WPRT vs WNC vs CAT Stock Comparison

Aetherion Technologies, Wabash National and Caterpillar Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$13.79 +5.8% 1M +54.8% 1Y
Market cap
$561.77M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.42B
Div. yield
2.32%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$713.64 -13.1% 1M +35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$328.06B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.88%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Caterpillar leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Caterpillar 7, Wabash National 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPRTWNCCATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.53M $561.77M $328.06B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x -7.2x 30.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 27.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -73.4% -17.3% +18.4% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -493.2% -5.5% 14.5% CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -39.8% -7.4% 15.9% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -20.4x 2.5x WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.32% 0.88% WNC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.5% +54.8% +35.4% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.4%/yr -2.5%/yr +28.5%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.3% 57.4% 40.5% CAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 31/100 51/100 CAT

Percentile Scorecard

WPRTWNCCAT

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

AxisWPRTWNCCAT
Valuation 11 #181 of 203 33 #137 of 203 21 #160 of 203
Growth 29 #133 of 188 10 #169 of 188 67 #63 of 188
Profitability 4 #175 of 183 17 #153 of 183 92 #15 of 183
Financial Health 54 #100 of 217 9 #197 of 217 17 #180 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 86 #22 of 153 56 #68 of 153
Overall 25 31 51
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WNC 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

PeriodWPRTWNCCATSPY
1 month +6.4%+5.8%-13.1% -0.2%
3 months +22.7%+3.8%-15.2% +3.9%
6 months +9.6%+64.6%-12.7% +8.2%
Year to date +37.6%+59.4%+24.6% +12.9%
1 year +7.5%+54.8%+35.4% +12.3%
3 years -56.4%-33.2%+199.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -24.2%-12.6%+44.1% +23.3%
5 years -93.1%-11.9%+249.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -41.4%-2.5%+28.5% +10.9%
10 years -87.2%+25.5%+759.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -18.6%+2.3%+24.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWPRTWNCCATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.3%57.4%40.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%51.3%39.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.651.511.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.140.950.87 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-77.4%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-3.7%-33.0% -1.2%
52-week high $2.47$14.32$1,064.90 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$6.77$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.

MultipleWPRTWNCCAT
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 25.2x -7.2xmedian 25.2x 30.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 14.0x -46.3xmedian 14.0x 23.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 21.7x -13.1xmedian 21.7x 36.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 16.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 1.32 0.21median 1.32 2.32median 1.32

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 monthsWPRTWNCCAT
Revenue $8.50M $1.42B $74.73B
Gross profit $952.00K $14.26M $25.66B
Operating income -$23.52M -$79.95M $13.09B
Net income -$41.91M -$77.96M $10.84B
Free cash flow -$8.83M -$42.92M $8.99B
R&D $5.35M – $2.27B
EPS (diluted) $-2.42 $-1.91 $23.45
Cash & equivalents $23.95M $71.50M $6.71B
Total debt $972.00K $513.22M $45.15B
Shares (diluted) 17.34M 40.92M 462.50M
Enterprise value -$199.57M $324.64M $299.76B

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
MetricWPRTWNCCAT
P/E -0.9x -7.2x 30.3x
P/FCF -4.2x -13.1x 36.5x
P/Operating cash flow -4.7x -754.0x 24.2x
P/S 4.4x 0.4x 4.4x
P/B 0.7x 1.9x 16.9x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 2.4x 17.3x
EV/EBITDA -0.6x -46.3x 23.7x
EV/EBIT -0.6x -12.6x 28.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.7x 4.9x
EV/FCF -1.6x -23.4x 40.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.8x -1,347x 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 0.21 2.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPRTWNCCAT
Revenue growth (1Y) -73.4% -17.3% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -70.1% -18.4% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -72.0% -91.1% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -72.0% -68.4% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -71.1% 33.2% 13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.5% -31.6% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% 29.0% 14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -33.6% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.0% 27.6% 17.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -34.9% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% -100.7% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -26.1% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% -248.5% 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -34.9% 7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPRTWNCCAT
Gross margin 11.2% 1.0% 34.3%
EBITDA margin -267.3% -1.5% 20.7%
Operating margin -276.7% -5.6% 17.5%
Pretax margin -423.1% -7.3% 18.6%
Net margin -493.2% -5.5% 14.5%
FCF margin -103.9% -3.0% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin -93.2% -0.1% 18.2%
Return on equity -29.3% -25.4% 57.0%
Return on assets -19.9% -6.3% 10.9%
Return on invested capital -39.8% -7.4% 15.9%
Return on capital employed -42.2% -9.3% 22.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 0.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPRTWNCCAT
Debt / assets 1.1% 41.4% 44.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.8x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -20.4x 2.5x
Debt / FCF -0.1x -12.0x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 76.4% 81.1%
Equity / assets 61.5% 23.6% 18.9%
Interest coverage -100.9x -3.4x 6.8x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -19.42 1.66 4.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPRTWNCCAT
Dividend yield – 2.3% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 295.0% 1.2% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 295.0% 3.5% 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.

ConsensusWPRTWNCCAT
Forward P/E – – 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $-2.47FY2026 $25.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34MFY2026 $1.68BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -55.7%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.1% +13.4% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPRTWNCCAT
Held by institutions 21.0% 91.8% 72.3%
Institutions holding 46 165 4,057
Change in shares held, QoQ +70.5% -3.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 16 84 1,888
Institutions selling 13 61 1,595
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.38 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.

WPRTWNCCAT
WPRT 1.00 0.14 0.15
WNC 0.14 1.00 0.39
CAT 0.15 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPRT, WNC and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M, Wabash National (WNC) $561.77M, Caterpillar (CAT) $328.06B.

Which company is growing faster?

Caterpillar (CAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Wabash National (WNC) -17.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Wabash National (WNC) -5.5%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Wabash National (WNC) -7.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +7.5%, Wabash National (WNC) +54.8%, Caterpillar (CAT) +35.4%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -41.4%/yr, Wabash National (WNC) -2.5%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +28.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Wabash National (WNC) has the highest dividend yield: Wabash National (WNC) 2.32%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.88%. Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caterpillar (CAT) has been the steadiest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.3%, Wabash National (WNC) 57.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPRT, WNC 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.