DAN vs HD vs CAT Stock Comparison

Dana, Home Depot 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
$2.67B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
1.85%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$328.95 +14.2% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$328.29B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
2.82%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$297.54B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
0.97%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Dana leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Dana 4, Home Depot 3, Caterpillar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANHDCATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.67B $328.29B $297.54B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x 23.0x 25.2x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 23.5x 25.1x DAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +2.5% +20.3% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.4% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.85% 2.82% 0.97% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% -13.0% +10.5% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr -2.4%/yr +26.0%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 27.0% 40.3% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 40/100 44/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

DANHDCAT

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

AxisDANHDCAT
Valuation 99 #4 of 203 19 #84 of 104 29 #144 of 203
Growth 75 #47 of 188 28 #71 of 98 74 #49 of 188
Profitability 75 #46 of 183 91 #10 of 97 77 #43 of 183
Financial Health 9 #197 of 216 30 #77 of 110 8 #199 of 216
Shareholder Returns 84 #25 of 152 30 #49 of 70 31 #105 of 152
Overall 68 40 44
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDANHDCATSPY
1 month -9.3%+14.2%-21.7% +0.7%
3 months -8.2%-1.3%-20.0% +3.7%
6 months -31.9%+0.0%-27.3% +7.1%
Year to date +4.5%-4.4%+13.0% +12.8%
1 year +15.2%-13.0%+10.5% +11.9%
3 years +112.5%+16.9%+167.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +28.6%+5.3%+38.8% +22.8%
5 years +11.9%-11.5%+217.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.3%-2.4%+26.0% +10.9%
10 years +62.0%+166.2%+671.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.9%+10.3%+22.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDANHDCATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%27.0%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%26.0%42.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.290.681.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.480.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-35.9%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.2%-15.9%-39.2% -1.2%
52-week high $38.93$391.05$1,064.90 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$281.12$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.

MultipleDANHDCAT
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 25.8x 23.0xmedian 17.0x 25.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 0.5x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 15.0xmedian 9.2x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 22.2x 21.7xmedian 15.6x 42.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 19.8xmedian 1.7x 13.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.45 -5.64median 0.77 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 monthsDANHDCAT
Revenue $7.78B $169.18B $77.77B
Gross profit – $56.18B –
Operating income $249.00M $21.02B $14.25B
Net income $1.06B $14.23B $11.83B
Free cash flow – $15.10B –
R&D – – $2.31B
EPS (diluted) $9.56 $14.28 $25.58
Cash & equivalents $321.00M $2.09B $7.93B
Total debt – $214.74B –
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 996.00M 462.50M
Enterprise value $2.73B $321.53B $297.54B

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
MetricDANHDCAT
P/E 2.6x 23.0x 25.2x
P/FCF 20.6x 21.7x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 17.5x 21.0x
P/S 0.3x 1.9x 3.8x
P/B 1.5x 19.8x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 53.5x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA – 15.0x –
EV/EBIT – 18.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.3x 2.2x 3.8x
EV/FCF – 25.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 20.2x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 -5.64 1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANHDCAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 2.5% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 3.0% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 722.5% -2.7% 24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.1% -3.0% 7.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,378% -2.7% 27.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 143.1% -4.3% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,174% -2.9% 29.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 149.7% -4.1% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 5.1% 22.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -1.5% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANHDCAT
Gross margin – 33.2% –
EBITDA margin – 15.0% –
Operating margin – 12.4% –
Pretax margin – 11.1% –
Net margin – 8.4% –
FCF margin – 8.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 11.1% 18.2%
Return on equity 56.6% 93.3% 57.9%
Return on assets 17.5% 13.1% 11.3%
Return on invested capital – 23.3% –
Return on capital employed – 28.5% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANHDCAT
Debt / assets – 48.4% –
Debt / equity – 3.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x –
Debt / FCF – 3.5x –
Liabilities / assets 70.8% 84.8% 79.9%
Equity / assets 29.2% 15.2% 20.1%
Interest coverage – 8.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.3x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 5.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANHDCAT
Dividend yield 1.9% 2.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 2.7% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 64.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusDANHDCAT
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 23.5xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $25.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +413.5%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.4% +10.4% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.05BFY2026 $163.25BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% +14.1% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANHDCAT
Held by institutions 99.2% 75.0% 72.3%
Institutions holding 342 4,111 4,059
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.1% +0.5%
Institutions buying 168 1,919 1,890
Institutions selling 126 1,768 1,595
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.09 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.

DANHDCAT
DAN 1.00 0.26 0.39
HD 0.26 1.00 0.11
CAT 0.39 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, HD and CAT?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.67B, Home Depot (HD) $328.29B, Caterpillar (CAT) $297.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, HD and CAT?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.6x, Home Depot (HD) 23.0x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dana (DAN) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 13.1x, Home Depot (HD) 23.5x, 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: Dana (DAN) +5.1%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +15.2%, Home Depot (HD) -13.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +2.3%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -2.4%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Dana (DAN) 1.85%, Home Depot (HD) 2.82%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.97%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.1%, Home Depot (HD) 27.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAN, HD 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 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.