Head to head
Caterpillar vs Deere
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CAT · DE
CAT
Caterpillar
730.76-0.66%
1-year price shape — +36% over the period
Quant Rating D · 77/100
vs
DE
Deere
641.86-1.35%
1-year price shape — +42% over the period
Quant Rating B · 81/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Caterpillar edges it on the scoreable measures. Caterpillar trades cheapest on trailing earnings; Caterpillar earns the most per share.
| CAT | DE | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | -- |
| Last price | 730.76 | 641.86 |
| Change today | -0.66% | -1.35% |
| 1-year return | +36.3% | +41.7% |
| Market cap | $335.91B | $173.06B |
| 52-week range | 507.11 – 1,071.47 | 449.37 – 719.50 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 31.47 | 35.68 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 90th | 99th |
| P/B | 17.32 | 6.18 |
| Dividend yield | 0.83% | 1.01% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 18.81 | 18.50 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $8.65B | $4.99B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $74.73B | $46.88B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +24.0% | +4.8% |
| Gross margin | 32.5% | 34.6% |
| Operating margin | 17.5% | 17.6% |
| Net margin | 14.5% | 10.4% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $8.99B | $3.23B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 73.3% | 84.0% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 33 buy / 13 sell | 20 buy / 27 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 1.7% | 2.1% |
| Analyst consensus | 47% buy / 53% hold (15) | 85% buy / 15% hold (13) |
| Analyst price target | $1,001 (+37%) | $738 (+15%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (77) | B (81) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 118,000 | 73,100 |
| Founded | 1925 | 1837 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.