TSLA vs CAT vs GEV Stock Comparison

Tesla, Caterpillar and GE Vernova Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$372.22 -2.1% 1M -17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27T
P/E
333.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
1 win
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$686.82 -15.5% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$318.29B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$814.57 -14.4% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$229.22B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.37B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTSLACATGEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27T $318.29B $229.22B TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 333.1x 29.4x 24.1x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 231.2x 26.6x — CAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +18.4% +13.0% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 14.5% 23.0% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 15.9% 10.7% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x 2.5x -3.4x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.1% +32.0% +36.9% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +27.9%/yr — CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.6% 40.4% 53.5% CAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 50/100 83/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

TSLACATGEV

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

AxisTSLACATGEV
Valuation 16 #42 of 50 22 #159 of 203 75 #16 of 61
Growth 48 #26 of 49 68 #61 of 188 98 #2 of 58
Profitability 77 #12 of 48 91 #17 of 187 91 #6 of 55
Financial Health 94 #4 of 54 16 #186 of 222 57 #31 of 71
Shareholder Returns 20 #25 of 31 53 #72 of 153 93 #3 of 31
Overall 51 50 83
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSLACATGEVSPY
1 month -2.1%-15.5%-14.4% -1.0%
3 months +18.9%-22.7%-19.7% +2.9%
6 months -1.1%-17.3%-29.1% +6.4%
Year to date -17.2%+19.9%+24.6% +11.4%
1 year -17.1%+32.0%+36.9% +13.1%
3 years +71.9%+175.2%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.8%+40.2%— +21.5%
5 years +22.8%+242.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.2%+27.9%— +10.9%
10 years +2,690.3%+695.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +39.5%+23.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTSLACATGEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.6%40.4%53.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%39.9%53.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.231.832.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.370.790.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-35.5%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-35.5%-30.7% -2.5%
52-week high $489.88$1,064.90$1,174.86 $779.14
52-week low $298.32$520.50$547.96 $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.

MultipleTSLACATGEV
P/E now vs peer median 316.7xmedian 18.9x 29.2xmedian 25.9x 22.9xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 0.5x 4.2xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 107.9xmedian 8.5x 22.9xmedian 13.7x 68.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 209.1xmedian 8.8x 35.1xmedian 21.1x 17.4xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 0.9x 16.3xmedian 2.3x 16.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -9.72median 1.35 2.24median 1.19 —median 0.76

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 monthsTSLACATGEV
Revenue $103.62B $74.73B $41.37B
Gross profit $19.53B $25.66B $8.36B
Operating income $4.37B $13.09B $1.80B
Net income $3.86B $10.84B $9.54B
Free cash flow $5.76B $8.99B $12.44B
R&D $7.73B $2.27B $1.31B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $23.45 $35.29
Cash & equivalents $15.22B $6.71B $13.12B
Total debt $9.34B $173.08B –
Shares (diluted) 3.54B 462.50M 270.00M
Enterprise value $1.09T $289.99B $189.13B

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
MetricTSLACATGEV
P/E 316.7x 29.2x 22.9x
P/FCF 209.1x 35.1x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 64.5x 23.3x 15.3x
P/S 11.6x 4.2x 5.2x
P/B 13.8x 16.3x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 13.9x 16.6x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA 107.9x 22.9x 68.8x
EV/EBIT 267.8x 27.1x 114.9x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 4.7x 5.0x
EV/FCF 203.2x 39.4x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.7x 26.1x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.72 2.24 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSLACATGEV
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 18.4% 13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 4.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.5% 11.7% 27.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.2% 13.7% 174.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% 7.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -35.0% 14.9% 719.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 9.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% 17.1% 742.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 13.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.5% 19.3% 295.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 16.2% 359.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 7.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSLACATGEV
Gross margin 18.9% 34.3% 20.2%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 20.7% 7.3%
Operating margin 4.2% 17.5% 4.3%
Pretax margin 5.0% 18.6% 19.0%
Net margin 3.7% 14.5% 23.0%
FCF margin 5.6% 12.0% 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 18.2% 34.2%
Return on equity 4.5% 57.0% 67.6%
Return on assets 2.6% 10.9% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 15.9% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 3.9% 22.1% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSLACATGEV
Debt / assets 6.3% 44.0% 3.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x 2.5x -3.4x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 5.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 81.1% 83.8%
Equity / assets 58.9% 18.9% 16.2%
Interest coverage 13.1x 6.8x 9.5x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 13.29 4.55 2.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSLACATGEV
Dividend yield – 0.7% 0.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.3% 2.5%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 3.0% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusTSLACATGEV
Forward P/E 231.2xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $25.79FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +46.6% +31.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $112.51BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.5% +1.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSLACATGEV
Held by institutions 42.6% 72.3% 79.1%
Institutions holding 4,260 4,055 3,414
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +0.5% +4.0%
Institutions buying 2,372 1,886 1,950
Institutions selling 1,356 1,595 982
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.18 1.99

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.

TSLACATGEV
TSLA 1.00 0.35 0.32
CAT 0.35 1.00 0.65
GEV 0.32 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSLA, CAT and GEV?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tesla (TSLA) $1.27T, Caterpillar (CAT) $318.29B, GE Vernova (GEV) $229.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSLA, CAT and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tesla (TSLA) 333.1x, Caterpillar (CAT) 29.4x, GE Vernova (GEV) 24.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caterpillar (CAT) is cheapest (Tesla (TSLA) 231.2x, Caterpillar (CAT) 26.6x). 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: Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%, GE Vernova (GEV) +13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, GE Vernova (GEV) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Tesla (TSLA) -17.1%, Caterpillar (CAT) +32.0%, GE Vernova (GEV) +36.9%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Tesla (TSLA) +4.2%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +27.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tesla (TSLA) 0.00%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%, GE Vernova (GEV) 0.00%. Tesla (TSLA) and GE Vernova (GEV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caterpillar (CAT) has been the steadiest (Tesla (TSLA) 45.6%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.4%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSLA, CAT and GEV?

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