WPRT vs CVGI vs CAT Stock Comparison

Aetherion Technologies, Commercial Vehicle and Caterpillar Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WPRT Aetherion Technologies Inc. Data shown for AETR
$1.88 0.0% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$32.67M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.50M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$613.45 -27.4% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$282.00B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
1.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Caterpillar leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Caterpillar 7, Aetherion Technologies 1, Commercial Vehicle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPRTCVGICATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.67M $119.35M $282.00B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x -4.8x 26.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 23.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -73.4% -0.4% +18.4% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -493.2% -3.4% 14.5% CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -39.8% 5.9% 15.9% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 3.0x 2.5x WPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.0% +108.6% +6.3% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -45.0%/yr -19.1%/yr +24.7%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 82.5% 40.6% CAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 43/100 54/100 CAT

Percentile Scorecard

WPRTCVGICAT

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

AxisWPRTCVGICAT
Valuation 12 #178 of 203 84 #33 of 203 31 #141 of 203
Growth 36 #121 of 189 36 #122 of 189 70 #58 of 189
Profitability 4 #179 of 187 27 #136 of 187 92 #16 of 187
Financial Health 53 #104 of 221 24 #169 of 221 17 #184 of 221
Shareholder Returns – – 62 #59 of 152
Overall 27 43 54
  • WPRT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CVGI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWPRTCVGICATSPY
1 month 0.0%+7.1%-27.4% -2.3%
3 months +6.8%-30.9%-26.2% -0.7%
6 months -5.1%-25.6%-29.9% +4.8%
Year to date +19.7%+120.1%+7.1% +10.3%
1 year -6.0%+108.6%+6.3% +10.3%
3 years -66.9%-48.5%+154.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year -30.8%-19.9%+36.6% +20.1%
5 years -94.9%-65.2%+201.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year -45.0%-19.1%+24.7% +10.1%
10 years -87.3%-30.8%+656.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year -18.6%-3.6%+22.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWPRTCVGICATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%82.5%40.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%68.9%43.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.611.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.111.320.15 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-92.7%-42.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.9%-45.2%-42.4% -3.5%
52-week high $2.47$5.78$1,064.90 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$1.34$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.

MultipleWPRTCVGICAT
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 25.6x -4.8xmedian 25.6x 26.0xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 14.4x 7.0xmedian 14.4x 20.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 22.5x -306.0xmedian 22.5x 31.4xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 14.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.10median 1.36 0.15median 1.36 2.00median 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 monthsWPRTCVGICAT
Revenue $8.50M $673.98M $74.73B
Gross profit $952.00K $75.61M $25.66B
Operating income -$23.52M $13.41M $13.09B
Net income -$41.91M -$23.05M $10.84B
Free cash flow -$8.83M -$390.00K $8.99B
R&D $5.35M – $2.27B
EPS (diluted) $-2.42 $-0.66 $23.45
Cash & equivalents $23.95M – $6.71B
Total debt $972.00K $91.78M $45.15B
Shares (diluted) 17.34M 34.77M 462.50M
Enterprise value -$204.44M $119.35M $253.70B

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
MetricWPRTCVGICAT
P/E -0.8x -4.8x 26.0x
P/FCF -3.7x -306.0x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow -4.1x 11.1x 20.8x
P/S 3.8x 0.2x 3.8x
P/B 0.6x 0.9x 14.5x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 0.9x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA -0.4x 7.0x 20.7x
EV/EBIT -0.4x 15.7x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.3x 4.3x
EV/FCF -1.1x -541.4x 35.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.2x 19.7x 23.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.10 0.15 2.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPRTCVGICAT
Revenue growth (1Y) -73.4% -0.4% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -70.1% -6.0% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -72.0% 13.2% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -72.0% -12.1% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -71.1% 425.0% 13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.0% -31.0% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% 39.8% 14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -33.9% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.0% 41.5% 17.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -32.2% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 211.2% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -49.8% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 98.2% 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -26.1% 7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPRTCVGICAT
Gross margin 11.2% 11.2% 34.3%
EBITDA margin -267.3% 4.5% 20.7%
Operating margin -276.7% 2.0% 17.5%
Pretax margin -423.1% -2.4% 18.6%
Net margin -493.2% -3.4% 14.5%
FCF margin -103.9% -0.1% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin -93.2% 1.6% 18.2%
Return on equity -29.3% -17.3% 57.0%
Return on assets -19.9% -5.3% 10.9%
Return on invested capital -39.8% 5.9% 15.9%
Return on capital employed -42.2% 4.9% 22.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x -0.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPRTCVGICAT
Debt / assets 1.1% 20.2% 44.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 3.0x 2.5x
Debt / FCF -0.1x -235.3x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 70.1% 81.1%
Equity / assets 61.5% 29.9% 18.9%
Interest coverage -100.9x 0.9x 6.8x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score -19.51 1.89 4.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPRTCVGICAT
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 339.0% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 339.0% – 3.6%
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.

ConsensusWPRTCVGICAT
Forward P/E – – 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 $25.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34MFY2026 $777.74MFY2026 $84.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -55.7%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.1% +3.3% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPRTCVGICAT
Held by institutions – 60.7% 72.3%
Institutions holding – 111 4,060
Change in shares held, QoQ – +55.8% +0.5%
Institutions buying – 80 1,890
Institutions selling – 20 1,596
Buyers to sellers – 4.00 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.

WPRTCVGICAT
WPRT 1.00 0.05 0.16
CVGI 0.05 1.00 0.25
CAT 0.16 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPRT, CVGI and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $32.67M, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $119.35M, Caterpillar (CAT) $282.00B.

Which company is growing faster?

Caterpillar (CAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -0.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -3.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 5.9%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -6.0%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +108.6%, Caterpillar (CAT) +6.3%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -45.0%/yr, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -19.1%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +24.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Caterpillar (CAT) 1.02%. Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) and Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caterpillar (CAT) has been the steadiest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 54.1%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.5%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPRT, CVGI 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 7. 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.