WNC vs WPRT vs CAT Stock Comparison

Wabash National, Aetherion Technologies and Caterpillar Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$13.29 +4.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$483.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$286.42B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionWNCWPRTCATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $483.49M $34.58M $286.42B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x -0.8x 24.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 25.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.3% -73.4% +20.3% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.1% -493.2% — WNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -14.8% -39.8% — WNC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.7x 1.0x — WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.9% -0.6% +10.5% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr -43.0%/yr +26.0%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.3% 53.5% 40.3% CAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 25/100 44/100 CAT

Percentile Scorecard

WNCWPRTCAT

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

AxisWNCWPRTCAT
Valuation 21 #161 of 203 11 #180 of 203 29 #144 of 203
Growth 2 #185 of 188 31 #131 of 188 74 #49 of 188
Profitability 15 #155 of 183 4 #175 of 183 77 #43 of 183
Financial Health 9 #196 of 216 54 #100 of 216 8 #199 of 216
Shareholder Returns 72 #43 of 152 – 31 #105 of 152
Overall 24 25 44
  • WNC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWNCWPRTCATSPY
1 month +4.9%-2.9%-21.7% +0.7%
3 months +7.2%+18.5%-20.0% +3.7%
6 months +52.9%+2.8%-27.3% +7.1%
Year to date +53.6%+26.8%+13.0% +12.8%
1 year +59.9%-0.6%+10.5% +11.9%
3 years -36.2%-59.8%+167.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -13.9%-26.2%+38.8% +22.8%
5 years -14.4%-94.0%+217.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.1%-43.0%+26.0% +10.9%
10 years +19.7%-87.2%+671.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.8%-18.6%+22.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWNCWPRTCATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.3%53.5%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%47.8%42.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.520.631.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.05-0.010.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-96.1%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2%-19.4%-39.2% -1.2%
52-week high $14.32$2.47$1,064.90 $779.14
52-week low $6.77$1.54$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.

MultipleWNCWPRTCAT
P/E now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 25.8x -0.8xmedian 25.8x 25.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 4.1xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.1xmedian 14.6x -0.5xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 22.2x -3.9xmedian 22.2x 42.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 0.7xmedian 2.2x 13.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.45 -0.11median 1.45 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 monthsWNCWPRTCAT
Revenue $1.52B $8.50M $77.77B
Gross profit $13.43M $952.00K –
Operating income -$157.62M -$23.52M $14.25B
Net income -$138.69M -$41.91M $11.83B
Free cash flow -$144.30M -$8.83M –
R&D – $5.35M $2.31B
EPS (diluted) $-3.38 $-2.42 $25.58
Cash & equivalents $69.29M $23.95M $7.93B
Total debt $540.26M $972.00K –
Shares (diluted) 40.99M 17.34M 462.50M
Enterprise value $267.35M -$202.52M $286.42B

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
MetricWNCWPRTCAT
P/E -3.9x -0.8x 25.2x
P/FCF -3.8x -3.9x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow -4.4x -4.4x 21.0x
P/S 0.4x 4.1x 3.8x
P/B 2.0x 0.7x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.7x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA -10.1x -0.5x –
EV/EBIT -6.4x -0.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 3.8x
EV/FCF -7.0x -1.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow -8.2x -1.5x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -0.11 1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWNCWPRTCAT
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.3% -73.4% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.4% -70.1% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -88.7% -72.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -69.7% -72.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -142.5% -71.1% 24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% -35.5% 7.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -153.3% 21.9% 27.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.9% 7.3% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -153.5% 18.0% 29.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 7.7% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.2% 55.5% 22.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.4% 10.8% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -330.0% 55.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 27.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWNCWPRTCAT
Gross margin 0.9% 11.2% –
EBITDA margin -6.6% -267.3% –
Operating margin -10.4% -276.7% –
Pretax margin -12.0% -423.1% –
Net margin -9.1% -493.2% –
FCF margin -9.5% -103.9% –
Operating cash flow margin -8.1% -93.2% 18.2%
Return on equity -49.0% -29.3% 57.9%
Return on assets -11.2% -19.9% 11.3%
Return on invested capital -14.8% -39.8% –
Return on capital employed -18.1% -42.2% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 8.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWNCWPRTCAT
Debt / assets 43.8% 1.1% –
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -4.7x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF -3.7x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 78.0% 38.5% 79.9%
Equity / assets 22.0% 61.5% 20.1%
Interest coverage -6.2x -100.9x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 1.51 -19.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWNCWPRTCAT
Dividend yield 2.4% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 320.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 320.2% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusWNCWPRTCAT
Forward P/E – – 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.47FY2026 $-1.37FY2026 $25.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.68BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026 $84.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.4% +10.1% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWNCWPRTCAT
Held by institutions 91.8% 21.0% 72.3%
Institutions holding 165 47 4,059
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% +70.5% +0.5%
Institutions buying 84 17 1,890
Institutions selling 61 13 1,595
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.31 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.

WNCWPRTCAT
WNC 1.00 0.13 0.42
WPRT 0.13 1.00 0.15
CAT 0.42 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WNC, WPRT and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wabash National (WNC) $483.49M, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $34.58M, Caterpillar (CAT) $286.42B.

Which company is growing faster?

Caterpillar (CAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wabash National (WNC) has the highest net margin (Wabash National (WNC) -9.1%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%). On return on invested capital, Wabash National (WNC) leads (Wabash National (WNC) -14.8%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Wabash National (WNC) +59.9%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.6%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Wabash National (WNC) -3.1%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -43.0%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caterpillar (CAT) has been the steadiest (Wabash National (WNC) 57.3%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.5%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WNC, WPRT 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.