TEX vs CAT vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Terex, Caterpillar and Paccar Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TEX Terex Corp
$57.67 +1.7% 1M +25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.59B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.49B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$613.45 -27.4% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$271.31B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$102.74 -6.3% 1M +4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$55.46B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Terex leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Terex 5, Caterpillar 4, Paccar 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTEXCATPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.59B $271.31B $55.46B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.3x 25.0x 20.1x PCAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 24.2x 16.4x TEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +40.1% +18.4% -1.5% TEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 14.5% 9.5% CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 15.9% -50.7% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 2.5x -0.1x PCAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% TEX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.3% +6.3% +4.4% TEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr +24.7%/yr +11.2%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 40.6% 27.1% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 54/100 45/100 TEX

Percentile Scorecard

TEXCATPCAR

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

AxisTEXCATPCAR
Valuation 85 #32 of 203 31 #141 of 203 54 #94 of 203
Growth 54 #87 of 189 70 #58 of 189 18 #155 of 189
Profitability 34 #124 of 187 92 #16 of 187 31 #129 of 187
Financial Health 28 #160 of 221 17 #184 of 221 56 #99 of 221
Shareholder Returns 78 #34 of 152 62 #59 of 152 66 #52 of 152
Overall 56 54 45
  • TEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTEXCATPCARSPY
1 month +1.7%-27.4%-6.3% -2.3%
3 months -10.5%-26.2%-22.2% -0.7%
6 months -2.3%-29.9%-10.2% +4.8%
Year to date +8.0%+7.1%-6.2% +10.3%
1 year +25.3%+6.3%+4.4% +10.3%
3 years +14.7%+154.8%+18.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.7%+36.6%+5.8% +20.1%
5 years +23.3%+201.4%+70.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +4.3%+24.7%+11.2% +10.1%
10 years +156.5%+656.3%+182.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.9%+22.4%+11.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTEXCATPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%40.6%27.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%43.1%24.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.910.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.540.150.16 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.8%-42.4%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.7%-42.4%-25.7% -3.5%
52-week high $74.58$1,064.90$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $41.78$546.13$94.15 $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.

MultipleTEXCATPCAR
P/E now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 25.6x 26.0xmedian 25.6x 19.6xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 14.4x 20.7xmedian 14.4x -2.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 22.5x 31.4xmedian 22.5x 25.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 14.5xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.88median 1.36 2.00median 1.36 -1.57median 1.36

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 monthsTEXCATPCAR
Revenue $7.49B $74.73B $29.08B
Gross profit $1.28B $25.66B $5.86B
Operating income $425.00M $13.09B -$20.02B
Net income $198.00M $10.84B $2.76B
Free cash flow $419.00M $8.99B $2.17B
R&D – $2.27B $438.50M
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $23.45 $5.23
Cash & equivalents $407.00M $6.71B $6.15B
Total debt $2.58B $45.15B $10.40B
Shares (diluted) 114.00M 462.50M 527.70M
Enterprise value $4.61B $243.01B $18.33B

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
MetricTEXCATPCAR
P/E 33.0x 26.0x 19.6x
P/FCF 15.5x 31.4x 25.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 20.8x 14.8x
P/S 0.9x 3.8x 1.9x
P/B 1.3x 14.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 14.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 20.7x -2.9x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 24.5x -2.8x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 4.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF 20.7x 35.6x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 23.6x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.88 2.00 -1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTEXCATPCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 40.1% 18.4% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 4.9% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.9% 11.7% -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 5.6% -8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.7% 13.7% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.8% 7.7% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% 14.9% 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 9.0% -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.3% 17.1% 2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.4% 13.0% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.8% 19.3% -22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 10.6% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.2% 16.2% -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 7.4% -10.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTEXCATPCAR
Gross margin 17.1% 34.3% 20.1%
EBITDA margin 9.6% 20.7% -65.9%
Operating margin 5.7% 17.5% -68.8%
Pretax margin 3.1% 18.6% 12.2%
Net margin 2.6% 14.5% 9.5%
FCF margin 5.6% 12.0% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 18.2% 12.6%
Return on equity 3.9% 57.0% 13.4%
Return on assets 1.9% 10.9% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 15.9% -50.7%
Return on capital employed 5.1% 22.1% -51.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTEXCATPCAR
Debt / assets 25.0% 44.0% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 2.5x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 6.2x 5.0x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 81.1% 53.6%
Equity / assets 48.2% 18.9% 46.4%
Interest coverage 2.2x 6.8x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 2.06 4.31 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTEXCATPCAR
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.0% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 2.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.6% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 34.8% 25.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.5% 31.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 50.0% 4.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 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.

ConsensusTEXCATPCAR
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 24.2xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.26FY2026 $25.79FY2026 $6.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% +31.4% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.62BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +59.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +1.5% +23.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTEXCATPCAR
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% 73.8%
Institutions holding 482 4,060 1,097
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +0.5% +5.8%
Institutions buying 240 1,890 505
Institutions selling 164 1,596 406
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.18 1.24

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.

TEXCATPCAR
TEX 1.00 0.59 0.56
CAT 0.59 1.00 0.45
PCAR 0.56 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TEX, CAT and PCAR?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Terex (TEX) $6.59B, Caterpillar (CAT) $271.31B, Paccar (PCAR) $55.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, TEX, CAT and PCAR?

Paccar (PCAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Terex (TEX) 33.3x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.0x, Paccar (PCAR) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terex (TEX) is cheapest (Terex (TEX) 10.9x, Caterpillar (CAT) 24.2x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Terex (TEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Terex (TEX) +40.1%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Terex (TEX) 2.6%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Terex (TEX) 4.7%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Terex (TEX) returned the most: Terex (TEX) +25.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) +6.3%, Paccar (PCAR) +4.4%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Terex (TEX) +4.3%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +24.7%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Terex (TEX) has the highest dividend yield: Terex (TEX) 0.01%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%, Paccar (PCAR) 0.00%. Paccar (PCAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Terex (TEX) 46.8%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.6%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TEX, CAT and PCAR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Terex (TEX) 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.