HYLN vs CAT vs FPS Stock Comparison

Hyliion Holdings, Caterpillar and Forgent Power Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$2.97 -29.6% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$584.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$691.78 -15.8% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$328.70B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Caterpillar leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Caterpillar 6, Hyliion Holdings 2, Forgent Power Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHYLNCATFPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $584.40M $328.70B $6.57B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.2x 30.3x 74.7x CAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.8x 18.1x FPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +163.2% +18.4% — HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -564.3% 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% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +32.3% — CAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr +28.7%/yr — CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.6% 40.5% 90.9% CAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 51/100 — HYLN

Percentile Scorecard

HYLNCATFPS

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

AxisHYLNCATFPS
Valuation 35 #40 of 61 22 #159 of 203 5 #194 of 203
Growth 86 #9 of 58 68 #60 of 187 –
Profitability 13 #48 of 55 92 #16 of 185 –
Financial Health 93 #6 of 71 17 #183 of 219 20 #176 of 219
Shareholder Returns – 56 #68 of 153 –
Overall 57 51 –
  • HYLN 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

PeriodHYLNCATFPSSPY
1 month -29.6%-15.8%-35.5% -0.8%
3 months -22.3%-20.8%-30.6% +3.5%
6 months +61.4%-16.5%-32.4% +7.0%
Year to date +61.4%+20.8%— +12.2%
1 year +30.3%+32.3%— +13.0%
3 years +426.5%+190.0%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +74.0%+42.6%— +23.1%
5 years -59.5%+252.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.6%+28.7%— +11.0%
10 years —+722.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+23.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHYLNCATFPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.6%40.5%90.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.7%39.9%90.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.141.853.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.310.80— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-35.5%-62.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.3%-35.0%-61.1% -1.8%
52-week high $8.10$1,064.90$64.59 $779.14
52-week low $1.58$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.

MultipleHYLNCATFPS
P/E now vs peer median -10.2xmedian 25.4x 29.4xmedian 26.0x 74.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 57.4xmedian 2.1x 4.3xmedian 1.9x 4.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.1xmedian 17.5x 23.0xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 27.3x 35.4xmedian 21.4x -1,011xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.7x 16.4xmedian 2.2x 10.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33median 0.77 2.25median 1.26 —median 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 monthsHYLNCATFPS
Revenue $9.25M $74.73B –
Gross profit $603.00K $25.66B –
Operating income -$58.73M $13.09B –
Net income -$52.19M $10.84B –
Free cash flow -$56.62M $8.99B –
R&D $37.27M $2.27B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 $23.45 –
Cash & equivalents $13.20M $6.71B $97.48M
Total debt – $45.15B $582.18M
Shares (diluted) 178.44M 462.50M 243.80M
Enterprise value $250.29M $300.40B $6.57B

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
MetricHYLNCATFPS
P/E -10.2x 29.4x 74.7x
P/FCF -9.4x 35.4x -1,011x
P/Operating cash flow -12.5x 23.4x –
P/S 57.4x 4.3x 4.9x
P/B 3.1x 16.4x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 16.8x 18.1x
EV/EBITDA -9.1x 23.0x –
EV/EBIT -7.9x 27.2x –
EV/Revenue 50.4x 4.8x –
EV/FCF -8.2x 39.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -11.0x 26.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 2.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHYLNCATFPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 163.2% 18.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 62.1% 4.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 154.4% 11.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 13.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 7.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% 14.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 9.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% 17.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 13.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.5% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% 16.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 7.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHYLNCATFPS
Gross margin 6.5% 34.3% –
EBITDA margin -551.3% 20.7% –
Operating margin -635.2% 17.5% –
Pretax margin -564.5% 18.6% –
Net margin -564.3% 14.5% –
FCF margin -612.3% 12.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -458.2% 18.2% –
Return on equity -29.7% 57.0% –
Return on assets -28.2% 10.9% –
Return on invested capital – 15.9% –
Return on capital employed -33.4% 22.1% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 64.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHYLNCATFPS
Debt / assets – 44.0% 26.1%
Debt / equity – 2.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x –
Debt / FCF – 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 5.6% 81.1% 69.9%
Equity / assets 94.4% 18.9% 30.1%
Interest coverage – 6.8x –
Current ratio 7.6x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 7.1x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 6.8x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 29.24 4.57 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHYLNCATFPS
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 2.3% –
Shareholder yield – 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.

ConsensusHYLNCATFPS
Forward P/E – 26.8xFY2026 18.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $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 $14.80MFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 $2.41BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +325.2%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +69.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +127.8% +1.5% +38.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHYLNCATFPS
Held by institutions 33.4% 72.3% 55.4%
Institutions holding 168 4,055 369
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% +0.5% +46.0%
Institutions buying 106 1,886 296
Institutions selling 38 1,595 63
Buyers to sellers 2.79 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.

HYLNCATFPS
HYLN 1.00 0.41 0.37
CAT 0.41 1.00 0.61
FPS 0.37 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HYLN, CAT and FPS?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $584.40M, Caterpillar (CAT) $328.70B, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $6.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, HYLN, CAT and FPS?

Caterpillar (CAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -11.2x, Caterpillar (CAT) 30.3x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 74.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 26.8x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caterpillar (CAT) returned the most: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +30.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) +32.3%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -16.6%/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: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 0.00%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 0.00%. Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) and Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caterpillar (CAT) has been the steadiest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 90.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HYLN, 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 6. 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.