.1%/yr +28.5%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 38.3% 40.5% GENC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 61/100 51/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

DANGENCCAT

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

AxisDANGENCCAT
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 66 #70 of 203 21 #160 of 203
Growth 83 #33 of 188 41 #111 of 188 67 #63 of 188
Profitability 46 #100 of 183 36 #118 of 183 92 #15 of 183
Financial Health 21 #172 of 217 100 #2 of 217 17 #180 of 217
Shareholder Returns 63 #58 of 153 – 56 #68 of 153
Overall 61 61 51
  • DAN 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

PeriodDANGENCCATSPY
1 month +0.2%-1.1%-13.1% -0.2%
3 months -0.7%+14.6%-15.2% +3.9%
6 months -27.7%+16.6%-12.7% +8.2%
Year to date +14.5%+33.0%+24.6% +12.9%
1 year +37.4%+23.9%+35.4% +12.3%
3 years +115.5%+23.4%+199.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.2%+7.3%+44.1% +23.3%
5 years +20.5%+54.5%+249.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.8%+9.1%+28.5% +10.9%
10 years +78.8%+47.4%+759.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.0%+4.0%+24.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDANGENCCATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%38.3%40.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%30.1%39.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.851.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.620.87 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-55.7%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-14.4%-33.0% -1.2%
52-week high $38.93$20.14$1,064.90 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$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.

MultipleDANGENCCAT
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 25.2x 17.0xmedian 25.2x 30.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.0x 3.2xmedian 14.0x 23.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 21.7x -131.6xmedian 21.7x 36.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 2.3x 16.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.32 2.31median 1.32 2.32median 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 monthsDANGENCCAT
Revenue $7.66B $110.01M $74.73B
Gross profit $725.00M $31.45M $25.66B
Operating income $210.00M $12.92M $13.09B
Net income $1.13B $14.89M $10.84B
Free cash flow $143.00M -$1.62M $8.99B
R&D – $2.73M $2.27B
EPS (diluted) $10.18 $1.02 $23.45
Cash & equivalents $331.00M $26.26M $6.71B
Total debt $1.34B – $45.15B
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 14.66M 462.50M
Enterprise value $1.10B -$390.62M $303.69B

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
MetricDANGENCCAT
P/E 2.6x 17.0x 30.3x
P/FCF 20.5x -131.6x 36.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 194.4x 24.2x
P/S 0.4x 1.9x 4.4x
P/B 1.5x 0.9x 16.9x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 0.9x 17.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 3.2x 23.7x
EV/EBIT 18.8x 3.8x 28.0x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.4x 4.9x
EV/FCF 27.5x -30.0x 40.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 44.4x 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 2.31 2.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANGENCCAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% -6.4% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 0.8% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 79.0% -3.3% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 4.7% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 307.9% -16.6% 13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 2.8% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 28,400% -2.0% 14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 83.0% 7.3% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 6,201% -2.0% 17.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 108.3% 7.3% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.3% 796.7% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 28.4% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 180.4% -78.4% 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 50.4% 7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANGENCCAT
Gross margin 9.5% 28.6% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 13.7% 20.7%
Operating margin 2.7% 11.7% 17.5%
Pretax margin 1.0% 17.0% 18.6%
Net margin 14.6% 13.5% 14.5%
FCF margin 1.9% -1.5% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% 1.0% 18.2%
Return on equity 56.6% 6.7% 57.0%
Return on assets 18.6% 6.3% 10.9%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 15.9%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 5.7% 22.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANGENCCAT
Debt / assets 22.0% – 44.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 9.4x – 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 5.9% 81.1%
Equity / assets 32.4% 94.1% 18.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x – 6.8x
Current ratio 1.5x 19.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 14.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 14.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.29 11.91 4.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANGENCCAT
Dividend yield 1.7% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 19.2% – 2.2%
Shareholder yield 20.9% – 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.5% – 25.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.7% – 31.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.1% – 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.2% – 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.

ConsensusDANGENCCAT
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 15.3xFY2026 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $1.13FY2026 $25.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +413.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.4% -15.9% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.05BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026 $84.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% +38.5% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANGENCCAT
Held by institutions 99.2% 48.7% 72.3%
Institutions holding 342 94 4,057
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -2.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 168 40 1,888
Institutions selling 126 33 1,595
Buyers to sellers 1.33 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.

DANGENCCAT
DAN 1.00 0.35 0.42
GENC 0.35 1.00 0.29
CAT 0.42 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, GENC and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.79B, Gencor Industries (GENC) $212.72M, Caterpillar (CAT) $332.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, GENC and CAT?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.5x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 17.0x, Caterpillar (CAT) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 14.3x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.3x, Caterpillar (CAT) 27.7x). 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: Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Dana (DAN) 14.6%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Dana (DAN) 0.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +37.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +23.9%, Caterpillar (CAT) +35.4%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +3.8%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.1%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +28.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dana (DAN) has the highest dividend yield: Dana (DAN) 0.02%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%. Gencor Industries (GENC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gencor Industries (GENC) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.1%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAN, 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, Dana (DAN) 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.