HYLN vs PUMP vs CAT Stock Comparison

Hyliion Holdings, ProPetro Holding and Caterpillar Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.37 -15.3% 1M +59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$601.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
3 wins
PUMP ProPetro Holding Corp.
$7.76 -16.6% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$953.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$714.23 -12.9% 1M +36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$328.33B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.88%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Caterpillar leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Caterpillar 5, Hyliion Holdings 3, ProPetro Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHYLNPUMPCATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $601.87M $953.11M $328.33B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.5x -71.2x 30.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 27.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +163.2% -15.1% +18.4% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -564.3% -1.2% 14.5% CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.8% 15.9% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 2.5x PUMP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.88% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.0% +6.3% +36.2% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.1%/yr -4.1%/yr +28.5%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.9% 70.8% 40.5% CAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 38/100 53/100 HYLN

Percentile Scorecard

HYLNPUMPCAT

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

AxisHYLNPUMPCAT
Valuation 33 #41 of 61 89 #6 of 47 25 #153 of 203
Growth 88 #8 of 58 21 #34 of 43 70 #58 of 188
Profitability 13 #48 of 55 15 #34 of 40 93 #13 of 184
Financial Health 93 #6 of 71 61 #18 of 45 18 #179 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 3 #31 of 32 60 #62 of 153
Overall 57 38 53
  • HYLN ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • PUMP ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHYLNPUMPCATSPY
1 month -15.3%-16.6%-12.9% +0.9%
3 months +4.7%-24.1%-8.8% +5.9%
6 months +88.3%-57.4%-11.8% +8.5%
Year to date +83.2%-18.4%+24.7% +13.3%
1 year +59.0%+6.3%+36.2% +12.4%
3 years +497.4%-26.2%+199.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +81.5%-9.6%+44.2% +23.5%
5 years -58.3%-19.1%+250.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -16.1%-4.1%+28.5% +11.0%
10 years ——+751.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+23.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHYLNPUMPCATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.9%70.8%40.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.9%60.2%40.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.180.731.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.600.090.89 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-72.2%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.4%-57.4%-32.9% -0.9%
52-week high $8.10$18.20$1,064.90 $779.14
52-week low $1.58$7.22$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.

MultipleHYLNPUMPCAT
P/E now vs peer median -11.5xmedian 29.4x -71.2xmedian 28.7x 30.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 65.1xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 4.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.5xmedian 18.4x 6.2xmedian 8.7x 23.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 24.4x -44.3xmedian 16.3x 36.5xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.7x 16.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.38median 1.07 2.47median 0.51 2.33median 1.41

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 monthsHYLNPUMPCAT
Revenue $9.25M $1.16B $74.73B
Gross profit $603.00K $263.25M $25.66B
Operating income -$58.73M -$11.21M $13.09B
Net income -$52.19M -$13.38M $10.84B
Free cash flow -$56.62M -$21.51M $8.99B
R&D $37.27M – $2.27B
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 $-0.11 $23.45
Cash & equivalents $13.20M $783.96M $6.71B
Total debt – $797.24M $45.15B
Shares (diluted) 178.44M 122.71M 462.50M
Enterprise value $267.77M -$155.49M $300.03B

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
MetricHYLNPUMPCAT
P/E -11.5x -71.2x 30.3x
P/FCF -10.6x -44.3x 36.5x
P/Operating cash flow -14.2x 5.0x 24.2x
P/S 65.1x 0.8x 4.4x
P/B 3.6x 1.0x 16.9x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 1.1x 17.3x
EV/EBITDA -10.5x 6.2x 23.7x
EV/EBIT -9.2x -86.2x 28.0x
EV/Revenue 58.1x 0.8x 4.9x
EV/FCF -9.5x -44.9x 40.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -12.7x 5.0x 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.38 2.47 2.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHYLNPUMPCAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 163.2% -15.1% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 62.1% -9.0% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 154.4% -22.3% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.7% -19.0% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 94.1% 13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% -27.8% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% 91.2% 14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% -29.0% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% 92.5% 17.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% -28.8% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.5% 5.5% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% -20.7% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% -161.6% 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -13.3% 7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHYLNPUMPCAT
Gross margin 6.5% 22.7% 34.3%
EBITDA margin -551.3% 13.5% 20.7%
Operating margin -635.2% -1.0% 17.5%
Pretax margin -564.5% -0.8% 18.6%
Net margin -564.3% -1.2% 14.5%
FCF margin -612.3% -1.9% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin -458.2% 16.5% 18.2%
Return on equity -29.7% -1.4% 57.0%
Return on assets -28.2% -0.8% 10.9%
Return on invested capital – -0.8% 15.9%
Return on capital employed -33.4% -0.8% 22.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -14.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 64.8% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHYLNPUMPCAT
Debt / assets – 38.7% 44.0%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – -37.1x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 5.6% 53.5% 81.1%
Equity / assets 94.4% 46.5% 18.9%
Interest coverage – -1.1x 6.8x
Current ratio 7.6x 4.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 7.1x 3.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 6.8x 3.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 33.51 1.47 4.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHYLNPUMPCAT
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – -17.2% 2.2%
Shareholder yield – -17.2% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusHYLNPUMPCAT
Forward P/E – – 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $25.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -121.1%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.80MFY2026 $1.26BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +325.2%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +127.8% +18.1% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHYLNPUMPCAT
Held by institutions 33.4% 100.0% 72.3%
Institutions holding 168 269 4,058
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% +26.4% +0.5%
Institutions buying 106 161 1,889
Institutions selling 38 65 1,595
Buyers to sellers 2.79 2.48 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.

HYLNPUMPCAT
HYLN 1.00 0.27 0.41
PUMP 0.27 1.00 0.32
CAT 0.41 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HYLN, PUMP and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $601.87M, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) $953.11M, Caterpillar (CAT) $328.33B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -15.1%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -1.2%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -0.8%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +59.0%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) +6.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) +36.2%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -16.1%/yr, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -4.1%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +28.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Caterpillar (CAT) 0.88%. Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) and ProPetro Holding (PUMP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caterpillar (CAT) has been the steadiest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.9%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) 70.8%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HYLN, PUMP 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.